Secret To Feeding 5 Guys On A Budget! (PART 1) Grocery Budget Audit
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- I was amazed to see that this viewer is doing so well! In today's grocery budget audit video, Gina shares her secret to how she feeds 5 guys on a tight grocery budget, even with special dairy free diets. Her strategy for cutting her grocery budget will help you save, too, even when you can't shop multiple stores.
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I have IBS-D and also lactose intolerant Which I take medication and lactose pills for, I also have a severe allergy to coconut as my husband has some stomach sensitivity to foods as well. I wanted to say Thank you for this video I got some ideas from tonight and do plan to order your dairy free book and giving some of this a try. Oh just for anyone whose in need for a tip about Lactose pills Walmart sells theirs anywhere from 5.98 for 12 and over 10.00 for I think 120 well I found at Dollar Tree they have some there 15 in a bottle for 1.25 a bottle so far that is the cheapest I have found so far I would love to find them cheaper so far I haven't but for those who have the problem and have a Dollar Tree near by I would suggest the Dollar Tree. Again Thanks so much for this video ..
I’d got the free down load of your first book. Then I ordered the second book. I’m 55 and I’ve always cooked, and tried to be somewhat frugal, but I’ve learned new tricks from these books. I think everyone who cooks could get some good use out of them.
These are way better than one of the best selling food network star’s cookbooks I have.
Wow! She is doing great. Very frugal for a family of 6.
I totally agree!
I haven’t been to the grocery store yet. I will be going soon and filming and filming my pantry so I can submit everything for an audit. Very excited for these. Love how down to earth she is. We have a fantastic community!❤
i like this type of content i get ideas how to save
Not sticking to the list (in favor of clearance/sales) is really interesting! I do grocery pickup at walmart and here I am thinking I’m staying in budget and yet missing out on so many potential extra deals!
It is hit or miss at Walmart but always keeping my eye out for markdown. Recently I saw The Pioneer Woman hair brushes marked down to a buck. I think I bought 6.
The only time we did grocery pickup was during Covid just because I didn't want to argue with anyone about a mask. I have found 'extras' on their rolling racks they put clearance items on at certain locations. Don't just limit yourself to Walmart for groceries. Check to see if there are any food discount or salvage stores in your area. Ollie's for instance. I bought a bunch of food items at Ollies last week. They always have jellies, nuts, spices and lots of candy if that's on your list.
She's living not too far from me! I live in Joplin Missouri maybe 45 minutes away. I love seeing young people cooking and saving money. Just saying us hillbillies know how to stretch a dollar. I just pressure can chicken today. It turned out good.
I’m in Hot Springs Arkansas, not to far from her.
I love bits of roast in home made vegetable soup.
As far as the metal container messing up your cabinet you can also put a lid from an older container on the bottom. Mom used to do it all the time.
I write on my glass containers with a sharpee (sp?) Pen before putting in freezer or fridge. I then scrub it off when I reuse the container. For plastic- I write on paper and put it inside where I can see it through the side or lid. No more freezer mysteries :)
To use an extra can of the pumpkin puree, make vegan mac-n-cheese. I use a pound of elbow macaroni, a can of full-fat coconut milk, a can of pumpkin puree, and some nutritional yeast. Spices to add: salt, pepper, garlic, sumac spice (if you have it), and a pinch of cardamom. It's my teenager's favorite over the "really cheesy" boxed varieties that come with the "cheese pouch". I didn't see coconut milk in your pantry, but you can occasionally find a good sale at Aldi's on that.
For extra bananas, you can make variations of the regular banana bread - make a batch with that leftover cranberry sauce in the freezer and offset it with some of that almond flour. If you toast the almond flour first, you may be able to get a bit more of that flavor (which goes well with cranberries). I actually did this with canned mandarins (chopped), cranberry sauce, and (thawed) frozen bananas. I'm allergic to almonds, so I used lightly toasted coconut flakes and macadamia nuts (on sale). Mixed the recipe's dry ingredients in one bowl, mixed all the fruit in another bowl. Looking at the recipe's total wet ingredients, I estimated how much more wet ingredients I had and balanced the batter with some oatmeal or homemade oat flour. Cooked the batter in mini-muffin tins, cooled on wire rack, and froze whatever didn't disappear by the next day.
If the can is scraping the shelf, put the lid from the last can on the bottom of the new can to protect the shelf.
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Brilliant!! Loved the video inserts of various cooking techniques. The guest is doing a remarkable job. It's fascinating to see how other people's kitchens are organized, how they eat, and what are their priorities. Great series Tawra. Thank you both.
I love shopping the Clearance section at Wal-mart, as well as other stores. It is like a treasure hunt.
She might want to consider using the tote method to organize her deep freezer so she doesn't lose anything.
We have a upright freezer, purchased 6 basket sized to fit 2 on two shelves, third and fourth shelf put them horizontally because of bump in back of those two shelves. Label baskets beef, chicken, pork, fish. The last two shelves for miscellaneous frozen foods. The door has six shelves, store butter, veggies, frozen juices. So easy to find anything I need to make meals.
I’m from Fayette, Alabama where Golden Eagle is made! They have recently started making single serving pecan pies. That’s what everyone is going wild over right now here.
A little tip for the greens powder sitting in the fridge...I have the same blend and she's right, it tasted meeehh😅 but blended with a frozen really ripe banana and water, it tastes really good. Cheaper and a way to use up all those forgotten bananas at the back of the freezer. I have thise too 😂
Good to know!
Before throwing away spice or herbs boil on back eye of stove in water. Adds moisture and scent in the winter
Pickle juice is so good in potato salad or tuna salad guys
Or pasta salad- greak yogurr or Creme Fraiche , pickle Juice , (pickles), veggies, noodles, (wieners)
In Germany we eat pancakes with applesauce or cinnamon with sugar. Sometimes with Veggies and a sauce....so yummie!
Good Morning! Tips for Gina: Molasses will make excellent homemade brown sugar, and PB2 powder is delicious in oatmeal. I hope everyone has a beautiful day.
Thanks for the tips!
Just hit the small local meat market markdown freezer. Got $40 of meats that were on 50 percent off. Great way to fill freezer.
Milk and frozen bananas in food processor. Just like ice cream! Delish!
I also add cocoa powder. Chocolate “ice cream”.
Ooblek! Dr Seuss! I always made ooblek w my kindergartners.
B4 the banana goes bad throw some butter in a pan and fry up the banana. I did this the other day it was so good its better with plantains but still delicious.
Thanks for sharing!!
She could make coconut milk with shredded coconut for cheap too
Can make ice cream with the bananas. Put it in a blender and throw some cocoa powder in there.
She has been using Tara Tips a lot and is really doing great! I love these podcasts!!!😊😊
Instead of throwing out unused spices, give to family or friends
frozen bananas are really good in oatmeal too.
Feeling fabulous with Kayla has a great paleo banana bread bar recipe with a great texture and it’s grain and dairy free. I fed it to my picky hubby and he didn’t know it was almond flour
You have to use half almond flour and half of another we use coconut. Makes a better texture.
Great job, Gina! You really are doing well. I'm impressed with you and such a young lady, too. Keep up the good work. Can't wait for the part 2.
I love these. I'd have to say Chia and flax last longer in fridge. I always check the products the store isn't going to be carrying anymore- they mark it down.
Flax should be ground as you use it..and in the refrigerator for storage.
I use frozen bananas and other frozen fruit in my yonanas machine for “ice cream”
Over here in the UK , we like our pancakes with lemon and sugar ! We find them absolutely divine that way ! (and we don't eat a great pile of them at once , we usually only have two each maximum.)
Maybe make two meals/casseroles, freeze one. You'll always have a quick meal as needed. I always made extra pancakes, stored in freezer baggies.for an easy snack or breakfast the boys can nuke.
In your video on the pumpkin muffins you sprayed the liners, why? Isn't that what the liners are for to keep them from sticking?
It keeps the liners from sticking to the baked goods and peeling a layer of them off with the paper.
@@janebush2478 thank you
You said your husband can't use the shortening. I have been avoiding hydrogenated oil by choice. I have had good success using oil in baking as long as I mix it into the dry ingredients and let it rest 5 minutes. Sometimes I need to reduce the liquid ingredients a little so the dough isn't runny.
Take Frozen banana smoothie , peanut butter, maple syrup, any left over frozen fruit( almond, or coconut milk ), flax seed , chia seeds.
She’s doing a wonderful job but I think she needs to stock up more. Maybe she has a stock she didn’t show us but if not I would certainly work on getting 3-6 months worth of food storage just to start. With 4 boys and living so far from a grocery store it would be a good idea. We lived 25 minutes from the nearest grocery store when I was raising my 4 children. I had a literal grocery store in my garage. I never wanted to start a recipe and be missing one ingredient! A few years ago they built a Dollar General just 10 minutes away from us so that has helped tremendously but I have to be careful because the prices aren’t the best.
Oh my gosh oatmilk! I'm so going to make some I drink it in my coffee every day!
I'm also guilty of buying those little guacamoles and TAWRA....girl...I love your suggestion to make and freeze it! Also we'll be making our own ghee and trying our hand at oatmilk! This has been the most helpful video yet!
Oops I spoke too soon! The meat in her freezer was just shown!
I was told you can use the pickle juice for chicken marinade. It's on my list to try.
There is a copycat Chick-Fil-A nugget recipe online that uses pickle juice. You won’t regret it
@paulawilliams1474 I'll look it up, thank you!
Hello from Deadwood, SD! Catching the rerun. 😊
Hello there!
Maybe add the turkey gravy to a chicken or turkey soup. Or donate to a food pantry around thanksgiving.
It seems like the people showing their food are great at budgeting maybe those who struggle lol like me are more afraid to share - I do get lots of great ideas in these videos though loving it
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The one thing I notice is that she has tons of freezer space and no meat. I stock up on sale meat or clearance meat and fish in my garage freezer. My extra freezer is mostly meat.
Wow. I live in Springdale which is not far from Bentonville.
The Green Blend power is great in smoothies.
Great tips. My children and I really like peanut butter and apple sauce on our pancakes 😊
You can use those gravy's in various recipes, if I am making a meat loaf I will ad a pkg of beef gravy, in the meatloaf. just ad's some flavour..
A great way to use up old bananas is making a curry. Banana is yum within a curry and I don't like always using up banana via dessert type ideas.
put applesauce on pancake
This gal is the bomb 🎉 Learn how to make Asian sauces from scratch. (Sometimes a savings but not if you have to buy weird ingredients) Make your own yogurt. Make your own "maple" syrup. That could defray some cost.
I would love to see a video for stocking up for one person in household, diabetic items , and how much I should spend.
I watched your moms videos but would like more ideas. Thanks.
Great job! Thank you for sharing. I'm looking forward to part 2.
Thanks for watching!
I’m also wondering where and when part 2 is
@angelawoods6746 it's out now, "avoid these mistakes in your next grocery haul"
@@waterbuckethomestead wish it had said part 2. Thanks!
@@waterbuckethomestead I just looked and that one is still the Part 1
I made a banana shake for my husband, I chopped them up and put in the freezer and when I'm ready to make it, and he loves it
Tawra, I love this style videos. Thank you for being open to changing up your content.
Glad you like them!
I am the example of everything you should not do, if you want something on that….🤔
Sure! I would love to do an audit!
Really awesome job she's doing 😊 I enjoyed watching Yay
I once bought rice milk from the health food store , tried it just for fun , and I liked it . A long time later ,I tried making my own and it was a disaster ! VERY messy and time consuming , and in the end it just tasted like coloured water ,no joke ! I have no idea what I did wrong ! 😂
Thank you ladies I’ve really enjoyed your show Have a good night 😴🌙
Thank you for sharing your food supplies with us, Gina! Wow! You're doing an awesome job & as usual I got a few more tips. Thanks for the recipes in between, Tawra! I'm absolutely loving this new format!! I just priced the trace mineral drops & compared it to the large tub of electrolyte powder we buy & it's actually cheaper to buy our electrolyte powder on special, but I'll keep an eye on the prices. For the greens powder, maybe sprinkle it on a casserole or in a soup etc for extra greens!! I really dislike the broccoli powder I have, but a waft of it in my egg smoothie isn't noticed & it's extra goodness. 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
I am totally making ghee! I had no idea it was so easy!
Pass the stuff you dont use on to someone who may
Give it away!!!! Don't throw away
Marinated or baked chicken are a way to use up bottom of the bottle (or unknown blend) seasoning
I have started dehydrating the overripe bananas and adding to my other dried friutsfir a nice mix. Once frozen they seem to disappear andnot get used
Walmart does the modes during the week and they mark down what they change on the modes for the seasons or if new products comes in . The mode team and department mangers have the weekends off . But bakery and meat department and deli mark down the items daily in the mornings it depends on the dates on the products. And the more team doesn't do modes during Thanksgiving and thur Christmas ,till the first of the year.
I think with this particular audit she just has things she needs to start using up.
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Make a turkey meat loaf and use the turkey gravy mix. It is really a tasty gravy. Mashed potatoes and gravy, side of veggies.
Love all your videos!!
I love how you insert recipes to make use of ingredients. I'm guilty of throwing out expired cans, even if just a month or so over in the past.
In my fridge I save condiments packets. To the packet tray and beyond 😊🦸
Well I'm not a money saving guru but I bought 40lbs russet potatoes, 1 roll paper towels, 2 boxes freezer bags, five boxes K cup coffee, that I really like, 3 french vanilla coffee creamers, onion soup mix, small sugar box. $20
The turkey gravy you can make a ground turkey tatertot casserole.
I have taken frozen bananas and shove one in the dirt, near rose bush stem/roots. Roses love them.
Even if you eat the banana, the skins are great used as you said.
Funny I used smooth move once, that was enough for me😅😂
It’s very effective!🤣
i use it every time i think i overeat too much 🤦♀️🤣
One year I made everyone banana bread, wraped in foil with a bow, for Christmas presents.
Guacamole cane be frozen in ice cube trays and then put several in each bag to be taken out individually as wanted.
Really enjoying watching how other people save money!
These are great tips been doing this for years. Back up syrup buy maple extract and the recipe is on it package just water and sugar boil and syrup
Pickle juice is good in potato salad.
Cholula hot sauce can be left outside at room temperature. Great job!
I use the turkey gravy mix to extend the home made gravy
@melindaw. Add cocoa powder to the banana and milk. Tastes like chocolate ice cream.
Molasses is great for homemade baked beans. Also dry peanut butter works well for making your own reses peanut butter cups. You could have fun with the younger boys making holiday candy!
Gina, you are a rock star!
She is isn't she!
Banana Ice Cream..cheap to make & delicious with or without chocolate added.
If you think you'll have that shortening for a good amount of time it will keep better in the refrigerator.
Hello from Indiana!
You can use ripe bananas and make ice cream. Only one ingredient needed!
Yes! There used to be a special gadget to make it. It was called Yobana, or something like that. I just use my food processor. It makes like a soft serve ice cream. 100% bananas.
I hope Gina doesn't give away her cans of pumpkin. That has gone up so much, well over $2.00/can. I don't bake as much anymore, but I love to have a few cans of pumpkin on hand. I am impressed at how tidy and organized her refrigerators and freezers are. Way to go Gina. You know how to shop wisely, for sure. Have a Blessed day.
I agree and I love pumpkin pie.
I add 1 can sweetened condensed milk 2 or 3 eggs, and spices. Pour in your favorite pie shell and bake.
I use ripe bananas for bread, cake, smoothies, and muffins.
That is a great idea with the honey in a wide jar. Honey never goes bad. 🙂 its the only food that litterally never expires. Or at least that is what i learned.
I’ve recently learned there are many “forever” foods. Check it out….. 😄
Wow, our cheapest butters start around 4;00 and up to almost 7;00 Sales are about 5;69. Wish we could get butter as cheap as you. I am in Alberta Canada.
I just checked the exchange rate of Canadian dollars to USD. That is about the same price spread as we currently have for butter prices.
That IS cheap. I am doing a Canadian video in a few weeks to show how low your prices are.
🔥 It's a brilliant tip I discovered ,which this lady is doing , put some baking soda in a little open container in your fridge door , and it absorbs all the smells and keeps your fridge smelling fresh ! I use an old spice jar !
I have made date, banana, chocolate chip bread. Using up the refrigerated dates nobody wants, and frozen bananas. Chocolate chips makes it all yummy. I would add nuts if I have them.
Banana bread baby. 😋😋😊
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