How Many Meals Can I Make from an Aldi Surprise Bag?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- I bought an Aldi Surprise Bag from the app Too Good to Go and I wanted to see just how many meals I could make from it.
Slight disclaimer - these bags are not designed to give you ingredients for coherent meals, so I did help myself to a few (not loads) of the ingredients I had in my cupboard and fridge in order to bulk this out a little bit.
Realising I didn't disclose what Too Good to Go is - basically, they sell off products about to go bad, or that they weren't able to sell, for really cheap. And Aldi does a surprise bag!
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00:00 Parameters
00:22 Introduction
01:07 What I Got
02:07 Meal 1
02:49 Meal 2
03:44 Meal 3
07:24 Meal 4
07:53 Meal 5
08:04 Meal 6
This Aldi mystery box really worked out marvelous. Your creativity in creating new dishes was really fun.
Do you have a background in food? Your creativity and skill is ridiculous. Also love your positive outlook and how everything is delicious! Very refreshing when everyone seems to be super self-deprecating these days.
I’m trying to keep positive - out of work right now and luckily these keep me going!
And actually, no, no background in food. Was very keen in watching my Dad cooking growing up and the rest is a combination of watching vast amounts of cooking shows, TH-camrs and cookery books. :)
Like watching your video 😮
I think you did a great job with what you were given. Very creative!
I’d like to see this become a mini series and for the grand finale get one surprise bag from each of the stores that you tried one from and combine all the ingredients to see how long you can go.
@@SamWilder. so cool! have you watched any of atomic shrimp’s budget challenges? your creativity reminds me a lot of how out of the box some of his stuff can be (maybe even more out of the box!)
He has a background in nothing... you can tell by the accent
Never thought you could make vegetables look appetising but here we are. You are a wizard in the kitchen
i fear for you people if this is what stands as wizardy to you!!
@@thanxbutno i agree
The cauliflower and broccoli cheese balls were so smart and cauliflower is my favourite atm
Make them!
I actually love these videos, something just relaxing about these to watch. Keep it up bro!! Heavily underrated
Appreciate that a lot!
You can make flatbread's with yoghurt by going 350g self raising flour, 350g yoghurt, and a few grams of salt
Impressive! I’d like to see more of these what’s in the bag kinda videos.
He's got a Breville out back. We knew it.
I have been watching your videos for a while now and really enjoy your budget shops and all the amazing recipes you create true genius
OK, at the risk of showing my age.... this show and format blew me back to the 90's ch4 show "Get Stuffed" loving the vibe of your show.... and now I feel old lol
Hey man I really like how your channel is going! Your creativity for these things is amazing. Its refreshing to see you not just sticking with exactly whats in the boxes/deals and rather using them in creative ways with other ingredients instead.
Thanks my friend! It would have been boring if I just streamed some broccoli and heated up the meatballs 😂
Loaf looked tasty, did laugh at the dog though @ 6:58 lookit that face....awwww.
She does love getting involved
'That's clearly a meal for two people' or one hungry dog - you can keep the cabbage m8 🤣🤣
That was a great bag and it was well used, my experience with Morrisons is you get a lot of bread so it would be good to see what you get in a different store 😀
I’ll try there soon!
This is great! I wish they did this here. Food is so darn pricey 😢
Shame they don’t! It’s such a good app, I just don’t use it very much 😂
I'm binge watching your channel at the moment! I love this type of content! 💕
Great video! I love to see grocery/supermarket bags from TGTG (there's only so much variety you can get from Greggs or Costa!), and especially love to see how they're used. You have a very watchable editing/recording style too. Would love to see more of these kinds of videos.
I only found your channel maybe 5 days ago and I’m utterly obsessed, I love how creative you are. Keep up the excellent work :)
Thank you so much!!
I am so happy you posted a video today 🎉😊
Hope you enjoyed!
definitely want to see more videos like this!
I'm hooked on these videos... you've got me watching content I would have never usually watched, and feeling super hungry every time I do!
Ahhh thank you bud! Appreciate it so much! ❤️
Hi Sam really do like your down to earth personality and great ora keep it up
That’s really kind, thank you :)
@@SamWilder. no worries my friend
Very glad that TH-cam recommended your channel. I love these random food challenges etc. keep going and you’ll go far, trust me. Hopefully you get enough subscribers and views before you get another job! 🎉😂
If I could make this my job I’d be very happy!
Amazing
Your food is lovely
Xx
Thank you :)
I love TGTG . Morrisons is good value but sometimes you get just fruit and veg, I always share out with my neighbours
That’s lovely of you! Definitely plenty I could come up with if just veg though.
Love the flowers 💐
Try sautéing slices of the red cabbage. Very creative recipe with the braised cabbage✔️
The bread for breakfast, toasties and pasta salad for lunch you will not starve.
Great bag.
Good video and do further bags 💼
First vid I’ve watched of yours, really cool to watch someone different. Keep it up 😊
Yaaay🎉 great video Sam. Keep it up
Fantastic! Would love to see more 😁
Loving these videos waste nothing brilliant well done so clever with your ideas keep up the good work
thankyou for such an informative video
Super deal! Great way to try new foods. Definitely do more surprise bags!
I’ll try with the few in my area!
Morrisons do great go bags. Been doing it for years now since it started. Just fab
Once again an entertaining and fun video. Breakfast Yogurt drink... smoothies or pancake instead of buttermilk.
You smashed that Sam great job ..x
I love wingin it too - experimenting is great
I swear, cabbage just grows & grows! Amazing food on a budget. I’m in the US, I would LOVE Aldi to have Surprise bags. Here the food goes to local food banks. (That’s great, but I would love a swipe at cheap food). A lot of food there!
This is literally the most UNDERRATED youtube channel. Your so good at what you do, and the editing is very profesional. Keep it up man!
That’s really kind, thank you!!
Had no idea Aldi did this, definitely going to try a surprise bag myself! For the faux Yakult, you could put it in smoothies, also can be quite sweet, so maybe summer oats and eliminate other sweetening options.
Btw cauliflower fried in a spicy batter is worth trying
Heyy, just started watching you and honestly this very helpful!
After being unemployed for the past few months it's good to see these.
I always love cooking and love learning new recipes.
What is your favourite meal you can make for under £5?
Oooh that’s a tough question!
Off the top of my head, you can’t beat a good lasagne, and if you’re clever (limit the cheese for example), you can definitely make it for under £5. Freezes well too.
If we’re going by from these videos - the chicken pitta I made in my most recent Waitrose video was great - so much so we literally just had it for dinner tonight too 😂😅
@@SamWilder. Oooooh true. There is nothing better than a homemade lasagne god I'm going to have to make one just thinking about it.
That chicken in pitta looked great looks like it was packed with flavour.
Sorry another question but I'm always curious.
What is your favourite treat meal you have?
I think mine would doing my own stir fry
@@TheFreckledGECKO ooooh it’s actually probably one Carolina makes - she does an amazing sweet and sour chicken and rice from scratch. Breaded chicken bites, homemade sauce, it’s sooo lovely 🥰
Final reduction prices at my Co-op are 80% off. Steaks and meats plus ready meals can be frozen. So easy to live on a budget.
sorry about you being unemployed right now but you are killing it on youtube, i think you should consider doing this full time
I would love to but it needs to pay the mortgage first :p
Shame I'm not an instagramer for your recipes... Like your video style and subjects. Keep it up!
Try making cheesy baked cabbage steaks. Works with red or whitecabbage, and still have the side bits for salad or coleslaw.
I would have done wa easy cauliflower/ broccoli pasta cheese bake with salad..but love your creativity
Yes I would enjoy more videos like this. We don't get bags like that in USA.
Wow, meal 6 looked outstanding. Great imagination.
Full price the brand version of those cholesterol reducing yoghurts is HUGE, good score.
Pound Stretcher 20p noodles, add oxo cube, some bread or cobs to dip in the noodles
Thank you for the video
You're a good cook and i bet your wife loves your food as well
I love Irish setters. Yours is a beauty.
She says thank you!
amazing videos as always!
Thank you. 🙏🏼
Pretty insane deal! Where I'm from even if the flowers were about to cark it, I'd be charged at least double just for them. Obviously some people get trash from this Aldi deal but it's well worth it
Just found your channel, excellent
They might not be coherent to make a standard meal, but they do inspire to think outside of the box, look at what you have left in your house and make something/try something you might not have thought of before. And ofcourse, save you money.
I mean, you made 6 meals for 2 people. That would be 12 meals for 1 person. Not bad for that price.
Maybe it is an option to get 1 bag from each of the stores you mentioned and see what you can make with that?
Best of luck🍀
You're getting quite a following..... congratulations 🎉🥳
Thank you :)
I like the Surprise Bag idea. Wish more stores here did that. It'd be even better if they thought about doing a cohesive meal! A starch, a veg, a protein.
Folks slay me with the "will it kill me?" USE YOUR NOSES, PEOPLE. LOL. We did that forever before the 2000s. The sell-by date is not the use-by date, and the best-by date is really just marketing faff!
Hey, Mexican food uses cabbage, too! Remember that most of the popular Mexican food is just what people cook when their finances & resources limited, even by geography. They often will do their own flavorings with ingredients that are local.
Also wanted to say, congrats on the views! Steadily rising! 📈
Wish we had aldi surprise bags in the usa
It really annoys me when you get people like you producing really decent content (12k views in 1 day) and you only have 4K subs
Love your videos ❤️👍🏼👌🏼
Thanks mate, means a lot! Hopefully we’ll keep growing :)
Use by dates. Someone I once knew was throwing some ham out because the use by date was the day before. It was morning, about 9 the day after use by date. I asked her if she would have eaten this up just before midnight yesterday? She said yes so I said did the ham suddenly go off the second it was midnight?
Great video and that was a really decent Too Good To Go bag, I joined a group on FB where people share what they get and some are absolutely dire. It'd be great to see a series of these type of Too Good To Go videos, making the most of what you get from the bags. I look at the app wistfully sometimes before I remember I'm too chicken to get one 😂
I was quite surprised but I guess maybe my first experience was a lucky one 😅
If it's a really bad bag (mouldy or not the value advertised) TGTG usually refund you if you contact them. They're hit and miss but good fun and can be mega bargains
What causes the anxiety?
Hope you're able to get past it. I buy 2good2go for a couple of years now and i like it a lot. My main motivation is decreasing food waste, but saving money is a gladly welcomed extra benefit.
I particularly like the bread box from my favorite organic store.
Highly recommend to just try it once, i felt a bit awkward too the first time but nobody is gonna look at you in a weird way. Happy i pushed myself beyond my comfortzone. 100% no regrets, love it! Hope you will too in the (near) future.
What can you make from 14 bags of spouts. My sister managed to get a box and the manager said sorry before bringing out the box.
since then the shop has put up no bags again.
Many of the bags have not been that good some places, are just taking the p. with there bags.
And the items can be items NOT going OOD. but on promotion. I once paid £2 to get 2 bags of crisps.
I have been put off getting others.
I would buy the tray bake with 50% and 75% off items to try them.
Today i got some packets of sweets for 14p just off the reduced price shelves. it can be for many places just get yellow ticket items of YOUR choice and spend less then a TGTG bag.
Some advice based on a few years buying 2good2go. If you stick with boxes that have a rating of at least 4 stars you're usualy get good boxes.
Don't get boxes that don't have a rating at all, they are usualy not great.
If you are a picky eater or have dietary restrictions 2good2go might not be for you though.
Some space to freeze stuff till later is very practical too.
what brand is the cat plate from meal 4? i need it!
Anthropology!
You sure love your peanut butter and jam. I will have to accept I am wrong on this though, I really can't stand peanut butter!
Very interesting. I am looking forward to seeing what the other magic bags contain.
On the internet, yo can also get somewhat to do with leftovers to give some ideas.
i like ur videos bro keep them upp
Thanks bud!
Is that some shoplifted goods in your hoodie pocket😂
Hahaha no. Just my phone, promise! 😁😅
Peanut butter and apricot jam on toast, is the worst combination for me. The peanut butter would kill me 😢
You inspired me, so I downloaded the app, and I pick up my first aldi surprise bag tomorrow! Lets see what i get for my £3.30!?
Oh I’m actually so intrigued! You gotta report back!
Yeah, i wanna know what's in the bag too!
I was on my way to collect it, and they've literally just refunded it, as had no leftovers for my bag 😑
Half an hour before collection too!
@@JonBattams that’s so annoying!!! Why sell it then! Ahhh that sucks
That bread has never been near a toaster.
Great videos whether you on a budget or not if not a nice glass of wine.
Do a greggs version of this
Hey man, What colours your partner as you never did say ?
Latino! She’s Colombian :) 🇨🇴
I subbed a week ago and I'm hooked, when will you do 5 pounds at Lidl?
It’s there! Few weeks ago :)
They are inconsistent, I've heard of people getting whole bags of just potatoes and carrots
10:17 pls do more
I have the same name as ur dog
Peanut butter and apricot jam? It's got to be strawberry jam.
Apricot jam works so well!! Strawberry is great, but also love blueberry jam with peanut butter!
@@SamWilder.You might wanna try peanutbutter, sambal and cucumber for a savoury sandwich. My favorite!
When you said Carolina isn't white, and then I saw her hands I was confused 😂 where is she from? 😭
Colombia!
I got those bags before they have been really rubbish
aldi i'd rather look in the bins for scraps
Just curious, you say Carolina’s not white yet her arms look paler than yours? What ethnicity is she?
Colombian. She’s Latina :)
@@SamWilder. oh cool
Mad when even a cabbage doesnt know how to identify
😂
Taco with mayo is definitely a white people taco
"ALDI's" Check the fluid amount in their fresh fruit juice !
1ltr,,,,?,,,, hmmmmmm.......
VERY DISAPPOINTED....
Must be false advertising SURELY.
Knockoff ripoff. That bag is the 1% of the half decent bags dished out.