How To Live On $1 A Day In 2024 || Extreme Grocery Budget || Variety & Over a Week Of Meals
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Hey guys! My Total was $12.29. Bringing my daily total to $1.75!
This is just an idea on how I personally would live on around $1 a day.
The challenge videos I watched for reference (because I had no idea what this challenge was at first), all ranged from $1.60 to $1.90 per day.
I hope this helps give ideas!! Love yall!
Brooke
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Food should not be taxed! I said what I said.
Well said! Agree
Agree!
I Agree!
I agree!
Agreed! It's the most basic necessity for survival (besides oxygen lol).
Love this video. I am 80 and on SS. Food budget is very low. This type of video is a life saver for me. Thank you.
It would be great if she did another week or two of these meals with other ingredients on the same budget.
You should do your whole family . $1 per person per meal for 7 days
I love the way she cuts around the top of the tomato. Saves every little bit + no waste.
I was 63 y.o. when I realized I let my Moma and Granny down! Somewhere along the line, I guess I so slowly stopped doing that the exact second I saw her do that! My Mama was a Depression Baby as my Grandparents had them 9 Stairstep Children before, during and after the Great Depression! 😂 They both taught myself and my Sisters this. Mama said out of the 3 girls I was Always the Uppity one.... Sorry Mother!😂
@@trudydavis6168And depending on the variety, you can save the seeds. Heirlooms are the ones to save. You can also regrow some things from your produce like celery, onions, potatoes & herbs are easily rooted in water. You can grow a lot of potatoes in pots too. If you have room, grow whatever you can. Seeds are cheap
I swear folks from the south would never starve! 😂 Something can be made from anything you got!
Country girl will survive. 😀
Brooke, I learned this from a young cowboy 50 years ago. If you're eating pinto beans to the point you need a flavor change, you can add a turnip along with your seasonings to a pot of beans while they cook to change up the flavor. He would toss the turnip in whole then fish it out, but I grate the turnip into the pot. The flavor of the beans changes, but they do not taste like turnips. It's an inexpensive way to avoid flavor fatigue if you're eating a lot of soup beans.
Interesting!
A rutabaga is sweeter.
How much are eggs where you live? Here n Hawaii eggs are 4.99 for 18 large eggs at Walmart
No meat? I'm a vegetarian so this dollar-a-day is perfect. Thank you, southern frugal momma.
Brooke…I am single…on social security…thank you so very much for this…it was amazing…everything looked really good…thank you again…!
Your channel and Facebook page has been a life saver, I had no clue how I was gonna be able to feed myself after paying my basic bills, being so low income in expensive florida but Thanks to you and everyone that post great ideas on FB, I'm able to to pay all my bills and eat pretty dang good. Being so low income, and realizing you cannot buy enough food for the month can be a death sentence so thank you. Also Your videos are so upbeat and your kids are funny, it makes this process enjoyable rather than humiliating. ❤
I'm in the same boat 😊
@DisabledandPrepping it's a scary boat to be in, but we got this ❤
@@henny8883 Amen 🙏
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No humiliation in being poor and surviving. You are paying your bills and doing your best. I'm proud of you. We will get through this 😊
I've recently had several huge expenses come up that have darn near devastated me. I'm a teacher, and I live alone. This is so perfect, and I appreciate the hard work that goes into these videos! I feel seen and not alone when I watch your videos and read the comments! ❤
Boiled egg in the pasta salad would have been a good protein even
Liked that she substituted water for milk in the cornbread mix. Dont have to run to the store for milk.
I love the way you show people how to prepare meals, not wasting any part of the food etc.. Believe it or not there are people that are grown adults that leave home and can't cook at all. I love your videos, thanks for showing people, how to shop on a budget. ❤
It's not a healthy diet though. Just protein and rubbish to bulk it out. In dire straits, it's survival eating the same stuff every day. If you have any outside space, even room for tubs, you can grow salad and veg VERY cheaply
We are lucky here in New Mexico, that our groceries and our prescription medications are tax free !!
Same here in Florida
@@BarbHayes-zn7fi Are you sure? I live in Naples FL and last week I picked up my prescription from CVS and I sure did pay taxes on it, alright!
You can make the whole batch of beans, portion it out, and put them in the freezer. You can season them any way you want. Season for any type of cuisine you like.
I do that. I've got a couple of different beans that I can easily grab to make refried beans or for a delicious dinner.
Exactly my thoughts.
I chop onion, tomatoes, cilantro if you like it, jalapeño or bell pepper carrots and potatoes and then I sautee onions, peppers and potatoes and carrots add tomatoes and cilantro last and then season with salt and pepper and cumin lastly add the beans and some broth or water and allow veggies to cook, it’s soooo yummy as a soup. If you have leftover ham or hot dogs sautee with the onions and continue as stated above . Eat with a yummy bread or warmed tortillas.
I'm so thankful that one of my daughters-in-law raises chickens so the eggs are always free! (Good thing she likes me!) Some of my best childhood memories are sitting around the kitchen table snapping green beans and sorting through pintos with my great-grandmother! This video just reminds me of her. She could make a feast with next to nothing!
Once upon a time...I had to survive on Hot water cornbread, butter and sweet tea for about 2 weeks - the butter and delicious tea made it tolerable.
Nice to know, we never know what can happen and how we will handle it.
I became a vegetarian when i was supporting two kids, tgree dogs and a handicapped sister after a divorce. All i could afford was white bread and peanut butter. I learned to enjoy hot water because i couldn't afford coffee or tea. I now have a stockpile of food. It was the toughest period i went through
When I buying produce that are per item not per lb, I will get 3 of the largest I can find and weight them. I'll buy the heaviest of the 3. I have no shame.
I do that too. Baskets of strawberries and such can have as much as 1/3 lb over the states weight if you choose the smaller berries.
I’m stretching my food dollars for one by intermittent fasting and eating only two meals per day. I’m so use to this I don’t even snack anymore. Just a suggestion.
Meant to be a very healthy way of eating, and great for weight loss. I'm giving intermittent fasting a try
in college we live on macaroni and cheese with pinto beans in it. and sometimes some ground beef. then we made a chicken pot pie with chicken legs and can of mixed veggies and chicken boullion and a can of biscuits. lots of cinnamon toast for breakfast and sweets. and then the ole ramen noodles.
@louiselynch9267 😊Heck use what you got.
Ideas: Breakfasts(oatmeal); Lunch( PB sandwich ); Dinners ( bean and rice burritos, Mac and cheese, )
I like your meal, oatmeal, P&B sandwich, beans and rice burritos!
As a non American, the only part of this I can face eating is the breakfast oatmeal. I love using any left over vegetables, adding stock , salt and black pepper, and making homemade soups for lunches. Delicious
Peanut butter and cheese for a week would have broke her budget into smithereens. ;)
If you have eggs & a little pickle relish & mayo, you can make egg salad or deviled eggs. And if you had a tomato plant, a cucumber plant, a pepper plant, a squash plant...you could extend this out a few more days. I love pasta salad with lemon juice & olive oil, parmesan cheese, bacon bits, ripe olives, tomatoes, cuke, & peppers. Seeds are cheap folks. Grow a few things & you can really extend your meals with just a few plants. I planted potatoes in pots & I just dug up my first crop & replanted. Tomorrow, I'm having new potatoes, green beans I canned from my garden, steamed broccoli. & deviled eggs. I have chickens too. I dont know about you, but I'm not eating bugs.😊 I ate plums from my own tree &strawberries from my own strawberry plants. Blueberries and blackberries will be next...I see incoming cobblers.😊 I can squeeze a nickle until the buffalo poops 🦬💩. Give me one tomato seed & I'll have 10 tomato plants before I'm done. There are several foods you can regrow too.
We don't live in America, Thank God, going by these comments. We live in Europe, where we shop at local farmers markets very cheaply. We grow strawberries, potatoes and lettuce in 'grow bags', oranges, lemons and olives from small trees, cucumber, peppers and tomatoes. Many of these can be grown in planters/ tubs. You don't need lots of land, maybe just a small driveway. The seeds to grow food are SO VERY cheap. In the Depression, in the USA, this is how your ancestors made the difference between starving and not.! You can eat healthily AND cheaply and, honestly, it's so easy to do. I hope some of you can give it a go.....as the person in the above comment said, it's a great way to eat fresh, good foods. We also gave chickens for our own eggs.
I’m happy to see that you are striving to add vegetables to get those vitamins and minerals, even on such a low budget. It’s important to try to stay healthy isn’t it? Thank you for not adding tons of starches without the good things that are in the vegetables .
That makes eating interesting and healthy.
My family calls the egg scramble dish migas! My abuela would use diced potato instead of the onion & peppers. Now, when I make it, I use the southern style potatoes. 😊
If we didn’t have corn tortillas, we would use Fritos just as great as well. I’m from San Antonio Texas people add ketchup or salsa. Yummmmmm
I'm a 1st time male cooker. Found your channel today and I'm sure I'll be glad I did.😊👍
Walmart just got their hands slapped for weights not being correct. You should report this store.
You should be very proud, good for you. Way to go girl.
A while back I had some bean soup I was tired of. I layered it with tortillas in a lasagna fashion. I did use a bit of cheese. It was so yummy.
Brooke would you be willing to share your garden journey. I know you may have already started planting. But I would love to see videos on what all you grow & what you do. I like the videos you do for budget cooking. When you were getting the vegetables it reminded me that last year you would use stuff from your garden. I think people enjoy watching you. Your sweet southern accent, smile, laughter & how honest & real you are. I know when ppl start channels it might be for a specific thing. But clearly your subscribers enjoy all aspects of you are willing to share. From the camping & spending time with your family, to the fun game you & Dusty played. Tell the family hello. God bless you all all ❤
If anybody can do this its our bestie Brooke ❤❤❤❤❤
If you have a farmers market and go at the end sometime they don’t want to take produce home so you get it cheaper.
Thanks, Brooke! I made the beans in Instant Pot. I had a zucchini and some tomatoes that needed to be used. I appreciate your ideas so much because ... I'm tired and burned out on cooking, but we still need to eat! Your mission is more important than ever!
All looks yummy.
I watched the video and had to get up out of bed and get something to eat
Tonight I had Bushes baked beans on about to expire sourdough bread.I put butter and garlic powder with a little parsley then baked to make garlic bread.I put the beans on top .It was surprisingly good.I have a package of hot dogs will add half to the left over beans.This will be lunch and dinner tomorrow.Will still have half the hot dogs for later. Scrambled eggs with cut up hot dogs ,diced green pepper , diced onion and shredded cheese.Yes.Wonderful lady with lots of tips.I am a single senior on SS so love the recipes!
I like that you made a bunch of food that looks yummy AND filling, thank you for taking the time to film this
Hi this is what I really need cause we're really struggling! Thank you so much!!!❤
This is the first $10 challenge that looked tasty! Amazing. It all looked so delicious.
There's a challenge called "live below the line." I think they do about the same amount per day. It's interesting to see what people come up with and at the same time, give ideas to those who live it everyday. ❤😊
One of the reasons I love these types of videos is because it really highlights how doable budget meals can be when aromatics are included.
A little onion and garlic can be a game-changer. And, switching it up by roasting the garlic was genius!
The title should have said Eating for less than $2 a day since it’s $1.75. But I do love these shows!! I really like how you did day by day! Looked filling and delicious 😋
Yes I was hoping to actually see a dollar a day
But she had enough for more meals. Still encouraging. If she bought oats instead of boxed biscuits would save and go further.
What did she do 'day by day' ? It was the SAME stuff, EVERY DAY. This only counts if there's, at least, SOME variety in the 'so called' menu. Sorry to me, as a non American, this was vile. I'd have to be truly desperate. I'd rather root in bins as I'm sure I couldn't stomach this 'food' Different cultures, different foods. I'm French...
@@jacqueline8559 mean comment. Not sure what French has to do with it.
You are so smart and funny now I know how to eat well with little money ❤ you are such a blessing.
I agree. Food should not be taxed😊
You could make some delicious bean cakes with the left over refried beans. A little flour and egg and mixed in your leftover beans and fry them up. So delicious 😊
Gotta get a recipe for that!
That sounds really good. Thanks.
Add a little sage and it tastes like sausage. My mom did that.
You are such a delight! So glad I found your channel. I grew up poor and my mom always found a way to make homemade dinners on a budget. I have the best memories of the tastiest food. Bless you for being such a great momma and showing people how it doesn’t take much to eat good. Sometimes you have to be creative but I guess that just made me appreciate different kinds of food now. And bonus-I’m great at using up leftovers to be something new the next day.
Hi Brooke, next time try adding some of the Pico de Gallo in your bean soup, it gives it great flavor.
Adding the beans to the pasta salad made it like a minestrone salad
I love eating beans. I usually add dry chicken broth , onion and garlic to my beans. I know this is a challenge vlog for you. I enjoy the instapot but I just love having a pot of beans on my stove cooking slow all day. Thank you for your recipes. Great vlog.
When my aunt had very bad diabetes she would season everything from beans to turnip greens with either a piece of ckn or ckn bullion
No food tax in Texas. Like you said it's a human right. No need to profit from it. Great video Brooke! 😊
You made migas! Eggs with crispy tortillas! Yum!
Hi Brooke, you can do 2 more dishes.- * scrambled eggs/beans mixed together-(1st scrambled your egg, then add the refried beans and scramble together, & have it with warm tortillas. The other meal is - * Bean enchiladas (Hispanics call it "Frijoladas"- free-hol-adas) warm up your puree beans in a pan or bowl big enough to place a warmed corn tortilla into it. (some people give tortilla a quick dip fry turnover flip in a frying pan instead- optional) Then the tortilla will be dipped in beans in & out on both sides, place on a plate, sprinkle cheese of choice (Monterey, pepper jack, mozzarella- ideally Hispanics use Queso Fresco, or as last resort cheddar) then just fold like a taco and top with more bean puree sauce & cheese, and as optional add shredded lettuce, pico de gallo & dallop of sour cream (or a drizzle of "Mexican crema") and !Voila!
Mexicans don’t just use Queso Fresco they use another cheese cheese that’s harder firm, that’s very much like their version of Parmesan and, another type of cheese that is semi- soft, the same cheese manufacturers make all 3 kinds! Again not, necessarily all Mexicans eat just those kind of cheeses, again, the type of food they eat is based on the region in which they live!
She has made that before I believe!
@@sonyafox3271Cotija cheese?
Thanks! I took a screenshot 👍🏻 ❤
True Lime or Lemon packets are wonderful to keep on hand and none of the lime goes to waste, you use only a pack or 2 at a time
I'm brand new to watching you. I got to tell you thank you so much for going the extra step in showing the details and really explain things. Especially when it comes to saving money. I appreciate you
Hard boiled eggs would be a good protein in tge pasta salad too! Maybe do half with beans and half eggs.
Oh, and beans are often in pasta salad! Usually theyre cannelini beans, but pintos work jyst as well!
Could have put a bit of the green pepper in the pico !
Add pasta or dumplings too the beans it so good. My mother had too stretch her meals too feed 30 people so she stretched the beans and the gravy and lefted over mashed potatoes And the next week my aunt made up a huge pot of chicken and noodles and switched off each week chili ,soup beans 3 times a week. That's was the good old days of no fight just families enjoy each other.
I was watching something that said Walmart is under investigation about there prices being on the price tag and then when you get to the register it's different so watch your receipt and also dollar general is also under investigation as well
I went to Walmart the other day and bought two watermelons and four cucumbers and some water, and the cashier said my total was seventy four dollars, so I'm shopping at Target now
I have had that happen to me at Kroger several times it's outrageous.
I like ALDI
@@janetpinnick4867 I would have put it all back.
Everyone of your meals looked DELICIOUS!!!! Those beans were making me drool!!!! You are GREAT at being economic!!! First time writing to you!! Thank you, Joannie ❤
For homemade baked beans, use leftover cooked navy beans or great northern beans. add some ketchup, some onion and some brown sugar. Taste the sauce to see if it taste right and then bake that in the oven for about a half an hour until the onion is cooked better than beans and much cheaper.
This is so thoughtfully done I think you did a great job with the budget you set. Definitely needed bit protein, veggies, and fruit nutrition wise. But hey, on an emergency budget good job! I'd love to see what you do with two people a week's worth of meals who are living on $100 a month food budget. If that makes sense? We really need to pull back and budget but we definitely need good nutrition. It would be awesome if my husband and I could spend a hundred bucks a month on food and that's all. Hopefully you'll take that on at some point. 👍😃💜 Meanwhile I'll use this for inspiration. Thank you.
(All four weeks would be even more amazing.)
My mother would serve "chow-chow" relish with her beans and cornbread. So good. A jar used to be pretty cheap. Also you can get smoked turkey legs or wings fairly cheap to add to beans. Also they sell pepperoni at dollar tree, you can chop n add to pasta salad. Good job you. Proud to be a frugal American.
the Tortilla dish you made with the fried corn tortillas is called Chilaquiles! hope that helps :)
It’s migas. Chilaquiles has salsa and the tortilla is cooked to crisp like chips
I was thinking migas. My favorite!
This is my first time seeing your channel and I’m very impressed with how you accomplished the challenge!
I make a similar pasta salad. The only difference is I add a little bit of Greek salad dressing, and a tiny bit of Italian dressing to the pasta and veggies and when I serve it, I put fresh Parmesan on top. It amazing for a full meal you can add grilled chicken
Absolutely, LOVE, LOVE,your videos, your take on keeping people fed, and the joy you bring to all of us!!! Blessing to you and your beautiful family.
I love that you used so many fresh veggies! Way to stretch the healthy stuff, girl! You made a dollar a day look yummy 👍
Brooke, I love this video!! It’s absolutely great for those that are struggling with grocery expenses so high!! Thank you so much for sharing this. 💕🙏🙏
Good job and thank you for ahole week of showing us how to make it on a dollar a day ❤
Take those dried skins off the onions and stems off apples,tops off strawberries, extra vines of tomatoes and grapes, if you're paying by wt. Reduce the excess off. What the difference if you do it at the store or at home? At home you are paying to create extra garbage. Banana stems can get trimmed down also.
Thank You!! Obviously eating well is possible when the money is so tight! 🎉
You could put a wet towel underneath the cutting board to keep it still ❤️❤️ Love you Brooke!!
Hey Brooke, I would love to see a cookbook from you on how to make budget fitting meals for a family, for those with super tight budgets. Even if it is a ebook..but paper would be great!
I’d say one budget saver would be just like she showed, beans n cornbread. Many a fam would have starved if not for b and b
Great job!! I’ll bet you could eat well for $60 a month with your cooking skills. You would have some things from each week carry over. Maybe you could afford a block of cheese, a jar of salsa, a container of oats, some powdered milk, some meat or fish. You would need variety for a longer duration, a jar of peanut butter, 5# of potatoes, a couple of bags of frozen veggies. Walmart sells a 10# bag of chicken quarters for a ridiculously low price. I got a bag for $7.20. Add some carrots and celery, a box of Jiffy biscuit mix and you can make chicken and dumplings. Beans aren’t a complete protein, meaning all of the essential proteins aren’t in them. But beans and rice together contain all of the essential proteins we need. Eggs have protein and lots of vitamin A. Potatoes have vitamin C. Calcium is in short supply in your menu, I think. I have osteoporosis and that is one of my causes! Bone health is so important! Again, great job in selecting nutrient dense foods!!!
Great job Brooke !! Everything looks delicious !!
My first time watching your content… love it!
❤omgosh Brooke awesome, just awesome!! Great ideas on such a tiny budget. Thank you for all you do for this community ❤ 💗 💕
Once, I couldn't find Salad Supreme, so I looked it up online for the ingredients. Turns out I had everything in my cabinet except the sesame seeds. It tasted practically like it!
It tasted practically, practically! Lol That’s not exactly how you describe something you tasted that you like, it Aka/ makes no sense!
That's an excellent idea! I'm going to look it up!👍😊❣️
@@sonyafox3271 That's not nice!!
This video was very fun to watch.
Being on a budget can allow you to be creative with your meals.
Creativity is key. I’m going to put a twist on a few things.
Thanks for sharing 😂🎉😂
Thanks for this! It's very helpful to those of us on a tight budget. Also, love your personality and accent 😄
you are so hardworking and creative - this is interesting and fun! thanks for doing this!
Chef trick... take a tea-towel, wet it wring it until almost dry. Fold it up to fit under your chopping board. Lay on the bench, put the board on it. It will stop the board wiggling. Change reegularly. If your board is warped, wash and dry it, put on a flat bench with the space under 8t,, put a heavy pot on it, leave it under pressure.
Great job!❤🎉. Love the bean soup, then making into refried beans 2 delicious recipes with 1 dish 😋. Love you cousin Brooke ❤️
That was awesome! You did well to create a variety and stretched that dollar!
Great video. Amazing how you can stretch that budget. All good meals too. I really liked all the different ways you did the eggs and still had 2 left. Thanks for sharing
You can always pressure can beans for long storage or even freeze them after cooking. I make a whole bag of black beans and freeze in small amounts in freezer bags. I freeze them flat so when i cook burgers for the family, i can easily make me a black bean burger. They defrost quickly too. I do the same with pinto beans because I never know when I might need a burrito. Lol. I love your channel.
you are so sweet to show us this! thanks you inspired me and putting a pot of beans on tomorrow!
Love all your ideas and that you share them with us. So many great ideas for little hit to your pocket book. You’re the best!❤
I would definitely eat all those things. Absolutely chips and bean dip. Yum!
I like the way you created different things from the same food. It has given me some good ideals.Ty
I LOVED this video!!! So creative and it was well balanced and i would eat every single thing on those menus and be very happy! Love it all! Great job! 🎉😊
Lol, looove your banana biscuit experiment! We often have left-overs on Friday - and that means whatever is left-over gets eaten, generally mixed together creatively... delicious meals that can never be replicated. But those biscuits - those are a repeating keeper!
GREAT video, Brooke!! I can't believe you did it, and had veggies every day!!❤❤
Just love this channel great recipes and ideas.
You did di it, and you ate well!. There's a lesson to me.
Haven’t watched your channel in a minute, but I’m so glad I clicked on this video!! Amazing job, I’ve definitely been missing you❤❤
The pasta salad looks really good. Thank you for sharing.
You did fabulous. ❤ you are such a joy to watch
Thank you so much!
I do love your videos!!! God bless!
I thought about the banana biscuit mixture for a regular breakfast I would add raisins and maybe chopped nuts. Thanks for the basic recipe.
Of course you can do this! You're amazing!!!!
Brooke this was an amazing video! Such good information for so many people. Thank you sister for showing it can be done. You are amazing! Love that knife you chopped your veggies with.
This was a good video to show that we don’t need an exorbitant amount of food daily to live on.
When I was a kid, my dad was on strike for 6 months in the early 70’s. We ate biscuits and gravy for a month.
This was great! I know I sometimes I get bored with eating the same thing over and over. BUT it certainly helps to pre-prep, because I work from home I don't have time to think about what I "want", etc, if it is already made, I am good to go because I am in overdrive already. I loved your options. 100% I would have needed some cheese and hot sauce, and if I was rich sour cream, but you did a great job. Have a great week thanks for sharing with us!
“The last dandelion of the season!”, I thought that was an adorable saying and subscribed right after. It’s good to be silly.