EATING FOR $1 A DAY | EMERGENCY BUDGET MEALS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ม.ค. 2025
- Today I'll be buying groceries for a week for $7 and then I'll try to make 21 meals - a dollar a day.
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⭐️GROCERY LIST
eggs 1.72
lentils 0.71
garbanzo beans /chickpeas 0.47
flour 1.44
onion 0.08
Italian parsley 0.33
rice 0.97
carrot 0.14
pasta 0.52
potato 0.22
apple 0.35
TOTAL 6.95
BREAKFASTS
1 toast with 1 fried egg topped with chopped Italian parsley
1 french toast with candied granny smith apples
1 toast with 1 fried egg topped with chopped Italian parsley
LUNCHES
2 SERVINGS KOSHARI -rice mixed with lentils, chickpeas, macaroni, fried onions, & hot sauce
1 Rice with lentils covered with onion gravy and sautéed onions with piece of toast with gravy
DINNERS
1 PASTA SALAD- macaroni, carrots,chickpeas, Italian parsley, Italian dressing
1 KOSHARI
1 grilled chickpea sandwich
BREAD RECIPE - Courtesy of Recipe Tin Eats
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FRENCH TOAST
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I cut this way down to make just one thick slice of toast. I also used water and oil instead of milk. I omitted vanilla, but use it if you have it.
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Your videos are always such a launching point for me. I live in Canada, and our food prices are higher. In addition, I have numerous food allergies--it's a real challenge to economize and still eat nutrious and enjoyable foods. But you always inspire me. ❤
I'm so glad 😁 Thanks for letting me know 💜
Agree, @tmdavidson1478 I'm always inspired by Michelle's videos. I also live in Canada (Vancouver BC). Heidi
How much would this cost in Canada?
@@reallifefairytale $6.95 US = $9.73 CND but that’s just dollar for dollar - no way we could get these same items for under ten dollars - half a dozen eggs were $3.69 so I started getting a dozen $5.75 range - that large apple could be $2.00 - well you get the price difference 🤦♀️🤷♀️
Indeed, here in Canada we would pay so much more for this menu!! I am astonished how cheap you are able to buy food in the US.
Someone may have mentioned this already but if you make the chickpeas first then you can use the aquafaba for your French Toast and save your egg (or replace it all together). 😊
When you had 6 cents leftover I thought of the time you went into a store and bought two string beans!
I thought of that too! 😂 I probably could have gotten something with the extra .05
Me too
I had the same thought!🥰
My favorite episode 😊
Lol! I remember that. I admired her for that so very much
These frugal videos are my favorite..you can really stretch a dollar!
Thanks so much! 💜
Suggestion to stretch the eggs: make pancakes with one egg, the flour, and baking powder. It could stretch one egg for 2 days. And, you can make an apple cinnamon syrup with the core and skin of the apple, water, sugar, and cinnamon.
I just finished doing that for part 2. 😂 We are thinking alike. It was the only way I could figure to make that egg stretch. Either that or waffles.
and they were delicious! I love Granny Smith apples like this!
Another egg stretcher that my grandmother who lived through the Great Depression taught me, separate the egg white from the yolk, beat the white until frothy and soft peaks have formed. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolk with a couple of teaspoons of milk (or water) and a tablespoon of flour (soy flour if you have it). Combine the two and mix them into the other ingredients to make a pancake or cake batter.
Great ideas!
Thank you for the egg stretching tips. :)
The key to budget cooking is building up a pantry a little bit over time. That’s where economy of scale and, ultimately, food diversity comes from.
true. 👍
About a million years ago, my family of five was on a tight budget, paycheck to paycheck. I found out that if I overspent a week on good sales, esp. meat for the freezer, it would be less expensive than having to buy meat at a higher price. So-- chicken legs at .69c a lb, I bought a lot. The next week, pork loin was on sale, and I bought. this was probably 22 or so years ago. Now, if we ate it all up that week that would not be a saving, so I had to make it last, but it did help some. I usually had hamburger, pork, chicken in freezer. When holiday sales happened, I bought two, like two turkeys at .49c a lb. I could do a lot of different recipes with what I had in my pantry. I also shopped at a grocery salvage store, but those are gone now, sadly.
Great video, as always! You really know how to stretch a dollar, Michelle! I’m in the process of making a huge pot of vegetable soup! I love bringing soup and something small like half sandwich or a small salad for lunch at work!! Blessings, my friend! 😊
thank you thank you thank you 💜 that's so nice of you! 🤗 I appreciate the support!
Me too on the soup... It's one of my favorite things to take to work.
Have a great week.
I am a big fan of your channel, also of Dollar Tree Dinners and Frugal Fit Mom!
Thanks so much!
Me too!!!!
same!
southern frugal mama too. Plus Mexican cooing on a Budget
@@amandarich-hf3hz love Southern Frugal Momma
Suggestion for the parsley stems. Chop them small and freeze them then add them to broth soups. Gives the soup added vitamins and color. 😋 Freezing veggies that are starting to go bad is a great way to extend their life. I have bought coleslaw mix that was reduced and blanched it then froze it for use later in soups and stir frys.
I'm going to do that in just a few minutes. 😂 Filming now!
I also love using celery leaves for freshness. And they're lovely as a garnish
You can use the peels of carrot, onions, veggies to make vegetable broth! @@ArdentMichelle
Good idea!
You are amazing Michelle! I honestly cant believe what you were able to create with $7.
Thanks so much 😁
You are probably one of the most creative cooks when doing a very limited budget. It amazes me to see what you come up with with so little money invested. Thanks for your videos.
welcome 😁
My comfort channel every Sunday! You start a new week off great with your sweet voice and brilliant ideas. ❤
I'm so glad I can help you get your week started off right! 💜
I am so impressed! This is how we ate for 8 years. But no one believes me. Onion soup is amazing!
Thank you so much 😊 and yes, it is!
French onion soup is fabulous! You can also make it with minced onions but not as good.
It's so helpful to see the prices! Everything adds up so fast!! Remember when Dollar Tree became almost Dolla Tree Fiddy? That extra 35 cents adds up and when buying multiple items you think it's wrong at first, but now you have to budget for every three items it's like they stole an extra item added in but you don't get anything for it
it really does add up!
I enjoy how you add a teensy bit of something to enhance the dish.
You realize how important just a touch of something is when you are on a super tight budget!
I don't know why the algorithm blessed me with this. You're so creative, your video is so simple and your voice is so soothing.
awe....thanks so much 😁
Hey Michelle, your bread is what we call Damper in Australia. You can also cook it on a campfire in a dutch oven or even on the end of a stick.
Off topic but would love to see you make a series of how to videos. Such as different ways to make beans, rice, lentils etc. I love to meal prep in bulk and freeze for later meals and you always have such great ideas.
Could even take the videos you have and compile them into longer videos of all black, pinto etc beans, then red lentils, chickpeas, etc. So that those of us that know a basic ingredient we need to make can go to find different recipes for it. As we all know they can get repeative quickly but love your spins on them as they are different than my go tos but have always been a hit with my family.
Currently making black beans for the week we will have enchiladas, tostadas, and nachos then at least 2 bags go into the freezer for quick meals. This allows me to have easy meals when I dont have time to cook a full meal. Can throw anything in the instant pot fully cooked but frozen for 5-10 min and it will defrost and heat up.
Love this idea! 😁
I do the same thing you do, bulk cook. I take Michelle’s ideas and expand them. When I am at the end of my money I enjoy making her recipes.
I have a few frugal black bean ideas for you! It might not sound like it, but black bean and either sweet potato or pumpkin is a wonderful flavor combination!
I make vegetarian black bean and sweet potato quesadillas and a creamy pumpkin soup with black beans. Shredded chicken can be added to either, but I don't find it necessary. (Canned pumpkin can be used for the soup, but after the fall holidays, all of my neighbors now give me their uncut unpainted pumpkins!😁 They keep whole in a cool basement for months, and both chunks and puree can be canned
You and your channel have a calming effect on me. Your content is amazing. You are a true "creator." I find myself humming your theme song at various times throughout the day. And if I were to learn that you were doing the vocals on the track, it would be the icing on the cake! I have learned and continue to learn many things from you. Thank You!
awe....thanks so much for this very sweet message 💜 I'm grateful that my video is a calming space for you. 😁 I love that song too! It's so uplifing to me.
Michelle: "I am not willing to give up an egg!"
If I'm ever in a pickle, I want YOU to be my negotiator! LOL
Thanks for another great video.
Thanks for the complement and also for watching my video! 💜
Hi Michelle, You did great! That bread looks yummy! I was recently told tah if you add garlic powder, onion powder, and chicken bouillon to your water before you add the pasta (and turmeric for color) that the flavors are absorbed by the pasta and bring it to the next level. I haven't tried this yet, but I want to.
I eagerly await next week's edition.
oh yes, great tips for the pasta water 👍
I add different spices, herbs, and/or bouillons to the water for pasta, egg noodles, rice, and ramen!
You can season the water with all Italian, or all Mexican, just savory (like your example) etc! It makes a big difference in layering the flavor for a dish!
I also like to add different herbs/spices into my white bread! Not very suitable for breakfast, but seasoned with garlic powder, & finely chopped oregano, basil, & parsley, it gives the bread a delicious headstart to garlic or cheesy bread & for use in grilled cheese sandwiches! Yummy dipped in Italian seasoned tomato soup & pretty, too!
Making seasoned bread is also a good headstart to making croutons or seasoned bread crumbs out of it.
I also shape Italian 'seasoned' bread dough into buns that I fill with meatballs or Italian sausage. I just love to experiment when I cook!
I ❤ your videos! I can't budget grocery shop or cook to save my life but I just love watching you do it 🤩
this made me laugh 😂 Glad you enjoy my video! and thank you for watching!💜
You made that bread look really yummy! ❤
Glad you think so. I was surprised I liked it that much. I've been avoiding baking white bread for years. 😂
you never cease to suprise and amaze me with your great ideas !!
Thanks so much! 😁
Your ingenuity never ceases to AMAZE me. Thank you!
Thank YOU for watching! 💜
Wow, those are great produce prices! We don't have prices nearly that good in New England!
Your voice is so soothing. Thank you. Great cooking
Thank you so much 😊
I’ve not tried this, but in your bread, using water instead of milk, what about adding a few packets of coffee creamer? Seems most of us have those lying around or can pick them up here and there. I think it would really help replace the flavor and mouthfeel of milk. Your addition of extra fat was great, but creamer is “free” and would add more depth, I think.
love this idea 👍
Great video on stretching your food budget! I was thinking that the tumeric pasta water might have been great to use to make the gravy- it would have the a bit of mineral and vitamins in it. we have a food pantry and I will be sending others here for ideas on how to use their beans and staples! Great ideas!
I think the valuable lesson to take from this video is that a well stocked pantry is essential to living on a dollar a day.
All that in my local Walmart comes out to $14.96. I'm in the San Francisco Bay area, east bay. What a difference. Today I saw a loaf of bread at my local Sprouts for $10.99! It was gluten free but OMG! The struggle is real out here.
Mom would make white rice and once cooked she would add 1 can tuna with some Tapatio sauce over it for some spicy dinner. CHEAP AND HEALTHY.
I love the idea of adding the Tapatio!
Everything you make turns out sooo good. You're very creative and a natural chef. Hubby and I love you. Thankyou so much.
awe...thanks so much! I've become a better cook, just cooking for you guys! 😁
Slice bread and then put it in the freezer. the fridge just dries it out. it thaws out really fast and is still moist.
that's true 👍 I do freeze a lot of my bread.
I was going to say this, glad you did. :)
Thanks so much! This is so needed at a time like this since prices of groceries have gone through the stratosphere these days! This is the second channel of budget cooking that suggests mixing beans and rice or chickpeas and rice! Starches like rice, potatoes and pasta go a long way in times like this! I make a lot of quick breads and muffins, but think it's time to make my own sourdough bread and other breads in hard economic times like our grandmothers and great grandmothers used to do...homemade is best and I make many homemade soups as well, healthier and cheaper and make my own applesauce as well. They really don't take that much time and are a must when living on a budget!
True and if you make some meals up and put in freezer it's not as much cooking. For example, it's easy to make up some empanadas and then freeze until you are ready to use.
It’s very interesting when you brainstorm meal ideas w the ingredients. Or tell us your thoughts while shopping and cooking. Your commentary is where I learn a lot about cooking and shopping. Thank you for the helpful details!
(PS- I often add a little apple to stir frys, makes them unusual and yummy.)
Thanks for the feedback. It's helpful for me 💜
and yes, it's so surprising what you can discover.
These Videos are a great Blessing in these Times of Need. 🥰 Thank you so much Dear Michelle. May Jesus bless you.
You're welcome...and thank you so much 🙏
Your creativity is inspiring. Thank you for this.
It's my pleasure 😁 Thanks for watching!
I use to feed my family some days wirh a bag of egg noodles and a can cream of chicken soup. Another day was beans and weinies. Our biggest meal was homemade scallop potatoes. Back in the day you could buy a dozen eggs for .37 cents. Or we would eat creamed tomatoes and bread. Always at least 1 budget dinner. Basic potato soup is budget friendly.
Man, you're good! You show people how cooking yourself can work super well and healthy? It's good to start practicing now! Thank you!
Thanks so much! 💜
Parsley is really high in iron as well! The stems have huge amounts of flavour - I save them and use them in my broth. But in your case, I would probably puree them with some oil to make a herb oil that I can use to both garnish my food and add extra flavour. Just drizzle it over at the end. The parsley oil would also be good in your salad dressing.
The reason your bread rose unevenly is probably due to uneven heat distribution in your oven - one part was hotter than the other, and the bread set & formed a crust so it could only rise on the other side. It is no biggie, it will taste the same, it just might not be quite as pretty
And thankyou for talking about Koshari - I am going to make that this week for some dinners because it sounds wonderful. I have found a recipe and printed it out.
You're giving me more great ideas! 😁 I originally followed the Kosher recipe from the Mediterranean Dish. It was very good! Next time, I'm going to fry the macaroni to give the dish an added chewy texture. It's a very filling dish. Just make sure you love the sauce that you drizzle over the top and make lots of the fried onions.
@@ArdentMichelle The herb oils are fancy "cheffy" stuff, but really there is no reason we can't make them too... And really, it saves food waste - they don't keep very long in the fridge - about a week, maybe two, but they taste so good that you want to use them anyway, so they get used up fast. Try it with cilantro if you have any - it is the best way to make cilantro last a week! That stuff goes wilty and bad before you look at it, but the oil lasts longer.
high in pesticides, too. Cut the other expenses and buy organic - unless you want cancer later
WOW! As always, great tasty ideas for a super tight budget. Thanks 👍🏻
Welcome! 😁 Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video 🌟 You are a great teacher showing people with very little you can do so much❤
I appreciate that 💜
She has always inspired me to be frugal in everything I do. 😊
Love these videos!!! ❤
Glad you like them! 😁
I have been caught out with different cup sizes! British cup sizes are, I am told, also different. That is why I favour using weights. We can all immediately see the difference between KG/MLs and oz/pints! Thank you for the video!
oh my gosh! 😂 ANOTHER cup size? Weights do solve that problem. I just need to replace the battery in my little scale. 😂
I love these videos, so calming and interesting. Goated fr.
I was so excited when the notification popped up for this video! I enjoy all of your content, but budget videos are my favorite. Is this your first budget challenge without a tomato! Also, I have found using an electric knife to slice homemade bread seems to work better when you want thinner slices. Less friction, slices stay together better. Kinda crazy to think you could almost gotten another small onion with your 5c. Already excited for next week. You make budget food beautiful. Have a great week!
I think it is my first without a tomato 😂
I like these budget videos too. I'm glad you enjoy them also! Great tip on the electric knife. I do feel like I should have gone back in the store to spend the other .05. I'm sure I could've gotten something else. Thanks so much for the kind words. 💜 See you Sunday!
Nice, Micheele! The pasta, flour, rice or corn with the chickpeas or lentils, will be a complete protein, with all the amino acids of meat or eggs. Check the price of quinoa and buckwheat in bulk, both of which are complete protein.
I like cooked chickpeas fried or baked with herbs. If you bake them dry enough, you can use them as a gluten-free or protein-packed substitute for breadcrumbs.
If someone had dry milk at a staple, a tablespoonful would add to the bread batter. You bagged the bread when it was still hot. I saw trouble coming right away.
oh interesting! 🤔 I hadn't thought of using chickpeas for breadcrumbs. Great idea! 👍
Red beans and rice salad: 2 cans red beans, drained. About 4 cups cooked rice. 3 stalks celery, 1 small onion, 1C chopped pepper (orange, red or yellow look best, green looks like Xmas😅), dressing of vinegar/oil/garlic, etc. Makes 8 v large servings
sounds delicious! I actually have a French recipe for a salad that I've been wanting to try.
I recently was advised by my doctor to avoid eggs (digestive issues). I've found that chickpea flour, also called besan, from the Indian grocery, makes a good binder in baked goods like banana bread. 1T besan plus 2T water = 1 egg. Soy flour also works, or if I don't have either, then I just leave out the egg and add water and fat to equal one egg, and the banana bread holds together just fine.
thanks for sharing this. I've been eyeing the chickpea flour at my local market.
This is the winning formula. Rule games. You have no idea how many people out there have to live like this. No wonder it's gotten so many views! My favorite channel who does it is Atomic shrimp. He has a similar filming style except you get to see never his full face but glimpses of him eating. I like this better actually.
Because it should be about the food and not the content provider
Mujadara was a dish a friend brought over when we had a baby. It was sooo good with a spicy yogurt topping. I make it every winter. I should try your dish.
So much creativity in one video. Thank you!
Thanks so much! 😁
Such great ideas!! As always, I was so excited to see a new video this morning!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks so much! 😁💜
The bread is one huge biscuit. I think that is a wonderful idea ! You always do such a great job on these challenges. 🥰👻🎃🍃🍂🍁
Thanks so much! 😁
Another great, creative, colorful, interesting video! I don’t know if everyone knows that lentils & rice make a complete protein! I look forward to seeing these on Sunday! Have a fun week!!
Thanks for watching! 😁 See you next week!
You are so inspiring! Thank you for all that beautiful energy!!!
awe... 💜 I appreciate that and thank YOU for watching!
@@ArdentMichelle Just watched another one... the funny thing is I watch your videos before going to sleep to relax and I go to bed hungry because your food looks so yummy. lol (Don't get me wrong, I eat plenty, it's just that your food makes my brain want more ha ha ha).
I love your ideas. Thanks a million for your suggestions.
I'm so glad you enjoyed my video! 😁
I love how healthy these dishes are.
thank you 😁
The brown skins from the onion are high in quercetin and make an excellent broth. I think emergency meal plans are my favorite in your channel. Our emergency meals always include onions, potatoes, carrots, beans, rice, apples, cabbage, eggs and garlic. It's a great way to stretch our budget and still get good nutrition.
Oh yes good point! 👍...I think I'll use the onions to help make a broth for my soup!
I’m inspired to roast some peelings tomorrow and make vegetable broth😊
I save onions skins. Ends of celery. Carrot skins and parsley ends to make a broth. I put them I freezer bags and add to water when I need it or have the time.
That's a lot of baking powder! I've used this Irish Soda Bread recipe: 2 C. white flour, 1 3/4 C. whole meal flour, 2-3 Tbsp. extra flour, 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1 1/2 tsp. salt, 2 C. buttermilk (or milk with lemon added). Preheat oven to 430 degrees F, line loaf pan with parchment paper, knead on floured surface no more than 8 times, bake 20 minutes, then turn temperature down to 390 degrees F and bake for 20 more minutes.
I used this recipe with only white flour and it was good.
Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate all of your research and prep and creativity. You do such a great job!
@@rutananivadekar7696 thanks so much
Yay. Been waiting for another of these.
They are very time consuming so unfortunately this will have to be a 2 part video. Glad you like these!
@ArdentMichelle yep I get that. Plus I know with new job it's been harder to make vids. Dw I'll still watch.
Michelle! I love how you do all of this and make it look so appetizing! YOU are to be my favorite food channel
@@reniedavisson8532 thanks so much 💜
Oh my, that bread and the French toast looks tasty. 😋🍞 I am going to have to try them.
Glad it looks good to you!
I think you could have used a packet of yeast for a sourdough starter. That's what I do. That way you can make a loaf right away and save the rest for the next day. If you are in the right climate, you can pick dandelion greens or lamb's quarter. The more you buy beans, the cheaper thay are so it seems like you could have bought a months worth of rice and beans and divided it by the week for cost. Still really hard to do now days.
yes, if I could have squeezed the yeast into the budget, I would have made a regular bread.
Great video Michelle you came up with so many amazing ideas on a dollar budget and I cannot get over the onion you got for a few cents great big hug 🖤
@@thegigiollieshow8768 thank you for watching!
This was great. I subscribed and now want to try these recipes you did. Thank you for sharing this
Yay! 🥳🎉 Welcome to my channel! Thanks for watching!
Love your videos always. I love recipetin eats as well! Great job as always
I appreciate you watching! 😊
When I am flush with extra in my grocery budget I plan a hard stock up on sales for my dry pantry. Oats, all types of beans, pasta, basic spices and a few favorite blends, salt, rice barley and dry soup mixes (preferably Bear Creek so I can scoop out enough for one serving and jar the rest), tuna, and occasionally packages of noodle or rice sides. Your meal ideas help me round out the rest for any months with lean budgets.
I do the same. I've been realizing lately, that I only need to stock a small amount of items. Some of the items I've stocked I'm quite slow to use. Glad you are enjoying my videos!
Great video! Never heard of Egyptian Koshari before but it looks like comfort food of all types mixed together so I can only imagine it's delicious!
Check out the recipe from The Mediterranean Dish. That was where I got the original recipe from. I think it was a couple years ago that I first made it. Next time, I'll make more onions, and fry the macaroni until it's chewy to add more texture to the dish.
Excellent as always ❤
Glad you liked it! 💜
Great video. I have used Applesauce as an egg alternative in my banana bread in a pinch and it works. I also add a little extra baking powder. I have to say, I won a banana bread contest recently, so trust me when I say, I've made a lot of banana bread 😊. Secret to a delicious one? 2 tsp vanilla, 2 tsp of cinnamon, and on top of the white sugar add 1/2 cup of brown, then sprinkle a little sugar on the top of loaf before adding to oven and bake low and slow at 350. Works every time.. it's a winner.
Use the parsley stems to make a pesto for your pasta
great idea 👍
ive noticed no one buys bones to make broth. butchers sell them for really cheap or in some cases gives them. the stems can be frozen to use when you make broth.
great tip 👍 Thanks for sharing!
If you add a clove or 2 to boiling water it helps season your food. Especially in mashed potato. You can toast the bread in the oven too.
true. I make a potatoes and greens dish that is seasoned with a clove of garlic in the water and it's so good!
Nice to see a new dish.. the rice, chick peas and pasta. ❤
Thank u for sharing.
You are welcome! 😊
I loved that you made the bread, looked so good too ❤
Thanks! I enjoyed trying the no yeast bread.
I thought for sure that you were going to discover that recipe was for two loaves of bread. I was wrong! I don't usually eat white flour, but I'm considering making this because it did indeed look like it toasted up so nicely, even on the first day when you thought it didn't
Maybe I could have gotten 2 smaller loaves out of it. I think it turned out really good though.
@@ArdentMichelle it looked amazing! I might try it with 1/2 whole wheat!
Turmeric for color but also antiseptic, anti inflammatory and detoxification
I'm looking forward to trying that bread. I do have a bread machine and have had excellent results from the Bread Dad site. I slice the bread (when cool) and keep out 3 slices in a plastic bag on the counter for up to 3 days. The rest I freeze (double bagged in store bread bags) and take out a slice or two when needed: it keeps well and toasts up nicely.
Great tip. I was pleasantly surprised with how well the bread turned out. It was dense, but superior for certain uses, like grilled sandwiches.
If you want more nutrition for fewer products, think 3 Sisters Stew. Grab some beans, cornmeal and some kind of squash/pumpkin. Find a recipe you like online and thin it out as much as you want. Corn, beans and squash together have all the essential nutrient building blocks that you need to survive. You won't need the eggs or any meats because they form complete proteins. It was a major Native American staple. Then look online for your area for foraging locations. Pine Nuts and Acorns are usually abundant and overlooked. You may find some areas with walnuts too, as well as some good fruits like wild mulberries. Find a spot where you know they city doesn't spray and forage dandelions, clover and violets. Pine needles make a great vitamin tea. You can also find things like fiddle head ferns and stinging nettles, just look up how to process everything. Mushrooms may be an option if you're 100% familiar with them.
You can always use apple sause in place of egg
true, I guess I could have used the apple to make applesauce.
I love adding an apple or even only part of one to pancakes. I like my apple to still have a good bite to them so they only cook while I'm making the pancake.
I think having a little bite to them might be best too!
I had a flashback recently about a broken egg incident. I was minding my own business and checking egg cartons because he had marked down the ones with broken contents. I was making sure to check that they just had one broken and was looking at the other ones for possible close to breaking ones from any impact that they could have taken. The worker offended that I was looking questioned my motives and said out loud as if to humiliate me that they all have broken ones. When I told him that he quieted and backed down. It's interesting that you put that in because we all go through that and it feels triggering even more now since they're trying to prove us out of healthy natural whole foods
@@LAactor I always check. I got lucky on this one. They were almost sold out of the mini cartons.
Love how the bread turned out!😋
Another amazing video! I kept chanting “go, baby onion, go”. To me it is like a sub for bacon bits. Onions are so great.
Yes I so agree! and I feel like I didn't do them justice. I was thinking about making onion rings too! I just ran out of time!
I am Australian and I too had no idea The U.S. and Australia had different measurements for a cup size......I hadn't even heard of this bread. Thanks so much for the recipe.
You're welcome. Check out my new video for more uses for that bread. There are definitely some things that are better, made with such a dense bread.
I love how you are making shoestring budget meals but using real food. Of all the videos I’ve seen this is one of the best proving cooking & eating real food is way more cost effective than prepackaged processed foods! Even with your disclaimer about this not being well rounded enough for long term nutrition.
thanks so much!
great ideas thanks michelle
You're welcome! 😊 Thanks for watching!
Thanks for tip about the apples now I have several recipes and I have 6 lbs of banana pudding to use up in 4 days.
welcome 😁
Seems prices are really good for fresh Fall produce :) Back when I was a child, growing up in Istanbul, my parents used to buy new crop onions and potatoes in the Fall for a whole year's supply. Because, shortly after that prices would start going up. Of course, they have to be stored right or they go bad. I love your market visits, and love your market bag too :) another great inspirational video, I can't wait to see part two. One suggestion, I read somewhere that enriched rice should not be washed as the added vitamin and minerals wash off. Cast iron pan adds iron to the cooked food :) A big thank you once again.
Hello 😁 yes, it's true that rice has added vitamins sprayed on, but rinsing helps to make sure it's clean (rice is highly susceptible to little critters 🤮) also it provides a superior texture. Otherwise it is quite gooey and not something I enjoy eating. Glad you enjoyed my video! 😁
Did i miss what you did with that delicious gravy you made?? I love these simple nutritional n healthy meals n cheap i make all the time! Thanks for sharing!
I think you did miss it. I poured the onion gravy over rice with the sautéed onions and some lentils. I also poured some of the gravy over a piece of toast and ate along with it. Glad you enjoyed my video 😁
Also, you are a genius who should teach high school students life skills
💜 thanks so much!
I agree !
You could use the aquafaba from chickpeas in place of an egg in anything. I know you bought dried chickpeas but even with those you can have aquafaba but it is a bit of a process if you're willing to do that. Aquafaba can be used in baked goods, sauces, dressings, homemade mayo, etc. Also, you can use black beans in brownies to replace eggs and other moist ingredients that it can, the key with that is letting the brownies rest for a bit to cool before trying to eat them so the beans can bind everything. You can also make a tofu style of protein that is used in other countries from lentils and various beans and you can crisp it up in a pan with some oil and some corn starch on the pieces to help toast. I think if you can look up some plant based recipes you'll be surprised at how much cheaper and more nutrients rich low cost eating can be if you do that. As one person buying groceries I only spend from$70-$100 today in 2024 on my groceries because of eating high nutrition plant based meals. It only gets expensive when it's highly processed or comes from an animal because the animal had to be raised and that's not cheap.
Such great ideas!
Thanks so much 😁
There are a lot of nutritious green leaf vegetables that can be foraged for free to add to your cheap meals.
I'm so jealous of your grocery prices. It's much more expensive here. Great ideas though.
that bread recipe was really interesting!
Save the rice water to rinse your hair! I use it as a refridgerated facial toner on a cotton swab too. So many nutrients
Add it to the bread?