$5 For Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner || Emergency Meal Plan For When You’re Broke
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- Hey y'all! My allergies were kicking my booty in this video. Sorry I sound so stuffy. I hope you get inspired by this little video!
Love, Brooke
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Lo Mein-
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 TBS Chicken bouillon
1tsp corn starch
16 ounce pasta
Frozen Mixed veggies
5 cups water
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp onion powder
Don’t worry about what others have to say. You have a great family and I’m pretty sure that if your kids were still hungry that they can get a snack. People really need to focus on their own lives and leave others alone. Keep being a great mom and wife and TH-cam creator!! I love you
Amen! Well said!
Agreed!! 🙌
Yes!
People forget that this is not their normal.everyday eating and is done to show others what can be done when money is tight. If the kids were hungry they have access to food. You have seen pictures of her pantry stock before.
Amen!
People aren't "getting" that this is "emergency" food. This isn't how you or anyone else would prefer to feed your family on a regular basis. But, if something comes up and money is tight you CAN feed your family on the cheap. I love this and wish I would have known these things 45 yrs ago when I was a single mom of 2 taking care of my kids on waitress wages. Love all of your ideas!
Amen darlin!
Some of us came out the womb doing this 💩
Your ideas for getting the most out of $5 are fabulous! It's this kind of thinking and creativity that set kids up to say "we were poor when I was a kid, but I didn't know it." To be able to feed kids waffles for breakfast on an end of the month weekend and follow that up with lunch AND dinner is a dream for some moms. Your tips and tricks will really help some people stretch their food budget and also have a nice variety of vegetables, protein and flavor. Re serving sizes, when you're really on a tight budget everyone gets enough. Not necessarily full, but enough to stay healthy. Many people are so used to over eating that they don't know what one serving looks like. Keep up the good work!
@@SouthernFrugalMomma exactly you rock Brooke.
I was so excited that I found ground beef for $1.60/lb, discounted eggs for $0.50, Gogurt for $1, and chicken drumsticks for $0.33/lb! I needed it.
Way to go!!! What a bargain now a days!!! Great job!
Yay.
Past 2 paydays I've gotten 2 lbs of ground beef for 5.31😁saving $7
I've frozen it and made 3 meals each time
WOW that is great
None of these items are that cheap
@@sandraeldridge3210 well, I shop on specific days at a specific store. I've learned the pattern of when they put out the best markdowns before expiration. That's when I stock up because normally I wouldn't be able to get these things for my kids and myself.
Girl don't worry about serving sizes being to small, most of us eat way to much. Its why so many Americans are overweight its because of serving sizes and of course lack of exercise. I love your channel and am always excited when you come out with a new video. Your kids are super cute too.
That's so true alot of people over eat
So true. My husband and I moved to Bulgaria and serving sizes dropped drastically!
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Exactly!
I don't think some realize that you are only giving suggestions. You are giving them the basics of food survival. It only takes a little food, to survive on. You don't have to have large servings in order to maintain survival, nor or you starving anyone. These are awesome ideas!
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What are you are doing is a ministry. So many families hurt and experience the fear of being unable to feed their families but you are showing a true kindness by putting this out there. God bless you
Amen!
People that are worried about portion sizes have never gone hungry! I remember eating canned gravy on toast for days, one slice for each meal because it’s all we had! Or a small can of sardines because that’s what food the pantry gave us!
People amaze me…. Your family looks healthy and I’m sure they feel healthy too. Most of us eat more than we should anyway. 🙄 I subscribed to your hubs channel straight away. I so appreciate the fact he’s incredibly knowledgeable but also very calm. Giving suggestions/tips/tricks that aren’t overwhelming. I’ve learned a lot already, can’t wait for more videos from him.
Thank you so much for the kind words and thanks for watching!
6:26 Red beans and rice is SO filling!
the dishes you are using look large, and your children certainly do not look like they are not getting enough to eat. It is wonderful that your children support your ideas and encourage you to make different things so they can try them. They certainly are not snoopy and eat what you have and that is a good thing!
Lol that was funny when you showed that tiny serving 🤣 😂 I laughed.
We use that bullion in and on everything. What they do to Eggs and Scambled Eggs is pure genius :)
I'm moving out on my own soon and can tell I'm gonna be watching your videos a lot. Having someone online who can teach me how to cook for myself on a budget like this is a godsend! Please never stop what you're doing ❤
My mother worked for the local elementary school food service and she worked at the school that had the poorest families in town. Everyday she saw kids put food in their backpack or pockets and even more on Friday’s. They were not supposed to do it but she never stopped them, in fact on Friday she gave out extra fruit to those kids.
Like your mom lots
God Bless your mother! I used to keep bags of fruit in my desk when I taught school. Many kids would take a piece or two home in the afternoons for themselves or younger siblings at home. I taught in a school with poor families also. Kept me humble and made my heart proud to be helping others.
@@JustBrenda55 thank you I am very proud to be her daughter and I feel that God had some great rewards waiting for her when she went to heaven last year.
I'm a retired NC elementary teacher. Our school was a title 1 school, meaning a large percentage of low income families. On Fridays, certain students from the lowest income families, were instructed not to bring their personal backpacks that day. Each teacher would descretly send a specially packed bag home that afternoon. A local church packed them with food pantry snacks for the kids to have over the weekend. The other students were none the wiser and the needy students weren't embarrassed. They just had to return the empty backpack by a certain day.
@@judyl.7234 my cousin was a school counselor in OK and she started a program like that at her school and she reached out to the Salvation Army Church who helped provide her with food and they did food raiser’s and took in non perishables. Other organizations would donate food and backpacks too. She also accepted money(which I happily donated for also) and every Friday she took the kids one by one from her office to the “pantry” and gave them their backpacks and the bag from the Church and then let them pick a few other items off the shelves. Some of the kids were siblings and some had a sibling in middle school or high school and she contacted the counselor at those schools so they could get more help. She made sure to get bags of rice and beans and jars of peanut butter and jelly. She even started a clothing bank at her school too. She now works at a high school but the food pantry at her old school still exists.
Honey take it from a grandma who had to eat jello sandwiches when I was a kid cuz of poverty. A loaf of bread & a package of jello from the gas station was all we could afford. And dear we were very happy to have ANY food at all. You just ignore any of those negative comments. Some people like to complain/criticize/be negative. That's a reflection off them not you. No explanation necessary. And dear, no explanation IS an explanation!😉 God bless you and your sweet family! 🙏💕🙏
I can't believe people comment on your portion sizes. UHG. Those folks most likely never went to bed hungry as kids (or adults). I can remember as a kid having a handful of saltine crackers with margarine on them for dinner b/c that's all we had in the house. Or lunch being 1/2 a peanut butter sandwich or a piece of white bread with salt sprinkled on it because that's all there was. Your budget meals look like an absolute FEAST compared to some of the food we had to eat (or not eat) as kids living in poverty. Keep up the good work educating people on food insecurity and solutions to stretching every penny :)
A saltine sandwich. Two saltines with an extra in the middle. Two slices of bread with raw onion in middle. Or tomato. Or egg. People should just keep their stinking mouths closed.
Don't let the trolls get to you. There's always somebody who isn't happy and they try to bring misery to others.
I always add water and time to the directions with anything rice or dehydrated. I had dinner at a friends a few days ago and she made zatarains red beans and rice with Vienna weiners, it was a LOT better than I thought it would be... I learned a long time ago to put the pasta in cold water, bring to a boil and shut it off.. that loman looks tasty tasty... Ten years ago I was feeding 3 adults ad 2 kids under 6 for around $5 a day, there was a lot of eggs, pasta, cornbread, rice and beans
Our society is eat until your full. You have to get your tummy a chance to get full. Overeating is very bad down the road for your health! Portion control! If they get 3 meals a day, obviously their kids! Gonna snack throughout the day. And you are showing challenges. It does not mean you are doing a challenge every single day also. You are teaching your kids life long survival & street smart! My daughter does the same thing! You do you! Proud of you! Most moms do not!
I make lentil Patties and they are a deat way to use up all your veggies that need to be used up right away. When I add eggplant and mushrooms on top of everything else, they are tastier. Don't forget all those great seasonings.
Girl you can’t sit there and worry about all the naysayers just focus on your family and get what you can afford you guys are doing great
you have a sweet family there are always going to be snowflakes in every bunch we are doing the best we can with what we have you guys rock
I always add extra water so it’s not so thick. I’ve considered adding 1/2 cup of extra rice to mine. It would be a cheap way of stretching it further.
That veggie lo mein looks good! Warm & filling on a cold night. 🥶
Nearly anyone make good food if you can afford all the ingredients and have the best cookbooks. However when you can't afford those things you must make do. You my friend are the Queen of make do . I am proud of you for sharing your always affordable food creativity.Your family looks happy and healthy to me. Be blessed.
For box rice mixes, you can add parboiled rice because that’s all it is, to stretch it.
I died when you put that tiny bit on your plate and cackled! 🤣🤣 you are a beautiful soul Brooke. 💜
Yes ma'am, fed is best. Not everyone can afford the organic/all the healthier options out there, especially if they got food stamps, js. Ain't a thing wrong with those packages items. I do look at the ingredients before picking a new item, for comparison and to see if it's got alot of additives. "Beggars can't be choosy". Do not allow to make you feel you bad for any serving size or what you serve up. Keep doin you and bring on those great ideas.
Even if my family of 6 wanted more and I doubled the budget it would still be only $10. That is amazing ! People today don't realize what real serving sizes look like. I am thankful for you and your family for all you do to help others. Could I do the pasta with garlic and broccoli?
yeah you could! The sauce can be definitely changed up as pasta is your base to get your tum tum full! There is a ton of flavorful ideas & vegies! Still could add chicken or even tuna or fish. Ideas for protein.. Left over veggies & left over pasta.
Inspiration! Take her recipes and make then yours!
I spit my water out laughing when you dished up that first bowl of lo mein. I think we may have the same sense of humor. Girl, keep making your videos the way YOU make them. I think they're great! If people can't see that your kids are well fed and not going hungry, just let them keep wandering around like they're lost. You should not have to explain yourself to people that need to get a life. Keep doing you, cause you're doing an awesome job!
I enjoy Dusty's channel. Y'all are the best.. Love and Blessings
Don't worry bout what other people say, we all have to learn this, sometimes the hard way. However, your love for your family shows clearly thru all your uploads. Keep coming with all the budget recipes, love em
“I know my kids.” Preach momma!
I absolutely love your videos! Especially the budget friendly ones because they are usually more vegetarian & vegan friendly, which is how my family eats
What would you use instead of the chicken bullion in this to keep it vegetarian?
@@Anchor21 we are also vegetarian, and I keep several kinds of vegan broth powder and cubes in stock. Some got harder to find during the pandemic, but Maggi, Better than Bullion, and Frontier were always available.
@@Anchor21 there is vegan chick’n & beef bullion paste, cubes & powder just like non vegan ones. And if that’s not available I’d just use veggie broth 😁
@@stormyweather2807 the better than bullion brand is our favorite!
Brooke, please do a budget Thanksgiving meal..we all need ideas!❤
Yes, please.
This video found me! My children and I are so THANKFUL for you.❤
I’m single but still enjoy you videos because I have had to stretch my dollars in the past and I love to try something new. Keep up the good work!!!
You are such a good mother and wife. I’ve been obsessed with ur videos lately and I love ur creativity and how you treat your kids. You’re a wonderful woman I hope you live the best life ever
when you're broke, fed is fed and some in a belly is better than none, this is about doing your best with what is available, not optimal, you GO GIRL!!
Hello
Thank you for all the suggestions on how to stretch a dollar. Groceries are out of control in my area. Thank you for your humor in your content. Have a great weekend. See you again soon.
I love you, & I'm so thankful that I found your channel. Your boys are just too adorable. You are really amazing.
What a great video for people on a tight budget. The reality is that people are going through tough times, and they still haven’t financially recovered from the 2020 pandemic yet, so any ideas to get nourishing food for cheap really helps. Actually, this is a good idea for those who aren’t in financial trouble but want to watch their pennies for one reason or another. I love the idea of making waffles from the muffin mix.
Your truly a breath of fresh air my dear. 💕
Thanks again for another great video! Girl, you cracked me up when you first put a little bit of lo mein on the dinner plate lol! I absolutely love all your videos and the wonderful ideas I've gotten from you. We live on an extremely tight budget so I always buy whatever I can afford that's on sale and I use coupons too. You have helped me save even more! Honestly, I don't have enough words to thank you enough because thanks to you we all go to bed with full tummies! We've been through some very hard times where we could only afford to feed our son and my husband and I would go without. Since I started watching you we all 3 eat and have even had leftovers! You have been such a blessing and I'm so glad you started your channel!
God bless you, girl. I cannot imagine. Please keep persevering, use food banks and food stamps to stretch your budget!
These budget meals are super creative. She shows great ways to use things that are given out by food pantries or can be bought for cheap. Use every resource you can find to keep your family fed. What your child is going to remember is that sometimes you had triple berry waffles for breakfast. That's never going to be a bad thing. 🙂
I don't know if it's already been said, but most people these days serve too MUCH. Honestly, America eats way more than it should (including me!). So people saying the servings are not enough are incorrect! Also, I think you are amazing! Love how you are concentrating on making meals to get by on just a little. Especially considering the state of the economy right now. Your little family is so cute!
Doing a Dusty: 10 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Nice ideas. I'm going to try all of them. Very creative. Thank you
God bless you! Just started watching your channel. Thank you for the frugal recipes. With inflation being so high these recipes help me think outside the box and feed my family with less financial stress.
We love your emergency hauls
Love the message you are sending about food insecurity and how to avoid feeling like you are doing without. You can do a lot with a little.
It makes me sad/grateful that I live where I do. My local grocery store has so many fruits and veggies and staples for less than I see other people pay. And I want so much for them to able to have access to the same deals I do and it hurts my heart knowing some people struggle to feed their families. So all that to say I appreciate watching these kinds of videos that teach others how to make the most for their money.
I love love your budget videos! I think more people on TH-cam need to make versions like this where you use the stuff you have in your pantry! Most people have some sort of seasonings and dressings
For being a young woman you are very good cooking and stretching your budget. You are so right. Don't listen to angry comments.
Your boys look healthy and well taken care of! Don't worry about what comments some people make. You know your family's needs. And alot of people have no idea what a serving should look like.
I think your family is Awesome and I enjoy your positivity in a world that is so negative
Your servings look just fine. And your family looks healthy. No one is too thin or overweight.
I love how your family are such good participants in the challenges that you do. 💙
You have a lot of ideas that I haven't seen done before. I'm liking your channel.
Thank you!
First timer. You did an amazing job. When you said you could feed your family on so little money, I thought I've got to see this. You did it, and you did it well. Nice family by the way, all of you. I cannot even think of a single You Tube site I've followed where people did not criticize. And it's happened to some truly talented and wise people, wonderful people. I think some just say whatever they feel like saying when you can't see them. We live in such a closed minded world today. You got to think like them or else. Ignore them, they're idiots. I can only imagine what they're lives are like, which is all the more reason to be glad you are who you are.
I love your EXTREMELY frugal video. Your boys look like they are thriving. ❤
I love how Dusty loves you!❤️❤️❤️ also how you love him and how proud of each other you are ♥️♥️♥️. That’s something people need to learn also. Y’all are great examples in a lot of ways. Love your channel. I love your emergency meals. You have great frugal ideas. Don’t mind the haters. May come a time we all have to eat smaller portions.Most of us could stand to do that anyway lol! Keep on doing what you do! I do look forward to your videos!
I don’t want no man that is ashamed of me. I might be ashamed of them too. 😂😂😂
That lo mein is one of my families favorites it's SO good. This was great 🙂
Brooke you always do a awesome job! With your approval can we do a challenge to "feed a family for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas"? Just come up with a few things (that hopefully won't break the bank) to add to your regular shopping trips over the next few weeks, that combined will provide either your own or a family of 4 a full meal.
I wouldn't worry about what others say. Your children look perfectly healthy. They do not look underweight or sick. You feed them 3 meals plus snacks. You have always had fruit or veggie platers out for them on most of your meal plan videos. These are budget options at $5.00 if a family is struggling, and that's all there is some food is better the non at all. I live on the south coast of Australia, and we don't have a dollar tree or wallmart, and food is more expensive here, but I still enjoy watching your videos. The ideas I can use and adjust.
If people saw my portion size they'd really be worried, I can't eat allot in one sitting. I swear some people need to be negative.. I love your family.. and of course I follow Dusty.. always love to learn
Thank you for being positive! You r the best
I love watching just for fact you come up with creative different meal ideas I would never have thought of, and cheap....Bonus points !
Everything in this video looked so so good!
Here I am watching this video two years after you made it. And I enjoyed it as much as I do all of the other ones I watched. You are awesome, I love your philosophies and your family. You seem so happy. I don’t know what I like the most, you, your husband, or your children! You are fun. And these five dollar videos are so smart, you give such great advice.
😂😂😂 veggie lo mein serving. So funny! Your servings look like plenty to me. Appreciate you!
Several years ago I was in survival mode for my family. Fortunately we had a garden! But I was making everything from scratch, including breads and pasta. A friend of mine was visiting while I made tortillas for lunch and basically ridiculed me for not just buying some (keep in mind that I didn't tell anyone how bad things were.) I asked her what the difference between them is, other than the cost in both money and time. I made two dozen in less time than it would have taken to get to the store and back. So while some of you are making your snide comments about portion sizes, or remarking on the prepackaged foods, or the lack of something you personally add to a recipe, please understand that not everyone has the option to be so particular. Any parent will feed the kids a boxed dinner before letting them cry from hunger!
Absolutely. Beef , chicken, tomato, ham etc. I have a ton! You can Flavor most anything.
You arw awesome. Please don't listen to others.you are a good Momma and give your family good position. God bless.
Looks delicious and the portions size is more than what I can eat. Don’t worry about what ppl say about the serving size you prepare for your family. You know the needs of your family. Great job!
I think your servings are always just right! Most of us generally eat portion sizes that are way too large anyway . I think most people would be shocked to learn what a proper portion size is. You're doing great !
Plus things are always larger or smaller than they appear on videos. 🤦🏻♀️
I saw you talk about getting pink salt cheap and wanted to share that I found pink salt at Ross! It was $4.99 for 5 pounds. I love the kitchen and food area of Ross.
When I had a daycare I could add extra water to the muffin mix and make it go farther. I would just make it like a pancake consistency and put it in a mini muffin pan. The kids never even knew it. You could even slice them and put butter and peanut butter in the middle of them if Do you have that in your pantry
You are fabulous. Just love your chanel and your family. You have such great ideas. This low mein looks delicious. Thank you 😊.
I’ve never seen lo mein made that way and it looks easy and good. I’ll give it a try.
Brooke your $5 series is my favourite of all your videos. I had another part of this comment directed at the trolls who have nothing better to do than complain but I deleted it. One because I know Brooke would want me to be positive and kind and two because I know you aren't supposed to feed the trolls. And I'm Canadian 🇨🇦 and we are supposed to have reputation that we are nice. I will say this to them, I truly pray that you are never faced with an empty cupboard, a $5 bill to get you to payday, and a hungry family. Remember, there but for grace go many of us.
ps - I think the T-Shirt should be "merch"!! 😁 Ky had a great idea!!!!
Heck yeah being fed is what it's about... Your videos are so inspiring...
Your really so great, im sure you help so many people. I would love to see a video of items you should stock up on for your pantry when your able to, to help you stretch your meals more..like the bullion you showed!
I've seen flour, honey, and freeze butter.
The cost-of-living crisis, food deserts, and hunger are real! Thank you for your encouraging videos!
I'm binge watching your videos and getting so many good ideas. Food is so expensive these days!
You make me laugh. Great tips. I can't wait to try the lo mein. I have challenges with just coming up with ideas for dinner that don't take a lot of time or a lot of crazy ingredients.
come on people do you really think she would be starving her family when she shows them in her videos every day. STOP people. Be thankful for what she is doing for us. some of us can hardly afford to eat anymore and she is showing us how to. Girl you truly are a blessing to so many of us. Thank you for all you do for us. And now i got to ask you do you have any Daugherty or Hatmaker blood in you. I ask because you look like some of my cousins. lol. Much love to you
Thanks for another great video. Anybody can look at your boys and tell they’re well fed. Just keep doing what you’re doing and ignore the haters! Love your channel!
Just found your channel tonight. I think you’re fantastic. Don’t worry about negative people your kids look well fed and adorable ❤
Awesome recipes ideas, thanks for sharing Brooke 😊
Another great $5 budget day! Thank you so much.
Also, 1 person can use this to eat for 5 days.
just starting to watch my 2nd video from you and I already love you. your straight forward and have common sense. what a breath of fresh air!
I love you videos it has helped our family so much . We love your family so much .your amazing 💗
PS… your boys are beautiful and so sweet.
That’s a reflection of their parents!
People have to say things you do you. Happy and bubbly
Everybody has to put their two cents in but you seem to be doing a great job. Having more than you need doesn’t mean the people that do that are better parents. What you said about knowing your kids is exactly right.
Whatever works! I learned to bake a chicken for dinner then simmer the bones over night for a pot of soup for three more meals with a bag of noodles and a bag of carrots. Pancakes for dinner, bean soup from dried beans and a box of jiffy cornbread, spaghetti with olive oil (or butter) and garlic and some kind of sausage….All super cheap. I fed a family of 4, three meals per day on $50 a week for years.
We have nine children and spend $75 a week on groceries..i would've added extra flour to the muffin mix to stretch it like I do with jiffy..and cake mixes and pancake mixes
@@melissavazquez2953 how much extra flour?
You can tell how happy and healthy your kids are....don't let people make you feel like you need to explain. ❤
It’s sad that people can’t speak without being rude.. you are awesome!
Great video thanks for sharing 🥰🙌🏼👍
Love how the kidos got involved lol
For anyone with a fiesta near then- it’s a Hispanic grocery store-
Every Wednesday all fruit & veggies are super low price, like 3 cucumbers $1, 15 limes $1, 3lbs apples $1 etc.
Thursday is cheap meat day too woth excellent low prices in meat & fish - can be frozen into freezer bags. Once I spent $50 on meat we were good the entire month from chicken to beef to pork! :) family of 5
Some people don’t understand and easier said than done but it doesn’t matter what others think. You are doing amazing and I love your ideas .
That veggie low mein looks delicious. Of anything noodle is my jam.😋
I just found your site. Love it! And love your family!