college grocery haul *how i spend $60 a week*

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  • Опубліковано 21 гру 2024

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  • @kenzcanuel1
    @kenzcanuel1 3 роки тому +124

    omg I love this I spend SOOO much money during school never stop posting these!! Please make more college related recipe videos!!

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +12

      You got it! If you like this I'd love it if you shared with a friend

  • @ZaraShannon
    @ZaraShannon 3 роки тому +43

    That Trader Joe’s meatless orange chicken is honestly god’s gift to earth. The chicken tenders right in front of them are amazing too, definitely recommend.

  • @reesebarron7654
    @reesebarron7654 3 роки тому +81

    You should try Aldi! They sell avocados for about $0.50 sometimes!!

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +14

      we are getting an aldi. i'm excited to try it!

    • @Karrambide
      @Karrambide 3 роки тому +4

      The closest aldi for me is 3 hours away, so I'm pretty jealous!

    • @foosheezoo
      @foosheezoo 3 роки тому +2

      I love Aldi! Their stuff is always fresh!

    • @kelsiereese1653
      @kelsiereese1653 3 роки тому

      @@Karrambide lol same where i live we only have publix and Winn Dixie

    • @nix6174
      @nix6174 3 роки тому +2

      My Aldi had the BEST avocados for $0.28 last week!

  • @Hereismytwocents2011
    @Hereismytwocents2011 3 роки тому +50

    Gnocchi is pronounced like "no-key". Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Morsels, over Jasmine rice, is the bomb!

  • @catecalderin6695
    @catecalderin6695 3 роки тому +23

    literally love this! it shows me you can eat well and cheap☺️

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +4

      It's not super cheap but more cost effective than eating out for sure and much healthier

  • @kacimadden8576
    @kacimadden8576 3 роки тому +5

    Love that u made this I always have such a hard time at school figuring out what to buy at the grocery store & what to make

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for letting me know Kaci. I kind of feel the same way at the grocery store.

  • @zozo.mp4
    @zozo.mp4 3 роки тому +2

    luv this- next year im gonna be a sophomore in college and ill be in a apartment too. this year I was online but I'm so excited to grocery shop and make healthy foods// this inspired me

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому

      Yay! you have so many things to look forward too:)

  • @mayacabal2745
    @mayacabal2745 3 роки тому +3

    i always get the cauliflower gnocchi from trader joe's and put em in the air fryer which make them soo cripsy and it's BOMB 🔥

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      so i want to know more about this air fryer....

    • @mayacabal2745
      @mayacabal2745 3 роки тому

      @@itslucawhitaker AHH HEY GIRL ILYSM the air fryer is literally the best you can put anything in there from chicken to potatoes to make fries which is so much healthier. Just pop in the gnocci for 20 minutes oil and garlic powder YOU WON'T REGRET IT 😘

  • @bonecrusher9745
    @bonecrusher9745 3 роки тому +1

    You are absolutely amazing. What stores do you usually shop at? Do you ever stock up on anything like soda or water? Can you possibly do some in store grocery shopping videos? I think it would be awesome if you could show how you do your full shopping trip

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much. I can't stock up too much because I have roommates:)

  • @halinasantos
    @halinasantos 3 роки тому +3

    OMG YES the tjoes chicken-less mandarin orange morsels are soo good! Also I need to try the avocado, egg, and spinach sandwich-it sounds delicious!! :)

  • @audreykief9586
    @audreykief9586 3 роки тому +2

    Just got back to college so this is so helpful!!

  • @lindsaydonner4204
    @lindsaydonner4204 3 роки тому +6

    The everything but the bagel seasoning is a must have from Trader Joe’s 😍

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +4

      Lindsay, that's something I always have!!! I stay stocked

  • @charlenewilliams9472
    @charlenewilliams9472 3 роки тому +12

    You should definitely try aldi it’s crazy cheap and just as tasty and good quality 🤩

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +2

      I'll check it out! someone else mentioned that too:) great tip

  • @marieaviless
    @marieaviless 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Luca! For giving us meal ideas and ideas of what to get for good prices :)

  • @perlacardenas216
    @perlacardenas216 3 роки тому +1

    Omg! Thank you for the advice for spend $60, love you Luca!

  • @lucyyy905
    @lucyyy905 3 роки тому +1

    loveeee this ahhh definitely need more recipe from you 😍😍😍

  • @emmaelizabeth2583
    @emmaelizabeth2583 3 роки тому +2

    Ooh that candle behind you is so beautiful! Where is it from??

  • @oliviar6834
    @oliviar6834 3 роки тому +1

    Loved this video! :-) Where is the top you are wearing in the thumnail from? :)

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      Olivia...it was a thrift i am happy to report. i'm not always super successful in my thrifting but this was a good find:)

  • @ItsClarasLife
    @ItsClarasLife 3 роки тому +3

    Love this video!! And I’m excited to find some new recipes!!

  • @alondraperez5149
    @alondraperez5149 3 роки тому +1

    Second!! Love your videos and love healthy food options to take inspiration 💕🤩

  • @__analuciasalcedo
    @__analuciasalcedo 3 роки тому +1

    keep shining Luca, I love ur content and vibe!!💘💘

  • @foosheezoo
    @foosheezoo 3 роки тому +1

    I recommend Aldi’s if y’all have nearby. The fruit is super fresh and super cheap and also Sams Club bc their spinach and veggies are cheap but also yummy!

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      4th person to suggest Aldi. Can't wait to try it. Thank you!!

  • @linaahmed925
    @linaahmed925 3 роки тому

    i loved this video luca!!

  • @caitlynoneil
    @caitlynoneil 3 роки тому +1

    i love this video sm!! could you do some more college meal ideas? 🤩💗

  • @yasmeenbahgat3133
    @yasmeenbahgat3133 3 роки тому +1

    This is literally such an amazing video 👌😘 I love you 💞💕💗💓

  • @sniper9961
    @sniper9961 Рік тому

    Are you in the US? This list in Canada would round about $100 😢

  • @nnoemi21
    @nnoemi21 3 роки тому +22

    props to you for not putting the bananas in a plastic bag

    • @elianesophie5648
      @elianesophie5648 3 роки тому +6

      I do not understand people who do this!! bananas come in their own natural bag 😅 I don’t put any produce in plastic bags except for mushrooms

    • @nnoemi21
      @nnoemi21 3 роки тому +3

      Eliane Sophie yeah same!! I always see people in shops put everything in plastic bags! It’s completely unnecessary 😂 especially with bananas and produce you peel anyway🙄

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +8

      Totally agree...I really dislike taking any bags and if I have to I reuse them

  • @fannyortiz9493
    @fannyortiz9493 3 роки тому

    My budget is $50 for food shopping and the other things I get them in Family dollar or Cvs. Is cheaper to get Scott toilet paper there

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      Yes! I can see how you could cut a few bucks with some modifications. Thanks for watching!

  • @madisonmclaney5132
    @madisonmclaney5132 3 роки тому +2

    i loveee this video idea. you’re perfect!!!! and so inspiring 🧡🧡

  • @SadieSmart
    @SadieSmart 3 роки тому +2

    Luca your editing !!

  • @DreaKuntjoro
    @DreaKuntjoro 3 роки тому +1

    loved this video!! so many good ideas from this :))

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you liked it!! Thank you so much for letting me know!

  • @Goreset.me_mar
    @Goreset.me_mar 3 роки тому +4

    You’re so awesome and gorgeous. You’ve amazing vlogs. Great contents!!! I really admired your passion and more power to your inspiring lifestyle and YTC!!!

  • @bellamesserli9186
    @bellamesserli9186 3 роки тому

    Hi Luca! Where’d you get your top that you’re wearing the the video? It’s so cute!!

  • @lydiacole5927
    @lydiacole5927 3 роки тому

    Nebraska has those Bird's Eye meals!!

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому

      They are pretty easy when you are short on time:)

  • @whocares9505
    @whocares9505 3 роки тому

    Watching this after posting my little grocery haul…

  • @romaraja5955
    @romaraja5955 3 роки тому

    Majority of the items you bought were expensive if you ask me. I shop at aldi and its a game changer.

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому

      3rd person that hit me with Aldi. So excited to try it.

  • @juliacrawford7592
    @juliacrawford7592 3 роки тому

    It’s so funny because while you’re talking about two good yogurt I’m eating it . It’s so good! I eat it everyday !

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому

      I keep waiting for other yogurts to catch one and reduce the sugar

  • @juliawatkins4223
    @juliawatkins4223 3 роки тому

    Luca, what’s the song you play at the end of your videos?

  • @rachsamj
    @rachsamj 3 роки тому

    if you try the open nature cauliflower pizza brand it is soooo much better I continuously buy it!!!! I've tried the brand you bought and it isn''t that great but open nature is soooo good!

  • @elizabethmartir703
    @elizabethmartir703 3 роки тому

    Make recipe videos please !! I need some ideas ☺️

  • @IsalKamara
    @IsalKamara 3 роки тому

    Trader Joe’s dark chocolate 🍫 is sooo good!!! And that’s the only dark chocolate I would eat ig it’s the coconut 🥥 oil in the damn thing idk 🤷🏾‍♀️ 😂

  • @sashaemmeline
    @sashaemmeline 3 роки тому

    Hope your finger is okay, noticed a little band-aid on it XD also the nails do be poppin!!

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому

      Minor cooking injury....thanks!

    • @sashaemmeline
      @sashaemmeline 3 роки тому

      @@itslucawhitaker well I'd say that's a noble cause haha

  • @ivanfroelicher
    @ivanfroelicher 3 роки тому

    A super super good healthier pizza options is the AMY'S brand pizzas! they have a bunch of vegetarian flavors and are actually tasty like normal pizza!

  • @lexip2646
    @lexip2646 3 роки тому

    hi luca!!

  • @kellythurrott2205
    @kellythurrott2205 3 роки тому

    thank you for this! i’m a freshman but our dining hall is so terrible lmao

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому

      Yikes, that's a bummer. Maybe you could heat a few of these items up in the dorm?

    • @kellythurrott2205
      @kellythurrott2205 3 роки тому

      @@itslucawhitaker yes ma’am i have definitely learned my way around a microwave hahaha

  • @kennaw9950
    @kennaw9950 3 роки тому

    Those veggie noodles slap tbh 😤

  • @dianag.7016
    @dianag.7016 3 роки тому

    I love your videos ❤️

  • @katieplaskett7503
    @katieplaskett7503 3 роки тому

    IF YOU WATCH HANNAH MELOCHE MY RECENT VIDEO IS A REVIEW ON HER JEWELLERY/CLOTHING SHOP, SO CHECK IT OUT! Ik it’s not related to LUCA but trusttttr me it’s a cute video:) with a similar vibe, so you might be interested:) have a great day😇✨

  • @alessianewberry3764
    @alessianewberry3764 3 роки тому +2

    heyyy girl. gnocchi is pronounced like nyo-key :)

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +2

      So people tell me all the time and I still mess it up all the time. I may be a lost cause on this one:)

  • @Lexxulv
    @Lexxulv 3 роки тому

    oh my goodness you look so gorgeous in this video🥰

  • @dominikbenz8349
    @dominikbenz8349 3 роки тому +2

    great vdi i enjoy lov eit looks awesome very cool youa re so pretty

  • @miabarriskill5285
    @miabarriskill5285 3 роки тому

    Luca do you have any tips on overeating at night? I try to eat healthy during the day but after dinner I want to eat everything 😂😅

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      Aha! I always get hungry too before bed. My go to is too good yogurt with granola and fruit if i'm really hungry. sometimes just yogurt

  • @thaliayuriar2120
    @thaliayuriar2120 3 роки тому

    Note to self try birds eye ✍🏼

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому

      I like the one with like a chedder sauce. There's one that is plain pasta that isn't great:)

  • @jordanbrown3961
    @jordanbrown3961 3 роки тому

    Love these tips yum x100

  • @Anna-yj4yh
    @Anna-yj4yh 3 роки тому

    I feel so poor 😭 I spend like max. 20€ a week and I know you don't have that in USA, but in France we've got a 1€ meal (2 meal allowed/day) with the "Crous" (our uni cantine, kind of)

    • @elianesophie5648
      @elianesophie5648 3 роки тому

      But that’s a good thing, isn’t it?

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +2

      No Anna I hope you don't feel that way. I just wanted to give people and idea of what they can buy to help with healthish food options and an alternative to eating out. France is beautiful you are blessed

    • @Anna-yj4yh
      @Anna-yj4yh 3 роки тому

      @@itslucawhitaker Yeah I know! and you're doing an amazing job and really I an SO BLESSED to live in France with free school/uni and so many student stuff. Your videos really helped me to feel better so please continue in that way, you are amazing!

  • @EvaAntonia1
    @EvaAntonia1 3 роки тому

    Great haul😊

  • @jobug2231
    @jobug2231 3 роки тому

    used to love those birds eye meals so much BUT my mom ate their veggie pasta this past March and ended up in the hospital for 2 days with severe food poisoning that caused her body to go into shock. birds eye denied her request to cover part of the medical expenses and their customer service was absolutely awful :( they are delicious but just wanted to give a heads up to anyone eating those

    • @jobug2231
      @jobug2231 3 роки тому

      also love the sweet potato black bean taco idea! thanks for sharing luca

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      oh my gosh that's crazy. I'm so sorry to hear that happened!

  • @laukikashinde
    @laukikashinde 3 роки тому +2

    Luca you eat sooooo healthy i can never do that 🤭

  • @davidparnell4675
    @davidparnell4675 3 роки тому

    Hi luca!

  • @lupeezg
    @lupeezg 3 роки тому

    This comes in handy

  • @samantha9164
    @samantha9164 3 роки тому +1

    this is a random question, but when you lift weights, do your forearms start hurting? whenever, I lift weights, my forearms just start getting irritated 😭 and idk what to do cuz I want to continue with strength training. I was just wondering if you ever dealt with it and how it got fixed!

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому

      So yes and it just takes time to build strength in the forearms so you can progress. Not a muscle us ladies use a whole lot:)

  • @lavenderraiyn
    @lavenderraiyn 3 роки тому +1

    1:54 these are not Tacos haha. That’s a 🌮 It’s a hard shell very yummy

  • @laurellamallanamiles5568
    @laurellamallanamiles5568 3 роки тому

    I wish I can live alone like you 🥺

  • @hibabdj7451
    @hibabdj7451 3 роки тому +1

    I love the video 💙
    but I don't think this is the definition of healthy food ( at least for me )

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +2

      I'm sure that there are healthier options. This works for me and I applaud you for your good choices. I'm sure i do better when i'm not super busy with school xoxo

  • @lauraelisee
    @lauraelisee 3 роки тому

    I could not stomach the TJ’s cauliflower gnocchi 🤢

  • @user-hn8wm5xd9f
    @user-hn8wm5xd9f 3 роки тому

    YEAH SHE ONLY SPENDS 60 A WEEK BECAUSE SHES WHAT 105 AND 5'4 SO YEAH A SLICE OF BREAD AND AVOCADO LAST HER BREAKFAST

  • @user-hn8wm5xd9f
    @user-hn8wm5xd9f 3 роки тому

    NO WONDER HER BILL IS $60 A WEEK BECAUSE SHES VEGAN

  • @marieaviless
    @marieaviless 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Luca! For giving us meal ideas and ideas of what to get for good prices :)

    • @itslucawhitaker
      @itslucawhitaker  3 роки тому +1

      My pleasure!! Thank you for leaving me a comment😉

    • @marieaviless
      @marieaviless 3 роки тому

      @@itslucawhitaker ya of course! :)