FEEDING A FAMILY ON $25 A WEEK | EXTREME GROCERY BUDGET CHALLENGE
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- Are you wondering how to save money on groceries in 2022? Massive inflation food costs are making it hard to feed a family on a budget. This is exactly what I bought when I fed my family on $100 a month or $25 a week. What does it cost today? Let's take a look!
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WHAT I BOUGHT for $69
5 lb. flour
6 pounds oatmeal
brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda
salt, pepper, cinnamon
milk
eggs
Bell peppers, green beans, bananas, nectarines, apples
20 pounds rice
chorizo
Chicken Breast
Pasta
Spaghetti Sauce
Salsa
Vegetable Oil, yeast
Stir Fry Seasoning
BBQ sauce
Hamburger buns
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Oatmeal for Breakfast
Sandwiches and Fruit & leftovers for lunches
Dinners - Spaghetti, Stuffed Peppers, Chicken sandwiches with roasted veggies, Chicken & Veggie Soup, Chicken Stir Fry, Breakfast for Dinner, Leftover Night
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I think a huge problem is a lot of people don’t actually know how to cook. They know how to shop, don’t know how the store stocks the shelves.
I volunteer at a food pantry and it is shocking, really shocking that folks now CHOOSE not to cook. It's a necessary life skill!!!
A huge problem people have when learning skills in school I loved home economics so fun it taught the basic I also watch PBS cooking shows there a lot of basic meals you can learn how to cook now today I'm watching TH-cam and a show on tastemade called struggle meals.
I’ve helped distribute food for a church. People who came for food give away didn’t want dry beans and rice. They wanted prepackaged premade food. Fresh veggies not as popular as canned fruit.
@@stef4866I usually take the dried beans but the rice is not that good to me at pantry’s. It’s cheap rice and it always taste weird so I don’t like taking the rice from pantry’s. I don’t like anything canned at all. I make food from scratch
We are a family of 3, my husband, my mother in law & myself. My mother in law has a big appetite so it as actually feeding 4 people. We are living on social security. I prepare oatmeal for breakfast 5 days a week, 6th day eggs with toast, 7th day pancakes, syrup, & sausage. For lunches I prepare egg salad sandwiches or tuna fish sandwiches or PB & J sandwiches or ham sandwiches. Fruit is served with lunch. For suppers I now use only an half pound of ground beef for chili, spaghetti. I get 3 meals out of 1 whole chicken. Roast chicken, then chicken casserole then chicken soup.
Went to a estate sale I asked what they were going to do with the can goods she said you can take all you want. I got enough to sink my wheels into the fenders. 12 milk crates full.
That was quite a haul. Good for you.
AWESOME
Awesome…I dream of something like that.
Nice idea.
Wow you are so smart! Inflation will not stop you😮
I’m just one person, but my grocery bill is probably $60/month. It was significantly higher and I wasted a lot of food before I started watching your videos! I try to eat a mostly vegan diet at home, and it saves a ton of money. I also started growing some of my produce. It’s about ready to harvest, and I’m so excited!
Congratulations ! Keep up the good work 👏
Still pretty early here but the garden is starting to come along nicely. My romaine and lettuces look amazing. My grapevine has me humbled. Blessings.
Awesomeness
Wow can u share a meal plan
If you eat whole food plant based like rice, beans & veggies, you’d cut your grocery bills down significantly. If you reduce your oil consumption, it’d cut your food bill further. If you do eat a lot of rice, buy it in huge 30lbs bag from your local chinese grocery store.
These challenges are so very needed right now. So many people are really struggling to put food on the table and gas in their cars. Its getting scary for many. Thanks for all you do! 😊
Send me eggs were are up to 1699 for 5 dozen at the best price I can find
@@melann4065 i feel ya, our twin pack 18ct eggs ar walmart is almost $10
@@melann4065 Costco is quite a bit cheaper. At least when I bought them last week they were....
I found a doz large eggs at Lidel for $1.29 and organic fox large for $2.99. I work at another grocery store and they're charging $3.20 for reg large eggs
It's only scary if you want it to be
I am expecting twins in a month and wasn't sure how we would manage as a family of 5 once they arrive. This video lead to me getting on WIC last week! It has taken away so much of my anxiety about feeding my family. Thank you SO much!
Yay, congrats!!!
Twins are amazing and we were on WIC at first with ours. Enjoy your sweet babies.
You will be okay! Our standard of living is much higher than it really needs to be (generally speaking). Us parents have the miraculous ability to take care of our kids, even when we worry we won’t be able to.
I raised twins single mom with no family around to help. Having two is easier than 1. They play with each other and not clingy to me so I can do things.
I didn’t have twins but I got wic when baby 5 came along. It was a life saver!
I love how she includes the information for WIC and is helping connect people to resources
WIC was a blessing. My daughter went through school on the honor roll, just graduated college Magna cum laude. WIC provided milk when we were struggling. She got the nutrition requirements.
Amen
“Bread rice and potatoes are my favorite starches what can I say I just like carbs ”. Thank you for the helpful video AND THE LAUGHTER! 😂
The $.25 package of buns would make great Garlic Buns to go with Spaghetti, to use for breakfast with Scrambled Eggs , Peanut Butter Sandwiches. Great haul and not a bad price
Lidel there regular size white bread (large) is .50 cents a loaf it feels and looks like wonderbread
WIC now also added fresh and frozen fruits and veggies! Also, one of my favorite breakfasts growing up was "breakfast" rice... which was just cooked rice with butter, milk, and a bit of sugar and cinnamon... we would pair that with toast and sausage if we had it.
That's amazing!
Growing up my Polish grandma made me rice soup for lunch.
Rice, milk, butter and salt...
Delicious
That sound a lot like the creamed rice dish my mom made us as kids. Hot and creamy with cinnamon and sugar.
😋 I had something similar, grits instead of rice.
Breakfast rice is soooo good
WIC was such a blessing to me when I was a young Mom! I am so impressed that you talked about being on that assistance program. 👏👏👏
@C NB Yes!! It probably varies by state but I’m almost positive that as long as your monthly income doesn’t cap a certain amount you’ll qualify.
Oh my goooooosh. Great field trip to the grocery store 🎉😂💀 👏🏻 👏🏻
She sounded just like you 😂😂😂
Love it! ♡
I knew it was you because her voice was on point!
Yessss!!
Girl! You keep me and my daughter alive! Thank you so much for all of your budget videos, I continue to learn from you daily even at the age of 50! You are an angel and a blessing
Thank you for not disparaging WIC. It helped me out so much when I was younger. Thank you for sharing your tips on how we all used to do it.
WIC is one of the only reasons I get so many fresh fruits for my kids. Frozen is definitely cheaper, but that extra money from WIC for fruits and veggies makes a big difference in whether or not we have fresh fruit in the house
This makes me happy! This is how I want my tax dollars spent- putting healthy food in homes to support children!
@@brookiebergan was just going to say the same…more $$$ support for families!
Christine, do you plan to do 3 more weeks of shopping like this to represent what you would've bought for a full month back then? That would be interesting to see! I really wish I knew all these tips when my kids were young, and I quit my job to stay home with them fullt-time. I did have WIC for my 2nd child, and I frequently shopped at a bent & dent store which saved me a TON of money! But, I still could have been more frugal. Now I'm alone (husband passed away & kids are grown) so I have to give myself a pep talk to cook for myself - I've been watching your videos to get motivation and ideas. I bought ingredients to make your Baked Potato Soup as well as a couple other recipes from your other videos 😁
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That would be a great idea!!
I’m on the other end of the spectrum as you (yet to be married, no kids) but living alone I feel you with needing a Pep talk to cook. And since it’s just me it’s so easy to just eat half a proper meal (skip the veggie, just have cereal AGAIN), or stick to the TV dinner meals instead of making a proper meal from scratch.
@@Sk8rToon Same, some days as much as I love to cook I just don’t feel like cooking when it’s only for me.
I was wondering if we’d see the next 3 weeks!
Growing up as one of five kids with both parents working full time at low-income jobs, I know what it's like to be frugal. We also had food stamps, and my Mom could stretch a dollar better than anyone else I've ever known. It was all generic brands, homemade bread, canned veggies, whole chickens instead of boneless, generic Koolaid and homebrewer sweet tea instead of cola. We had beans and cornbread a lot. Lots of stews and casseroles. Only time we had fresh fish was when my dad went fishing cus store bought fish is too pricey. We also had PBandJs or baloney sandwiches because that was cheaper than other deli meats. We never went out to eat, except on the long drive to visit relatives once or twice a year. And then it was Sonic or Pizza Hut. That was back when Sonic still had the brown bag special and lower prices. A big family in the same situation now wouldn't be able to afford to eat there. Those were the good ole days. And I still love me some slow-cooked pinto beans with salted pork and homemade cornbread. You don't always need expensive stuff or fine dining to be content and appreciative.
Amen
Love this comment the most!
"Field Trip field trip!" I love Kim! 🤣 Breakfast dinner is a great hack for savings and when I'm lazy.
Kim who?! What am I missing? 😆
Not with egg prices lol
@@kristina4944 "the wads" such a gem!
When my grocery budget was much tighter, I asked for grocery store and Target/Walmart gift cards for Christmas. There were people that wanted to buy me gifts and that was the best thing they could give me. To this day, I get so excited if I can use a gift card to cover my weekly shopping.
Updated to say - I still list the grocery store and Target or Walmart for gift card suggestions! I’ll also list things that are more of a treat like Chipotle or Chick Fil A. Still love it and loved it even more when my budget was much tighter!
Loved the "field trip" reference from Kim!!
We need the Canadian version of this. Our groceries are significantly more expensive across the country compared to pretty much any state I’ve seen.
For Australia too which is where I'm from. Prices are jumping everywhere but are quite a lot here in comparison to some other countries.
I live in Newfoundland, Canada and am shocked by the prices in this video. Most of the items I buy are 5 dollars each. I spend 300 or more a week on groceries for a family of four eating mostly plant based. We meal plan. Groceries are so expensive where I live.
@@katherineeaston669 Agreed...like that $1.27 for 1/2 gallon of milk...even on sale...wow!
I agree, I live in BC and I am buying as little as possible for my family of 4 and I spend at least $200 a week. That includes shopping from flashfoods(half price when things are getting close to expiration). I also get veggies from a food share and grow lots of items.
I'm in Australia too. Sydney. Milk up, eggs up, everything. I have resorted to frozen vegetables for the first time In a long time. I only buy fruit in season. I eat a lot of frozen fish and beans.
Use canned crushed tomatoes and season with granulated garlic, onion powder, Italian herb seasoning, whatever you like really and make your own pasta sauce. It usually works out to be a better deal. You can add veggies as well like shredded zuchinni (a must in our house) to bulk it up and freeze the excess for the following week.
I love to do shredded zucchini or other veg in stuff. I puree carrot, celery, onion and bell pepper and sautee then use in my meatloaf. Sloppy joes or taco meat often use zucchini or other veggies to bulk up the meat portion of the meal.
tastes better too.....premade sauce is full of sugar...
@@lesliekanengiser8482 yeeeeessssss! You're speaking my language!
It’s better that way.
Excellent idea, Elle. I haven’t made my own pasta sauce in years. I also use canned tomatoes to make a quick salsa. A few seasonings, lime, onion, or peppers, etc. Even better with fresh tomatoes from garden. 🍅
Still trying to do the $25 a week in Mississippi. Food here is so expensive, with the wage being so low. I'm glad I'm not the only one saying food is so more more expensive. Thank you for this, because I feel like I've done nothing.
Are you in North or South Mississippi. I am in North Mississippi my family of 4 is 125-150 a week. We have dietary restrictions.
Try adding dried beans and/or lentils with rice or cornbread to your meals.
Southern Mississippi and all the stores are expensive. Beans and rice 3 times a week. 4 is 400 on a serious budget. The food is just so much more expensive here. Cornbread constant too.
Her small town expensive grocery store is what we are dealing with.
One of my go-to meals on a budget, taco soup. A can of black beans or kidney beans or a couple cups of cooked beans if you have leftover from previous meal, can of whole kernel corn, can of diced tomatoes and green Chiles or about a cup and a half of salsa or something similar, diced up onion, diced up bell pepper or hot peppers if you want more heat, a packet of taco seasoning or the equivalent of spices from your cupboard(cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, whatever else sounds good), a pack of ranch dressing mix, and a couple lbs of chicken or some other meat. Sautee the meat, onions, and peppers, add seasonings, add rest of ingredients and some water to thin it out a bit, let it simmer till flavors blend. You could also just throw it all in a crock pot on low for 6-8 hrs. It's good by itself or on tortilla chips with a little cheese and sour cream. You could mix it with cooked rice or noodles and cheese and make casserole. Or drain some of the juice and make burritos or tacos with it. Or mix it with scrambled eggs for a breakfast thing. It's pretty versatile and the ingredients are affordable. And it makes a lot.
Makes me really ask myself why I spend so much on groceries! We should do a grocery challenge with all of your followers.💕
I would love to do a grocery challenge as well!!
Me too I spent a lot on groceries a week and even go to the store during the week if I need something.
Yes, I need to rethink what I am doing. I spend between 150 and 200 a week for food and household items. I am a family of 4.
I spend way too much on groceries..! I had never learned to cook for two, even after the kids left home. Then Covid hit and my husband and I decided to live from what we had in the freezer. (Just a regular refrigerator freezer, nothing free-standing..!) I tell you, it was totally liberating to see space in that freezer as I began ‘using up’ the items contained therein..!! Now, I am trying to learn to cook for one, since my husband passed away, very suddenly last October. I’ll tell you that gallon of milk can cost $65..! LOL Since, I can’t (haven’t learned how to) go into the market JUST for milk..! What a wasted trip that would be..! LOL I’m going to keep trying..! I might have to start a chapter of ‘Food Shoppers Anonymous’..! LOL Great ideas in this video..!
@@ashleymichelle7342 my condolences on the sudden loss of your husband, I hope you are healing as much as one can.
I feel you on the $65 "milk" lol. I can't even begin to imagine what the numerous random packages buried in the depths of my freezer are, I need some liberating.
With the flour, salt, baking powder and oil you could make tortillas. Tacos, burritos are great food stretchers. Beans will fill the belly and a couple of spoonful's of salsa added to rice makes a great side dish.
I was just discussing with my 17 year old how I haven’t seen gas prices like this since he was a toddler, my husband was in the military back then and we would have to decide pay $6 a gallon for milk or drive 30mins into town for milk. I think something a lot of kids miss out on now is that Saturday morning grocery shopping with mom, watching the ads and stocking up on sales. It’s a huge way of how I learned to shop and how I still shop today.
If you buy whole milk you can dillute it to 2% by doing half milk, half water. I started doing that yesterday and it still works!
Struggling for sure right now, we have a family of 5 age 14 and up. 1 vegetarian and 1 with special dietary needs diabetic & heart friendly. We are choosing at this point gas or groceries. I love your videos! Budget meals are an essential in our home.
Ginger, see of you qualify for food stamps or your local food banks. We got wic when my youngest was a baby and it helped us until our income was enough to support us.
Also a lot of people have fruit trees but never harvest them. Offer to harvest your neighbor's trees in exchange for part of the fruit. Put the word out with friends and family that you'd be happy to take any extra garden harvest, or foods that they want rid of. I'm sure I'm forgetting plenty, but I wish you the best during this difficult time. Gas in my area is $6 a gallon, so I'm definitely feeling the pinch too.
Great suggestions
I just want to say you have such a way of connecting to your audience with your body language and posture, especially at the end of this video. It felt very personal and almost comforting.
Thank you!
I have had so many friends embarrassed to use Wic, I told them it nothing to be embarrassed about. I use it and appreciate the help while I can get it.
Spent $110 yesterday (I’m in Canada) but I got so many staples. The haul should last me through the month which is insane to me (feeding myself and my partner). Appreciate your hauls because you’ve helped me rationalize buying spices, flour, big bags of rice, oils - things that will LAST - instead of just cooking bland and “dealing” or buying the smaller unit for better cost at that time. I even got a lot of protein. 2 packs of frozen burger Pattie’s, frozen shrimp, two whole chickens… Pattie’s will make pasta sauces/burgers/etc, and will make soup with one of the chicken’s! Always love the tips ^-^
This is amazing and inspiring. We currently spend almost $600 a month on groceries and I would really love to cut that back!
Perfect timing I’m having to drastically reduce our budget on everything. Was stressing about the food budget! This video helped ease my anxiety so so much!! Thank you!!
Same for me. Oats are horrible on my stomach, so that's not an option for me.
THE WASDS. LOVE HER
Great video. You can actually make pancakes without eggs or milk. Here's a recipe. 1 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour 4 Tbsp sugar 4 Tbsp baking powder 1tsp salt. I keep a batch of this mix in a Mason jar and just pour out what I need. Add water until you get the consistancy that you like. If you don't have wheat flour you can always use white or visa versa. We like to add chocolate chips, bananas, etc. to make them fancy.
I’ve been saving my receipts from, when I groceries shopping look through my items and how much they cost. Add up, what I want most, the store next time I go shopping. It been helping me, save money last week I only spend $51 on week worth of food, I was proud of that! I got breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack! 😊
I keep my receipts because they'll have coupons on the bottom. Always check your receipt for accuracy! I need more eyes than I have to watch them bag and how things ring up.
It’s such a money saver when you can cook all or most of your meals from scratch. It baffles me when someone I know complains about not having money, but they (2 adults and 4 kids) eat out every night for dinner and most days for lunch. My husband and I started intermittent fasting about 1 month ago, and narrowing down our meals to just lunch and dinner with an occasional OMAD is even more of a bonus for saving on food costs.
When my two kids were home and budget was tight, I made lots of soup and biscuits, pancakes, French toast, chicken drum sticks, stew (cube your own meat from a chuck steak to save money), spaghetti, chili, eggs and toast, homemade cookies. Thanks for this Great Field Trip 🤗
Thank you for talking about WIC!! WIC has been a lifesaver for my two babies as I'm able to get formula and food for my toddler The only thing I don't like is when I'm hearing mean comments by other people about me using WIC. But whatever, I'm glad I'm able to feed my family without as much worry.
Ignore people's rude comments. You are making sure your babies a Fed and that is most important. I and WIC when my son was little 35 years ago. I am so Thankful I got help I needed.
@@terriedahl9725 thank you for your kind words!! I mostly try to. Focusing on feeding our families is top priority!!
Please read the entire comment before judging me. I’m going to give you what t use to think, and why, then I’m going to tell you how I feel now and why.
When I was a young single mother (17) I was completely on my own I had graduated already, worked full time, and had my own place. Raised in foster care from 18 mts old so I had zero family to help me. I made it my utmost importance to never get any help with feeding my or caring for my son. I alway had him dressed perfectly, he always had the best food, the best of everything. While I literally had nothing. I paid rent, bought everything for him, and I actually had mayb enough money left for me to eat ramen noodles once a day and sometimes I was able to get a couple apples a week. I looked down on everyone who didn’t “sacrifice” fro their baby. I ended up so sick I collapsed at work and ended up in the hospital. Now my babysitter was amazing and kept my son while I was there for no charge, at first I had a serious issue with that. I felt I always had to be perfect for him so the state didn’t take him from me. Well, after almost two weeks in the hospital for malnutrition I was related and went home, only to be in the same place in life. The last foster mother I had was contacted by my babysitter to help her intervene. They sat me down and really gave me a dose of reality. They left me realizing I wasn’t do everything my baby needed. My baby needed me! Not the best of everything. I swallowed my pride and got help for his food, and basic wic
Now, when I see a young mother and she has wic I actually smile, I remember how I struggled, how I needed to grow, don’t pay attention to the people like the old me, those who don’t realize what is best for your babies. Pay attention to the people who are like me now that have set aside their stupidity to be able to see what is best for your babies. And if you weren’t told today, YOU ARE ENOUGH! You are what your babies need. Much love and respect
We were on WIC when our two oldest kids were little. Such a huge help in making ends meet😊 Just smile at those who look and move on♥️
I won’t care what people think that’s why it is there
We get a really big bag of basmati rice every few weeks at a big bulk store. The Jasmine and Basmati rice have less arsenic in it than regular rice. But rinsing beforehand helps too regardless of the kind. Thanks for the ideas and the video. God bless you and your family.
Hi! do you have any tips for storing the big bags of rice? I would prefer not to buy a special container if possible! Thanks :)
When I truly needed to budget, I never knew that I qualified for WIC. But, as scratch cook, always, I sure learned how to squeeze a penny. Some nutrition ideas are: rice with beans makes a full protein, eggs are protein and a bargain, cheese, peanut butter...all grow strong bodies. Homemade pudding is protein And so good! There are many ways to save with leftovers, too.
Very good ideas. I usually spend 25.00 or less per week. I am 84 yrs old and eat very little meat! I may shop 3 stores to get what is on sale that I can use, they are all very close to each other so not much gas is used. I try to do all my shopping on one day, the day I go dancing!
I love how you’re talking us through all your decisions in choosing what you did. When my kids were growing up, I joined a food coop. Do they still exist? We would order 50 pound sacks of oats, flour, beans and rice. If you didn’t want the whole amount, we’d split it with others and pay the much cheaper price of buying it in bulk.
That's a really good idea!
Hubs asked me to pick up toothpaste last night..the two price options for his brand were 5.49 and 7.19 at the grocery store 😮 🇨🇦 you definitely can’t shop affordable making last-minute choices anymore.
Truth. Planning is key. I remember my single mother sitting with the Sunday ads every week and clipping coupons back when you used to do that. It was a lost art, unfortunately making a comeback now in the digital age.
It's like looking back in time to when I was 23 & a new mom who had all these plans to go back to work but the reality of leaving my baby & the cost of daycare verses what we could afford was very enlightening. All of a sudden I was quitting my job & becoming a stay at home mom who got a tiny bit of food assistance & WIC but had to figure the rest out as a former party girl very fast.
Hehe you do a great Kim. 😂 My hauls back in that “fam of three or four” days was so similar!!! 👍 love it
😂 thank you! I can’t imagine what it would take to feed your family 😜
@@FrugalFitMom please do this at a aldi's or Walmart
I thought it was a clip of kim! Haha
You used to also get Tuna eggs and milk on WIC. I also used to get it in the early 00s. It even payed for a very expensive formula my very sick Son needed. I haven't lived in the USA for 15 years so I have no idea now. Thank you for making content like this. It's much needed for so many. I also want to add that things are so difficult for so many and it's ok to seek whatever help you are entitled to and don't hesitate due to shame or any sense of failure on your part. We are ALL in the same boat. Please also help your neighbours share and be as altruistic as you can possibly be to others. Blessings to everyone 🙏🏽
I watch her and enjoy the frugal shopping, but I also watch and enjoy the Daugherty Dozen grocery hauls, where the mom buys a huge amount of food; snacks and yoghurts, coffee creamer, fresh berries and even steak and lobster, without checking the prices. Both ways are satisfying to watch, only different ways!
Love DD, too!
You said it lots of food.. wow the D dozen fam is a big family. She shops and it is a lot of pre packed foods like yogurts and drinks but I couldn't imagine having to home cook for every meal and for meals like the lunches. Their groceries probably have gone up in price like everyone else's but they've probably adjusted by now. Love the inspiration of families who do right for their children.
When the DD spend $1500/week at Wegmans which is rather expensive in NY it makes me cringe 🫠 biggg family but I can’t imagine spending anywhere near that even if I had that many kids
I love that you mentioned that you were on WIC. My husband and I have WIC for our almost 3 year old. It also helps us too. I love your videos. Thank you for your videos. They help me and my family.
love this video and have to confess I am a little envious because in my local store in Texas I would never see bell peppers on sale they would always stay at the same price. One can only imagine how much money these stores throw away when they don't have more sales on produce. Great video keep up the good work.
I would love to see a video on budget meals for families with food intolerance such as gluten free. Great channel!
I second that! My daughter has celiac, we eat a lot of Certified GF foods - pancake mix, pizza, sandwiches, snacks, etc. I would love to see it come to under or at $100 a week for family of 4.
@@heatherlw13 grocery outlet has tons of gluten free things for CHEAP. Same with trader joes. My favorites!
Thank you for being so encouraging! This can seem so daunting with prices on the rise but you make it feel so doable!
This takes me back to when my kids were small back about 2000. I had a budget of 40 for two weeks. We got paid every two weeks so it was easier to shop that way. I would choose one or two sale item to double up on. That way I was building up on my back stock to pull from to have a bigger variety each week. I would also double batch cook on thing each week so I could use that meal that was made with sale item in the future.
WIC is a life saver. Thank you for doing these videos; it truly does help. ❤️
"Field trip, field trip!" Hahaha! The Wads! Love her channel! Thank you for the helpful info!
I did this $25.00 a week groceries for years!! Nice to see other people trying it!! It is so doable!! I did it out of necessity now I do it just to see if it can be done in today’s market
I just could not do $25.00 a week. l am frugal with grocery shopping, but I like a lot of unusual foods at the same time and these things are usually more expensive.
Rogue and Speedy for president!!! Would love to see a video of your kids doing the grocery shopping; thank you for helping me to think outside the box, I'm so unimaginative in the kitchen
WIC is an amazing program. When we moved up to a larger town, they gave some budget, stretch that dollar meal ideas and menus. We shared coupons too. Great content.
WIC is so much better now than when my kids were little. It's used to be mostly dairy, juice, and cereal. They didn't do fruits and veggies back then. I'm so glad they expanded it to include more fresh foods.
I totally agree on your view of peaches! I LOVE nectarines! Also love your very informational videos like this. Glad you have a TH-cam page.
Thank you Christine! I really needed this now for some inspiration and motivation! Watching your channel gives me hope and reminds me that it is possible to eat well on a budget and be able to save even a small amount of money to eventually better my situation 🌻I hope you have an amazing day!
Love these tips ! I wish I’d have known about when my kids were little! My mom was great though at feeding us on a tight budget. Lots of baking etc but back in 70’s in U.K. we didn’t eat snack stuff like kids do today! Thank for sharing 💕
Love The Wads reference!! Another great video with tons of tips❤️❤️❤️
I'm thankful that you post stuff like this. It is very needed in today's economy. Thank you ❤️
I love that you did this video! So many families would benefit from these ideas and seeing how you would feed your family on an emergency budget. I also give you kudos for providing resources for food assistance. There’s a lot of shame around that for a lot of people.
Yes! Inflation has affected all of us. Your videos do help when we get overwhelmed and can't imagine how we are going to feed our families. It's so easy to freak out when you see the ads and you already know what i coming out of your paycheck. Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you so much for doing these! The store you shopped at is the only store I have in my small town. It was so helpful to see the same deals and prices!
I love that you quote Kim from the Wads so much!!! I love watching both of y'alls channels.
This was such an interesting video, thanks! When my son was born I was on WIC and it was such a blessing, it really made a difference in eating nutritiously and still paying the bills on time. I think you did fantastic to get out of there for $69, great job!
Another great, useful video. Everybody is struggling to put food on the table nowadays.
Thank you so much, I needed this right now more than you know or I can express to you. Love and Blessings ❤️ 🦋
I like the back to the basics video, and I love that you started off with nothing in your pantry touch. Awesome video
Thank you so much for all of these money savings food ideas! It is so needed right now! I had to reduce my grocery budget because my gas budget increased so much, but to be able to drive to work is critical.
Great tips for tightening up the budget. Not eating out saves so much money too
I love your grocery videos! And excellent ideas! I am in stock up mode right now because food is only going up! I even used points to buy a new shelf unit to use for stocking!!
Your videos are outstanding. So many people need this right now 🙏🏼
This seems to be so easy when it comes to people who can eat anything and ever thing. For example, me, myself and I… but my husband is lactose intolerant and has a gluten intolerance (eating gluten will not kill him but feels like it), onions make him bloated, raw peppers, etc. I know I’m asking a lot but if somehow someway if you can make a series based on dietary restrictions that’ll help so much. ❤️❤️
Foods for people with allergies and intolerances are sooo much more expensive than 'regular' foods. When people were stripping the stores in the beginning of the pandemic it made me ill to see people taking foods for a specific group, just because the 'regular' foods all ran out (people were asked if they actually needed it and they bought it just because the shelves where stripped of the other stuff).
You should follow flourishing Miranda. She does alot of gluten free, plant based meals.
I agree! I'm allergic to the cow's milk protein and I love Christine's videos.but most of her recipes have dairy in them and in a lot of cases substituting or omitting the ingredient just doesn't work...
It’s just my husband and I but if we do have kids anytime soon our budget will definitely have to change. I always appreciate the information you provide :)
I absolutely love this video!! I love how realistic you are! I am absolutely starting over after a big move out of state and not currently working and a new addition to my family of 3. So now we’re are a family of 4 and 1 income.
Love that you mentioned WIC. Our family benefited from the program 40 years ago! It was a big help.
I would love more videos about feeding small children! The snacks alone cost so much money! It's hard to overcome the pickiness on a budget!
Check out See Mindy Mom! She has some GREAT kid focused snack/lunch videos.
@@blushingmommy bake treats with oats only and limit snacks! In the old days, there were no picky eaters, lol
I think we are sisters!!! Hot dog and hamburger buns make the best garlic bread! Kudos on your shopping haul!
Foot field trip( Kimberly Wad) 😂😂😂😂 I love her.
As a military family and I am a stay at home mother we did WIC when my kids were 5 and under. They do fruits and veggies now. There were sometimes when all we had was WIC food in the house. You have to be creative but it was a lifesaver.
It’s ridiculous how expensive groceries are these days! However with a little bit of planning and home cooking we can save some money and eat well too.
By the way oats are my favorite too, so versatile and healthy!
Thanks for sharing this amazing video 💕
I love this! My Grocery budget was $80 a month ( to be fair I had gastric bypass in 2005 and ate as much as a toddler for YEARS) but we used WIC also and those WIC staples made all the difference in our budget!
Good morning ☀️ May you and your family have a blessed weekend and thank you for the ideas 👌
You rock honesty is soooooo important
This was interesting. I come at this from probably a different perspective than many others. I'm single, so I shop for one. Fortunately I like leftovers so I freeze what is leftover from dinners, so I generally only need to make about 3 meals and then I can eat those and fill in with things like oatmeal and eggs. But I have to buy the smaller amounts of many things. For example, I can only buy quarts of milk, which when added up generally cost more. I think everyone has different challenges and can learn at least one thing from most videos.
You could try to make a bulk amount of pancakes, waffles or whatever you will eat. Then freeze them and use them over a longer period. I have 2 kids so when the milk is getting close to the end we make crepes to use it all up.
You Can freeze milk. Try buying a half gallon and freezing the extra for the following week. I believe it is good for about 10 days in the freezer. Or like some other people suggested, use the exra to cool with and freeze that.
You can actually keep milk for upto a year in the freezer. But it is also suggested to eat within 6 months.
I was really just using milk as an example of how smaller amounts generally cost more per unit.
Love kim coming through ha! I watched see mindy moms video about food outlets the other day, soon as she mentioned ot was from another youtuber instantly thought yeah frugal fit mom! Love all your videos x
I love these videos! I really need to tighten up my budget... Soon to be losing one income. You make me believe that I can make this work. Thank you. I might add, you are very fun to watch, truly inspiring!!
LOL yessss, I'm dead. "field trip, field trip" You and Kim are two of my faves
I love how helpful and realistic all your grocery budgeting videos are.
Thank you for mentioning WIC. It is a great program and can really help stretch a budget.
This is a great video. Eating healthy can be difficult right now for some and I always say see what produce is on sale and work from there. Eggs and frozen spinach with bananas on the side is always my healthy go to cheaper breakfast
Lol I love when Kim does that walk! 🤣
In Alaska with WIC you get milk, eggs, beans, yogurt, juice, fruit/veggies, whole grains (bread pasta or brown rice), peanut butter, cheese and cereal as well as in the summer farmers market checks and if your breastfeeding you get canned fish and other things or you can choose to get formula before Covid hit they also did cooking classes in office to show what veggies where in season and how to use them they now have an app and use a card to see what benefits you have each month and allow you to scan items to see if they qualify or not and have links to a website with recipes it’s so much nicer then having to use the checks and carry the booklet around with you everywhere
Fieldtrip with Kim of the Wads!
Omg never been here within the first minute of upload!! Perfect timing for my break at work :)
Same for me! ❤️
Hi, you are amazing! Great home economics! Thanks for sharing Dave
WIC is SO helpful! It covers around $75 worth of stuff at my local store (when I get everything I’m able to benefit wise) and it’s almost all stuff I would normally buy so it seriously helps! Foster children in our state automatically get WIC so if you’re a foster parent check and see if your state has the same rule! 🥰 helps us make sure our kiddos are getting all their daily dietary needs while not breaking the budget!