Can I just say a struggle meal and a meal on a budget are two different things. How I would spend $15 on a meal is different than how I would spend my LAST $15 on a meal. I think that’s where the confusion came in. That rice beans and plantains would gↄ a lot further if you struggling. 😂
I was thinking that 15 dollars can be a lot of money for one meal, especially if you're cooking for one or two. Also, I would have more vegetables like some greens on that plate.
REAL i regularly spend $40/week on groceries including water bottles toilet paper etc. Lowest was $27. 5 home cooked meals I lost it when they said $15. most of my meals are under $3 per serving
I appreciate the honesty of the rice, beans, and plantain. That is a real meal I have had many times. Sometimes, you add an egg. You can add hot sauce, if you have it, and keep that bean broth. Others hating on that meal came off as privileged and we had to stop watching. Rice, beans, and plantains wins!
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Too be honest I felt bad when they were hating at it I had this meal but I did have egg and some meat with it but if you don't have meat it's fine with just an egg
me too because I believe hers was truly struggle meal/budget. you can tell that it took a short time to cook and was cheap. I've had tons of meals where I didn't add any seasoning because I was just cooking for myself and I didn't have time to be marinating and coating and all that stuff because I was focused on getting myself fed no matter what taste it had 😂 I don't understand how that is percieved as "white" but to each their own 🤷🏽
@@happypenguin25 one of the ladies said that because the rice and beans and stuff had no seasoning that if this wasn't the cocoa butter channel she would of thought a white person made the dish
Yeah I respect her Struggle meal most. In college my struggle meal was Kraft mac and cheese with imitation crab meat. It use to cost all of $5 to make lol.
I used to make a tuna pasta w garlic, spaghetti noodles, butter (lets be honest, margarine) and frozen/canned peas. It was actually so good, I spread it across three to four meals (or could feed four people if you get two cans instead of one).
I have so much respect for Makeba. It made me tear up a little because girl you understood the assignment. Ive been there man. Minr was a cup of noodles with egg and lunch meat over here!
Ikr took me back! When I got my first place and my budget wS $125 for the month now I'm like siiiissss how did u do it......idk but I did it and fed my dog a d made it work, I Def ate a lot of rice lol
Nah, rice + beans and plantain was the realest. THAT is an authentic struggle meal. The others were just "budget-friendly". When you're struggling - aint no meat on the table LOL
Queen and Kayline ain't ever struggled. Makeba has been through it. She's the only one that created a struggle meal and I appreciate how real it was. You're not trying to be fancy you're trying to survive. Therefore the goal is to be dirt cheap and to stretch. Makeba's did that. The sauce is the ketchup in your fridge, the beans are the cheapest form of protein, the plantain is cheap, filling and satisfying and the rice carries it. You still have money left over in case, and you can safely eat that meal all week till payday. The other two however were showing us $15 meals. She critiqued the way she did cause she knew that someone who struggled the way she did would have come a lot better if they had $15 to make one meal, for one person, for one day. Neither of them milked that money for what it's worth, talking bout chicken fillet, precut bell peppers and almond milk. Y'all better leave Makeba alone, she was spot on. $15 for one meal and you don't even have greens, wheel and come again.
@@jmar0320thank you people don’t know the difference between struggle and budget. Obviously the goal is to buy ingredients within the budget and make a dish with them. Never said it had to be struggle meal 🙄
Keyword "budget", so she ain't follow directions. Yea she struggled blah blah, like that's a prize or sum.. But they literally gave them a budget for a budget meal. Struggling is using half to save the other half. A budget is what you have to use and she should've used it.. Sooooo
Nah, they asked for budget not struggle meal. I respect what Makeba brought but she was def not the only one who followed the instructions. A budget meal stays withing the amount given, struggle meal is use whatever you got left in the house😭
@@clown2657 its is tho? how can u tell someone that when they struggle with a meal like this cuz i have struggled with money and just ate beans and rice
The first lady is the only one who understood “struggle” meal. Respect because that’s a real struggle meal. I will say she could’ve put some sliced hot dogs in her beans to make it better for like $1 more.
Whoever said there is a difference between a $15 meal and your LAST $15 did not lie. You can tell who had a lil stuggle and who did a lil cos play struggle but I support everyone lol.
Her meal was the only one I had thought was a struggle meal. When I clicked the video I was thinking about the times I was tempted to eat cereal with water cause I had no milk. My struggle meals would have been like 50 cent noodle packets or hot dog or chicken noodle soup with shredded chicken in it, dirt cheap stuff. But it looks like $15 a plate is budget to them. That's balling
Whenever they say it's cold it always bugs me bc they gotta transport them food... However the stage crew not heating it up at least in the microwave is wild to me
Probably a union thing! That would be the craft service people. I used to work on movies and you can't "help" if it's in someone else's job contract. That way, we all get paid for what we were hired to do, as experts..
YES!!!! I literally left a similar comment on another one of their videos. I was saying how so many people say the food doesn't taste right-- but is it actually being served hot as it's intended to be or is it being served cold or room temperature? There are so many dishes that if you don't serve them hot it literally changes the flavor of of the food and the food doesn't taste as good.
Yall crazy. Get some people who actually struggled on here. Get some people who cook for a family of 4. Get some people who had a nap for dinner before. Get some people who got every grocery store's app for the weekly coupons. Makeba is the only one who understood the assignment, she's the real winner here.
@@shawnm7246 factuals. Red beans and rice, Jambalaya, breakfast meals, burgers etc all under 15 lol I understand them sticking with the script but $15 you can really push the limit like the last girl did
bruh i can buy a whole week's grocery for $15! if I hit dollar tree, I can get a full loaf of bread, 6 eggs, milk, pasta, beans, rice, pancake mix, oatmeal and sooo much more jeez. I can cook WELL with $15. a budget meals budge should've been 2-5$ maxx smh
Maybe she could eat out once or twice a day in a decent like chilis/Fridays/Applebees type restaurant. 350/7 is $50 a day. You go to chilis/Applebees that’s 20-25 bucks each time. But she could definitely go to the store and get high quality beef, chicken, and fish and some good sides and good deserts for way under $50/day.
They clearly don’t know what a struggle meal is. First girl definitely won in my books. When your struggling you don’t make what you want to eat or what tastes best but what you can afford to keep yourself fed and a roof over your head. She did that.
as a single mom, I've lived on rice and beans before. BUT! I always added simple cheap things like onions, green peppers, cheap hot dogs, or just buillion cubes to make it taste as good as I could. And then, I'd switch up the beans-- make red beans n rice, hoppin john, bean curry, etc to keep things a little interesting.
Sounds good to me! I grew up on rice and beans and I would still eat a full plate today 😋 especially seasoned and cooked with love from your mom it’s nothing like it 🫶🏻
Why ain’t nobody make spaghetti? That’s a Fr struggle meal if it had to be and will last 😭 Edit: I don’t know how many of y’all actually cook bc y’all acting like spaghetti cost an arm and a leg to make and if it does you making some boujee spaghetti 😂
I would've definitely gone for some pasta too because of it's versatility. Grab some cherry tomatoes, some spinach, garlic, onion - baby, you got a stew going!
I've never heard of Enfrijoladas or had them. Lol I had to look it up 😂. It's like inside out bean and cheese enchiladas. That sounds pretty good. Interested in trying it 😊! My "struggle" struggle meal while at work ramen with jar Alfredo sauce 😅. Or burgers, usually cuz you already have everything in your fridge for them 😁
@@wastingtime9004 I don't disagree lol I just wasn't aware of the dish's origins. I grew up in the south and had it often so I assumed others did too. But thank you for educating me😊
@@goddesslafwa7704 Sounds like a lucky childhood... I'm from the South too and all I got was ramen noodles and kraft mac and cheese with ketchup in it. 😒
@@wastingtime9004 oh I am so sorry you had to endure that. Idk if you have or plan to have a family but I do hope you can turn that around for yourself now(if you haven't already). Food can be so interesting and fun. We didn't have much but food was one of the things we sort of invested in because it meant time together. Ofc back then all the stuff that's popular now (i.e. oxtail, crab, goat and certain cuts of lamb) were less popular and much much cheaper. I realize in hindsight that our diet was heavily influenced by the Caribbean. Lots of Haitian, Jamaican and even Cuban and Dominican dishes. Irish was a fun discovery.
Makeba repeatedly talking about flavor with the other dishes had me weak😭😭 then she said she would switch out the chicken w the yellow rice with BEANS LMAOO
🤣 Right! Her meal had no flavor, talking about switching chicken for beans, and why didn't she get asparagus with her extra $6, since she was critiquing so hard 😂😂😂
She made a struggle meal, the other two made a budget meal. ie Makeba acted like she was down to her last $15, while the others acted like they budgeted $15 for a meal. The commentary ought to be different. Had the others made struggle meals too, I don't think she would've critiqued the way she did.
No Makeba did not ask where's the greens when she had no meat, greens or flavor on her plate, but had double starch. Queen's skin is smooth like cocoa butter.
The flavor is fine, but they're usually soggier and add water to the dish I'm cooking and mess up the texture. But I've grown up on them, and still use them from time to time. I actually use them in my shepherd's pie!
$15 is not a struggle meal. $6 (left in your account until next payday) is a struggle meal. $15 will get you a 4 oz Filet & a baked potato or 1 lobster tail & some pasta 😂
Before I saw the rice beans and plantains, that's exactly what I thought of as my budget meal, except it'd be Cuban black beans and lemon butter rice with a sprinkling of ham or bacon, and some salsa and chips along with the plantains. With 15 dollars you can dress up that dish pretty well.
This! That’s what I’m saying! She didn’t even try with the dish! A whole $15 and you didn’t use that to get seasonings? Vegetables? A pack of back? Turkey sausage links? Nothing? 😭
My favorite budget meal that last for about 3 days with me and my daughter A rotisserie chicken: $7 Alfredo sauce:$4 Alfredo noodles: $3 Frozen broccoli $3 Boom!! Under $20
my mom used to get us rotisserie chicken and some break and we would make like two days of sandwiches and eat some and store the rest between the days and it was very nice
Makeba went way Budget, Queen would have saved more money if she bought a whole chicken instead of the pieces and Kayline could have gotten regular cheese and shredded it herself which would have aloud for at least a can of carnation milk to help the potatoes along and even a stick of butter. This shows me that everyone def sees budgets diff, because I budget food for the month np, this weekly budget thing it isnt for me.
Also if queen would have gotten a whole bell pepper instead of the sliced one! Where I live most shredded cheese is actually cheaper than the whole one tho
@@larissa-eb4vx My thoughts exactly, pre chopped peppers are waaay more expensive than cutting your own, with a few changes her same dish could easily be made for under $10
if you wanna get technical its cottage pie not shepherds pie and there was more potatoes than meat just not a lot more, her ratio is good considering theres peas too
@@elighabailey4019 oh I’m not criticizing Kayline’s dish; Queen was saying that she’s never eaten a shepherd’s pie before and I was just saying that I can tell by how she pointed out that there was a lot of potatoes and not a lot of meat
@@elighabailey4019 Well, if you really want to get technical, you're incorrect! Cottage Pie ingredients uses ground beef and potato. In the video @7:29 she used ground turkey. But in the 19th century people have just coined the term Sheperd's Pie because of the added different ingredients like vegetables, bacon, cheese, beans, or whatever leftovers that they had.
I love how this clearly shows we have different definitions of struggle even if it’s by an inch (gravy)🤧like your struggle could be unfathomable to someone but they are also struggling with their own stuff🤦🏽♀️
I also think that a good struggle meal or budget meal means buying things that you can use again that week like that bag of rice or potatoes. Mashed potatoes Monday for dinner, roasted potatoes Wednesday morning and again that night etc.
i usually make a good but simple type of pasta that lasts me 3 days when i don’t have much money, it helps a lot. buy ingredients for 3 meals and have a weeks worth of food
My real struggle meal is a pack of tostadas, refried beans, avocado, tapatio. Stack it up and you can make about 5 servings with one can of beans and two avocados. It hits 😂😂
"A white person made this." Plsss that stereotype always takes me out cause my mom black and can't cook for shit but my grandmama white be showing up everybody on thanksgiving and cookouts.
I have to say that the first dish was actually much more a budget meal imo. They didn't use expensive seasonings(if any), probably the bare minimum amount of cooking oil and included a low cost protein (beans). I thought that they were on point with keeping it low and nutritious regardless if it was lacking flavor. I don't think $15 is a budget meal either. The first meal bought things that'll last a few days versus spending a whole $15 on a singular portion.
Makeba talked about sucky plating like girl you had a spoon of rice sprinkled with beans on top with struggle plantains put around it for garnish. Plz! 🤣
My favorite budget meal is usually a soup, like a nice lentil soup or escarole and bean soup...I can easily make a huge pot for $5 or less and can last days...the brothier the better!
If we're talking about a real struggle meal, as in that $15 has to last several days: dried beans, rice, and a ton of seasonings from the pantry. Add some chicken if it's in the budget and/or you already have enough rice and beans at home. My budget meal is chili. Realistically about $10 out of our weekly food budget of $80. Makes 4 portions for my spouse and I, and freezes very well. -$4: one lb. ground beef -$2: two cans beans (kidney + black) -$3: two cans diced tomatoes -$1: tomato paste + Pantry goods: white rice, lots of seasonings, chicken or beef bouillon. Let's be generous and say these take up the remaining $5 for the portions used. Buying the larger packs of beef and weighing them out into freezer bags can bring the cost down even more.
$15 is lowkey a lot for a budget meal. I would’ve popped over to dollar tree where I would’ve gotten the ingredients to make spaghetti with sausage, mashed potatoes, garlic bread, and asparagus
I loved the first dish!! A struggle meal, truly is just that. A meal with whatever you have left in your cupboards/pantry. It's not meant to be fancy, it's meant to be edible.
If you’re struggling you can eat more beans per price of meat. It’s common sense, the difference is the interpretation of budget meal. 15$ is not a budget meal, that’s just a meal, expensive too if you’re not using ingredients from home, like rice and beans.
my struggle meal is sopa de frijoles and it’s as cheap as u can possible get. it’s literally just a bean soup and then u add sour cream, tapatio, and limon. it sounds weird but TRUST. if ur on a budget , u love beans/soup… this the one
My great grandmother immigrated from Ireland to the US and she made Shepherds pie, quite often and traditionally a Shepards pie is made with ground lamb, ground beef, vegetables including peas, covered in a brown gravy and topped with rich, buttery mashed potatoes however I would love to try this beautiful womans version of Shepard's pie because ground turkey woukd probably be very good and her presentation despite having to spend only 15 dollars, was excellent. She definitely deserved the highest rating and I do love that she tried something different, put her own spin on such a traditional dish and would've loved to try her version
@@pianosistah I bet it was delicious and you'll be able to help carry on his memory by making his Shepherds pie and other things he made, as well as, all the other memories you and him shared. I am very sorry for your loss 💜 regardless of how recent his passing was, wanted to give my condolences 💜
@@pianosistah You're so very welcome and it's so awesome we share the same name, whether it's your middle name and my first name because although Michelle isn't an uncommon name, I just never hear it much these days 💜
Makeba had alot to say about flavor when hers was flavorless lmao nonetheless this was entertaining!! They didnt have stink attitudes it was all fun..loved it
i just made the first meal for myself this week, i made jasmine rice, had ground turkey, black beans, onions n peppers, i put jerk seasonings too bc it just makes everything better, it did not disappoint
My budget meal is close to the first one: Ful and Basmati Rice Recipe: Mixed beans Tomato paste One fresh tomato Garlic Onion Cumin Parlsey Salt Pepper Chili powder (Lemon juice if you have) Rice cooked in water and Ghee Add salt, pepper and Rice/Peas seasoning blens Delicious comfort food
Only the first girl made an actual struggle meal. Clownish behavior from the other girls making a big deal about her not using meat. Rice and beans are staples in homes on a budget. I would've added maybe chicken broth, peppers and onions to the beans but there was nothing wrong with her meal.
Chile spaghetti, frito pie , hamburger steaks & gravy over rice , burritos, sandwiches & chips , tuna casserole!!! Like all the filling struggle meals was completely left out 😩😩😩🫣💀
For $15, I’m going to Trader Joe’s for a pound of 80/20 ground beef and Wegman for some Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce, Barilla pasta, a yellow onion and a clove of garlic. Boom! Got your cheap meal 😊
@@laranini9660 yuuup Like sometimes I do this not even on a budget but because its quick. I'll do meatless too, and sometimes throw in a veggie Mozzarella is a good cheese, esp if you have little ones, and melts well. Parm adds salt and flavor without it getting "cheesy" - but its so simple you can toss anything in it really.
Jokes aside, this first meal is a clear example that people are STRUGGLING. Be thankful for what you have and help those you can.
Nah she just not imaginative. It’s not the money it’s what you do with it.
Struggle is ramen
@@stephaniedey4873 even my struggle ramen is seasoned with onion n pepper n some grilled chicken
@@javonjamayalhoney thats no struggle meal😭
If you can afford allat you is not on a budget. Lowkey you sound rich to me lmao @@javonjamayal
Can I just say a struggle meal and a meal on a budget are two different things. How I would spend $15 on a meal is different than how I would spend my LAST $15 on a meal. I think that’s where the confusion came in. That rice beans and plantains would gↄ a lot further if you struggling. 😂
Thank you for pointing this out. I was thinking the same thing.
Fr, if I'm on my last $15 then that first meal is gonna get me through the whole week. Not just a single meal
Yes!!!! Totally agree
Yes! My struggle meals usually have some sort of beans because they’re cheap and I can add it to anything
I was thinking that 15 dollars can be a lot of money for one meal, especially if you're cooking for one or two. Also, I would have more vegetables like some greens on that plate.
If 15 dollars is a struggle meal then I’ve been struggling my whole life
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Yeah you could a nice meal at a lot of places for $15.00
fr i get takeout for like $15 and that'll last me like 2 seperate meals 😭home cooked food is even cheaper for me
REAL i regularly spend $40/week on groceries including water bottles toilet paper etc. Lowest was $27. 5 home cooked meals
I lost it when they said $15. most of my meals are under $3 per serving
I like the girl that knew she wasn’t going to win but was also honest with everyone else dishes
I appreciate the honesty of the rice, beans, and plantain. That is a real meal I have had many times. Sometimes, you add an egg. You can add hot sauce, if you have it, and keep that bean broth. Others hating on that meal came off as privileged and we had to stop watching. Rice, beans, and plantains wins!
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Too be honest I felt bad when they were hating at it I had this meal but I did have egg and some meat with it but if you don't have meat it's fine with just an egg
I’m shocked no one bust out the ramen with eggs or pot of spaghetti as a struggle meal
I legit would've done a Korean ramen($2-2.50), fried egg, green onions, and maybe a bok choy or green on top. lol
@@kaybarrett I would did chicken spaghetti.
@@keairekemp9013I was thinking doing Haitian spaghetti
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or even grilled cheese and tomato soup?!
I appreciate Makeba's honesty with her meal. It's definitely a budget meal. I've had simple meals like this before.
me too because I believe hers was truly struggle meal/budget. you can tell that it took a short time to cook and was cheap. I've had tons of meals where I didn't add any seasoning because I was just cooking for myself and I didn't have time to be marinating and coating and all that stuff because I was focused on getting myself fed no matter what taste it had 😂 I don't understand how that is percieved as "white" but to each their own 🤷🏽
@@YALLDONTNEEDTOKNOW Wasn't the shepherd's pie the "white" dish?
Only one of these is a budget meal, but it could have been done better. Onions, chilies and pork neck bones are super cheap.
@@happypenguin25 one of the ladies said that because the rice and beans and stuff had no seasoning that if this wasn't the cocoa butter channel she would of thought a white person made the dish
Yeah I respect her Struggle meal most. In college my struggle meal was Kraft mac and cheese with imitation crab meat. It use to cost all of $5 to make lol.
We need a $5 dollar meal. That’s struggle for real. $15 I can still grab chipotle or something and have some left over😂
Thank you. I can really feed 3-4 with $15
Frlll $5 or under! Make it happen 😭👏
I used to make a tuna pasta w garlic, spaghetti noodles, butter (lets be honest, margarine) and frozen/canned peas. It was actually so good, I spread it across three to four meals (or could feed four people if you get two cans instead of one).
baked potatooo
soooo real for this
I have so much respect for Makeba. It made me tear up a little because girl you understood the assignment. Ive been there man. Minr was a cup of noodles with egg and lunch meat over here!
Ikr took me back! When I got my first place and my budget wS $125 for the month now I'm like siiiissss how did u do it......idk but I did it and fed my dog a d made it work, I Def ate a lot of rice lol
Nah, rice + beans and plantain was the realest. THAT is an authentic struggle meal. The others were just "budget-friendly". When you're struggling - aint no meat on the table LOL
Lol that bothered me too, that one woman talking about needing meat. There's no room for meat in a struggle meal most of the time 😂
Well, it's budget meal,not struggle meal
@@ravenlunatic882She’s not struggling. Look at her weight.
@@OctaviaSimmons-py1ifgurl
Budget meal not a struggle meal.
Also why wasn’t there any sauce?
Queen and Kayline ain't ever struggled. Makeba has been through it. She's the only one that created a struggle meal and I appreciate how real it was. You're not trying to be fancy you're trying to survive. Therefore the goal is to be dirt cheap and to stretch. Makeba's did that. The sauce is the ketchup in your fridge, the beans are the cheapest form of protein, the plantain is cheap, filling and satisfying and the rice carries it. You still have money left over in case, and you can safely eat that meal all week till payday. The other two however were showing us $15 meals. She critiqued the way she did cause she knew that someone who struggled the way she did would have come a lot better if they had $15 to make one meal, for one person, for one day. Neither of them milked that money for what it's worth, talking bout chicken fillet, precut bell peppers and almond milk. Y'all better leave Makeba alone, she was spot on. $15 for one meal and you don't even have greens, wheel and come again.
the problem is she made a struggle meal not a budgets meal😭. she did a different assignment
@@jmar0320thank you people don’t know the difference between struggle and budget. Obviously the goal is to buy ingredients within the budget and make a dish with them. Never said it had to be struggle meal 🙄
@@ihearts3495 exactly they gave 15 dollars for a reason😂😭
Keyword "budget", so she ain't follow directions. Yea she struggled blah blah, like that's a prize or sum.. But they literally gave them a budget for a budget meal. Struggling is using half to save the other half. A budget is what you have to use and she should've used it.. Sooooo
The bell peppers and boneless skinless chicken breast had me like 🤨
Makeba's so authentic. I appreciate her honesty.
Definitely a budget meal. And absolutely nothing wrong with it.
I feel like Makeba was the only one who followed directions and made a "struggle meal" .
Nah, they asked for budget not struggle meal. I respect what Makeba brought but she was def not the only one who followed the instructions. A budget meal stays withing the amount given, struggle meal is use whatever you got left in the house😭
they said "budget" not struggle. How are you going to use quotation marks and not use them correctly??
You can’t follow directions either
they said “budget” not “struggle”.🧍🏾♀️
but they asked for BUDGET, not struggle. there’s a difference
Tell me you have never struggled without telling me you have never struggled. the rice and beans was very relatable
Learn to read
This isn’t a struggle meals it’s a budget. U can buy all the spices, meat, and side within a 15$ budget
@@clown2657 its is tho? how can u tell someone that when they struggle with a meal like this cuz i have struggled with money and just ate beans and rice
@@sheheartsnay7340 They literally had 15$ to spend to make a *budget* meal. She made a struggle meal instead. She did not understand the assignment.
We’ve always had noodles and chips as a struggle meal 😭😭
The first lady is the only one who understood “struggle” meal. Respect because that’s a real struggle meal. I will say she could’ve put some sliced hot dogs in her beans to make it better for like $1 more.
It was supposed to be a budget meal not a struggle meal
No difference in budget & struggle @@likklemiss5286
It’s not supposed to be a struggle meal.
bro i'd rather eat cornflakes with water than that ish. Who tf puts that together xD
Tastier.....but way unhealthier.
Whoever said there is a difference between a $15 meal and your LAST $15 did not lie. You can tell who had a lil stuggle and who did a lil cos play struggle but I support everyone lol.
Cos play struggle ? 😂😂😂 that was hilarious
Literally enough money for Chipotle and a drink !
@@spacebar9733in todays economy? Hell no. That’s 20$ plus tax right there
The First Lady had a lot of critique for a person whose struggle meal literally says STRUGGLE.
Lmao fr talking bout “flavour profile” with her bland ass rice😭😭
Right! Talkin about flavor when she had NONE. Talkin bout plating when she had NONE. And talkin bout asparagus when she had NONE😭
@@amaraw9893she even called herself a veggie snob when she had no veggies on her plate, help it make sense
Her meal was the only one I had thought was a struggle meal. When I clicked the video I was thinking about the times I was tempted to eat cereal with water cause I had no milk. My struggle meals would have been like 50 cent noodle packets or hot dog or chicken noodle soup with shredded chicken in it, dirt cheap stuff. But it looks like $15 a plate is budget to them. That's balling
The point is to critique. Even if she just put butter on bread and called that her meal, that don't mean she can't critique something else.
Whenever they say it's cold it always bugs me bc they gotta transport them food... However the stage crew not heating it up at least in the microwave is wild to me
Probably a union thing! That would be the craft service people. I used to work on movies and you can't "help" if it's in someone else's job contract. That way, we all get paid for what we were hired to do, as experts..
YES!!!!
I literally left a similar comment on another one of their videos.
I was saying how so many people say the food doesn't taste right-- but is it actually being served hot as it's intended to be or is it being served cold or room temperature?
There are so many dishes that if you don't serve them hot it literally changes the flavor of of the food and the food doesn't taste as good.
Yall crazy. Get some people who actually struggled on here. Get some people who cook for a family of 4. Get some people who had a nap for dinner before. Get some people who got every grocery store's app for the weekly coupons. Makeba is the only one who understood the assignment, she's the real winner here.
lol dawg, it says Budget, not struggle.
This is a BUDGET MEAL. Not struggle. Yes obviously people think when looking at cheap meals you vision “struggling” but that’s not what this video is.
The first girl won. Her meal an actual struggle meal. A mix of things you probably have on hand already too
Yeah sometimes you dont have meat and the beans have protein so its a good alternative to meat.
it was budget, not struggle they gave her a whole 15 dollars 😭
BUDGET meal… not struggle meal
It’s not supposed to be a struggle meal.
not supposed to be a struggle meal buddy read.
Y’all would’ve been mad at me when I showed up with a bowl of spaghetti 😂😂😂😂😂😂
STOPP LMAOO
Same
Some spaghetti and butter and garlic ain't never did me wrong
LMAO
Right? 😂 Or straight up elbow macaroni with tomato juice
$15 for a struggle meal?!?! There’s sooooo much stuff you can make with $15 lmao I’d dream of doing something like this
No kidding. for 15 dollars I could make an entire roast chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, and a salad. Enough to feed four people.
@@shawnm7246 factuals. Red beans and rice, Jambalaya, breakfast meals, burgers etc all under 15 lol I understand them sticking with the script but $15 you can really push the limit like the last girl did
$15 for a single person's struggle meal?! That's a whole spread for 3 to 4 people! $1to $2 for asparagus stalks?! Where?!
Facts! lol. With $15 I can make that meal stretch for 3-4 days lol
bruh i can buy a whole week's grocery for $15! if I hit dollar tree, I can get a full loaf of bread, 6 eggs, milk, pasta, beans, rice, pancake mix, oatmeal and sooo much more jeez. I can cook WELL with $15. a budget meals budge should've been 2-5$ maxx smh
Kayline’s weekly budget is $350?!!!!
Me: (submits resume to Buzzfeed/Coca Butter)
Nm wtf she really does spend 350 a week. That's crazy you could eat out every meal with that money in a decent resteraunt
It’s probably groceries and take out not that hard to spend that much on food 😭😭😭
Maybe she could eat out once or twice a day in a decent like chilis/Fridays/Applebees type restaurant. 350/7 is $50 a day. You go to chilis/Applebees that’s 20-25 bucks each time. But she could definitely go to the store and get high quality beef, chicken, and fish and some good sides and good deserts for way under $50/day.
its all about how you prioritize! 😂
I used to spend $350 a week during the pandemic shiiiiid. But then again it’s a household of 6 I’m feeding so 😂😂😂😂
They clearly don’t know what a struggle meal is. First girl definitely won in my books. When your struggling you don’t make what you want to eat or what tastes best but what you can afford to keep yourself fed and a roof over your head. She did that.
But it was a budget meal challenge not a struggle meal.
Title says budget meal not struggle meal
@@Miko2030 but you don't set a budget for 20-15 dollars... thats a struggle.
@@Raven_stan A real struggling person wont spend 15-20 on a SINGLE MEAL. It’s a budget meal because they are cooking a dish within a price range.
@@Raven_stan You can go to the cheesecake factory (or another nonfast food restaurant) and get a food item for 20$ its not a struggle meal
I love the way she has those colorful beads like bangs ❤. Doesnt hurt she has a glowing personality to go with that unique style.
as a single mom, I've lived on rice and beans before. BUT! I always added simple cheap things like onions, green peppers, cheap hot dogs, or just buillion cubes to make it taste as good as I could. And then, I'd switch up the beans-- make red beans n rice, hoppin john, bean curry, etc to keep things a little interesting.
Hotdogs in the beans is 🔥
Right lol onion soup packet or something
@@AfiOyebeanies and weenies 😭😭💜
Sounds good to me! I grew up on rice and beans and I would still eat a full plate today 😋 especially seasoned and cooked with love from your mom it’s nothing like it 🫶🏻
$350 in groceries for the week is crazy I wanna see that haul 😂😂😂
That’s my grocery budget for the month too lol
The person said it’s their weekly budget 🤔
Right? I can't even imagine what she's buying because my partner and I spend about 120-200 per week for the both of us and our 5 pets.
Yea, that’s quite the budget.
That’s more than I spend for my family of five!
Why ain’t nobody make spaghetti? That’s a Fr struggle meal if it had to be and will last 😭
Edit: I don’t know how many of y’all actually cook bc y’all acting like spaghetti cost an arm and a leg to make and if it does you making some boujee spaghetti 😂
Yep there’s always spaghetti in the fridge 🤷🏽♀️😩😂🤣☝🏽
Or tacos
Bingo 😂😂 spaghetti or some ramen noodles
I would've definitely gone for some pasta too because of it's versatility. Grab some cherry tomatoes, some spinach, garlic, onion - baby, you got a stew going!
For sure
As a Mexican- my struggle meals are picadillo or enfrijoladas 😋
Same girl 🤣💯
I've never heard of Enfrijoladas or had them. Lol I had to look it up 😂. It's like inside out bean and cheese enchiladas. That sounds pretty good. Interested in trying it 😊! My "struggle" struggle meal while at work ramen with jar Alfredo sauce 😅. Or burgers, usually cuz you already have everything in your fridge for them 😁
Shepherd's pie being a "white meal' is so new to me 😂😂😂 I'm blackity black black and my mom always made a mean shepherd's pie
"Blackity black black" made me chuckle thank you 😂😂😁
Considering it’s a traditional Irish/British dish, I would say your mom is definitely in the minority.
@@wastingtime9004 I don't disagree lol I just wasn't aware of the dish's origins. I grew up in the south and had it often so I assumed others did too. But thank you for educating me😊
@@goddesslafwa7704 Sounds like a lucky childhood... I'm from the South too and all I got was ramen noodles and kraft mac and cheese with ketchup in it. 😒
@@wastingtime9004 oh I am so sorry you had to endure that. Idk if you have or plan to have a family but I do hope you can turn that around for yourself now(if you haven't already). Food can be so interesting and fun. We didn't have much but food was one of the things we sort of invested in because it meant time together. Ofc back then all the stuff that's popular now (i.e. oxtail, crab, goat and certain cuts of lamb) were less popular and much much cheaper.
I realize in hindsight that our diet was heavily influenced by the Caribbean. Lots of Haitian, Jamaican and even Cuban and Dominican dishes. Irish was a fun discovery.
When the rice & beans girl said someone else’s presentation sucked I gasped ☠️
😂😂😂she was too foolish for that one
literally cs WHETTT?
“Rice and beans girl” 😂😂😂😂
Me too 😭😭😂
😂😂😂 she's hilarious
Makeba repeatedly talking about flavor with the other dishes had me weak😭😭 then she said she would switch out the chicken w the yellow rice with BEANS LMAOO
I think she really likes beans😂
🤣 Right! Her meal had no flavor, talking about switching chicken for beans, and why didn't she get asparagus with her extra $6, since she was critiquing so hard 😂😂😂
She made a struggle meal, the other two made a budget meal. ie Makeba acted like she was down to her last $15, while the others acted like they budgeted $15 for a meal. The commentary ought to be different. Had the others made struggle meals too, I don't think she would've critiqued the way she did.
@@anthonys7295 right 😂😂 where were her greens at
@@annmariebusu9924 definitely does😂 she had a specific type of bean she would’ve switched it with & everything
Egg fried rice is my favourite budget meal. Only need onion, garlic and eggs. If you feel fancy add a few frozen peas and you have a great meal.
Agree! Sometimes if I feel a little fancy and have some extra $$ I add pineapple and maybe some chicken.
This right here and quick to make. I put chicken in mine though
No Makeba did not ask where's the greens when she had no meat, greens or flavor on her plate, but had double starch.
Queen's skin is smooth like cocoa butter.
The first one is the only one that understood the assignment
Frozen veggies are life. I don't get it the hate.
The flavor is fine, but they're usually soggier and add water to the dish I'm cooking and mess up the texture. But I've grown up on them, and still use them from time to time. I actually use them in my shepherd's pie!
Exactly! Wayyyyy better than canned
If you like frozen veggies make your own chicken pot pie that’s cheap ❤
But she literally had NO VEGGIES 😂🤣🤣
It’s odd to me when people act like frozen vegetables are just so horrible. It’s how we survive.
$15 is not a struggle meal. $6 (left in your account until next payday) is a struggle meal. $15 will get you a 4 oz Filet & a baked potato or 1 lobster tail & some pasta 😂
NO they asked for a "Budget Meal" no struggle meal
15 lobster tail and pasta where
Budget meal and struggle meal are two different things.
Lobster tail??
That's probably not real lobster if it's that cheap.
Girl, a HEAD of asparagus?! for 1-2 dollars?! I’m so confused…
lol only place ive seen asparagus that cheap was aldi and them bitches look like a bundle of string beans. 😂
@@Social_PugatoryI’ve never even seen them that cheap at aldi
Right? As a "veggie snob"
Lidl has asparagus for around 2.00 to 3.00
Asparagus $2.49 by my house right now.
Before I saw the rice beans and plantains, that's exactly what I thought of as my budget meal, except it'd be Cuban black beans and lemon butter rice with a sprinkling of ham or bacon, and some salsa and chips along with the plantains. With 15 dollars you can dress up that dish pretty well.
This! That’s what I’m saying! She didn’t even try with the dish! A whole $15 and you didn’t use that to get seasonings? Vegetables? A pack of back? Turkey sausage links? Nothing? 😭
As a Canadian, I'm seeing these prices, and weeping 😂
My favorite budget meal that last for about 3 days with me and my daughter
A rotisserie chicken: $7
Alfredo sauce:$4
Alfredo noodles: $3
Frozen broccoli $3
Boom!! Under $20
my mom used to get us rotisserie chicken and some break and we would make like two days of sandwiches and eat some and store the rest between the days and it was very nice
Bean girl judging the other dishes presentation and lack of beans has me rollin
Me too! Especially when she said the plate needed something green, like asparagus. 😂 She was so sweet I couldn’t even get mad at her, lol.
Makeba went way Budget, Queen would have saved more money if she bought a whole chicken instead of the pieces and Kayline could have gotten regular cheese and shredded it herself which would have aloud for at least a can of carnation milk to help the potatoes along and even a stick of butter. This shows me that everyone def sees budgets diff, because I budget food for the month np, this weekly budget thing it isnt for me.
Also if queen would have gotten a whole bell pepper instead of the sliced one! Where I live most shredded cheese is actually cheaper than the whole one tho
@@larissa-eb4vx My thoughts exactly, pre chopped peppers are waaay more expensive than cutting your own, with a few changes her same dish could easily be made for under $10
OMG
@@reesiezanga5232 exactly!!
And I don't understand how the potatoes cost more than the meat??? 😭
Love all 3 of these queens and their different personalities lol
I think something to take into consideration while you watch this would be the general prices of groceries in different cities and states ♥️
Makeba seems so smart, well spoken you lady. I wish her well
Clearly Queen had never had a shepherd’s pie before, because there’s supposed to be more potatoes than meat😬
if you wanna get technical its cottage pie not shepherds pie and there was more potatoes than meat just not a lot more, her ratio is good considering theres peas too
@J.E20 I know that, that’s what I’m saying. That it’s obvious that she doesn’t know what shepherd’s pie is because the dish is supposed to be that way
@@elighabailey4019 oh I’m not criticizing Kayline’s dish; Queen was saying that she’s never eaten a shepherd’s pie before and I was just saying that I can tell by how she pointed out that there was a lot of potatoes and not a lot of meat
@@elighabailey4019 Well, if you really want to get technical, you're incorrect! Cottage Pie ingredients uses ground beef and potato. In the video @7:29 she used ground turkey. But in the 19th century people have just coined the term Sheperd's Pie because of the added different ingredients like vegetables, bacon, cheese, beans, or whatever leftovers that they had.
it's not a white shepherd's pie (today i learned how to spell shepherd)
I think two of these ladies haven't really had struggle meals. I've had plenty of beans and rice, and sometimes just rice.
It’s budget meal tho not struggle meal 😭😭
I mean but being able to cook doesn’t mean not having a keeping a budget
I love how this clearly shows we have different definitions of struggle even if it’s by an inch (gravy)🤧like your struggle could be unfathomable to someone but they are also struggling with their own stuff🤦🏽♀️
Queen has me rolling around on the floorrrrr😭😭😭 I love her so much
My struggle meal is either a bowl of cereal or a Ramen. If I feel like it I'd just make a sandwich.
I also think that a good struggle meal or budget meal means buying things that you can use again that week like that bag of rice or potatoes. Mashed potatoes Monday for dinner, roasted potatoes Wednesday morning and again that night etc.
Y’all never bought a big ass bag of rice and beans that last you forever? That’s what I do 😂
That what I do lol 😂
Have a cabinet full lol
i usually make a good but simple type of pasta that lasts me 3 days when i don’t have much money, it helps a lot. buy ingredients for 3 meals and have a weeks worth of food
My real struggle meal is a pack of tostadas, refried beans, avocado, tapatio. Stack it up and you can make about 5 servings with one can of beans and two avocados. It hits 😂😂
“I don’t want my booty to squeeze” has me in stitches right now 😂
🤣🤣🤣 same
yeah but then she just bi$£ed about a food she never tried before and barely ate it.
Took me clean out
I don't understand what it means/why she would say that 😭
@@shoozuLMFOAOAOA she might be lactose intolerant and cheese might make her have to go to the bathroom 😭😭
Oh I cannot wait to watch this later and laugh my ass off at the subtle drags they give each other 😭
It delivers.
@@dandles2010😅😂😂😂
Please more from this 3 black queens , their personality so different and i love it
Right! They’re all hilarious.
They could be on show as roommates 😂
the rice beans and plantain was a real struggle meal. i’d do white rice and fried egg or yellow rice with salchicha for a struggle meal
@1:48 when she looked down at that plate and I seen baby girl photo smilingin the corner I LOsttttt my shitttt!!!!!!like no she didnt😂😂😂
"A white person made this." Plsss that stereotype always takes me out cause my mom black and can't cook for shit but my grandmama white be showing up everybody on thanksgiving and cookouts.
That woman said some dumb and racist things. don't mind it
@@sadgirlx619 She's said other things? 😭
Unfortunately it holds true for my family. My mom is black and can cook her butt off. My dad is white and can't even boil hotdogs 🙄
@@Kaisforeignadventures Not hot dogs. 😭
@@jourdonpatron212 sadly yes 😂
My go to budget meal is a pasta side pack and a long pack of chicken lol and I'll more than likely bake it!
Exactly!! U can do so much from just 15 dollars. How about rice and some chicken. Canned peas.
What even are those things?
@@bcaye It’s a pack of dry pasta w/ flavoring. You only have to add water or milk. Knorr has alfredo, cheddar broccoli, four cheese, etc.
@@vvl3032, okay, I know those but we don't call it that where I live. They aren't very good.
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I have to say that the first dish was actually much more a budget meal imo. They didn't use expensive seasonings(if any), probably the bare minimum amount of cooking oil and included a low cost protein (beans). I thought that they were on point with keeping it low and nutritious regardless if it was lacking flavor. I don't think $15 is a budget meal either. The first meal bought things that'll last a few days versus spending a whole $15 on a singular portion.
My struggle meal is fried rice. Rice, eggs, and frozen veggies last a while and are cheap but feels like you're eating something good!
Shout out to Souped Up Recipes.
$15 for one meal for one person isn't a struggle meal budget lol.
Makeba talked about sucky plating like girl you had a spoon of rice sprinkled with beans on top with struggle plantains put around it for garnish. Plz! 🤣
Yes, them bean sprinkles.🤣 She funny af tho.
Makeba was just there to eat and I aint mad at it.
The girl with the braids with the Ghetto Girl shirt on....her skin is SKINNING!!!! Dayum!!!💓💓💓
Beans on toast with grated cheese, salt pepper, and paprika. Done u could eat that for a week for £15 real struggle meal😂
It’s everybody on here getting budget and struggle meals confused 😅🥴 like how ??
Queen got me HOLLIN 😂😂😂 she needs to be in more videos for sure
fr 😂😂
I could tell by her intro that she don’t got a budget but she spend responsibly I knew she gon keep it real fo sho 😂
My favorite budget meal is usually a soup, like a nice lentil soup or escarole and bean soup...I can easily make a huge pot for $5 or less and can last days...the brothier the better!
If we're talking about a real struggle meal, as in that $15 has to last several days: dried beans, rice, and a ton of seasonings from the pantry. Add some chicken if it's in the budget and/or you already have enough rice and beans at home.
My budget meal is chili. Realistically about $10 out of our weekly food budget of $80. Makes 4 portions for my spouse and I, and freezes very well.
-$4: one lb. ground beef
-$2: two cans beans (kidney + black)
-$3: two cans diced tomatoes
-$1: tomato paste
+ Pantry goods: white rice, lots of seasonings, chicken or beef bouillon. Let's be generous and say these take up the remaining $5 for the portions used. Buying the larger packs of beef and weighing them out into freezer bags can bring the cost down even more.
$15 is lowkey a lot for a budget meal. I would’ve popped over to dollar tree where I would’ve gotten the ingredients to make spaghetti with sausage, mashed potatoes, garlic bread, and asparagus
My struggle meal would if been Tuna Mac an salad. Legit, 2 cans of tuna , box of mac n cheese extra cheese and lettuce and tomato salad.
This is the nicest and funniest amount of shade being thrown 😂😂😂
"I need meat", "i need sauce", IT'S A BUDGET MEAL
When the rice and beans lady was giving her critique on how to improve the other meals, I clutched my imaginary pearls 😂😂😂
😅😅😅
I love these videos!! The second sistar has great energy!
THE COUGH 💀😭 3:31 Why people always wheezing and dying
I loved the first dish!! A struggle meal, truly is just that. A meal with whatever you have left in your cupboards/pantry. It's not meant to be fancy, it's meant to be edible.
Swap the chicken for garbanzo beans? Girl BE SERIOUS
Like? 😂
Right 😂😂😂
But again… if you struggling, you’re eating more beans than meat.. j/s…
If you’re struggling you can eat more beans per price of meat. It’s common sense, the difference is the interpretation of budget meal. 15$ is not a budget meal, that’s just a meal, expensive too if you’re not using ingredients from home, like rice and beans.
She may not really eat meat. Garbanzo beans are just protein option
What did Makeba do with the rest of her $15???😭 I just want to know
$8 left prolly got a lil gram 😂
my struggle meal is sopa de frijoles and it’s as cheap as u can possible get. it’s literally just a bean soup and then u add sour cream, tapatio, and limon. it sounds weird but TRUST. if ur on a budget , u love beans/soup… this the one
The convo on budgeting was so relatable!
My great grandmother immigrated from Ireland to the US and she made Shepherds pie, quite often and traditionally a Shepards pie is made with ground lamb, ground beef, vegetables including peas, covered in a brown gravy and topped with rich, buttery mashed potatoes however I would love to try this beautiful womans version of Shepard's pie because ground turkey woukd probably be very good and her presentation despite having to spend only 15 dollars, was excellent. She definitely deserved the highest rating and I do love that she tried something different, put her own spin on such a traditional dish and would've loved to try her version
My dad made Shepard’s pie. He even won an award for it. Miss him and his dish.
@@pianosistah I bet it was delicious and you'll be able to help carry on his memory by making his Shepherds pie and other things he made, as well as, all the other memories you and him shared. I am very sorry for your loss 💜 regardless of how recent his passing was, wanted to give my condolences 💜
@@michellesmith4570 your name is my middle and last name! Thank you for your condolences 🙏🏾
@@pianosistah You're so very welcome and it's so awesome we share the same name, whether it's your middle name and my first name because although Michelle isn't an uncommon name, I just never hear it much these days 💜
Yeah I’ve only had lamb or beef Shepard pie but Turkey sounds like it could be really good
Makeba had alot to say about flavor when hers was flavorless lmao nonetheless this was entertaining!! They didnt have stink attitudes it was all fun..loved it
9:08 😂😂😂😂 but we AInt gone get into dat
That’s was funny asf😂
Fried eggs with green onions and chili oil over rice is my budget specialty
i just made the first meal for myself this week, i made jasmine rice, had ground turkey, black beans, onions n peppers, i put jerk seasonings too bc it just makes everything better, it did not disappoint
it lasted like 4 servings
That shepherd's pie looked great.
My budget meal is close to the first one: Ful and Basmati Rice
Recipe:
Mixed beans
Tomato paste
One fresh tomato
Garlic
Onion
Cumin
Parlsey
Salt
Pepper
Chili powder
(Lemon juice if you have)
Rice cooked in water and Ghee
Add salt, pepper and Rice/Peas seasoning blens
Delicious comfort food
as a Caribbean gal my mom introduced me to shepherds pie as well and we make it a few times a year. it's delicious
Only the first girl made an actual struggle meal. Clownish behavior from the other girls making a big deal about her not using meat. Rice and beans are staples in homes on a budget. I would've added maybe chicken broth, peppers and onions to the beans but there was nothing wrong with her meal.
Chile spaghetti, frito pie , hamburger steaks & gravy over rice , burritos, sandwiches & chips , tuna casserole!!! Like all the filling struggle meals was completely left out 😩😩😩🫣💀
These are all great ideas. I’d make all these meals. Plantains
Rice and beans has a special place in my heart though 🤣 they taste great together
Makeba is definitely trolling with that plate. She can't be serious 😂😂😂
ran off w $8 she dead df serious 😭
For $15, I’m going to Trader Joe’s for a pound of 80/20 ground beef and Wegman for some Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce, Barilla pasta, a yellow onion and a clove of garlic.
Boom! Got your cheap meal 😊
Used canned tomatoes and make your own sauce and you can get some cheese too 😆
@@LG_Hakubi I’ve never tried it with cheese but I do need to make it homage one day! 😌
@@laranini9660 yuuup Like sometimes I do this not even on a budget but because its quick. I'll do meatless too, and sometimes throw in a veggie
Mozzarella is a good cheese, esp if you have little ones, and melts well. Parm adds salt and flavor without it getting "cheesy" - but its so simple you can toss anything in it really.
@@LG_Hakubi I definitely have to try it, thanks for the recommendation. I love mozzarella cheese too, but can’t eat it too much sadly.
“LACK OF FLAVOR PROFILE???” Girl bye, you brought white rice and beans 😂 come on now
I'm shook at how cheap this all was. Their budget meals in canada would probably cost $50 right now 😭