65 Meals for $82 | Budget Shopping | Meal Plan Ideas | Recession Meals
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65 Meals for $82 | Budget Shopping | Meal Plans Ideas | Recession Meals
is a great video to watch if you want to get some new ideas on a budget or save money on groceries.
US dollars $48
Canadian dollars $66
Australian dollars $75
Baked Oatmeal
3 cups of quick oats
1-2 eggs
1 tsp Bp
cover with milk and stir, add enough that there is some milk left but make sure the oats have time to soak up the milk. Add any other ingredients you like fruit, nuts, berries
put a few dobbs of butter on the top and bake until set. 180c roughly 15-20 mins
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You shouldn’t push yourself so hard. I appreciate your videos, but I could just see how hard it was for you to finish. Take your time we will still hang out waiting to see what you have to share with us! ❤
lol, this is exactly how i shop as well. look for the discount stickers lol. thanks so much stace. as i sit here watching your brain work out, like most kiwis, what to make with the stuff that was a) available and b) on special, i realise that you are a national treasure of rural new zealand. its so nice to have a kiwi channel with nz items. god bless you. ps. dying to see the rooster walk in to the kitchen next time. its a balsy move on his part, especially if you are cooking his relatives lol.
I'm so glad I found you
Love your videos because you are real,we need more real people because we are real people. You are precious ✝️
Thats right anything you could if we can't eat the sauce or spices we can just put in what we can eat our selfs
Hello! I know cooking all day is exhausting when you're healthy, add in pain & that's totally different game. WE are pain warriors! As we do this fighting thru constant pain to hopefully feed our families healthy, delicious & well balanced meals. If you understand pain, you will understand what I mean. I personally think your kitchen is beautiful & perfect for you. Everything is close & perfect for your well being. The last thing you need is extra or unnecessary steps. The rude comment (a few videos back) bothers me SO very much! Hopefully enough positive comments washed away the negativity. I won't bring it up again, however please know what a great service you're doing for so many.
God bless you & your family.
I break it up when tired or busy. Just do a couple of meal prep dishes or cut up ingredients a few hours earlier. We have to keep it manageable.
Yes I like how many meals you get for your money some people say when I cook a big lot of either chicken and vegetable soup or just vegetable soup how much do you spend I said I don't care what I spend I spend what I have to I buy about between 10 to 12 vegetables and I buy a big thing of good chicken breast it might come to about between $75 to $120 dollers it depends on how much my vegetables are sometimes there are dear and sometimes I can get them cheap I sa it depends on how much it costs to get about 10 services of chicken and vegetable soup and about 8 of just vegetables so that is 18 or so services then you work out how much it costs per meal for dinner I am not a big eater so.iitabout between $6.50 to 8.00 a service depends on how much chicken I put in each serve vegetable soup would be between $4.70 to $5..30 per service depending on how much it cost me
It was another enjoyable video and you did a great job to plough on through all that cooking. Thank you!
I always use a can of brown lentils and half the amount of suggested mince when I cook mince dishes. You can hardly telll the difference. It bulks it out and is healthier.
I do the same. Stretches it and tastes great
Wow it surprises me that people say there is not enough meat.... considering the RDA is 4oz to 8 oz a day...plus you have all those beans. I think people are use to eating too much meat...your budget grocery haul could easily give you enough for the week. Great Job... Everything looks great!
Kiwis are big meat eaters. We probably can do 100g of mince each a serve but really we could cut down out of necessity, for health and environmental reasons.
Same here in Australia, but meat is just so expensive now. @@jennybarnsgraham4336
This is bringing up some memories. This is what we grew up on. I've only been watching your videos for a week or two, but I love your channel already. 😊
Thank you for watching, I'm pleased you are enjoying it.
Your videos are never too long! We only worry for you…your pain. 🙏🏻 I am always amazed at the ideas that keep pouring out of you! You inspire me to make some changes and dig myself out of the rut of thinking like my mom. Growing up, we always knew that Wed. was meatloaf, etc… You make meal planning an adventure! Thank you for sharing! Hugs from Ohio!
Agree I'm so glad I found her she is wonderful.
Thank you so much!
Take care if you need to sit down for a rest then do your videos in 2 half's we won't mind
I’m so grateful to my grans who fed my parents well enough. Nothing fancy just plain good food.
I am so thankful for my butcher. They give away frozen cream for free and we always take everything they have and we make half our butter for free.
That's amazing they do that. Nothing better than homemade cream!
You did amazing! My mom grew up through the Great Depression in TX. They were cotton farmers and with 12 kids they had a huge garden and raised their own meat. She was the baby and started cooking for all of them at a very young age while they all worked the fields. She only knew how to cook for 14 and made huge batches of everything so our freezer was always full. I learned to cook from her and also cook for an army. I love how you have such a diverse amount of recipes! I hope all young folks learn about your channel! Thanks for sharing but don’t ware yourself out 💖💞
Wow, it's a movie length video, l can't wait to grab a cuppa, sit back, and enjoy watching. I genuinely get excited when you upload. 😊
Me too!! I was starting to "wonder" where Stacey was because I was missing her content even though it was only a few days since she last posted 😂
Same here
Same I'm loving all these tasty ideas and going back to cooking from scratch rather than relying on a packaged mixes for everything
I know right me too!
Me too, if you haven't any lentils add porridge or rolled oats, or other beans or pulses - even the dreaded baked beans! T.
Excellent Job Stacy. Hope people can learn from this.when you are forced to budget you get creative and when you have to feed a family you get even better at making good choices when shopping. Great learning from each other.
You create magic! Many women used to know how to stretch a dollar but we have lost that skill. Thank you for showing us how it's done!
Another tip: you can add chick peas to the coconut curry dish instead of rice. It adds a starch, bulks out the dish, and tastes delicious! Love your videos! I am binge watching them. ❤
My Nana said when they grew up if another person turned up while tea was cooking they would just add more water to the mince to make it go further😂 someone else would turn up.. more water went in the pot.😂❤
Thats what my uncle you to say to my anty I just thought it was a joke but now I know its true
This is so soothing to watch... Not even kidding but i find this extremely comforting. I have anxiety and this is great to pop on when I finish work and feeling a little elevated. Appreciate what you do and the way youre helping so many people through this cost of living crisis ❤
Thank you, I really hope you are feeling better.
Those groceries would be over 100$ in Canada . Inflation has gone through the roof here and the government has increased carbon tax 22% on April 1 which will increase it even more. Thank you for the great ideas on using carrots and cabbage to extend the meat in many different dishes.
Of course we are still with you at the end of this vid. My sister and I plan social evenings around your videos, I am a chef and she my sister is a cheapskate finally we have found something we can enjoy watching together lol. We love your ideas but really missed watching you taste everything but looking forward to the $100 dollar challenge.
You can also plant the live lettuce once you have cut all the leaves and new leaves with grow.
Oh, in kitchen again this weekend to copycat ....unbelievable savings and stretching of ingredients. Much appreciated 😊. Pace. Thank you.
What an absolute treasure trove- you deserve a medal Stacey! Enjoyed every bit of your video, got such a lot of ideas from this and it is fantastic how you suggest substitutes along the way. Thanks🎉
You do such a good job making any amount money work. It encourages me each time I watch you. Today I went to my fridge and freezer and made up 6 dinner meal ideas with what I found. My 6 are: in no real order: Hamburgers, potatoe wedges, Egg roll in a bowl, Potatoe soup, a loaf of homemade bread and green salad, Tofu-Kale Sauté with fried rice, Chili with beef and beans, topped with some cheese and cornbread, Shrimp Scampi over noodles, broccoli
I surprised myself that I had nearly everything I needed to make these dinners. There is a small grocery pick up I will need to do before the end of the week for missing ingredients.
You were really tired doing all the work you did. I felt like you should only do shorter videos and not burn yourself out. I am 65. I live in N. Idaho, USA. I do all my meal preparation in the morning hours. I am bushed in the late afternoon. We are currently a family of 7. Two teenage grandchildren are with us while their mom finishes up some schooling, My husband and myself, Our 20 year old daughter, a newborn (11 days old)
and the newborn’s dad.
We cook all our meals at home so managing the kitchen and food supply is a full time job of sorts.
Thanks again. You really did get me out of my funk and busy solving some food organization issues. Lori
Well done! what an amazing list of meals you have ready for this week. Thanks so much for the support in watching my videos.
❤ your video's! So many meal idea's, this is an invaluable resource for us kiwis, thank you!👍
Excellent vlog Stacey, you must be exhausted. I love a long video, I could watch you all day, but it must take it out of you, such a lot of hard work and brilliant ideas, thank you X
I am so glad I found your channel! These recipes are a not only nutritious but a true reflection of how far you can stretch that dollar. The recipes are easy to make 😊 I’ve recently unfollowed a lady here in Australia who believes you can feed a family with $50 - with items like cheap soup and a crumpet for dinner! Eating like that especially with a family is not healthy…. Nor fuel for the body. I am looking forward to seeing your other videos.
It does indeed look almost exactly like our money 👍🇨🇦
It should, those notes are made in Canada.
@@Sharon-bo2se really? I didn't know that 👍😊
Especially the 20$ bill
@@Sharon-bo2sethey are?
@ProudCanadian-vv6bk yes, we make coins and notes for many countries. We originally got the polymer notes from Australia then made our own. That's why there are so many anti-counterfeiting features, some of which are quite slick. Our notes have had braille for years, even the old paper notes.
Oh my it is a whole hour video! We are so spoiled ☺Thank you so much!
nutritional yeast- sprinkling it on popcorn instead of butter or salt
mixing it into risotto instead of Parmesan cheese
making a vegan alternative to a cheese sauce
stir it into creamy soups for added nutrients
adding it to scrambled eggs or a tofu scramble
mixing it into a nut roast or stuffing,,,,
I’ve enjoyed this video so much that I’ve watched it multiple times. Many thanks for the effort you put into creating and sharing such fabulous ideas!
Oh wow I wish my brain worked like yours Stacey. When I looked at what was bought, my brain went blank. You’re a champion Stacey, these videos are so very helpful to stretch money further. Everything looks delicious and will be giving them a try, thank you for an amazing effort ♥️
Yeap I mention it later on in the video :-) After I realized what I had done.
Thank you very much that video was great. Your an inspiration and I am getting my daughter who has a 2yr old to start watching them to. Take care
You are so welcome. I hope she enjoys watching the channel and thank you for sharing it.
Love this. I've started making fish pie with fish fingers as I can get 2 meals out of a box.
Also Stacey apparently putting salt to boiled eggs to cook in stops the egg shell from cracking😊
Yes, that's what I had been told but I wasn't sure so I didn't mention it. Plus they seem to crack anyway sometimes hahaha
Wowza - That was an epic effort! Fantastic ideas - you are opening my eyes to the many many things that can be created in the kitchen for a family with your creative cooking and budgeting skills. Loving it.
Wow what a feat you accomplished. You looked so exhausted after each session which I know is down to the heat and the pain in your knee. Thank upj so much for these wonderful recipes. I'm definitely going to try more than a few from this video.
Blessings and prayers that you get your knee sorted soon.🧡👌🧡
Wow, thankyou from west Oz! Only the second time I have watched your channel and what wonderful cooking on a budget I watched, riveted for the duration😊🇦🇺
Psst, screens on the windows so you can open them without letting in flies.
Along the idea of onion scones, roll out some dough and add little bits of leftovers, roll into pinwheels and top with herbs and spices. Yes, flour will stretch meals a long way.
Cook the apple cores down and press through a colander to get every bit of apple for an apple sauce, a spread for toast or maybe popsicles to cool you down from the kitchen heat.
Or try brewing a batch of homemade apple cider vinegar
Hi from the mighty Waikato. Love your vids! Those yeast flakes aka Brufax are soo good sprinkled on buttered toast! Been a family fave for 5 generations now.
I’m calling it, you are amazing !!! Great ideas and delicious looking meals, thank you 🦘
Hi Stacey this is what i was told as a teen, putting 1 teaspoonof salt in your pot when boiling eggs, will stop the shell cracking while cooking,
So ive always done it, never had an egg crack prematurely.
In 60 yrs, i say it works.😮
Thank you, I am so impressed with your knowledge of cooking these beautiful meals and your willingness to share. You are very much appreciated. Kiwi talent so valued in this day and age when we need to learn to cook from scratch. Blessings always.
thank you for all your effort. Its so nice to know that you can share your knowledge on how to make $$ stretch for those of us who need to. I will be using your videos to make life easier on the pocket. The no knead bread is a favourite so far and is made 3-4 times a week, using an old old cast iron dish. Again thank you I will be revisiting your past videos to learn more
Hi Stacey, my mom puts nutritional yeast on top of her popcorn and she says it tastes like cheese. I haven’t tried it yet, but still wanted to share. Sending hugs from Texas.❤ Im so glad I found your channel! Thank you for all your cooking knowledge you share.
i have used that same stuff and it does taste a bit like cheese. its a good substitute if some wants cheese but cant have it for health reasons.
The trick is to buy the meat when it's on special and freeze it. And when you get your tomato paste, freeze the leftovers into ice cube trays!
I freeze my tomato paste into pucks, I prefer it that way :-)
@@FarmersWifeHomestead The paste comes in such big tins which is the cheapest.
And throwing it away, literally just makes me want to cry.
They are huge, I brought those probably 2 years ago now, and they were only $4.50 a tin. I hate to see how much they are now.
I always add sugar to Chinese and Italian style cooking or anything with tomatoes enhances the tomato flavour 😊
Great ideas, and good use of veggies too 😊
You made SO much more than you thought you could! And still with things leftover. How many servings in total did you get throughout all the meals? You are amazing! I love your videos. You have helped me so much with my canning and my budgeting as a single person.
Over 65 for sure and thanks for watching
Stacey, you are a legend. You must contact Budgeting Services NZ. I’m sure they would value your advice. My hubby is a carnivore and I’m a Vegetarian and I simply make a load of sauces where I can add his meaty bits in later. Wonderful video. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you Stacey, I really get inspired by your video's. I try to plan my meals now instead of going to the supermarket to buy something I feel like every now and then. I added up my monthly grocery cost and I was shocked at what I spend!! I have certainly learned through your video's not to be so wasteful, so thanks so much, you are wonderful
You are so welcome, I am pleased you are finding them useful.
Your meals always have enough meat, for the recipes you provide.. Your portion sizes are big, and you always give many different varieties of food...
I enjoy your cooking, and there could be something l don't eat in your mix, but l can substitute one ingredient for another that l do eat.. easy fix..
Much love and appreciation from Australia
When I saw the yeast I thought it was nutritional yeast. You can actually sprinkle it on the popcorn. It has a cheese flavor.
Great video. Love being able to spend time with you while I'm cleaning and cooking 💖
I love baked beans and hot dogs. I also have a recipe for BB soup. You add fried minced beef, tomato sauce & ketchup and other spices. It is a tasty meal that goes far.
Wow Staci this video was amazing, loved how you flashed our kiwi dollars lol, you're an amazing lady and I will continue to show my suppot ❤😊
Love your creativity and your common sense. These videos are excellent advice on how to stretch ingredients in a healthy and tasty way.
Thank you Stacey for another wonderful video. I am looking at the ingredients thinking you can make this or that with it. If you add red lentils to the list it will stretch it out more. Some ideas I thought of came from my go to recipe book (Alison Holst dollars and sense cook book),Please take care of yourself when doing these videos.
I think I still have a copy of that book. What a treasure she is!
I got that book back when I was at university and it's got me through some tough times in the 23 years I've had it!
I got that book at a second hand shop 😊
I love that you are Kiwi based 😅...and since watching your channels I have started doing freezer meals for one, and love it. I understand the $$$, the ingredients and ohhhh so the prices. Thank you ❤.
You go to the store to shop and cook like I do. Love to watch your videos and get new ideas. Thank you so much.
Glad you like them!
Love savoury yeast, great for vegan dishes or just on toast. Some on top of your spaghetti would add some cheezy flavour :)
Videos are not too long! It's refreshing seeing someone making product I can sit and get fully engrossed with... ps I'm watching your older videos to try help support you through your recovery
Brilliant options and well put together meals. Thank you so much for doing these amazing meal ideas on an extreme budget👌
Brilliant video to inspire all your followers. I have used a lot of your ideas and freeze in takeaway coffee cups. Ideal for soups , sauces and leftovers and a nice size portion. I put foil on top with a rubberband so they are easy to spot when i need a meal in a hurry. i appreciate you showing the real way to cook.
Great idea!
Remember when that pack of mince was $2? I've started making sure I always have a can of lentils in the cupboard so if I'm making something with mince I can chuck them in. Makes it stretch a lot more, grated courgette and carrot is great as well.
Have started making vegetarian lasagna as would rather have the cheese than the mince.
Thank you for coming back, sharing your homely, yummy recipes, I have been cooking for my family for 50 years could never cook hard boiled eggs without black ring around yolk, great tip ❤. Take care of you 🇦🇺🫶
I used to make a chow mien , it’s similar to your curry using mince , I added some raw rice and a packet of chicken noodle soup, bulk it out with more cabbage , other leftover veggies can be added if you wish , serve with rice .
If you add some cooked rice to the mince curry with veg, you could have a stir fried rice. I usually do that with frozen veg like corn, peas and carrot or fresh cabbage, coriander, french beans. A one dish meal.
The nutritional yeast is a fantastic substitute for a cheesy flavour. great mixed into the popcorn. mixed into the breadcrumbs for fish pie.
I bought the nutritional yeast. To me, it hasn't got a cheesy flavor, it has no flavor at all.
With the leftover eggs, could fry an egg to add on top of the bean burgers if people are worried about protein, or just for the yolk drizzle.
That was heroic effort!! Bravo!!
Dont apologize For the long video! but def take rest when you need too. your my company on my days off , we cook along side each other in my kitchen :) while your video was playing I made bagels, tan slice, homemade bake beans, red velvet cake and pizza dough :)
Wow, that's amazing you have made all those.
Wow, that was great, well done Stacey, a lot of good ideas there for stretching protein..I’d have liked to be your chief taster ha x
I am enjoying getting ideas & improvising into my family's meal as well as budgeting the pancake dry mix works wonders for my children to do we have cookie dough freezing you have made me realtor how l cook & budget thank you Stace
Totally agree with your concept of less meat more vegetables, awesome advice 😊
A friend who has eaten over, noted that I use less meat than he's used 2 in some dishes, + "surprisingly the dishes are quite good" he says :))
Wow!! That was a marathon of cooking......I feel exhausted just watching you. A lot of amazing meal ideas, & very budget friendly. Hope you have a well deserved rest after all that cooking🙏🙏 thanks for all your inspiration 👌🙌
Could of added carrot to mash spuds and pumpkin,it's yummy
Brown lentils are great for bulking mince and full of protein and super cheap 500g for $3.19
If ya to can't afford cheese the tasty cheese sauce sachets are great use milk instead of water and make to thickness needed,great on pizzas to
Value potato flakes are cheap and easily feeds my family of 5 I add milk butter along with salt and boiling water and again make to thickness needed
You should have rested and mot made the crumble! There are so many great recipe ideas Stace, thank you for your hard work doing this video. I appreciate it. Now go and sit down and rest your knee! ❤
Idea: Freeze scrambled raw egg yokes in ice cube tray cubes. Grate the cubes frozen. Add to meals to add a taste like cheese like topping.
Yum, the fish pie looks amazing. Love watching
I love your traditional old school way of cooking. Reminds me of how I grew up. Nothing fancy but kai was always wholesome and filling. And the carving with the fork in the mash with the fish pie, is humbly awesome
In the Caribbean everything is very expensive , I guess it’s about 1500 TT dollars! You are very blessed 😇
Thankyou so much for all your helpful ideas, much appreciated 😊
Hope you had a big rest afterwards 😊
I did, thank you
Hi Stacy!! You are a hard-working, practical, and strong-minded lady!!
I love, love, love your recipes!! I don't know how you manage to create all of these wholesome and delectable dishes!!! And, simultaneously, you manage to use up each bit of food that you have!!
I really enjoy watching your videos not only because of your recipes but also because you are a nice person!!!
Thank you so much!
I love your videos! Your effort and good old kiwiness is so honest and real! This video was not too long at all. Can’t wait for the next one 💕🥰
Thank you so much!!
Loaded up a bunch of your YT in the queue to play (to help your budget while you are recuperating)
Great job, great ideas! The fish pie looks delish 💙👍🏻
Thanks so much! 😊
Hi Stacey, great video and great meal ideas. Thank you
Thanks for the fish pie recipe, hubby came home with some Hoki the other day and l simply pan fired in butter, served with mashed Kumera.
Love the fact he goes fishing but I’m the one who ends up doing the work.
Love your recipes they are easy and they look so yummy.
When you were talking about the slurry it made me remember that my mum made flour dumplings to expand the dish and it was always my favourite part! Also she used baked beans in savoury mince as it added tomato sauce and more protein. I hate baked beans but love it cooked like that.
Thank you Stacey for another wonderful video. So appreciate the time & effort you put into making the meals & videoing as you go. More fantastic ideas 😊😊
Thank you so much!
Loved all your meals! Thank you. I’m going to try the same meals on $80 -$100 budget this week.
Pumpkin and potato mash was always known as sunshine in my childhood
Apple crunch we called it when I was growing up in Montana. You inspire me with your endurance and I admire your strength to regain your focus and power through!
Thanks so much for all your hard work. Will definitely make some of these recipes.
Carrot and carrot or pumpkin mash work beautifully
Or pumkin kumera mash
Pumkin and kumera mash is nice, bit they both have to be bright orange 😊
Hi Stacey from Nelson, top of the south! I'm binge watching your vids; getting some ideas, and realising how similar these meals are to what i cooked when i had 3 hungry kids, and 1 very hungry husband at home. Back then mince and sausages were cheap as chips, and I'd buy a large tin of smoked fish for a pie, very popular with the family. Another favourite was something very similar to your mince and cabbage dish, the difference being I'd add half a cup of rice and some noodles to thicken it up.
Re the mince- not that i buy it often, but because i luve alone now i buy a couple of trays when it's on special at the Mad Butcher, precook it, then freeze it in portion sizes. Otherwise i eat too much 😂.
Perhaps the precooking could work for your family, to save time and energy? I have CFS and Fibro, so i know how tiring cooking can be xx
these are my favurite kinds of videos, i think
Love the curry mince , have it all the time as it's a favorite, I add rice when you add the curry before the cabbage. Also sultanas.
Amazing!!! When you consider a family of five could easily spend that or more in one takeaway meal then you see how fantastic this is. All your meals have great nutrition, i love how its all from scaratch woth simple ingredients. Regardless of the amount of protein, which i personally think is fine. These meals are hearty healthy and cheap. Hats off to you my love another absolute winner!❤
For the oats bake try mashed banana and handful of choc chips, now regular in the lunchbox for school, I tried different combinations but the banana one always gets eaten