How to Eat for $5 A Day - Day 4 of 7 (Bonus: Meet My Doggies)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- $35 Dollar Tree Shopping List
Mixed Vegetables
Green Beans
Seasoning Blend
Beef Patties
Sausage chub
Smoked Sausage
Garlic Bread
Pasta sauce
Alfredo Sauce
Pasta of choice (penne)
Dry black beans
Dry white rice
Corn Tortillas
Mozzarella cheese
Rotel
Vegetable Bouillon
Biscuit mix
Country gravy mix
Taco seasoning (3 pack)
Pancake mix
Hazelnut spread
Soy sauce
Buddy Bars
Spicy Nacho Fieras
Sonic Jello (cherry limeade)
Extra butter popcorn
Lemonade drink mix
Black tea (60 bags)
Day 4 Meals:
Breakfast: Pancakes & Hazelnut Spread
Mix 3/4 cup of pancake mix with 1/2 cup of water. Pan fry pancakes on low heat until cooked through and drizzle with warm hazelnut spread. (makes 4 pancakes)
Lunch: Fried Rice
Reheat cooked rice for 1 & 1/2 minutes in the microwave
Dinner: Italian Soup
Brown beef patties over medium high heat, drain and rinse thoroughly under cold water, this helps to remove some of the salt/seasoning on the patties so they don't interfere with our recipe.
Sautee 1/2 cup of frozen seasoning blend and add back in beef crumbles. Add 6 cups of water, 1 cup of pasta sauce, 6 teaspoons of bouillon and 1 cup of frozen vegetables. Can be mixed vegetables or green beans, your choice. I did 1 cup of finely chopped green beans. Season well with pepper and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes then stir in 1 cup of dry penne pasta and continue to simmer for 10 minutes until pasta is tender. Stir in 1 cup of alfredo sauce and season with additional salt/pepper/bouillon to taste.
Serve with garlic bread
Snacks for the day: spicy nacho fieres & buddy bar (jello wasn't quite ready yet)
As a single gal I appreciate all that DT has to offer. It’s great when it comes to cooking and prepping for one.
Having a good selection of herbs & spices is a cheap way to turn your bland food into something more enjoyable. A good selection is not something you should be without. Find your favorites and keep them in stock! 😊
I will definitely try that jello. Seems like it would be good.
The pancakes thing would probably be good as a stacked birthday cake breakfast - pancake, a layer of Nutella, another pancake, a layer of peanut butter, another pancake, a layer of cream cheese frosting, and then slices of strawberries and bananas sprinkled across it, maybe cherries, maybe some sugar flowers, maybe sprinkles.
I did that towel thing with my dog once. She had so much fun with it....
Fun fact: Cheetos are made using the same manufacturing process as dog food.
I’m not sure if you are referring to dog kibble at the end or not, but I learned over the last year that the ultra-heat process used to create doggy kibble creates a carcinogen in the kibble. I wouldn’t be surprised if Cheetos were a carcinogen for the same reason if they use the same process.
Really enjoying this series! I made those black bean tacos for the family last night and they loved them. New family favorite!
Animals and kids with up stage you every time. Love your recipes
Your pups are beautiful!!
Try making some blueberry compote. I bought a bag of frozen blueberries and used that instead of syrup on my pancakes, french toast and waffles. It came out so good
Dogs, kitties, kids, family it is all part of life. Love the pancake in the ice tray hack. Enjoying these videos though I am watching out of sequence but am enjoying them on a snowy day here in the State of Maine.
Love your fur babies and all their noises..very sweet! ❤
Doggies got thirsty after working those rag treat toys 🤣🤣🤣🥰
I love your videos so much! I have tried so many of your recipes and I’m so so glad we got to meet your fur babies!!!
Hey DTD! Could you please and thank you make a few more videos like this? What do I mean? The dinner u made was custom to what was available in the kitchen and didn't need shopping. I'm not good at it but I'm 100% sure I'm not the only one who would like this info in there pocket. Thank you 😁
Sure thing! I’m glad the thought process was helpful :)
My 4 yr. old 45 lb. all black lab is a pain in the behind too!! So much energy! She's sweet and I love her though. Great idea for the doggies.
Extremely educational. I appreciate all you do.
HECK YEEAAAHHHH I love this series so much!! It makes me so happy to see your videos when they’re posted haha. Thanks for the halfway update!!
I always find syrup to be to sweet, so an alternative for the pancakes: applesauce. I love this as an option because, if it's no added sugar so not too sweet and it's a great way to introduce fruit into a low nutrition meal like pancakes!
Soo, when i saw your attempt at the fourth pancake turn i giggled a little bit, It took me a couple of years to realize. just turn the whole pan, lol you have better leverage and an easier angle, lol.
Ah….well now 😅 yes…that would have been helpful haha 😂 I don’t know why I’ve never considered that either
Thank you for sharing your dogs. I just had to send my sweet boy over the rainbow bridge 2 weeks ago. Life is so empty without him. 🐾
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Looks like we lost our babies around the same time. I had a parrot for 32 years and he died on May 2nd of this year. It is still heartbreaking every day… I had him since I was 16 years old (he was just 4 months old), and I’m now 48… Life just doesn’t seem the same without him at all. It’s sooo quiet too. :(
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 what a devastating loss. It's really hard to adjust to life without them
@@LawNerdAmber
It _REALLY_ is. Did you get another pet, or still have one in the house? My bird was the last pet for me. : /
@@anti-ethniccleansing465i know this is late but im so sorry that sounds devestating i lost my cat of 10 years a couple years ago and i havent fully healed i couldnt imagine losing a pet of 30 plus years. may i ask his name and what kind of bird
My family and I live on a fixed income me being on disability do to broken back and several surgeries later so shopping cheap is a weekly thing and to earn extra grocery money eye my wife and I donate plasma between the 2 of us make 200 extra dollars a week just for a few hrs of our time so I really recommend to anyone that has a tight budget and needs a little extra money it really helps out to donate if you can and have time
Definitely! Back in the day I used to do the same, except then we would only get about $70 a week per person for two donations a week
If you're making a large batch of pancakes or waffles, my favorite way to reheat them is in the toaster. It's warm, and it crisps up the outside a bit so it feels more like fresh pancakes in your mouth. It's my favorite reheat quick breakfast, so I'm really glad you mentioned it! 😁
Thanks again for a good recipe to try. Love using up little bits of leftovers for soup. Also since you had soy sauce a spoonful might add a bit of umami flavor
I just feel like I have spent the evening with you 🤗 The soup looks amazing! Great job sweetie. Really enjoy your videos!!!👍♥️
Thank you so much 🤗
I’m so impressed!! Thank you for so much for the info, I didn’t know dollar tree had this much choices of food. And great job on the roses.
Great video!! That soup looked almost exactly like the picture. And if you are not a fan of the hambuger pattie you could probaly use some of the rolled sausage or even the patties as they may have little more seasoning in them. You are doing a really great job on these $1.25 Tree meals. :)
The sausage roll would be so good in an Italian style soup!
Your creativity is so amazing. I wish I'd had something like this when I was living on peanut butter sandwiches and ramen.
Nice improvising on the soup
Hey thanks so much Dollar tree is basically our grocery store and it's hard to eat especially with food prices and by the time you get to the food bank they're picked over and sometimes not everyone qualifies for EBT and if your rent is awful high sometimes places like DT and other dollar places are all you can do so thank you
Also, have I told you yet how much I love your nails? 🥺💜💜
Glad you like them! They’re just press on nails so super cheap and done at home
@@DollarTreeDinners your talents never cease! They look so professional haha
Hello, New subscriber and enjoying your videos. I’m a BIG Dollar Tree shopper for crafts, a few home items and gift baskets. Haven’t really purchased food there, but watching the dishes you’ve made has got the wheels going.
Buddy Bar suggestion - I opened mine up, length-wise, and added a thin layer of peanut butter from a jar I had on hand. Lol 👍👍
Great idea! They could just a bit more peanut butter :)
Use*
I wonder how they would be if you added some Nutella?
I just realized today how conditioned I am to pushing the skip ad button. I think for now on I'll watch all the video. But in other news I loved this video it's always good to laugh
Aww thank you! You can skip them, I don’t mind because I always do too, but I’m glad you got a laugh out of it 🥰
Found you by accident but thankful 🙏 lots of great ideas for us struggling to get by
Can I say, I watch a lot of these and you are so personable and relatable I really really enjoy the recipes as well as your personality. You are so beautiful to watch in person and your persona and it really makes me want to give this a try just cuz it was such a down to earth, not overdone way to approach this. Does anyone know what I mean here that watches a lot of these??
Great video once again!
I think I need to invest into a spatula like yours. Seems so versatile.
I LOVE YOUR DOGGIES!! 😍😍
that is such a good idea for keeping them busy and happy!
New sub here 🥰 You should have done an after shot of how much the dogs destroyed the towels LOL 😆
I’ve always enjoyed cooking- but you’ve given me a little boost that i didn’t know I needed- so ThankYou for that 💕
I enjoy your videos. You have a great attitude and are thoughtful to all persons in all walks of life. Both dogs are adorable but I'm so glad you mentioned the ear tips on some videos. Everytime I see those ear tips I'm thinking omigosh TOO CUTE❤
Dggies are not a disurbance ,we hear you fine over crunching and lapping!!!!!
OMG your pancakes are PERFECT! i cant stand for them to be burnt! And they are the perfect thickeness! Totes impressed!!! 😊😊😊
I love your creativity/adaptability
Thank you for doing day by day. The whole week in one video by the end I ve forgotten half of it.
Your soup looks delicious 😋 Blessings!!
I love doctor who!! Total sci fi and fantasty nerd here❤
Your puppos are so cute and he has beautiful eyes 👀 😮 🦋 God bless
Fresh berries & caned whip cream yum
Love the dogs noises! Cute!
😂 Hi! From one couch potatoe to another! Love your vids and Im binge watching this weekend! Keep up the awesome work you do!😊
Trying to subscribe to all of the dollar tree food channels.
Quick Tip:
Mom always added a tiny bit of vanilla extract to pancake mix. Yummy. Try it.
( if you have it on hand)
If I have ran out of dinner ideals with the ingredients I have I list them with a comma in-between in the Google tool bar and it pops up recipes with those ingredients
You do a beautiful job on this channel …. very impressive. I was wondering if you worked in the food or nutrition industry because your choices are so thoughtful and educated…
Thanks for these great ideas for eating on a budget
Just discovered your videos, and I LOVE THEM!!!! ❤
Glad you like them!
Thank you for the video!
That soup looks great! I just watched your mc griddle muffin video and poof an upload lucky me. I am really enjoying your meal journey. keep at it you can do it.
when i can’t afford food we shop at the dollar store you can get some great food plus makes meals stretch your dogs are so adorable just be carful some towels get loose thread which can get stuck in the dogs teeth even in their throat dr who really good another fun video
I can never find the cheddar taquis, I was SO excited to find dollar tree carries a dupe for them!
Everything looks amazing! Good choice on the recipes! I'll be trying all of them!
The tvp is made right here in my hometown of Decatur, IL at ADM. We are the Soy Bean Capital of the World. Lol
Cute doggies! 😍
...You know, I'm starting to feel sad that there isn't a Dollar Tree in my area but there IS a Family Dollar and it's been a while since I've been there but I think they sell similar food items. 🤔 I'll have to check it out again when my health isn't as bad since I have to take the bus to get there (I live in NYC, people who own cars here are nuts, lol) I think my mom used to shop there sometimes before she passed 3 years ago (R.I.P. Mom) but I only really remember eating cookies from there myself, though that proves nothing since she did almost all the cooking so I wouldn't know. 😅
I love your meals
I think cooking the pancakes ahead of time and freezing them on cookie sheet is a better way to go then putting them in the ice tray. That just seems like a fail when it came time to take them out of the freezer and just to throw them in the pan and cook them
It almost looks like you could eat for another week
I’d say at least a couple of extra days, a week might be a stretch but I’ll be happy to end the week and be able to show excess ingredients to roll over
Sorry most of these things I ?can't eat because I'm diabetic I still enjoy watching you
Was your tripod dog born that way😮
that dinner looked good! for those who want it creamy try making a roux with some freshly grated cheese 😁
Boiling five bags of the tea for about five to ten minutes makes a concentrated black tea for the base of many types of tea recipes.
I love Dr Who!
I love your dogs. I have two lab mixes. Thanks for showing the toys. My dogs will go insane over those. They will be destroyed in Olympic Gold time, lol.
Haha I’m always impressed by gentle dogs because mine are impatient and very not gentle with toys
I tried the corn tortillas fried again - o fcourse they kinda broke in half when folded over but I didn't bother to nuke first - I had some cheese slices I halved and put inside the mini street size ones- I think the 'secret' is OIL! when you said a little oil and I thought 'whoa! I figured that might be my problem and I tell ya those suckers got crisp!! I scrambled and egg on the side - still enough oil left in the pan! HA!
I'm a chewy garlic bread girl too
wait. you're cute, you know how to cook, you like dogs, and you watch "dr. who"? you're perfect.
I also have Shepski with heterochromia! His name is Bodhi
I would add onion or shredded cheese n bacon
I must say you do what you can with what you have. The salt would do me in.
You could have even put a few of the black beans.
I love your meal schedule...it mirrors my own. Soups are my go to because they're so easy to throw together with whatever is on hand.
I saw the sensory puzzle on TT, too...my tripawed (twins!) Mimi LOVES them...I use old dish towels.
I'm thoroughly enjoying your content.
Thank you Jen! 🥰
Do you know how to make porcupine meatballs in tomato sauce?
You could probably toast them in a toaster...
I'm new here and so glad I found your series! In Canada some of the products and prices are different, but you have such great ideas and I can't wait to try them :) (sorry to be off topic LOL but your nails are so pretty! what colour is that?) Thanks so much, and please keep 'em coming :)
Hi! My nails are press ons and I always just go to the drug store and buy whichever ones I like so I’m unfortunately not sure what ones these are haha
@@DollarTreeDinners Thanks for the speedy reply and I love your puppies!
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was that dog missing a leg
I miss the series of ingredients I've a few videos.
A lot of their food is bio engineered not positive what that means warnings on bread now caused cancer. 😮😢 Going to see if most stuff reg store the same.
Dollar tree adds soy to a lot of their meat
$5 a day? For one person? What's the problem? Anyone with an ounce of sense should be able to. That's $35 a week! $3 a day is my normal budget. I shop once a month so that makes it easier. I can use things like pick 5 at Save-a-Lot.
It’s important to consider that cost of living is not the same city to city state to state. Everyone has different prices and different access so what’s cheap to you is expensive somewhere else
That was nasty to double dip
Well if she's the only one eating the dip, why can't she double dip?
Omg get a life! She is the only one eating .
I’m like kinda over people shitting about their female dogs and then praising their males. 🙄
I am a little put off by the fact that you brushed by the "step kids......when they visit" and not when we have parenting time,....but THEN did a whole bit on your dogs......But maybe that is just me.
1) my step kids live in Washington state. My boyfriend was in the navy and had to relocate to the east cost. His kids stayed with their mom on the west cost. His kids only come to visit twice a year because they have school otherwise. So yes, when they come to visit. 2) I won’t be sharing his kids on video when they are here because their mom doesn’t want me to and that is 100% her choice and I am totally fine with that.
@@DollarTreeDinners No, I wasn't commenting on the lack of kids in the video I 100% get that. They just seemed an aside and I guess, as a mom and step-mom, I am sensitive to anyone who minimizes the little humans we are blessed to have in our lives.
My goodness!!!! You have done us a all such a kindness by sharing these recipes and overall life tips with us. My partner passed away unexpectedly last year, so I couldn't really afford going to Kroger every week even though I am working full time. These recipes are a lifesaver!!
Thank you, my condolences for your loss, I hope you are doing well 🥰
I’m sorry for your loss. These menus are so helpful during these hard times.
I’m sorry for your lost may fly high
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YOUR DOGGIES ARE SO SO PRECIOUS 🥺💜💜💜💜 thank you so much for introducing them to us!!
I made the fried tacos you showed in another video, I used chili instead of beans because my husband will not eat beans but I kept everything else the same. Girl they were so good. We both loved them.
Glad you liked them! I find I make my best creations when I’m working with limited groceries 🥰
Your dogs are gorgeous!! I would love to see more of your garden, too! You are giving me so many good ideas with your recipes and menu plans! Thank you so much!!
I need to learn how to garden so maybe I can’t take y’all on this journey with me haha
This is my first video of yours that I'm watching. I'm here from Tiktok!! I really love your videos!! I love getting to know you more than the couple of minutes we see you on TikTok!! Your babies are so cute!! You seem like the sweetest person I've ever met! Keep up the great work, you're killing it. Hearing the babies isn't a bother, to hell with anybody that they aggravate!! Love from Louisville Kentucky 🥰 💙 ❤️ 😍 💕 ♥️
Awww thank you! I appreciate that so much! 🥰🥰🥰 i love that my videos are genuine and not scripted. Life’s a journey and I’m glad I’ve got friends to share it with
I love your little tripod dog! So sweet
I love this so much!! i used to have to follow recipes to the tee and your flexibility gives me so much freedom!! Thank you and please don't stop!!
I made this with Lima beans because that’s what I had…reminiscent of mama’s minestrone! Maybe some grated cheese if anyone has…delicioso!!! Thank you ❤❤❤
If you could choose two all-time favorite items from the Dollar Tree, what would they be?!
Hmm top 1 is definitely the vegetable bouillon, it’s an excellent price, versatile, adds a ton of flavor to almost everything. I don’t think i would have gotten this far in the week without it. I think the 2nd is actually the frozen pepper stir fry which sadly I haven’t seen at my actual store in quite a while but I’ve seen it at other dollar trees. I also think it’s an excellent value and so versatile and I love peppers and onions. The seasoning blend I use a lot but it’s got celery in it which can sometimes overpower other flavors like in Spanish foods
I LOVE the pepper stir fry. I buy multiple bags everytime I go. Another great idea for the breakfast would be to buy the chocolate chunks. You could precook some “pancake” chocolate chip muffins to reheat quickly. Also, I’m only half way through the week but the Texas Corn Bread mix and hot dogs in a muffin pan make a delicious mini corn dog meal.
Single serving pizzas. Applesace cups
Oats, rice, lentils