How I eat when I'm Broke! Groceries for a Week Only $10 at Aldi No Coupons ! No more eating out!
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- Let's see if I can plan 3 meals a day with absolutely no coupons and only $10. I decided to try this at Aldi. The prices are reasonable and since Aldi doesn't accept coupons I wouldn't be tempted to use any. I had a ton of fun doing this. Let me know what you would have spent the $10 on.
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I hope this ends up being a regular series!!! 😁
Me too!!😀
@@meltir183 IKR?!
Me too. Loved it.
Great ideas. This would actually work. You DID kill it! Love that you cooked it all up. It made it real and actually showed us realistic amounts. I'd be sad without any treats but it is enough food for one, even a big eater like me. Fantastic job, please do more of these!
I do, too.
Get loaf of bread instead of hotdog buns. Can be used for hotdogs, egg sandwich French toast, garlic toast with pasta
Was thinking the same with bread. Could have got eggs instead or cereal
LOL growing up we used bread for EVERYTHING
Just read this comment after I said almost same exact thing/dishes lol, could've also adds the bread (or even the cheerios) grounded up into the meat to fill it up/stretch it out even further like you do with meatloaf.
Sure thing. I remember many hungry days that I was so glad to have a loaf of bread so I could use it for hotdogs.
These ladies did do an awesome job despite the hotdog buns
I would put the cereal back. Eggs are versatile add a frozen vegetable AND a can of black beans
Or do a jar of salsa and add it into the eggs to spice it up , maybe get some sliced cheese and throw that in but also use it to make grilled cheese
I was thinking the same thing 12 eggs for the same price as the cereal, a loaf of bread which can be used for every meal and more filling then no need to buy milk.
I totally agree.
Rachii B. You still need butter to put on bread to make grilled cheese
$10 not a lot to work with. She did good
Beans and tortillas, frozen veggies, rice and oatmeal are also great choices and come in large quantities. You can prep for the week and portion it all out. Eggs are an awesome choice!
Before we got married my husband ate white rice with butter and sugar
Y'all did great
Oatmeal is so healthy and versatile.........
@@bbowie6250 that's sad. Why not rice and beans?
@@bbowie6250 We used to eat this for dessert when I was younger when we had left over rice after ordering out
My grandmother was raised during the Depression. She taught me as long as you have rice, beans, eggs, potatoes, bread and hotdogs you can eat like a king. So true! I've struggled but never had to worry about struggle meals with this lesson.
You and sister should do the $10 challenge separately and then see who came up with the more wholesome and versatile meals at the end.
Agreed!
That's an awesome idea
Yes!!!! This!!!!
Yes!!
that would be very fun
I remember when I was broke, I would take whatever leftover cooked meat I had and freeze it. When I couldn’t afford to buy groceries, I would take a bag of frozen spinach, a block of cream cheese and chop up the meat I froze and make a casserole. I’m thankful for those times, because they humbled me and also taught me how to repurpose food.
Definitely great idea;)
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🤣🤣🤣🤣 I remember I did that and burned it. I was so freaking mad and in between blessings. I don't like saying i was broke.
Thanks for that trick!
That's a good idea. I will have to give that a try.
Great video! My suggestions: Oatmeal or eggs for breakfast. Beans and Rice for dinners. Can spice it differently to make tacos a couple nights. Leftovers and PB and J for lunch. And you probably already have the stuff in your pantry to make pizza. Flour, yeast, canned tomatoes, spices and cheese or cheese-less with whatever toppings you can find in your freezer/fridge.
I loved this video! I filmed an extreme grocery budget challenge back in January and spent less than $25 for the whole month, so I could relate to so much of your thought process. "I already know I'm broke. I don't want to eat a meal like I'm broke!" Y'all had me rolling! New subscriber, here!!!
A loaf of bread would have worked for hot dogs, garlic toast, toast, french toast using egg and milk
And you could’ve bought tuna
That's true! It's one of those things I would've thought about after the fact. Lol Great idea
Yes Kerrie! Bananas are cheap and just one can keep you full for hours! And if you bought the cheap peanut butter, you could have pb and banana sandwiches for days!
Yup good idea. I’ve lived on this budget. You get sick of Raman n pasta and have to get creative.
I've lived on $10 budget and stretched to have all food groups for myself and 2 children. They are grown now and have learned the value of a dollar,also not wasting anything.
I totally agree with Tinna Marie. I said the same identical thing, the same thing. I would have grabbed bread instead of the buns and I would have grabbed the tuna.
A bag of potatoes make so many things..for breakfast lunch or dinner.🌱
That was the first thing I thought about
I was thinking the same thing. I got kicked out at 16, and lived on baked potatoes and ramen for a while. They go a long way.
Yes my first thoughts too having a regular bread a bag of potatoes you get really creative been here before
Yeah. These are some young ladies who need a few more years cooking and living experience. But on the whole, they did a good job.
Vegetales
I would have gotten a loaf of bread instead of the buns as that can last for a few different meals. Left over bread can always be frozen for another time :)
Also, I wouldn’t get the cereal. It’s not very multi use. I would have bought a large bag of oats which probably costs the same. You can use them for so many things. Overnight oats, baked oats, oat milk, blend them to a flour and make pancakes (as you had eggs and milk) , mash oats with a banana and bake for a healthy snack bar. They’re so versatile.
For the pasta, sauce and ground meat, I would have probably not bothered with the meat and got a tin of pinto beans, mung beans or lentils to pad it out and give you the protein that way instead of the meat. Way cheaper. If there’s any left overs, Chuck in some curry sauce and reheat the next day and make it more of a curry.
For the eggs, if you got a zucchini, you could make a frittata/omelette type thing and have that over a couple of days for lunches/snacks. Can be reheated :)
I would have grabbed some apples so snacking, baking for a dessert, or turn into a crumble and too with some of the oats. Also, stewing them and topping your porridge :)
If there was enough left, a jar of peanut butter! Great to top porridge oats, add to the oat pancakes, add to the banana oat snack bars, smear on fresh sliced apples for snacks, in sandwiches (with fresh sliced apple is so good!) or to have on toast.
Hope some of these ideas might help! ☺️
that's some great ideas ,i am going to try the pancakes with blended oatmeal ,thank you for the idea😃.and also some of the snack bars yummy.😉
The only thing I didn't like about this video is seeing how much Aldi prices have gone up since it was made. I started shopping at Aldi's a few months ago. It's amazing how much their prices have increased in just that little time. I like that you show people how they can survive on less money. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
Oatmeal is still cheap and it sticks with you longer than cereal.
I need something extra in my oatmeal, just can't eat plain oatmeal.
Exactly
It got me through college 💪🏾💪🏾
You beat me to the punch also oatmeal is good as roughage
I was thinking the same thing.
half a banana sliced up into oatmeal makes a breakfast- a can of quick oats is usually .99 and bananas are usually .59 a lb. it's a cheap breakfast. that's filling
Oatmeal is healthier option to cold cereal 🥣
And you don't need milk!
Yeah get a huge thing of oatmeal
You can also make granola with it and eat as a snack. Also mix with mashed beans for veggie burgers.
Even part of an apple chopped up in the oatmeal. Not to mention that oatmeal will keep you full longer
This video is so fun. Some budget challenges include 'pantry staples' to round out meals and I like how you made yours 'what I buy is what I get to eat.' I left a bad situation at one point and got an 'emergency' food bag from the food pantry. I had nothing else and had to make it work. I learned so much from that experience and am so grateful for the food bank volunteers and those who'd made donations.
P.S.. I also done canned coconut milk which when you add filtered water to it.. it last much longer and cans run a $ at some stores. I stretched canned coconut milk for over a wk when stored in a glass and put in too shelf where it is very cold in your fridge. Works. You are a smart shopper so I wanted to share this
Anyone who can feed someone for $10 a week with today's prices, definitely has my vote!! I wont complain either! I think you 2 ladies are fantastic!!!!!!!
I definitely have before feeding me and 4 kids not impossible
There was a time I had to find a way to feed 3 children and myself for $20 a week. We ate a lot of beans, rice, and hot dogs.
Thankfully i no longer have to do that.
I remember a time for hubby, 2 kids and I and I had a budget of $20 a wk. we made it work. Why not a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread vs those buns, meatloaf you can reuse as meat for your spaghetti or sandwiches for lunch, instead of premade sauce get the tomato paste and sauce and your seasonings (the seasonings will last longer and you can use them later.
Yeah me too raman is good to
God is good and you are strong
My budget meals for 3: kielbasi( entire weeks worth multi meal meat cut half then split down the middle of each half and cube) bag of potatoes, eggs,bread, ramen noodles
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with diced potatoes can dice kielbasi pieces into smaller pieces to add toast
Lunch: Ramen can add left over scrambled eggs or kielbosi
Dinner fried potatoes and kielbasi butter bread
Lunch or dinner alternate Baked potato
Breakfast french toast or egg sandwich
Can substitute kielbosi with Spam to stretch even further, small bag of .99 rice and add potato with either meat.
Depending on price in locations an easy $10-20 weekly budget
How did you do that? We spend £80 a week and it still don't last
Corn flakes a staple! It’s used versatile- you can use it for breakfast, you can crush it up
and bake it used as cake batter for corn bread or use it as flour for fried chicken or fish. Salsa is also versatile, you can use it as a veggie topping on your eggs, salsa dip or sautéed veggie in your dinner meal. Can’t go wrong with pasta either because you can recreate the pasta after cooking it. Ground beef or chipped steak is a staple in multiple meals (breakfast lunch or dinner). Go cheep and get hamburger patties and chop it up fine while cooking- there goes your ground beef plus you still have burger patties to make either burgers or Salisbury steaks ☺️
By buying whole milk you can add up to 50% water and not notice the difference- thereby doubling the amount (except I use it straight up in my coffee)
It means they dont want 2 people shopping together
Also they use carts to keep track of number of people in the store...covid
I think it's so people don't grab 2 carts like a lot of people will do when their ebt card comes in.
I think it means they dont want groups of people coming in and shopping together if possible. Which is why they said people with assistance needs and/or people with multiple children is acceptable.
@@arlenedorego1277 yes, it's to keep count of the customers inside
it means come alone to the store.... since covid and all
This just made me want to cry. I know this was a fun challenge and you really did amazing. You probably gave people some hope that really only have $10 for groceries. You did God’s work that day.
I'm thankful
You know what it did? It made people feel less alone knowing others have to shop that way too.
Well said! Might even have enough found change to make it
I'm older than dirt and live on $50/month. So this helps me a lot.
Cry?? Why?? Wow people have really forgotten how to be humble. This is great! And good food! Terrific!
I am very proud of you two ladies their are so may people that don't take the time, effort and consideration of all the options and really watching your pennies. You two keep on challenging yourselves. Ignore all negative feedbacks. As a wife, Mom, and someone that has always struggled living paycheck to paycheck I am very proud of you. Maybe someone also starting out and struggling can follow you two and learn. You two keep up the good work!
When you are trying to eat on a very small budget there are so many different ways to save. Like getting a loaf of bread instead of hot dog buns would allow you toast or French toast. Bags of frozen veggies can help a meal go further. You could also consider getting a box of mashed potatoes and those will go a long ways. Plus if you dont use them all, you will have some left for the next week. Just wanted to give you ideas. I love watching your videos!
When my daughter was little, I was a single mother and poor. I took a can of tuna and added it to Mac and cheese with a can of peas. Fed us for two days and was $2.00
That is a great meal!
I grew up eating that, or it was hamburger, Mac n cheese and a can of cream soup. That would last a week.
Christina In Michigan That’s it! I was thinking what am I going to make for dinner. Mac n Cheese with ground turkey, cream of something soup and green beans on side 🤗
I still eat that!
Still love that!
This video made me start praying for many people who are going through this right now. I know God's bounty is greater than this, but many are suffering, right now.
You are absolutely right 😩
Amen.
Wait a minute. This is part of God Bounty! I think its great!!
I think you should pray to be thankful and for a better attitude!
@@marthagonzalez5528 This is Gods Bounty! This is great!
This was fun to watch. I want to try to get away with a $40 month!
Light hearted banter takes the sting out of poverty.
When your doing an extreme budget occasionally you have to put aside an extra $20 or so for food. This is to purchase kitchen Staples like butter or oil, spices, flour, sugar. Maybe even dried beans and rice. $10 is doable, but it’s easier if you have pantry supplies and also a little bit of spices goes a long way.
Bag of dried beans, bag of rice, bag of flour, eggs , potatoes, and cheese.
I would add yeast oil if possible
Bread
What would they do with just flour?
@@AntiqueJeans wtf is yeast oil?
@@krispykreme44baird lol!
One person per cart means don't bring your whole family to the store.
Or friends. 1 person. 1 cart. 2 people. 2 carts.
Right. It's not that hard.
I’m not even sure how she didn’t comprehend. 😂
People shopping with their families make the stores crowded. One person per household should do shopping if possible.
Lol
I usually buy full-fat milk, then put half of it in a mayonnaise jar and fill the other half with water and then do the same thing with the other half. Still tastes good to me and that method doubles the quantity. If that is too much dilution for you, then do 2/3 milk, 1/3 water. Also do this for coconut water. Feels good to have more for less and like i'm getting away with something. Love your videos!
I think you did really great. Of course, there are a varietal, and at the same time limited choices a person can make depending on preferences etc. But, you came in under the parameters you set, and made it stretch a week. Total Success!!!! Fun going on the shopping trip with you and Tiffany, too!
I would get a whole loaf of bread instead of the buns
I was thinking the same thing with a loaf of bread she couldve had her hotdogs still and used that as a bun made, fried egg sandwiches, with the milk eggs and bread she couldve had French toast. And while fresh fruit can be expensive she couldve found canned fruit in that price range...at least you can in my area
Also couldve made garlic bread with a loaf of bread for dinner...bread is super versatile!
Yup and the bread is only 79 cents at aldis for an entire loaf even the wheat one at least by me...
Agree! You could get a carton of eggs and have scrambled eggs and toast for a meal. Super cheap! That pasta and sauce would not last 7 days for one person. And who can survive off 1 hotdog for lunch.
With the milk and eggs you can make french toast with the bread
I wood of gotten a loaf of bread over hotdog buns. Bread is bread.
Agreed then could have had egg sandwich or French toast if you already have syrup
I was thinking bread too...........you could do a fried egg sandwhich a couple days.........filling and tasty.
@@jeannawalton8107 Yummy !!!
Agreed!
cause with eggs thats french toast!!
Y’all should have got the corn flakes, you can use it also to coat chicken, or as a bread crumb for meatballs/loaf!
Whoever said cheese quesadillas aren't a full meal never had a toddler. LOL! Thanks for doing this, it's the reality for some folks out there with this meal budget sadly. Your makeup is always on point!
Try to start with dinner first next time. Breakfast and lunch can always be left overs from dinner.
Good point!
Yep
I agree with this because dinner is your most expensive meal and you can mix and match. Go in with an idea of what you want to eat so you can make substitutions but you already know how it all goes together.
Genius! 🤔💡🙌🏾💕
Great pro tip!!
This video makes me think how much I really spend on food.
@Psalms121 maybe by her eating on budget is how she can get her hair, eye lashes and brows done.
Mandie G Better to spend your money on high quality foods. Your body will thank you later. 🙌🏼
@Psalms121 maybe that's why she is broke....lol.
Who eats 1 hotdogs
I live onn200 dollars for me and my growing son for a month
UA-cam must have known that I was broke and this is my "week in the hole" until payday and suggested this video.😀😀 Great video. New subscriber here. I'm gonna try this challenge.
Awe this was so fun, you and your friend make it seem like I'm actually shopping. Definitely need more shopping videos
This was crazy. Lol. I was yelling at the t.v., "Get the brealfast sausage for the spahetti! Get a 99c pack of fresh berries! Go the clearance first!" It was wild ride! Lolol
Me too lol
Lol I was doing a live stream during a shopping trip during Covid showing empty shelves and my subs were doing my shopping for me lol. Today this would be 40 if on the shelves right? Good one 😂
Yeah some produce.
This is frustrating to watch!
I saw that too! Breakfast sausage was cheaper.
The corn flakes can also be a crushed coating for chicken when baking!
Thanks for the tip will try it I think that’s a great idea
you can also grind up corn flakes or oats if you don't have flour for cookies, replacement bread crumbs, even pancakes! it doesn't always taste perfect, but its a way to repurpose food in case you can't afford to spend extra dollars
Yes! My ex used to make a coating for his chicken out of almost anything in the pantry and it was always delicious. I've seem him use triscuits, potato chips, corn flakes, and all sorts of other odd things that I would have never thought of.
Cornflakes are versatile!! Also saltine crackers can be used to make mock apple pie. Omg I could sooooo help you make up recipes!! Lol
Yes , makes it extra crunchy but good for veggie burgers too.
I had to look through the comments to make sure no one responded. One person per cart means that they do not want two people coming into the store with one cart. for every cart that is in the store, there should be one person. If Aldis was standing on that requirement they would have had Tiffany get her own cart. Love the videos and the information that you provide. I forward it to friends as well. Keep it up
The comment section of a video said food stamps limited some folks to $16 monthly! I commented this was insane! I'd be starving at 126# but I am going to try my best to save $.
Ground meat/Turkey can produce multiple meals. Spaghetti, tacos, taco salad, homemade meatballs, meat patties lol
That would be better. I'm very new this channel, so I assumed she doesn't know how to cook. I think meat (even cheap meat) is far more expensive here in the UK than it is in the USA.
It was our Canadian Thanksgiving so I’ve got lots of leftover turkey to use up. It will make so many different meals like turkey a la king, turkey casserole, sliced meat for sandwiches, diced turkey for pasta sauce, turkey chili and nachos and the carcass will be used to make soup. I divide everything into meal size portions to label and freeze.
Indeed! But on that $10 budget it would’ve probably cost too much :( i live in NY and typically don’t get even 0.75 lb of ground turkey or beef for less than $6-7 at an affordable grocery :/
@@pbjt2396 In northwestern Illinois (about an hr west of Chicago) we now have a pound of ground sirloin 90/10 for $5.99. They should think of going w chicken legs/thighs they were .99 cents a pound on sale at our local Jewel stores much cheaper than chicken breast and you can make so many meals with chicken. The chicken/ beef has been alot more per pound up until this past week. Plus our milk half gallon keeps going up during pandemic it was .50 -.70 any type of milk (all priced the same for diff % of milk like skim, 2%, whole) now at Walmart is over .85 cents half gallon at walmart for any type of milk. Wierd how different parts of the country how prices are on certain foods. Our reg large eggs at walmart is around .80 heard during the summer in North/South Carolinas it was up to $4-$5 for a dozen large eggs at Walmart and Walmart brand. We saw huge price jumps on any meats/ dairy/ and all can goods like veges, soups, pastas they doubled some trippled in price atleast.. Along with all pastas. Pretty much anything that would last a long period of time doubled in price if not trippled due to people hoarding alot of stuff.
Aldi’s frozen ground turkey is very good & not watery like some. Good price too.
I make a meatloaf and after the second day I use the left over meatloaf and use it with spaghetti sauce and then I have spaghetti.
I also use leftover taco meat and add it to beans and make chili beans.
I chop my leftover meat loaf up and use it in chili.
I like cold meatloaf sandwiches for lunch. So good! I have made sloppy joe meat and used leftnovers for chili and even spaghetti
That's such a great idea! I like the way you think 😉
@@christinatareski8882 @Dani Dani. All great ideas. We should share more leftover recipes
@@DaniDani-fx5qq We need to share more leftover recipes
Great vid! You could even had made a couple lil sausage patties and an egg or 2 for bfast w the muffin or used a hot dog bun for toast. Can use a hot dog or 2 and put in corn muffin before baking and have lil corn dog like things. I personally prob would've gotten a loaf of sliced bread instead of the buns bc you get more uses, but hotdogs buns def make it feel less "budgetty". You could've also gotten a banana or 2. My local aldi sometimes has great sales on thing (one day I for the 12 grain bread for 19cents a loaf..) I'd keep my eyes peeled for things like that and maybe had gotten a packet of jello or pudding. Also- check the frozen aisle for ground turk or ground beef. For a pound it's usually more affordable (i cant remember the beef cost, but the 1lb frozen ground turkey at my local Aldi is usually about $1.99.)... I t's SOOOO hard to stay focused at Aldi 😆 awesome job either way- the more you do the more creative you'll get! My Mom always budget shopped when I was lil. And, now I'm a chef, I def think outside the box. Hope to see more of these so others can learn some of these tips!
I know this is not going to be a popular comment but I started intermittent fasting to lose weight and to control my diabetes. I realized that I didn’t have to eat breakfast and could manage with just two meals. I’ve saved a lot of money, lost weight, got off of medications and eat breakfast food I crave for lunch sometimes. If I only had $10 for the week I would intermittent fast and pick better, healthier options for the other two meals.
The ground turkey roll is like $1.89 instead of the sausage and switch buns for a loaf of bread. You can then make egg sandwiches.
egg sandwiches or french toast
We use sliced bread for hot dogs/sausages in Australia all of the time. I imagine that a load of bread would have been cheaper than the hot dog buns.
I was thinking the same thing about getting a loaf of bread and the egg sandwich.
Tonight I’m making the smallest meat loaf with that $1.89 turkey roll. 😉
Maybe add baked beans to bulk lunch instead of cornbread or make chili beans to go with cornbread p
I'm sorry people were coming at yall 😭😭😭 so girl ima college student. Idk if you eat oatmeal but you can the whole oats ones that you cook. You won't get hungry quick and it can last a week!! Get the off brand one lol.
I've just watched this video and where I live in Auckland New Zealand, this grocery shop would have cost me around NZD35.00. That you can do it for under USD10.00 is truly amazing. Well done!
Yes I think the impression of US is that the are terrible Capitalistic country where no one can afford to live which is a lie. However now 10 months later we are moving more towards a European, NZ and Australian approach and now a loaf of bread is around 4.00...
Love the way your thought process evolved! Keep looking at each product with as many options for multiple meals as possible. For example,t tortillas can be a pizza crust, fried for chips, wraps, bteakfast burritos, etc. Tomato paste can be seasoned to make pizza sauce, lasagna / pasta sauce, seasoning for mexican and meat dishes. Keep trying to use products for multiple meals. Use ice trays to make pudding/jello in smaller servings. Always divide meat for multiple meals. Great use of eggs!Great thinking outside the box! Keep going...
Doing this you have to think of stuff like rice, milk, bread, eggs, ect that can be used for multiple meals. I wouldn't have wanted the same meal every day. I would've mixed and matched.
I posted the same thing before seeing your comment! Yes girl 🤗 I totally agree. When I was in college I was an expert in making multiple meals out of the same things. But I would like to challenge myself again now.
Yes! All of those can be so versatile and make different meals with all that. Dried beans or pasta if you have room.
Dried milk could have been a good option, also its not how much something costs but how much per kg something is.....
Look up Depression recipes . My Granny could make some pretty tasty sweets, and food even after Depression was over. History tells us there is ALWAYS going to be ups and downs. In better times, stock up for the bad, if only a bag of pinto beans a month. We can do this!
I am so proud of both of you young ladies. I remember when I had a $20 budget to spend to feed my daughter and myself. It taught me to appreciate and value a dollar. I was smiling when you both decided to make a pasta dish and picked up the corn bread. To this day, I keep jiffy in my cabinet. Peace and blessings. I will share this video with my daughters.
It's cheaper to make homemade cornbread than buying jiffy.
I didn't learn anything about a tight budget for the week, from you ladies, but your are both very fun and bubbly and seem super chill. So I'm here for it. New follow! 🤚
She reading that Jiffy package as if she hasn't seen it 9 million times 😂 gurl
Eggs, bread, oatmeal, peanut butter, tuna and milk are my staples when I am broke. Oatmeal with peanut butter for breakfast, fried egg sandwich for lunch, peanut butter sandwich for snack and tuna sandwich for dinner.
If I could afford more. I'd get jelly, or mayo or ingredients to compliment them
Tuna is quite expensive tho around a dollar for just 5 oz that'll last you one meal in the day. Although it's tasty
Make tuna mornay
When I was poor I'd stock up on condiment packets from the gas station. Maybe not the most ethical thing I've ever done, but I like to think I've more than made it up to them with the thousands I spend there each year since! (Besides, if I take 2 ketchup packets but only use one, is that much different than the guy who actually uses 2 or 3??)
Add bananas to that and you can eat them and freeze them for smoothies with the peanut butter and milk. Egg sandwiches are good too. Your staples are healthy and filling.
Oatmeal with peanut butter never thought of that. Thanks for the tip.
This was great. I need to do this with my son. Eating on a $10 budget. Please, please, please incorporate a veggie next time. Frozen veggies are pretty cheap. Good job ladies.
Canned vegetables are super cheap at ALDI. Green beans are usually about $0.50 and either they taste really good or I have eaten them long enough to prefer them. I've shopped at ALDI for almost 37 years.
I am concerned about no veggies. Maybe a Romine lettuce or maybe glean from the yard. .( Dandelion greens, some of the popular weeds you can eat, a cucumber, or even dumpster dive.)
Lavonne Cozzi No dumpster diving.
Truly! You can eat frozen veggies with eggs, brown rice, pasta or oatmeal.
Corn muffin,egg and sausage sandwich. If they have bulk bins, sometimes you can get smaller quantities and get extra variety. Sometimes they have bags of mixed veg frozen for inexpensive. Peppers onions etc. Cool that you are doing this. Love sisters shopping and hanging out together.😊 There is show on Hulu called Struggle Meals. Really good!
Great work. If you bought turkey for 1.89 and made pasta and tacos. So 4 days taco’s and 3 nights pasta. Check the freezer section for ground turkey. Breakfast could be sausage, cheese, and eggs or egg pie for breakfast with diced ham for a week. Eggs milk cheese and ham. You could use bacon bits too. Supper 3 nights the cheap steak in the freezer section for 3.00, and mac and cheese. Hot dogs great for lunch, or a pizza for 2.50 and get 4 meals out of it. Just some ideas for your next video. I do love me some Aldi.
At my local ALDI $10 can get you: rolled oats, 1-2 apples, ~1.5lb bananas, pb, bread, dried beans, rice, frozen mixed veggies, eggs, and tuna (& possibly a box of jello).
Meal Ideas: french toast, oatmeal w/bananas and/or pb, egg sandwich, beans/rice, tuna/rice, veggie fried rice w/eggs, pb sandwich w/banana, oatmeal pancakes w/pb, veggie scrambled eggs with toast.
Snacks: jello, 1/2 banana w/pb, hard-boiled eggs, 1/2 apple with pb, toast with pb.
If you need to eat on a budget, spend a few extra dollars for Tupperware to help correctly portion your food and make your meals stretch.
Tupperware is expensive. But lock n lock is just as good or better. They are freezer, microwave, and dishwasher safe. They are also air tight and water tight.
Dora Permenter you probably have Tupperware from your mom can lock & lock hold up like that
It is expensive but I don’t think she should to use part or he budget for Tupperware she may have some
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@@paulatudor691 yes though Tupperware has a lifetime guarantee that lock n lock doesn't. Don't get me wrong, I love Tupperware
Love what you are doing! As a Mexican 1 lbs. Of rice 1lbs. Of beans 1pk of tortillas and some Mexican pasta wish is about .25 cents and we got it made!
Fideo! :)
What is Mexican pasta?
The little short vermicelli pasta?
@@kimbarbeaureads tried to add picture but didn't know how but comes in small bags
Fideos, stars, alphabets and much more bags are about. 25 cents and can feed about 6 peps with one bag
Whole milk is perfect because you can water it down to make it stretch. Its just makes it taste more like skim milk.
I admire people who deal with harshness like you have and stay sweet and kind and strong. ❤❤❤ props to you girl!
Here's my advice....get a huge bag of rice and beans. lol
Sounds better than hot dogs to me!
And hot sauce
Yes!! I live on rice and their canned beans 🍅 ect.
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Wonderful! I would recommend a loaf of bread over hot dog buns, because they are both bread and would get more in a loaf: Toast with an egg, sandwiches, garlic toast with spaghetti. You could of got some fresh, small head of broccoli, or a frozen bag for like .88 cent, and a couple of bananas.
I was concerned about the lack of fruits and veggies.
I came here to say this!
I thought the same thing! You have awesome ideas!
I agree the loaf of bread would gone a long way. Usually. 89 cents.
You’re so on point! Agreed
Loved how the dinner came out y’all did a great job this teaches me Don’t pick up anything you can’t pay for
a great option like some were saying is a bag of beans and rice, also with getting hamburger you could have made homemade chili as well because when i make child it last a few days. bread would have been good and also always look at the ad paper see if they have things for deals
Broke people already know what to get on the budget, cause we have been doing it all whole lives. Lol
Looool..exactly
Amen...
I know I could have been making these videos this whole time? Seriously. 😆
I'll make a video about eating tomato soup are made from ketchup that I stole from McDonald's and free bread from the thrift store basket 😆
Amen
I’m so sad that only processed foods are affordable. Here in portugal fruits and vegetables are so much cheaper than there especially at open air markets.
Whole foods are affordable here. These girls just went for the processed foods. Lol
Depends where you live, I can go to a flea market and get cheap veg and fruit, but it's not accessible to everyone
@@thisworldisnotmyhome747 Depends where you go. Farmers markets sometimes are cheaper but you go to Whole Foods or markets like that than no not affordable for many.
Elena Antunes in Austria we have Hofer (which I think it‘s Aldi-didn‘t check it). Fruit and vegetables are fresh and affordable and they have sales on the. often
Yes, it is sad that in the US fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood are so much more expensive than processed foods and snacks. That is one of the reasons why obesity is so high in this country. 😕
The other day I paid $11 for one bag of cherries 🍒!!!
Eggs was among the best buy, if not the best- egg salad, fried, poached, boiled, deviled, scrambled, and to coat bread for french toast. They can also be used as a face mask and hair mask. Your whole body benefits from eggs. I was hoping a can of pork-and beans for the hot dogs would have been purchased. That's another good buy. I have never seen a store with such great prices. Great job ladies. Shows us what we can really do if we were in dire need. Also shows us how we overspend on a regular basis.
I watched your video on UA-cam; "eating for a week on $10. !
There's so many people who are doing this now.
I applaud you for your strength in staying with it .
There's no way I could do that but glad if you can.
One thing I would like to know: What's your sister going to eat? I think that she was hungry when you were picking up the groceries.
put the buns back and get a loaf of bread. You can eat hot dogs on bread, and then have garlic toast as well as a scrambled egg sandwich.
Get peanut butter and make sandwich.too
I thought that too
Would love to see a $20 ALDI challenge. Even for two people. I think you could do a lot with $20
@j md With $20 I’m thinking Pain Perdu (lost bread), cucumber sandwiches, Bananas Foster, baked sausage and penne pasta, homemade flour and corn tortillas with roasted peppers and cheeses, fruit compotes and toast, white bean soup with jasmine rice, French onion soup with homemade oven toasted garlic bread cubes, rice pudding, bread pudding & rum extract sauce and I would have change left over. You can do a lot if your menu utilizes bulk rices, beans, peas, fruits, vegetables and grains...I forgot about New Orleans style beignets (eggs, evaporated milk, yeast flour and powdered sugar that can be also used with French toast).
I live on 56 a month
Spaghetti noodles-$1 sauce-$2 meat -$3 THATS 2-3 days $1 for bread $7 for a bag of chicken $3 6 cans of veggies and $3 for taxes chicken and veggies is about 3 days that’s 2 ppl my son and I. I’ve done it before
Dora Permenter Now that is a challenge!
Great video!!! Just a thought... you can make sandwich spread with hotdogs, eggs,
Mayo. Grind up cooked hot dogs, hard boiled eggs, add some mayo and maybe some pickle relish.
I'll tell you what, when I'm budget shopping I always check for discounted meat first and build around that.
oatmeal goes a long way for breakfast and can be used in ground beef for meatloaf. leg quarters can be used for chicken salad, baked chicken and chicken and dumplings.
italian sausage can be used for spaghetti also used with eggs and potatoe for breakfast. buy only 2 potatoes. potatoes and eggs better than cereal. eggs can also be boiled for deviled eggs.
Should have bought loaf of bread instead of buns. Would have went farther. Egg sandwich, garlic bread, and still eat your hotdog on bread!
Sheila Posey I used to eat a sliced bread hot dog every day 🤣
I was thinking a loaf of bread instead of hot dog buns too. Great job girls!
French toast too! Egg and sausage sandwich. Or sausage gravy with scrambled egg on side, egg sandwich. Maybe more eggs.
Yes!!! Thank you!! I was thinking that the whole video lol
Yes! I was thinking the same thing. I would have brought bread instead of buns.
Broke people don’t go to the store without a plan
its all about the weekly ads and double coupons.
You do and don’t. You plan to get things you absolutely need and coupon shop, and sale shop for the rest. Also check out grocery clearance , and shop dollar tree for things!
@@Kieorasama please do not buy the hand sanitizer from Dollar tree. It's one of them that is on the list of recalled one's.
bleebleeblahblah never said I was buying hand sanitizer.... The dollar tree does occasionally get name brand things in there though. I meant food. Shasta soda, their bread and tortilla’s are pretty decent, chips, ketchup, tuna, spaghetti noodles, cans of sauce, frozen popsicles, cereal, some spices, hot dog buns. That sort of thing. honestly it’s a pretty good place to go for food if your really broke especially since they accept coupons. As far as that sort of thing is concerned, you just have to be smart shopping and read labels. They do sell some weird things but, if you use common sense, you’ll be ok!
@@Kieorasama I agree with you, we get bread there and a few other items.
Buy shelf milk, goes great with cereal and does not spoiled. You can get at Dollar Tree for $1.00
Pasta!
Pasta sauce!
Salad
Cereal
Milk
Bag of potatoes
Rice
Cup of noodles
I appreciate that you know people might give you trouble because you're still just figuring everything out as you go and you still post it here. It's important for people to see that everyone has to go through trial and error. On YT you pretty much only see the videos where people are experts at it and it makes you feel like you'll never be able to buy enough food for $10 and you're here, like, "heyyyyyy this might work, this might work, oh, gonna go put this back, gonna grab this," etc. Showing people real life; thank you.
Both you and Tiffany were hilarious 😂 y’all commentary had me cracking up! When I was hella broke, I made a lot of soup, specifically chicken and dumplings. It’s basically flour, butter bullion cubes and milk. I would get the cheapest cut of chicken I could get (chicken backs) and my bf and I would eat on that for DAYS. It would double as lunch and dinner. Oatmeal w a banana n a tablespoon of peanut butter is more filling than cold cereal. We also did a lot of stir fry, cheap cut up veggies, sautéed with rice and throw some chicken backs in there. Cabbage is always cheap, cook that down with spices then have herb rice (put some fresh or dry herbs in it) and chicken.
If you have an instant pot try to limit your budget to $9 a week for the first week weeks and spend the extra $1 on spices each week. By the end of the month you can make and flavor all sorts of delicious meals. Lentils, beans, rice, split peas, etc. can be found for super cheap and spiced up as you like. You hit the nail on the head in terms of eggs for bang for your buck but avoid the rest of those processed foods. If you have eggs, buy a bag of flour one week and it will last the whole month. You can make noodles, flat bread, etc. Once you have built up your spices cupboard build up your condiments by starting with cheap hot sauces (some are as cheap as $.50.) anad other flavorful add ons. Spice is key to budget eating! Oh, also...oatmeal. When it goes on sale it is a cheap breakfast, can be used in dessert, pulsed in the blender to make flour or oat milk, etc. Priceless!
These ladies have money. They are just doing this video to teach young adults how to manage. So proud of these young ladies. An excellent video.
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Thank you. I'm on disability, and it's always hard to come up with ideas. I appreciate your videos!
Great budget foods that go a long way: white bread, rice, peanut butter, oats, dried beans
For 4mo, i fed our family of 5 from aldi for $45-50/wk. It's possible.
No white bread, get wheat.
Jennifer Clark....thats great.
Tina, yea that wheat bread is good...
Tina in europe white bread is cheaper so I get why she went for white bread.
Bananas are $ .10 - .40 cents, you could use that with bread & spread , cereal, smoothie, frozen banana pops, a quick snack, or addition to breakfast. And it’s healthy. Everyone deserves to eat something healthy within their budget, and if planned efficiently, it is totally affordable.
I am originally from Chicago where I grew up shopping in Aldi. I moved to Texas and we don’t have an Aldi in our area and I truly miss it . Such a great place to shop ..
Always get eggs they can be used for all meals eggs and hot dog scramble sandwich good options for budget living
yeah true. I budget every penny, and I've been using this app called pickl when i grocery shop. Its an app that pays shoppers $5 for taking pictures of products on display in grocery store shelves, so yeah like eggs.
Eggs are kinda expensive though, at least in AU. You won't find a half dozen for less than $3.50
Wow that’s a lot sometimes we can find them for as low as .79 cents it’s the only part of the chicken you can find that cheap here
@@nw8633 At this stage I may as well buy a chicken and let her lay eggs LOL
@@LSgrimm91 Lol amen.😂
“If I’m broke, I already know that. I don’t need to be staring at my food telling me I’m broke”. 😂.
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Nice job on your trip. Another thing you could do is this. If you get hot dogs, milk, pasta sauce, cheese, a bag frozen vegetables and 2 buttermilk biscuit dough rolls, you can make the following.
Breakfast- rice pudding
Lunch- hot dog rolls with cheese in biscuit some days and rice with pasta sauce other days
Dinner- mini pizzas (on biscuits) some days and cheesy rice w/veggies casserole other days
You would need cinnamon and sugar for the rice pudding, but most have that in their kitchens. I spent almost ten years with grocery prices at least five times that much on a $1.29 a meal budget. It isn't easy, but it can be done. All that would have totaled $40-50ish in my town before we got a chain store this year.
Always get a bag of frozen vegetables first, then eggs & bread. Breakfast: Sausage, eggs and toast buns: For the Hot Dog Buns make a Pizza, use sauce, sausage and add cheese on top. Bake in oven.
One person per cart is how they “count” the people in the store. They put 60 carts which was their capacity at the time so each person/shopper should take one cart. When they run outta cart then they at capacity. Basically they wanted you and your sis to each take one cart 🛒✨
Red Chilliz also it helps keep the distance!
Yes, who doesn't understand. One person per cart. Okay, Maybe she's in a brain fog he t I can understand that.
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Smart.
Came here to write this lol
When my husband and I just got married we had to do this. A few cents do matter when you do not have the money.
Hope times are better for yall sis.
You could have added the milk to the pasta sauce, make it a "sunrise" sauce to mix up your meals. Just make sure you cook it up till the milk starts to thicken the sauce.
Beanies and Weenies! Chopped hotdog, can of baked beans, (optional add ketchup, brown sugar, chopped onion or (use seasoning jar chopped onion)
Oatmeal or pancake mix followed by a huge pot of spaghetti.
And oatmeal has a lot more fiber than the cereals they looked at. Good, high fiber cereal won't fit in a ten dollar budget.
@@paulastrachan4053 Oatmeal is healthy for you too and more filling .
I appreciate these videos so much. You ladies are doing awesome. The price of everything is going up so quickly, we all need some inspiration to save money! Keep it up!
Thanks, that was fun to watch and you and your sister have a good sense of humor!