I did $19 for a week for 3 people last week. Aldis ;). Bread. Eggs. Plant Milk. Pb j. Noodles. Plant based proteins. A bag of rice. Few cans of beans. Tortillas. Bag of plant based cheese. A few other items. All almost under $1 each.
Keep checking those circulars for good deals at your local grocery stores! Saves you so much money! Another hack would be to buy dried beans and soak them yourself for a lot cheaper.
Great job! A couple of coupons or planning ahead could save a bit more and stretch the budget. Also, measuring out the portions could help, especially since you were feeling more “full” throughout the week. Some kind of soup or stew over rice would extend the meals.
Thank you, I appreciate a man doing this. A few women I've seen eat less than half what I do and I don't want to lose weight that fast. I'm happy with a pound a week.
Try doing the same thing but go to Dollar Store instead! I have seen they sometimes carry 2lbs of rice for a dollar and also have frozen vegetables! It’ll be super interesting to watch :)
Whenever I go to someplace that I know I will get condiments like pricey restaurants that sell take out meals now, fast food places (I stopped going to most of them but still hit up Arby's every now and then their Arby's sauce is to die for), and now on movie/tv show sets I have been on (just grab 1-2 of whatever condiments you like each time you hit up the food section because of the situation we are in all condiments are now single serve packets and they are usually brand name ones not the generic ones).
Just stumbled upon your channel while I was bored scrolling through YT. It’s so refreshing to see a someone like you take on budget eat challenges on groceries. Hope you channel blows up for you deserve it. 💪🏻
I enjoy watching these types of videos. I agree with other comments that dried beans is the better option to sustain you for a week, Dollar tree does have 2lbs of rice for $1 so that would help too. Meat is extremely costly so cutting that out could have helped (I believe Walmart has a frozen ground turkey for 1.69 that could have been an option if meat was necessary). Oatmeal would have been a great option for breakfast (dollar tree would have been good for that too). Great job for a first try!
Start on your weekend so you can do make ahead cooking. Watched you twice 😊 I liked your shirt and talking about your body adapting and being less hungry. Good job, you have great personality keep it up.
Dollar Tree 🌳and 99 Cent Only Store #1 bag of rice 🍚 #2 bag of potatoes 🥔 #3 box of Oats for oatmeal #4 hot dogs 🌭 # 5 hot dog buns #6 bag of carrots 🥕 #7-8 bag of apples 🍎 #9 carton of eggs 🥚 #10 pack of 3, cup of noodles 🍜 TRY THIS NEXT TIME...GOOD LUCK! Q
I budget $20/week for myself, but I eat the same thing everyday so I end up only spending about $10/week on refills for the items I run out of, like lettuce for my chicken Caesar salads or coffee. I have coffee in the AM, Oatmeal for lunch, Chicken Caesar salad for dinner. I am in a calorie deficit and have worked really hard to lose 10 lbs this month, but I don’t feel hungry and it’s great saving so much money!
Wonderful video! Very useful. Quick tip though, when removing grease from foods, please throw it in the garbage, since fat can solidify and clog your pipes. Learned that the hard way :/
You could definitely do it with a bit better planning. Get a bag of dry beans instead of the can and take out the apples to make up for the difference . That would be an extra couple servings of beans a day. And you could get 10 ramen noodle packs for a dollar.
Good points! Im a pretty terrible planner haha... cuz i dont know the prices before hand i decided to just think on the fly... but the more i do stuff like this the more aware ill be! Also i wanted to avoid ramen, i needed slightly healthier foods 😅😅
@@markdowns6554. I would have bought a bag of flour, Walmart has 5 pounds for $1.22. You could make flat bread similar to tortillas, you can make pasta noodles and dumplings. I would have gone with a bag of pinto beans for a dollar.
Great ideas! Thank you for your take on the challenge! People will say all sorts of wuys they'd do it differently but you are you, and I bet many who comment will never try a $10 challenge
I enjoyed your video! Liked and Subscribed from North Pole Alaska. We all have our take on what we would not have bought, no hamburger, no tortillas, no cheese, dried beans not canned, no apples not very divisible, maybe canned fruit? Yes to Rice, dried beans, self rising flour (pancakes, bread- quick, tortillas, pasta) yes to eggs, canned or frozen veg. You have inspired me to do this! 🤗
Not bad, new subscriber here! I cant wait to see how you'll do in the future with these challenges. FYI check your stores discount rack for both bakery items and bruised fruit and veggies. ✌
Agree with blacksesame ground pork. This could have last you if you bought a small bag of bag of all purpose flour and make the tortillas. For the fried rice 2 eggs 3/4cup water beaten. Buy a bag of black beans cook insta pot give way. More beans. Small cotainer of yogurt and you could make 2 ingredient bread. ( english muffin style ). Try "cheaper ways nz (tortillas)" use "dish (2 ingrediant bread. Or " theunicook (2 ingrediant naan breads.)" If you brought 2apples and you could do "recipes by corina (2 ingredient pancakes)" cut apples in half slice the half put slices on tortillas whith cheese slice cook you would have 4 servings. Your 10 dollar would have went further at the dollar tree. 7oz sausage, pack bag of meatballs, block cheese, bag beans, box instant rice. ,, bag mix veg,, doz eggs, can of nobean hormell chilli. Bag self rising flour.. container plain yogurt.
I would love to know what the calorie count/nutritional information for each day was. Did you make your minimum calorie count needed? Would also be interesting to see if you made the RDA for vitamins/nutrients.
Protip: Beef is the most expensive meat you can buy in stores. You would've saved some money had you went with pork, chicken or even canned fish. Also, most vegetables are very cheap so it's sad to see you only did one can of green beans. You could've gotten a bag of potatoes and been able to make lots of meals from that. Also bananas tend to be cheaper than apples (but apples and bananas are the cheapest of all fruits) I think also canned tomatoes could've been used in more dishes than green beans - since you can make a variety of things from that. I wouldn't have got the cheese and instead got something like noodles and/or peanut butter. Also if you had opted to get some flour and allowed yourself basics like oil,salt,papper - ect that are staples in your pantry, you could've made your own bread or tortillas for a fraction of the price! You could have also made things like noodles or dumplings. 1.61 for tortillas is a bit high when doing super budget stuff like this. This worked, but maybe next time try to diversify your meals more.
@@markdowns6554 I agree with the beef comment. Had you picked ground turkey instead, you could have gotten a 24 oz jar of salsa to go with your lunches as quesadillas (which wouldn't have extended your challenge days but would have been far superior to ketchup)
I think going to a food bank to augment your 10 dollars would have also been totally acceptable. We throw out 40 percent of food in this country so it could be argued that eating food from a food bank is a moral imperative. You wouldn't be "depriving" anyone of food either. The food banks I've volunteered at often ended up throwing out a chunk of their food because no one wanted it. Drove me insane.
New subscriber here. I'm so glad I clicked on your recommended video. This reminds us that you can make decent meals for not alot of money. With regard to the rice, I would of reserved a half cup of the rice to make congee (jook) in your Instant Pot (using about 5 or 6 cups of water - less water if you like it thicker). A small bowl with a fried egg could be you breakfast or lunch and would have given you an extra day for the $10.
Hello Mark, I've been cooking for 60 years now, and was raised by my parents who lived through the great depression so I learned to 'save every grain of rice'. With your permission I have some friendly suggestions. I really don't understand why my fellow Americans toss out the liquid in canned veggies. There is nothing in the liquid that isn't in the veg. There is the infamous Canned (UK, Tinned) flavor, but with some cooking that dissipates (it's also present when you cook something in a pressure cooker. Collect the tinned liquids in the freezer and when you have enough of them they can be used with a bit of onion, carrot and herbs to make a stock. Or they can be used to make rice or moisten a dry dish.
in the 70s I purchased a book of traditional Chinese Medicine and the best thing I gleaned from that was that tea can be infused several times. The second infusion is essentially caffeine free and quite flavorful. so save your used tea in the freezer (I seperate it by type. Oolong, White, Green, Jasmine (and I have fresh flowers from the garden), etc. My Indian Teas I tend to put together and get a Breakfast Blend. So that would be free tea.
I’m from West Yorkshire, try doing a big flat Yorkshire pudding with really thick gravy, cut in half and put some tomato ketchup on it, Shepard’s pie with Tommy k in it too :)
@@markdowns6554 I live in a semi rural area. I am fortunate enough to have more than $10. /week and we have food baskets as my county lists 22% under the poverty line. Those people qualify for aid. If you have $108. dollars after paying housing costs, you do not qualify for SNAP. I was in the reserves in the late 1980's. One of our soldiers was a student going to Baylor University. He and his girlfriend were surviving off of one brick of Top Ramen by the end of the month. Back then Ramen was .10 ea. My coworker, who retired 2 years ago at the age of 75, said he and his wife survived on great northers beans and the ham flavored pack that came with it. Apparently that is what they ate day upon day. My parents divorced when I was 5. My dad was a dead beat and my Mom was a waitress. We ate spaghetti with margarine, fried corn meal much, fried bologna, potato soup and my favorite, Miracle Whip and sugar sandwiches. My Father in Law said they would eat lard sandwiches as it was the depression. We didn't have the luxury of meat. Luckily we have food pantries today. We also have people who offer up excess produce from their gardens. Ask and you shall receive. If you knock on most doors, you will get at least a PB&J.
@@leesmith7727 thanks for your stories. : ) I was in college also in the 1980s lived off of pancakes cooked on a flat popcorn maker, mainly because no cooking facilities and required no refrigerator and portion size was very divisible.
Hi Mark Thanks for the inspiration ,I have a dream to design clothes that glorify God and spread the word and unconditional love that we experience every day ,I am so grateful to be led to your channel. Through Christ you are Strengthened, Encouraged and Bold Take care .
I have never seen anything wrong with these challenges using the spices, condiments, etc., you have on hand-even expensive meal kits ask you to do that.
If you had perhaps gotten chorizo instead of the ground beef, and dried beans instead of the canned, and frozen veg instead of the apples. Also, garlic and Jalapenos are only pennies. You could have added a pound of carrots (usually under a dollar) and looked on the discount rack for your bread. Maybe the food could have stretched the full 7 days. Just sayin'. You did GREAT though and the meals looked really good. That is still amazing you got 15 meals from $10.
interesting challenge to watch. as others said. filming the process makes it genuine and more interesting. rather than people who buy $X amount of food and end the video, likely because it didn't last the week
Ummmm... I'd have made MUCH different choices when it comes to food. I'd also have shopped the circulars and PLANNED my meals before I ever headed out to the stores. It CAN be done, it CAN be done HEALTHY - it cannot be done well if you get the more expensive choices like the tortillas, apple and ground beef you did.
Ok, first off, nice try but it was a fail. 5 days does not a week make. Also do you have a dollar tree where you live? You could have gotten so much more food for 10.00. They carry 2 lb bags of rice for 1.00. 1 lb bag of beans for 1.00 Frozen veggies too. 12 pack of Flour tortillas, for 1.00. Some dollar trees even sell eggs. You could have eaten do much more for an entire week..
You also filmed how you cooked and ate everything that's what I like about your video here.
Im now seeing these challenges pop up from a men's perspective, really interesting! Great job!
Very Interesting Challenge.
I am going to try this $10. a week Challenge.
Love the Message on Your Shirt.👍
I did $19 for a week for 3 people last week. Aldis ;). Bread. Eggs. Plant Milk. Pb j. Noodles. Plant based proteins. A bag of rice. Few cans of beans. Tortillas. Bag of plant based cheese. A few other items. All almost under $1 each.
Yes! Aldi is the way to go!!
Keep checking those circulars for good deals at your local grocery stores! Saves you so much money! Another hack would be to buy dried beans and soak them yourself for a lot cheaper.
Great job! A couple of coupons or planning ahead could save a bit more and stretch the budget. Also, measuring out the portions could help, especially since you were feeling more “full” throughout the week. Some kind of soup or stew over rice would extend the meals.
Thanks for the tips!
You did so well!!
Good job
Appreciate it :)
this came up on my recommended and i think it's really interesting! Good job and keep it up!
Aw, appreciate it!
Thank you, I appreciate a man doing this. A few women I've seen eat less than half what I do and I don't want to lose weight that fast. I'm happy with a pound a week.
Try doing the same thing but go to Dollar Store instead! I have seen they sometimes carry 2lbs of rice for a dollar and also have frozen vegetables! It’ll be super interesting to watch :)
This video was great- super entertaining 😂 ! Really made me think about how much I personally spend on food.
Aw thank you!!
great challenge and job. i like that you talk about the pros and cons and are realistic about this experience.
Appreciate it!!
The video's clarity is really nice dude! Also, the concept is just interesting.
Appreciate it my guy :)
Your personality is amazing and Youve just helped me be more aware of my spending, new sub💓
Whenever I go to someplace that I know I will get condiments like pricey restaurants that sell take out meals now, fast food places (I stopped going to most of them but still hit up Arby's every now and then their Arby's sauce is to die for), and now on movie/tv show sets I have been on (just grab 1-2 of whatever condiments you like each time you hit up the food section because of the situation we are in all condiments are now single serve packets and they are usually brand name ones not the generic ones).
Lets go!! That's the most cost effective way 😂
Not bad for your first grocery budget challenge!! You'll get better as you go!
Thanks 😊
I'd love to see you try a vegan/plant based attempt!
that's a cool idea! maybe comparing the costs of different diets :O
great to see someone young eating smartly on a budget!
I try my best!
Just stumbled upon your channel while I was bored scrolling through YT. It’s so refreshing to see a someone like you take on budget eat challenges on groceries. Hope you channel blows up for you deserve it. 💪🏻
The kindest words I've read. Thank you so much! I got a lot more to come :D
GREAT video! We'll be waiting for that $15 challenge video. Do you have a Winco near you? I bet you'd work MAGIC in their bulk section.
Awesome video!
This is an amazing video, it was really interesting and gave great knowledge
Dude scrambling your eggs with chopsticks is hilariously Asian 🤣🤣 I love it. Good content, man!!!
HAHA thank you! Just the way i grew up 🤣
I enjoy watching these types of videos. I agree with other comments that dried beans is the better option to sustain you for a week, Dollar tree does have 2lbs of rice for $1 so that would help too. Meat is extremely costly so cutting that out could have helped (I believe Walmart has a frozen ground turkey for 1.69 that could have been an option if meat was necessary). Oatmeal would have been a great option for breakfast (dollar tree would have been good for that too).
Great job for a first try!
I love the tips. Ty :)
Eggs protein packaged by nature.
No one is protein deficient.
Start on your weekend so you can do make ahead cooking. Watched you twice 😊 I liked your shirt and talking about your body adapting and being less hungry. Good job, you have great personality keep it up.
Dollar Tree 🌳and 99 Cent Only Store
#1 bag of rice 🍚
#2 bag of potatoes 🥔
#3 box of Oats for oatmeal
#4 hot dogs 🌭
# 5 hot dog buns
#6 bag of carrots 🥕
#7-8 bag of apples 🍎
#9 carton of eggs 🥚
#10 pack of 3, cup of noodles 🍜
TRY THIS NEXT TIME...GOOD LUCK!
Q
For sure !!
Awesome 👍 thank u
I budget $20/week for myself, but I eat the same thing everyday so I end up only spending about $10/week on refills for the items I run out of, like lettuce for my chicken Caesar salads or coffee.
I have coffee in the AM,
Oatmeal for lunch,
Chicken Caesar salad for dinner.
I am in a calorie deficit and have worked really hard to lose 10 lbs this month, but I don’t feel hungry and it’s great saving so much money!
Congrats! Thats awesome to hear
Wonderful video! Very useful.
Quick tip though, when removing grease from foods, please throw it in the garbage, since fat can solidify and clog your pipes. Learned that the hard way :/
SHOOT you're right. Thanks for the reminder!!
This is a great idea. Everything looks yummy.
Thanks!!
You could definitely do it with a bit better planning. Get a bag of dry beans instead of the can and take out the apples to make up for the difference . That would be an extra couple servings of beans a day.
And you could get 10 ramen noodle packs for a dollar.
Good points! Im a pretty terrible planner haha... cuz i dont know the prices before hand i decided to just think on the fly... but the more i do stuff like this the more aware ill be! Also i wanted to avoid ramen, i needed slightly healthier foods 😅😅
@@markdowns6554. I would have bought a bag of flour, Walmart has 5 pounds for $1.22. You could make flat bread similar to tortillas, you can make pasta noodles and dumplings. I would have gone with a bag of pinto beans for a dollar.
😉You did a great job! 👍
Great ideas! Thank you for your take on the challenge! People will say all sorts of wuys they'd do it differently but you are you, and I bet many who comment will never try a $10 challenge
Such kind words! Thank you so much
I enjoyed your video! Liked and Subscribed from North Pole Alaska. We all have our take on what we would not have bought, no hamburger, no tortillas, no cheese, dried beans not canned, no apples not very divisible, maybe canned fruit? Yes to Rice, dried beans, self rising flour (pancakes, bread- quick, tortillas, pasta) yes to eggs, canned or frozen veg. You have inspired me to do this! 🤗
Even a $12 limit , add cheap pancake mix instead and you probably could’ve last a whole week
Needed this, much appreciation!
Really stickering to your budget with that apple
I love your shirt!!
So many clues tell me you're from philly...acme...jawn...wawa. Great video you did well!
Great video! This is great learning experience!
Thanks! It definitely was!
Good job!🌞🌞🌞
Love your tshirt. This was a great video. New subscriber. Thank you.
fun to watch! I may have to try this $10 week challenge!
A great learning experience!
So i would have gotten a dry bag of beans instead of a can. Do this at dollar tree
Hahaha yes! That's been my most requested
I would like to see what you could get and make with $25 for the week. I'm definitely surprised that $10 got you as many meals as it did
Just wait for my next video :)
Not bad, new subscriber here! I cant wait to see how you'll do in the future with these challenges. FYI check your stores discount rack for both bakery items and bruised fruit and veggies. ✌
Up with Mark Downs! Gonna try and see if I too will eat less after a week of eating this way. Great video!
Agree with blacksesame ground pork. This could have last you if you bought a small bag of bag of all purpose flour and make the tortillas. For the fried rice 2 eggs 3/4cup water beaten. Buy a bag of black beans cook insta pot give way. More beans. Small cotainer of yogurt and you could make 2 ingredient bread. ( english muffin style ). Try "cheaper ways nz (tortillas)" use "dish (2 ingrediant bread. Or " theunicook (2 ingrediant naan breads.)" If you brought 2apples and you could do "recipes by corina (2 ingredient pancakes)" cut apples in half slice the half put slices on tortillas whith cheese slice cook you would have 4 servings. Your 10 dollar would have went further at the dollar tree. 7oz sausage, pack bag of meatballs, block cheese, bag beans, box instant rice. ,, bag mix veg,, doz eggs, can of nobean hormell chilli. Bag self rising flour.. container plain yogurt.
WOW i appreciate u writing this all out for me 😭 these are such useful strategies. And yes, i expect to do a dollar tree challenge soon :)
you just gave me good cooking ideas thank you more videos like this please
Yes! More incoming!
Thank you for making this video 🙂
Thank you for watching :D
I would love to know what the calorie count/nutritional information for each day was. Did you make your minimum calorie count needed? Would also be interesting to see if you made the RDA for vitamins/nutrients.
I love data and numbers so if people are interested i can totally add sections on calories !
Great realizations.💪
Protip: Beef is the most expensive meat you can buy in stores. You would've saved some money had you went with pork, chicken or even canned fish.
Also, most vegetables are very cheap so it's sad to see you only did one can of green beans. You could've gotten a bag of potatoes and been able to make lots of meals from that. Also bananas tend to be cheaper than apples (but apples and bananas are the cheapest of all fruits)
I think also canned tomatoes could've been used in more dishes than green beans - since you can make a variety of things from that.
I wouldn't have got the cheese and instead got something like noodles and/or peanut butter.
Also if you had opted to get some flour and allowed yourself basics like oil,salt,papper - ect that are staples in your pantry, you could've made your own bread or tortillas for a fraction of the price! You could have also made things like noodles or dumplings. 1.61 for tortillas is a bit high when doing super budget stuff like this.
This worked, but maybe next time try to diversify your meals more.
Im about to do another similar challenge... these are great tips, thanks so much!
@@markdowns6554 ever eat walmart candy and chocolate?
@@markdowns6554 I agree with the beef comment. Had you picked ground turkey instead, you could have gotten a 24 oz jar of salsa to go with your lunches as quesadillas (which wouldn't have extended your challenge days but would have been far superior to ketchup)
I like your narration (:
They have a big lot of french bread in the bakery aisle for $1 last a week or two
A steal!
I think going to a food bank to augment your 10 dollars would have also been totally acceptable. We throw out 40 percent of food in this country so it could be argued that eating food from a food bank is a moral imperative. You wouldn't be "depriving" anyone of food either. The food banks I've volunteered at often ended up throwing out a chunk of their food because no one wanted it. Drove me insane.
The ones I went to gave extra food to the local rescue mission if it was still good
Cool videos man!
What is the song that plays around 1:45 to 1:50?
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda. Its a good one haha
Fast food restaurants also have taco sauce packets. Might taste better then ketchup on those burritos
Yoooo good call!!
New subscriber here. I'm so glad I clicked on your recommended video. This reminds us that you can make decent meals for not alot of money. With regard to the rice, I would of reserved a half cup of the rice to make congee (jook) in your Instant Pot (using about 5 or 6 cups of water - less water if you like it thicker). A small bowl with a fried egg could be you breakfast or lunch and would have given you an extra day for the $10.
Ohhhh that is a great idea, thanks!
YAY
Hello Mark, I've been cooking for 60 years now, and was raised by my parents who lived through the great depression so I learned to 'save every grain of rice'. With your permission I have some friendly suggestions. I really don't understand why my fellow Americans toss out the liquid in canned veggies. There is nothing in the liquid that isn't in the veg. There is the infamous Canned (UK, Tinned) flavor, but with some cooking that dissipates (it's also present when you cook something in a pressure cooker. Collect the tinned liquids in the freezer and when you have enough of them they can be used with a bit of onion, carrot and herbs to make a stock. Or they can be used to make rice or moisten a dry dish.
with take out one can accumulate mustard, mayo, soy sauce, duck sauce, salt, pepper, hot sauces and tons of other little gems
in the 70s I purchased a book of traditional Chinese Medicine and the best thing I gleaned from that was that tea can be infused several times. The second infusion is essentially caffeine free and quite flavorful. so save your used tea in the freezer (I seperate it by type. Oolong, White, Green, Jasmine (and I have fresh flowers from the garden), etc. My Indian Teas I tend to put together and get a Breakfast Blend. So that would be free tea.
I’m from West Yorkshire, try doing a big flat Yorkshire pudding with really thick gravy, cut in half and put some tomato ketchup on it, Shepard’s pie with Tommy k in it too :)
The prices at your Walmart do not reflect the prices at my Walmart.
Yeaaa theyre all different, i dont really know how the one i went to compares haha. The suburbs i feel like should be cheaper!
@@markdowns6554 I live in a semi rural area. I am fortunate enough to have more than $10. /week and we have food baskets as my county lists 22% under the poverty line. Those people qualify for aid. If you have $108. dollars after paying housing costs, you do not qualify for SNAP. I was in the reserves in the late 1980's. One of our soldiers was a student going to Baylor University. He and his girlfriend were surviving off of one brick of Top Ramen by the end of the month. Back then Ramen was .10 ea. My coworker, who retired 2 years ago at the age of 75, said he and his wife survived on great northers beans and the ham flavored pack that came with it. Apparently that is what they ate day upon day. My parents divorced when I was 5. My dad was a dead beat and my Mom was a waitress. We ate spaghetti with margarine, fried corn meal much, fried bologna, potato soup and my favorite, Miracle Whip and sugar sandwiches. My Father in Law said they would eat lard sandwiches as it was the depression. We didn't have the luxury of meat. Luckily we have food pantries today. We also have people who offer up excess produce from their gardens. Ask and you shall receive. If you knock on most doors, you will get at least a PB&J.
@@leesmith7727 thanks for your stories. : ) I was in college also in the 1980s lived off of pancakes cooked on a flat popcorn maker, mainly because no cooking facilities and required no refrigerator and portion size was very divisible.
Hi Mark
Thanks for the inspiration ,I have a dream to design clothes that glorify God and spread the word and unconditional love that we experience every day ,I am so grateful to be led to your channel.
Through Christ you are Strengthened, Encouraged and Bold
Take care .
You could have gotten more beans if you used dry beans and soaked them over night
1 pound equals 13 servings
This was a fun video to watch! What was your first meal post-challenge? lol
HAHA i cant even recall, probably my moms amazing home cooked food??
In Canada 10$ would get you through the door at walmart.
its actually not cool to allow ur stomach to shrink like that please if your struggling while reading this reach out for help in your local area!
Did I miss what you did with canned green beans?
They went into my fried rice!
@@markdowns6554 So I DID miss it. So sorry. Old eyes, lol.
This challenge is quite realistic and not a lot of fuss:)
I have never seen anything wrong with these challenges using the spices, condiments, etc., you have on hand-even expensive meal kits ask you to do that.
Cheese on rice, that's interesting, I will try only that, lol.
If you had perhaps gotten chorizo instead of the ground beef, and dried beans instead of the canned, and frozen veg instead of the apples. Also, garlic and Jalapenos are only pennies. You could have added a pound of carrots (usually under a dollar) and looked on the discount rack for your bread. Maybe the food could have stretched the full 7 days. Just sayin'. You did GREAT though and the meals looked really good. That is still amazing you got 15 meals from $10.
I think planning your shopping trip better would have made this video more effective
Dried beans would have spread your meals longer.
Eggs+chorizo+onion+bell pepper+corn tortillas will make a week's worth of migas.
I also go to Walmart don't forget Dollar tree they good deals too. 😊
Yes!! Gotta try it out
@@markdowns6554 yap
Where do you live bc where I live a dozen of eggs is 75 cent
Dang!!! I went to the Walmart in the suburbs of philly
How is Walmart cheaper than Aldi. I thought they were the cheapest grocery store
don't waste the fat from the beef....strain into your beans. same for the green bean liquid. use that!
Good idea!
Could it be possible today???
This is an awesome stir fry
I really liked this video. I'd like to see you spend $15 dollars and see maybe if you could go the whole week.
I would hope i can !!
interesting challenge to watch. as others said. filming the process makes it genuine and more interesting. rather than people who buy $X amount of food and end the video, likely because it didn't last the week
Glad u liked the format!
next time a roman noodle pack and maybe one onion and one pepper.
Not as bad as I thought it would be... today, 1/8/2024, my total for this purchase would be $13.47.
Ya know... you can get free salt from like a fast food restaurant right? 😂
Taco sauce..taco bell..👍
Starch on a starch man
@😂
The tortilla was a better idea anyway
first
Lol wassup
@@markdowns6554 actually sick content my guy
Just two fingers you know....
Oil and fats down the drain is no no. Unless you like paying a plumber.
I know :( i have learned a lot !
Dried beans….
I love these videos...but I cried when you put beef fats down the drain
I know... ive learned to not do that anymore haha...
Yay! You got a new subscriber.
I do truly love food content and challenges. My inner college student thanks you!
You could have cut the 1lbs of meat into thirds
I didnt think that $10 a day would be possible!! Thats insane
Crazy right !!!
$10 a week is even crazier!
@@BuildYourPantry. It’s doable but you will always be eating a lot of rice and beans.
Ummmm... I'd have made MUCH different choices when it comes to food. I'd also have shopped the circulars and PLANNED my meals before I ever headed out to the stores. It CAN be done, it CAN be done HEALTHY - it cannot be done well if you get the more expensive choices like the tortillas, apple and ground beef you did.
I completely agree! This was a great learning experience and it'll be fun to apply what I've learned from the challenge and comments like these!
Ok, first off, nice try but it was a fail. 5 days does not a week make.
Also do you have a dollar tree where you live? You could have gotten so much more food for 10.00.
They carry 2 lb bags of rice for 1.00.
1 lb bag of beans for 1.00
Frozen veggies too. 12 pack of Flour tortillas, for 1.00.
Some dollar trees even sell eggs.
You could have eaten do much more for an entire week..
Yep im aware it was definitely a fail! There is a dollar tree and im planning on doing another similar challenge soon!