A cool tip. Try to get red bananas. It may or may not be available in your country. If from my place Kerala and it's a really good one. Tastes good and helps in maintaining cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Really really really good. I know you might want to try it and if u don't get it then I'm sorry. It doesn't get to a lot of places
It might be a bit excessive but I started putting my receipts in Google Sheets to record the price of things and how much they cost per piece/kg/l. Went shopping at different grocery stores and saw the difference. Also interesting to see the prices rise or go down.
I just did that last week too! It was really surprising to see that some product can be 50 cents cheaper in one store compares to another one. I was surprised and thankful that I took the time to do the Spreadsheet. Good luck!
Thank you for the idea! As a lil baby person (I just turned 18), I enjoy learning how to be financially efficient and independent. If you have any other insights, please share them with me!
As someone who LOVES legumes as well, if you're a student on a budget, I highly recommend that you buy them dried and cook them in big batches yourself. You can then portion them out and keep them in the fridge or even the freezer. You'll save a ton of money (and the environment : ).
Yep! I used to just soak huge bags of dried chickpeas in my dorm overnight and then set them and forget them in my crockpot the next morning and had perfectly cooked chickpeas by the time i got back from class for like half the price if i had bought them canned
I always make a big batch of beans and freeze the extra so I don't have to make them from dry every time. I just put them in my instant pot for an hr and they turn out perfectly
Aldi shout out is so appreciated because it's such a good place to shop on a budget for groceries! They also have weekly and daily specials so it's always fun to walk down that aisle and see what I'll find. Plus, literally the best place to get chocolate.
About the weird banana flavour: This artificial flavour was somewhere created before 1950 and it is based on the gros michel banana. This banana was super popular (like chiquita), had a much stronger flavour and looked like a chunky banana (like a small plantain??). The gros michel was almost completely wiped out by a fungus and because it is hard to select desease resistand bananas (the ones we eat dont have any seeds anymore so the plants are kindof cloned. This results in a very small gene pool). I think that our bananas now are affected by a fungus again, but I'm not sure it this is still a problem or if the fungus was eradicated. Aaanyway, banana flavour is based on the gros michel banana and thats why we dont think it tastes like our banana.
oh shit in thailand we have this breed of banana that is super short n fat and is way sweeter n with a more intense flavour than the one we have in italy (I'm a mixed kid). it may be that they're closer related to the gros Michael than the modern Western banana
@@chrono4998 that's pretty cool! The gros michel still exists but if I remember correctly they're super expensive. Maybe the actual ones are sold in thailand, or maybe a more closely related banana. I'll definitely look into it! Edit: this is what I found Turns out that Thailand’s gluay hom tong (translation: golden aromatic banana) are the Gros Michel but I don’t know if the exact cultivar I ate as a kid is here. I think so, because I believe the Gros Michel is a clone. As for Cavendish here…I understand that the small variety of gluay hom is actually a Cavendish. It is not at all dominant or particularly popular in the local market. There are so many other types that most so-called gluay hom bananas - including the Gros Michel, are just a footnote - except during Chinese festivals where their perfect proportion and color makes them highly desirable for offering to the ancestors.
In some african states (I don't remember which exactly), there is a big fungus problem currently and as you already mentioned the problem is all the plants are clones so they all are susceptible for this disease. So yeah, thats a big issue
There's a really delicious variety of banana that grows in Hawaii, called "apple bananas". I don't know if they exist anywhere else, but Hawaii does not export them because they do not ship well. They are a little tart and have a fragrance that people say smells like apple. To me it doesn't smell like apple but yeah it smells different. If y'all are ever in Hawaii, go try some. They're so delicious
Thanks for not being a prententious foodtuber and being realistic about shopping and cooking. A breath of fresh air in the RUclips cooking world. I’ve been substituting tofu into a few dishes as a cheaper source of protein too. Also check out chicken thighs instead of breasts, they may be cheaper and I prefer them the white meat anyways
Another tip (especially as a fellow student in the Netherlands) is to visit the local fresh market. When things are in season, they are very cheap and that's important for students!
Another student in the Netherlands(Amsterdam) and I have been looking for farmers markets for ages 😭😭 the only one I know is the Albert Cuyp (not sure about that spelling) but I can’t find any other. Are you from AMS?
I just want to say, you are truly the best. Neither me nor my bf (students) used to cook and this channel really helped us. You cook exactly the kind of meals we like and you use the stuff we like / that is accesible where we live. Your videos are awesome and basically the jumping point for most of our meals now :) so thank you very much (needless to say, the beans have become our obsession)
Just yall are aware, grocery stores SHOULD sell those precut fruits and vegetables, but not for convenience. The reason is Disability Accessibility. Disabled folks with fine motor control issues might be unable safely dice a watermelon or a bunch of carrots for example, but still need access to healthy food and ingredients. It's not a "lazy person" thing, its an Accessibility thing.
Hi! I'm disabled and I really struggle with cooking for myself, so pre-cut vegetables really help me be able to cook and eat. The biggest barrier for me in cooking is how long it takes to cut vegetables, so by eliminating that barrier it helps me eat regularly and healthily. They're definitely expensive and there's way too much single use plastic in all packaging, also here, so I don't disagree with your thoughts. I just wanted to add that pre-cut vegetables definitely have an added value for lots of people, even if they're overpriced.
Thats a good point but if you struggle with that you could still get the canned versions or frozen ones instead since theyre usually processed into smaller pieces. Theyre cheaper and also last longer and are also very user friendly. I always supposed that fresh pre-cut vegetables was just for people who are rich enough to afford it but really frozen veggies are in my opinion most of the times even fresher the pre-cut 'fresh'.
@@lyncxe yes, good point! I also struggle with opening cans, so unless I have someone to help me that's usually a no, but frozen definitely works for me. If I can get it frozen, I will. The main things i buy pre-cut are mushrooms and potatoes.
Hi. I dont know what kind of disability you have, if it restricts you in terms of acuracy and hands coordination while cutting, or if it even dont allows you to use strong force. But my idea is, IF it is easier for you to use strong force then fine cuts to maybe try on of these cutting devices like this nicer dicer or some way cheaper off brand versions. There you put in the vegetable in once or in big pieces and force it trough a grid of blades usually by hitting the top of the box. The now cut vegetables fall into a container. Maybe this could work for you.
love this video as a really comprehensive guide of ~versatile and cheap~ things. what I would add are some oils/vinegars/spices/pantry staples, maybe you can make a video about that in the future. I'm not a college student anymore and have figured out grocery shopping for myself, but I came for the food rating and stayed for the chill vibe haha. keep it up!
Another one for protein: textured vegetable protein, aka TVP, it's extremely cheap, it comes in a dry packet, it doesn't need refrigerating, it keeps well, it tastes a little bit like ground beef (once you've added a couple base spices and herbs), and both per weight and per cost there probably isn't a better source of protein out there (it's also low fat, so you can throw some oil in with it for almost nothing, or don't)
One I have to say which shocks me about European grocery stores, is how much plastic is everywhere, and that fact that you can't avoid, especially on produce. While in the US there is plastic covered produce, there is usually a bulk variant where you can use your own bags and avoid plastic.
As an American living in Europe, I wouldn’t say there’s universally more plastic here. It really depends on the specific store/country. France, for instance, has banned plastic for many fruits and vegetables
It's not the same in all of Europe, I'm from Greece and here for fruits and vegetables for example they are there on bulk and you get your own bags , grocery stores even encourage you to get your own bags
In terms of fruit, I like to get frozen berries. In summer, you can get fresh ones and freeze them yourself but in winter, frozen berries can be cheaper (and more practical because you can store them longer). It also might be good to look for a farmer who offers weekly vegetable boxes. You go to the farmer (or a shop that cooperates with them) and order a box. You can usually choose between different sizes, depending on how many people live in your household. What you get are seasonal, regionally grown veggies that are usually even ecologically farmed. For eggs, I recommend getting them from a local producer. Local producers that don't mass-produce can ensure the wellbeing of animals way better.
If you’ve got any kind of yard space (I know a lot of people don’t), blueberry bushes rock. I’ve got two planted this year in my backyard, and just those two will provide most of the blueberries I’ll need in a year (no one in my family eats plain blueberries, they’re just used for baking and cooking). My grandpa has around 4 or 5 fully grown blueberry bushes, and has so many berries he has to give them away! They’re basically zero maintenance once established, too.
@@thatonepossum5766 I guess a lot of that depends on the area where you live, because of the amount of rain, the soil conditions etc. But I love blueberries too! Once I have the chance to get a garden, I will definitely try and plant some bushes!
That "Fake Banana Flavor" is the flavor of the Gros Michel Banana. It's extinct in the wild, but enthusiasts still grow them in glass houses. They're darn good if you can get them.
Well no. That's just a myth. The Gros Michals tastes just slightly different to the Cavendish bananas we have in stores today. It does not Taste like the fake banana aroma. The aroma is just one component to all the flavours in a banana. It tastes fake because it is too extrem and too one sided. The aroma is cheap to make synthetically. (You can still order the Gros Michals online if you want a taste. They are grown in Kamerun f.e.)
I have to admit that it’s so refreshing to see someone in the cooking RUclips scene who is grocery shopping at the AH, I can relate so much to everything you say! (I moved to the Netherlands from Italy two years ago, and I had to re-organise all the cooking knowledge that I have from my mom and grandma to the ingredients I find here, so you can imagine the struggle). Anyway, awesome stuff, keep up the good work and don’t buy Barilla ❤
Great Video! I would also recommend buying some things like onions in bulk - particularly from independent grocery stores - because you often can get a better deal that way compared to just getting three onions at a time for example. Also, independent stores (like ethnic grocery stores that sell fruit and veg) often will reduce the price A LOT near the end of a season of fruit so you can end up with great deals that you wouldn't find in large supermarkets.
2:40 while most people might not want to so prepackaged meals/ingredients because of the cost, it's really good for people who have various disabilities or things like executive disfunction or ADHD or depression, or just hate cooking to the degree that if they don't buy prepackaged, they don't eat/end up with unhealthy takeout. So if you have a problem with any of those things, buying prepackaged might be the difference between eating something decently healthy vs a burger and fries for the 5th time this week. It's a necessary cost if it's a requirement for you to actually cook with it. If you don't have a problem with anything, then yeah, it's an unnecessary expense, but don't beat yourself up if you actually need it~
another really good video idea that's similar to this would be what kitchen items, or things like seasonings, you would get if you had to restart without pots, pans, knives, etc.! would definitely be really helpful for someone like me, who's going to be moving into my own apartment in the fall.
Could you make a playlist for ‘meals that got me through college’ and ‘cooking basics for students’ those tips and recipe are so helpful but it’s a bit hard to re-find them… I was trying to make my own playlists but it seems like RUclips couldn’t do that on shorts It would be really appreciate if a cooking beginner can revisit your channel easier !!! Thanks again ❤🙏
When I was a kid, my mum (yes, I spell it mum I am Australian) would always make this simple yet amazing cheese bake. She would simply get some cauliflower, carrots and broccoli, chuck em in a casserole dish and then boil some milk and add cheese until it was a thick pumpkin soup-like consistency. Then she would pour it over the vegetables with salt and pepper and sprinkle whatever cheese we had on top. Then she would bake it until the vegetables were soft and the cheese was stringy and sometimes torch the top to get that beautiful golden brown. She would season it generously with whatever seasoning she was feeling (some days she added extra spice, other times she just went with the flavour of the cheese) and she would usually serve it with some meat (again, whatever she was feeling) drizzled with some leftover cheese from the same pot she used to pour over the vegetables and my favourite was always roast beef. This was so simple but to this day, the nostalgia in this dish truly holds it all together. Would love to see you try it!!! Love your videos 😊
In the netherlands in at least bigger cities, there are weekly vegetable/fruit/flower markets. If you go on the last day and/or at the end of the day, right before the market closes, you can get a lot of good deals on produce! Once got like 1.5 kg of cherry tomato’s for 2-3 euro’s
Kevin, the fake banana flavor is based on the variety of banana called Gros Michel. Previously, that was the most widely grown type of banana, but fungus caused that plant population to collapse. The bananas we have today is a variety called Cavendish. Different bananas taste different. There's a really delicious one called the apple banana that you can eat in Hawaii. I was told that they don't export them due to a short shelf life. They are so delicious. Since you love bananas, you should taste them at least once in your life
Hi Kevin ! I just moved to mexico city for about a month or so, and I was very amazed by people complaining about the food price and yet they still eat expensive meat (beef and chicken) while I already buy fresh potatoes, canned beans and corns, dairy products (in here 1 kg yogurt is cheaper than 200ml flavored yogurt drinks) and off course eggs are unbelievable super super cheap, so thank a lot for this very useful video and I'm sure this video is good not for only students but also for everyone
When I was a college student, meal planning and eating same stuff everyday helped me quite a bit. Oats with banana/ berries with mixed seeds and walnuts was my breakfast for 3 years. Weekends could be different. Eating simple stuff like dal (lentils cooked Indian way), rice, chicken curries, Indian style egg curries and cottage cheese and tofu curries, making my own flatbread and then freezing it were always good options for me. Also buying veggies and fruits from local markets makes sure that you buy local produce and cheap too.
"Versatile" can be substituted for "Flexible" or "Multipurpose" in your case, You can use "Cost Effective" and "Bargain" instead of "Cheap" and you can swap "Favorite" for "Preferred" when the script calls for diversity I found the video very helpful and decided to help you in return
I don't like going to the grocery store, but I'm obsessed with looking at the ads and coupons for the grocery store. So when I do go I can get the best deals. I find I save a lot of money just shopping the ads. Also I've found I prefer to buy high quality spice mixes than a bunch of cheap individual spices. Cause you can really taste the difference between high and low quality spices, but also I can't convince myself to spend 5$ a bottle for every spice I want to buy.
Fun fact: The artificial banana flavour that you mentioned is actually based on a real species of banana that went extinct. In the past, however, there was a variety of banana that all of the flavorings (from chewing gum to milkshakes) are made to taste like.
11:05 as a Mexican in Europe I tell you do not use the taco seasoning instead use some authentic Mexican seasoning which is chilis and about the rest is just tomato sauce 🥫 onion 🧅 garlic 🧄 my favorite chilies are chipotles, dry seeds from ancho chili can be really hot use ancho chilies for some fruity smoky flavour.
I have to add something, which was a recent revelation to me: I have the exact same grocery shopping style as you, but i recently start going a lot more to farmers market for these same things, even if it means waking up earlier on a saturday. There are multiple reasons for thaT 1) Local food 2) a HUGE variety, way more than any grocery store 3) fresher items 4) cheaper than supermarkets, especially when bargaining 5) even cheaper if farmers start to recognize you and you become a client they are happy to see I really highly recommend this to people, buy from your local farmers, and most stuff you will buy, will last at least 1 week anyway, so do your weeks shopping on your farmers day (here in Austria its on saturday, early in the morning)
Canned legumes are great, but legumes are also easy to cook from dry using a pressure cooker. Just make sure to soak the legumes in water for a few hours and rinse them off before cooking. That will prevent farts.
The going grocery shopping more often is actually not a marketing thing. Its a good city development in the netherlands thing. Look at the „not just bikes“ youtube channel, he talks about just that.
It's really interesting seeing the differences in pricing between this store and the ones I shop at. Makes you realize how some things are pretty global in pricing, and some things... seriously aren't!
"My favorite isle, the canned legumes" Dried legumes are so much cheaper, they take a little more forethought due to needing soaking, but dried lentils or red beans are often less than half the price of canned (depending on area of course). Also, hit up the farmers markets, they are often cheaper and better quality than supermarkets.
Yeah those little seasoning packets are great in a pinch, but if you do have the money in the know-how I recommend getting a spice cupboard kind of the same thing with precut vegetables and pre-mixed seasoning packets it'll be a lot cheaper long run but if you're only making the meal every once in awhile I don't see a problem in a seasoning packet I still use them to make gravy and stuff like that.
No wonder you love grocery shopping if you live in the Netherlands!! My family are Dutch but I live in England, and whenever I visit, I find shopping at Albert Heijn is SO much more enjoyable than walking around the many oversized supermarkets in England
I live in the Netherlands as well and by far LIDL is the best of the best! And the market is always a great option, everything is way cheaper there. You just need to organize meals a bit more and know where the cheapest stuff is, but it becomes automatic very quick :D and frozen salmon for delicious recipes. Although I have to say, it’s all easier when you’re a good cook
In my opinion the best tip is to shop fruits/veggies/meats at (local) markets and butchers. For me in Rotterdam you get a full bag of fruits and veggies for a price that would buy you 5 bananas in a supermarket. Also the Moroccan/Turkish butchers tend to be quite cheap (and also good quality) in comparison to Dutch ones, and for sure cheaper than supermarket meat
Being an Indian this surprised me a lot..in India everyone shops from farmer market or vegetable hawkers as they are cheap, but in everywhere else I saw people buying packed and overpriced veggies fruits from supermarket
honestly you can find amazing pasta for not a lot more than the basic stuff, and it's so much better. Even on the budget, that's one pantry item I prefer quality. Especially as it's still dirt cheap if you find the right brands.
Hi Kevin, I love the fact that you enjoy going to the grocery store. It's so convenient to be able to take pleasure in something that is a chore for most of us. I think it's great because I personally don't like it but I would love it to be enjoyable instead.
Dried beans are way cheaper than canned. They also taste better and are heartier. However, way more prep time because you have to soak overnight before cooking...
wooow, your channel is growing so quickly - when I watched one of your videos, you had like 50k subs, and now you have 2 million!! Respect! Keep it on going, you are doing a great job!💖
Hello, i wanted to ask you if you could do the national dish of Kosovo (Flia) *Side Note* This Recipe is for 6 People Here is the recipe: *Dough* 1kg white flour 1L Water 1 Pinch of Salt 1 Tiny piece of molten Butter *Filling* 400g of Cream 2 Cups of Schmand 100g of molten Butter 200 g of Natural Joghurt 1 pinch of Salt 1. Mix the ingredients for the dough until the consistency is a little thicker than the crêpe dough, add a little more flour or water if necessary until the consistency is the same as that described 2. Mix the ingredients for the filling and season with Salt 3. Now grease a round baking dish (similar to a springform pan) or a round baking sheet and spread the dough out from the edge to the middle in a radial pattern, spoon by spoon, so that a "sun" is created 4. The filling is now carefully spread on the free surfaces with a spoon so that the entire bottom of the mold is now covered 5. Now place the form/tin in the oven on the top rail at 250°C and bake for a few minutes until the dough is brownish, then remove the form 6. Repeat the same, but this time spread the dough in a radial pattern from the edge to the middle where the filling was spread the first time. Fill the free fields again with filling (there where the dough was poured the first time). Side Note: This is a recipe for 6 People 7. Repeat this until the fli has reached the desired size. Finally spread a thick layer of the filling on top, cover with a kitchen towel and leave to stand for a quarter of an hour 8. Serve hot 9. Flia can be mixed good with Yoghurt and Vegetables. This recipe is a bit complicated, if you have any questions inform me :) *If you do not have Schmand, you can do it yourself like this:* *Ingredients* 200g of Whipped Cream 2 Tablespoons of lowfat quark *Steps* *1.* Mix well and let it stay in your warm apartment for 1-2 Days *Not in the fridge!* *2.* Done. You can let it in the fridge and it will last for a week.
I don't intentionally buy less things so I can go again. I buy fewer things at a time to ensure none of my food spoils. If i've been lazy and havent been cooking much, then i get hungry I have to use what I already have because I will still be too lazy to go shopping again.
As for stores like Aldi and Lidl being cheaper, unfortunately not so much anymore. I used to buy my butter in bulk at Aldi, but by now their butter costs the same as the budget option at Alber Heijn.. If you want deals nowadays you really have to look and pay attention. We get weekly folders of all the supermarkets with deals and stuff. Unfortunately no coupons, so no extreme couponing here 🙈 Also, they trick people sometimes with the prices supposedly having gone down when it comes to the deals they offer, but then if you compare it to what the price was a few weeks prior, the price actually went up and the so called deal is the price it was a few weeks ago. I also feel kind sorry for those out there that struggle with mental limitations. My younger foster-sister for example, she's got a mental disability and we've been training doing groceries with her for years, but it will remain a struggle for her. For example, when she sees the word "deal" or anything like it on an article, she's immediately drawn to that and easily overlooks the fact that the deal is on the expensive and A-brand choice, and that the actual cheapest option isn't a deal but rather just a cheaper brand. And we don't even have to get started on price per weight or volume.. She will choose a 4-pack of toilet paper over a 10-pack just looking at the total amount, never realizing the 10-pack is actually cheaper per roll. Obviously someone is always with her when shopping, but I know there's enough people out there like her, that do not get the same level of accompaniment or social care and they fall into these traps all the time..
Chicken breast is one of the best meats to buy not only price wise but also you can eat it at a bigger range of times due to the fact it contains less fats than red meats in my opinion and its also very tasty wether boiled, grilled, fried, it always has some good softness and taste, but throw that all out the window when roasting an entire chicken cus all its parts except the thighs become tasteless and have no good texture to them
Potatoes are perfect for college students. Also rice---although I didn't use potatoes and rice much when I was in college myself. My grandfather's family members had potato farms in Colorado and one of them was a potato genetics expert. They have newly-discovered antioxidant properties.
Have you tried grilled eggs? You have to try it next time you grill, put whole eggs on the grill when the temperature is not so high and wait 15-20 minutes. They are delicious!
Pro tip for chicken breast (at least in the Netherlands) you can usually get a pretty decently sized bag of frozen chicken breast and it’s honestly not bad for things like pasta and stuff 😎 (btw really helpful video I loved watching it)
Is this even a thing here, in the Netherlands? It's been an unpleasant surprise for me that stores do not have frozen chicken breasts. I have yet to find some.
@@Sjoeb01 thank you! I usually buy my groceries in Lidl, but couldn't find frozen meat at all. Is it close to frozen fish and sea food? I'll try another Lidl store, maybe not all of them have these.
About pre cut vegetables, not only are they outrageously expensive and bad for the environment because of all the plastic packaging, but they also go bad very quickly as compared to whole, fresh vegetables. Ever since I switched from them, I've saved a lot of tears (and euros) watching bags of julienned carrots and cabbage go bad within literally four days
Had this same problem with prepackaged salades and said f that. Now i just buy the whole crop and prepare some when in need. Cheaper and it rarely goes bad before i finish it
As a former broke college student, I can't believe he forgot the versatility of Pillsbury biscuit cans. They can be pizza dough, burger you buns, cinnamon rolls, pie/tart crust, quick waffles, dumplings. They can be flavored, fried, baked, steamed, boiled, cut stretched. Just such a great cheap product. Even if not Pillsbury, canned biscuits are great
regarding the banana flavoring: its based on a strain of banana that has died by a fungus that has started to threaten the current strain of banana. These strains taste different, therefore the disconnect between the flavour extract and fresh one. The current strain is cavendish, the previous pre-1950's was Gros Michel.
I can’t believe the variety. A whole aisle for potatoes. Here in Argentina, in a small city as where I am there are only one or two brands of each product. I used to like to go and do the shopping but now it’s just sad. Many other people may feel the same 😔
King guide: Tomato cans, cheap cheese, garlic and onions in your pantry, Then go tortiallias, flour or pasta and you can just make dishes appear. Burritos, just buy canned beans and have the spices in your pantry. Tomato pasta? Just be patient with your cooking or have fresh tomatos. Pizza? Have a quick recipe with flour, water, yeast and salt for the dough and top with your seasoned tomatos and cheese. Also potatos open up infinite possibilities. So have the initial cost for varied spices. Then base up on tomatos, pasta and potatoes.
something about Oats you can make it savory, with tomate sauce, onion, garlic and spice. It's quick and good just cook some onion, put some tomato sauce, heat it up, put the oats, cook it and done !
Bananas come in a very wide variety of flavors. From mild semi sweet(internationally popular) to some very intense unique flavors from cotton candy to "fake" banana candy flavor.
I watch KWOOWK cuz I love food and I look at him cuz he looks like my Student that I thought when I and her were in the Highschool 🥰 Love you USVAH wherever you are STAY happy and blessed ❤️
Well I'm from Kerala and tbh. We get the fruits during seasons cuz they are way more non pricey and fresh. We grow our own sprouts, make buttermilk and yogurt by ourselves and make superb dishes out of them and curries especially. I hope you try south indian home food
Omg, this is what I need, I'm in college but in Colombia we usually don't go to bedrooms in the campus, nonetheless is great to learn this, thank you Kevin and all of your team 🌟
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I know that longer videos like these get way less vieuws than shorts but pls continue making them bc i really enjoyed this one
For the next breakfast around the world can u do South Africa
For the next breakfast around the world can you do Turkey?
Where did you get the sweater in this video it's really cute!!
A cool tip. Try to get red bananas. It may or may not be available in your country. If from my place Kerala and it's a really good one. Tastes good and helps in maintaining cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Really really really good. I know you might want to try it and if u don't get it then I'm sorry. It doesn't get to a lot of places
It might be a bit excessive but I started putting my receipts in Google Sheets to record the price of things and how much they cost per piece/kg/l. Went shopping at different grocery stores and saw the difference. Also interesting to see the prices rise or go down.
That's actually a pretty cool thing to do. Overtime, once you gather enough data, you can generate a graph!
Great idea!
I just did that last week too! It was really surprising to see that some product can be 50 cents cheaper in one store compares to another one. I was surprised and thankful that I took the time to do the Spreadsheet. Good luck!
Thank you for the idea! As a lil baby person (I just turned 18), I enjoy learning how to be financially efficient and independent. If you have any other insights, please share them with me!
Great tip! I find that knowing what you paid for food also provides a spark of inspiration to use it before it spoils.
GROCERY LIST
AROMATICS
- onions (picked, etc), garlic, ginger, chili
- seasoning (taco, etc)
- tomato sauce, paste
CARBS/STARCHES
- potatoes
- oats
- rice
- bread, tortillas
- pasta
PROTEIN
- chicken breast, tofu, eggs
- canned legumes (peas, chickpeas)
VEG.+ FRUIT
- tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers
- spinach
- pears, lemons, limes, bananas
DAIRY + FROZEN + FUN
- cottage cheese, plain yogurt
- almond milk, oat milk
- coke zero
- halo top ice cream
- frozen blueberries, mangoes, peas, brussel sprouts
this grocery list smells like ED for some reason
@@raffaelee.scrofani9953 why?
@@raffaelee.scrofani9953erectile dysfunction? Doubt it
You’re a lifesaver I’m about to go shopping and forgot to write this down lol
@@raffaelee.scrofani9953 cause it's healthy ? Lol
As someone who LOVES legumes as well, if you're a student on a budget, I highly recommend that you buy them dried and cook them in big batches yourself. You can then portion them out and keep them in the fridge or even the freezer. You'll save a ton of money (and the environment : ).
Yep! I used to just soak huge bags of dried chickpeas in my dorm overnight and then set them and forget them in my crockpot the next morning and had perfectly cooked chickpeas by the time i got back from class for like half the price if i had bought them canned
YESSSS
I always make a big batch of beans and freeze the extra so I don't have to make them from dry every time. I just put them in my instant pot for an hr and they turn out perfectly
I wish. In South Africa, dried chickpeas are so expensive compared to the canned version. Most other legumes are cheaper
Aldi shout out is so appreciated because it's such a good place to shop on a budget for groceries! They also have weekly and daily specials so it's always fun to walk down that aisle and see what I'll find. Plus, literally the best place to get chocolate.
Lidl is another good budget option.
Love my Aldi here in Budapest. Except sometimes I can't get simple things like brown sugar or baked beans.
I don't know where you're based, but here in the Netherlands, Dirk is absolutely my fav! Even cheaper than Lidl and Aldi but less unorganized
Aldi's so so good, especially on Wednesday's. I'd go more often if there wasn't a Walmart within walking distance of my campus.
About the weird banana flavour:
This artificial flavour was somewhere created before 1950 and it is based on the gros michel banana. This banana was super popular (like chiquita), had a much stronger flavour and looked like a chunky banana (like a small plantain??). The gros michel was almost completely wiped out by a fungus and because it is hard to select desease resistand bananas (the ones we eat dont have any seeds anymore so the plants are kindof cloned. This results in a very small gene pool). I think that our bananas now are affected by a fungus again, but I'm not sure it this is still a problem or if the fungus was eradicated.
Aaanyway, banana flavour is based on the gros michel banana and thats why we dont think it tastes like our banana.
oh shit in thailand we have this breed of banana that is super short n fat and is way sweeter n with a more intense flavour than the one we have in italy (I'm a mixed kid).
it may be that they're closer related to the gros Michael than the modern Western banana
@@chrono4998 that's pretty cool! The gros michel still exists but if I remember correctly they're super expensive. Maybe the actual ones are sold in thailand, or maybe a more closely related banana. I'll definitely look into it!
Edit: this is what I found
Turns out that Thailand’s gluay hom tong (translation: golden aromatic banana) are the Gros Michel but I don’t know if the exact cultivar I ate as a kid is here. I think so, because I believe the Gros Michel is a clone. As for Cavendish here…I understand that the small variety of gluay hom is actually a Cavendish. It is not at all dominant or particularly popular in the local market. There are so many other types that most so-called gluay hom bananas - including the Gros Michel, are just a footnote - except during Chinese festivals where their perfect proportion and color makes them highly desirable for offering to the ancestors.
In some african states (I don't remember which exactly), there is a big fungus problem currently and as you already mentioned the problem is all the plants are clones so they all are susceptible for this disease. So yeah, thats a big issue
There's a really delicious variety of banana that grows in Hawaii, called "apple bananas". I don't know if they exist anywhere else, but Hawaii does not export them because they do not ship well. They are a little tart and have a fragrance that people say smells like apple. To me it doesn't smell like apple but yeah it smells different.
If y'all are ever in Hawaii, go try some. They're so delicious
@@izzyxblades I've heard about a variety with the same name here in Brazil, maybe they're the same but I'm not sure
Thanks for not being a prententious foodtuber and being realistic about shopping and cooking. A breath of fresh air in the RUclips cooking world. I’ve been substituting tofu into a few dishes as a cheaper source of protein too. Also check out chicken thighs instead of breasts, they may be cheaper and I prefer them the white meat anyways
Ima let my wallet be the judge of his vid
Right? It’s so annoying when people just assume you can afford things like truffles or gold flaky salt
I love to reheat cooked greens in chicken broth left over from cooking chicken thighs.
Another tip (especially as a fellow student in the Netherlands) is to visit the local fresh market. When things are in season, they are very cheap and that's important for students!
That is also where you find the most high quality, often non pesticide foods❤️
Another student in the Netherlands(Amsterdam) and I have been looking for farmers markets for ages 😭😭 the only one I know is the Albert Cuyp (not sure about that spelling) but I can’t find any other. Are you from AMS?
@Liv Straat hey there thanks a lot!! will try out!
I just want to say, you are truly the best. Neither me nor my bf (students) used to cook and this channel really helped us. You cook exactly the kind of meals we like and you use the stuff we like / that is accesible where we live. Your videos are awesome and basically the jumping point for most of our meals now :) so thank you very much (needless to say, the beans have become our obsession)
Just yall are aware, grocery stores SHOULD sell those precut fruits and vegetables, but not for convenience. The reason is Disability Accessibility. Disabled folks with fine motor control issues might be unable safely dice a watermelon or a bunch of carrots for example, but still need access to healthy food and ingredients. It's not a "lazy person" thing, its an Accessibility thing.
Hi! I'm disabled and I really struggle with cooking for myself, so pre-cut vegetables really help me be able to cook and eat. The biggest barrier for me in cooking is how long it takes to cut vegetables, so by eliminating that barrier it helps me eat regularly and healthily. They're definitely expensive and there's way too much single use plastic in all packaging, also here, so I don't disagree with your thoughts. I just wanted to add that pre-cut vegetables definitely have an added value for lots of people, even if they're overpriced.
Thats a good point but if you struggle with that you could still get the canned versions or frozen ones instead since theyre usually processed into smaller pieces. Theyre cheaper and also last longer and are also very user friendly. I always supposed that fresh pre-cut vegetables was just for people who are rich enough to afford it but really frozen veggies are in my opinion most of the times even fresher the pre-cut 'fresh'.
@@lyncxe yes, good point! I also struggle with opening cans, so unless I have someone to help me that's usually a no, but frozen definitely works for me. If I can get it frozen, I will. The main things i buy pre-cut are mushrooms and potatoes.
Hi. I dont know what kind of disability you have, if it restricts you in terms of acuracy and hands coordination while cutting, or if it even dont allows you to use strong force. But my idea is, IF it is easier for you to use strong force then fine cuts to maybe try on of these cutting devices like this nicer dicer or some way cheaper off brand versions. There you put in the vegetable in once or in big pieces and force it trough a grid of blades usually by hitting the top of the box. The now cut vegetables fall into a container.
Maybe this could work for you.
@@derkuchen9257 This could work, thanks for the tip
mandolin - seriously makes cutting so much faster
love this video as a really comprehensive guide of ~versatile and cheap~ things. what I would add are some oils/vinegars/spices/pantry staples, maybe you can make a video about that in the future. I'm not a college student anymore and have figured out grocery shopping for myself, but I came for the food rating and stayed for the chill vibe haha. keep it up!
Loving grocery stores is such a vibe! i swear i have more fun in grocery stores than amusement parks.
Another one for protein: textured vegetable protein, aka TVP, it's extremely cheap, it comes in a dry packet, it doesn't need refrigerating, it keeps well, it tastes a little bit like ground beef (once you've added a couple base spices and herbs), and both per weight and per cost there probably isn't a better source of protein out there (it's also low fat, so you can throw some oil in with it for almost nothing, or don't)
Fake food
I only eat real food
@@maalikserebryakov It is real food, it's made from defatted soybean protein. It's very healthy, and highly nutrient dense
One I have to say which shocks me about European grocery stores, is how much plastic is everywhere, and that fact that you can't avoid, especially on produce. While in the US there is plastic covered produce, there is usually a bulk variant where you can use your own bags and avoid plastic.
As an American living in Europe, I wouldn’t say there’s universally more plastic here. It really depends on the specific store/country. France, for instance, has banned plastic for many fruits and vegetables
It's not the same in all of Europe, I'm from Greece and here for fruits and vegetables for example they are there on bulk and you get your own bags , grocery stores even encourage you to get your own bags
@@ippokratismargiouklas2791 yea it's the same in germany
also best way to get fresh ingredients while minimising plastic is the farmer's market.
@@ippokratismargiouklas2791 same in italy
In terms of fruit, I like to get frozen berries. In summer, you can get fresh ones and freeze them yourself but in winter, frozen berries can be cheaper (and more practical because you can store them longer).
It also might be good to look for a farmer who offers weekly vegetable boxes. You go to the farmer (or a shop that cooperates with them) and order a box. You can usually choose between different sizes, depending on how many people live in your household. What you get are seasonal, regionally grown veggies that are usually even ecologically farmed.
For eggs, I recommend getting them from a local producer. Local producers that don't mass-produce can ensure the wellbeing of animals way better.
If you’ve got any kind of yard space (I know a lot of people don’t), blueberry bushes rock. I’ve got two planted this year in my backyard, and just those two will provide most of the blueberries I’ll need in a year (no one in my family eats plain blueberries, they’re just used for baking and cooking). My grandpa has around 4 or 5 fully grown blueberry bushes, and has so many berries he has to give them away! They’re basically zero maintenance once established, too.
@@thatonepossum5766 I guess a lot of that depends on the area where you live, because of the amount of rain, the soil conditions etc.
But I love blueberries too! Once I have the chance to get a garden, I will definitely try and plant some bushes!
That "Fake Banana Flavor" is the flavor of the Gros Michel Banana. It's extinct in the wild, but enthusiasts still grow them in glass houses.
They're darn good if you can get them.
Well no. That's just a myth. The Gros Michals tastes just slightly different to the Cavendish bananas we have in stores today. It does not Taste like the fake banana aroma. The aroma is just one component to all the flavours in a banana. It tastes fake because it is too extrem and too one sided. The aroma is cheap to make synthetically. (You can still order the Gros Michals online if you want a taste. They are grown in Kamerun f.e.)
shit
thats crazy
I have to admit that it’s so refreshing to see someone in the cooking RUclips scene who is grocery shopping at the AH, I can relate so much to everything you say!
(I moved to the Netherlands from Italy two years ago, and I had to re-organise all the cooking knowledge that I have from my mom and grandma to the ingredients I find here, so you can imagine the struggle).
Anyway, awesome stuff, keep up the good work and don’t buy Barilla ❤
I love how his friend "randomly" puts down a glass of water for Kevein while he's recording. ... Here, brother, have a sip. 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Ravers agree
Since I found your channel I'm trying to cook different meals and it's been going really fun, thank you for great tips!
Great Video! I would also recommend buying some things like onions in bulk - particularly from independent grocery stores - because you often can get a better deal that way compared to just getting three onions at a time for example. Also, independent stores (like ethnic grocery stores that sell fruit and veg) often will reduce the price A LOT near the end of a season of fruit so you can end up with great deals that you wouldn't find in large supermarkets.
2:40 while most people might not want to so prepackaged meals/ingredients because of the cost, it's really good for people who have various disabilities or things like executive disfunction or ADHD or depression, or just hate cooking to the degree that if they don't buy prepackaged, they don't eat/end up with unhealthy takeout. So if you have a problem with any of those things, buying prepackaged might be the difference between eating something decently healthy vs a burger and fries for the 5th time this week. It's a necessary cost if it's a requirement for you to actually cook with it. If you don't have a problem with anything, then yeah, it's an unnecessary expense, but don't beat yourself up if you actually need it~
another really good video idea that's similar to this would be what kitchen items, or things like seasonings, you would get if you had to restart without pots, pans, knives, etc.!
would definitely be really helpful for someone like me, who's going to be moving into my own apartment in the fall.
Could you make a playlist for ‘meals that got me through college’ and ‘cooking basics for students’ those tips and recipe are so helpful but it’s a bit hard to re-find them…
I was trying to make my own playlists but it seems like RUclips couldn’t do that on shorts
It would be really appreciate if a cooking beginner can revisit your channel easier !!!
Thanks again ❤🙏
My store had this sick canned tomato deal. 11 cent because it was about to expire. I bought six boxes with 12 cans. I'm now the lord of tomato.
But… didn’t it expire before you could use 72 cans of tomato?
When I was a kid, my mum (yes, I spell it mum I am Australian) would always make this simple yet amazing cheese bake. She would simply get some cauliflower, carrots and broccoli, chuck em in a casserole dish and then boil some milk and add cheese until it was a thick pumpkin soup-like consistency. Then she would pour it over the vegetables with salt and pepper and sprinkle whatever cheese we had on top. Then she would bake it until the vegetables were soft and the cheese was stringy and sometimes torch the top to get that beautiful golden brown. She would season it generously with whatever seasoning she was feeling (some days she added extra spice, other times she just went with the flavour of the cheese) and she would usually serve it with some meat (again, whatever she was feeling) drizzled with some leftover cheese from the same pot she used to pour over the vegetables and my favourite was always roast beef. This was so simple but to this day, the nostalgia in this dish truly holds it all together. Would love to see you try it!!!
Love your videos 😊
My hobby is literally shopping for groceries, the opening talking is so true
I really don't like legumes, but since they are good for me, I actually use the Burrito or Fajita seasoning mix to hide them between my veggies
I love u sm, for helping a generation of students. You helped me (and still are!) through my eating disorder
In the netherlands in at least bigger cities, there are weekly vegetable/fruit/flower markets. If you go on the last day and/or at the end of the day, right before the market closes, you can get a lot of good deals on produce! Once got like 1.5 kg of cherry tomato’s for 2-3 euro’s
Kevin, the fake banana flavor is based on the variety of banana called Gros Michel. Previously, that was the most widely grown type of banana, but fungus caused that plant population to collapse. The bananas we have today is a variety called Cavendish.
Different bananas taste different. There's a really delicious one called the apple banana that you can eat in Hawaii. I was told that they don't export them due to a short shelf life. They are so delicious. Since you love bananas, you should taste them at least once in your life
Hi Kevin ! I just moved to mexico city for about a month or so, and I was very amazed by people complaining about the food price and yet they still eat expensive meat (beef and chicken) while I already buy fresh potatoes, canned beans and corns, dairy products (in here 1 kg yogurt is cheaper than 200ml flavored yogurt drinks) and off course eggs are unbelievable super super cheap, so thank a lot for this very useful video and I'm sure this video is good not for only students but also for everyone
Курица дорогая? В России это самое дешёвое мясо из натуральных. 2 доллара за килограмм (2.2 lb)
0:13 Me too. I hate everything about normal shopping but I love grocery and kitchen supply shopping.
As a student in the Netherlands myself, I found this really helpful. I also notice that you do your groceries in Albert Heijn, pretty fancy my friend.
When I was a college student, meal planning and eating same stuff everyday helped me quite a bit.
Oats with banana/ berries with mixed seeds and walnuts was my breakfast for 3 years. Weekends could be different.
Eating simple stuff like dal (lentils cooked Indian way), rice, chicken curries, Indian style egg curries and cottage cheese and tofu curries, making my own flatbread and then freezing it were always good options for me. Also buying veggies and fruits from local markets makes sure that you buy local produce and cheap too.
"Versatile" can be substituted for "Flexible" or "Multipurpose" in your case,
You can use "Cost Effective" and "Bargain" instead of "Cheap" and you can swap "Favorite" for "Preferred" when the script calls for diversity
I found the video very helpful and decided to help you in return
I don't like going to the grocery store, but I'm obsessed with looking at the ads and coupons for the grocery store. So when I do go I can get the best deals. I find I save a lot of money just shopping the ads. Also I've found I prefer to buy high quality spice mixes than a bunch of cheap individual spices. Cause you can really taste the difference between high and low quality spices, but also I can't convince myself to spend 5$ a bottle for every spice I want to buy.
Fun fact: The artificial banana flavour that you mentioned is actually based on a real species of banana that went extinct. In the past, however, there was a variety of banana that all of the flavorings (from chewing gum to milkshakes) are made to taste like.
The sudden clips (0:54) get me it's so funny.
11:05 as a Mexican in Europe I tell you do not use the taco seasoning instead use some authentic Mexican seasoning which is chilis and about the rest is just tomato sauce 🥫 onion 🧅 garlic 🧄 my favorite chilies are chipotles, dry seeds from ancho chili can be really hot use ancho chilies for some fruity smoky flavour.
I have to add something, which was a recent revelation to me:
I have the exact same grocery shopping style as you, but i recently start going a lot more to farmers market for these same things, even if it means waking up earlier on a saturday. There are multiple reasons for thaT
1) Local food
2) a HUGE variety, way more than any grocery store
3) fresher items
4) cheaper than supermarkets, especially when bargaining
5) even cheaper if farmers start to recognize you and you become a client they are happy to see
I really highly recommend this to people, buy from your local farmers, and most stuff you will buy, will last at least 1 week anyway, so do your weeks shopping on your farmers day (here in Austria its on saturday, early in the morning)
09:49 "They're gonna make you poop. Pooping is nice, sometimes"
As a regular pooper myself, I have to agree.
Canned legumes are great, but legumes are also easy to cook from dry using a pressure cooker. Just make sure to soak the legumes in water for a few hours and rinse them off before cooking. That will prevent farts.
The going grocery shopping more often is actually not a marketing thing. Its a good city development in the netherlands thing. Look at the „not just bikes“ youtube channel, he talks about just that.
It's really interesting seeing the differences in pricing between this store and the ones I shop at. Makes you realize how some things are pretty global in pricing, and some things... seriously aren't!
Your sweater is to die for! 😍💜☁️
"My favorite isle, the canned legumes"
Dried legumes are so much cheaper, they take a little more forethought due to needing soaking, but dried lentils or red beans are often less than half the price of canned (depending on area of course).
Also, hit up the farmers markets, they are often cheaper and better quality than supermarkets.
Yeah those little seasoning packets are great in a pinch, but if you do have the money in the know-how I recommend getting a spice cupboard kind of the same thing with precut vegetables and pre-mixed seasoning packets it'll be a lot cheaper long run but if you're only making the meal every once in awhile I don't see a problem in a seasoning packet I still use them to make gravy and stuff like that.
No wonder you love grocery shopping if you live in the Netherlands!! My family are Dutch but I live in England, and whenever I visit, I find shopping at Albert Heijn is SO much more enjoyable than walking around the many oversized supermarkets in England
I live in the Netherlands as well and by far LIDL is the best of the best! And the market is always a great option, everything is way cheaper there. You just need to organize meals a bit more and know where the cheapest stuff is, but it becomes automatic very quick :D and frozen salmon for delicious recipes. Although I have to say, it’s all easier when you’re a good cook
In my opinion the best tip is to shop fruits/veggies/meats at (local) markets and butchers. For me in Rotterdam you get a full bag of fruits and veggies for a price that would buy you 5 bananas in a supermarket. Also the Moroccan/Turkish butchers tend to be quite cheap (and also good quality) in comparison to Dutch ones, and for sure cheaper than supermarket meat
Being an Indian this surprised me a lot..in India everyone shops from farmer market or vegetable hawkers as they are cheap, but in everywhere else I saw people buying packed and overpriced veggies fruits from supermarket
I'd like to think of it less as a shopping addiction so much as enjoying the dopamine released from seeing pretty colored veggies!
definetly waiting for some tofu/tempeh recipes kinda healthy as everywhere on yt just adds loads of calories with dressings. I count on you!
"Po-ta-toes, boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew" - Samwise Gamgee
(Come on, Kevin, how'd ya not pick up on that one)
honestly you can find amazing pasta for not a lot more than the basic stuff, and it's so much better. Even on the budget, that's one pantry item I prefer quality. Especially as it's still dirt cheap if you find the right brands.
Your accent is fabulous and I could listen to you all day
I like your videos because of your appreciation of food. You make a lot of recipes
exactly
Hi Kevin, I love the fact that you enjoy going to the grocery store. It's so convenient to be able to take pleasure in something that is a chore for most of us. I think it's great because I personally don't like it but I would love it to be enjoyable instead.
I also love potatoes' versatility, boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew, delicious everytime.
9:57
Kwoowk: "...a massive bag of rice"
Me: "how cute"
LMAO DEEPLY EMBEDDED INTO THE BRAIN WITH CAPITALISM LMAOOO
Dried beans are way cheaper than canned. They also taste better and are heartier. However, way more prep time because you have to soak overnight before cooking...
Your student cooking videos are so helpful !!! You should write a student cookbook, I’m gonna be a student next year so I’d definitely buy it :)
wooow, your channel is growing so quickly - when I watched one of your videos, you had like 50k subs, and now you have 2 million!!
Respect! Keep it on going, you are doing a great job!💖
I'm not a college student lol but with inflation and my low salary this is helping me
2:20 *Po-tay-toes!* Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew... Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish.
Seeing you riding the trolley put a genuine smile on my face because I LOVE doing that!
I'm glad you feel about going to the supermarket the way I do, I feel less alone in being excited to be there :D
Shopping in a grocery shop is so satisfying
Hello, i wanted to ask you if you could do the
national dish of Kosovo (Flia)
*Side Note*
This Recipe is for 6 People
Here is the recipe:
*Dough*
1kg white flour
1L Water
1 Pinch of Salt
1 Tiny piece of molten Butter
*Filling*
400g of Cream
2 Cups of Schmand
100g of molten Butter
200 g of Natural Joghurt
1 pinch of Salt
1. Mix the ingredients for the dough until the
consistency is a little thicker than the crêpe dough, add a little more flour or water if necessary until the
consistency is the same as that described
2. Mix the ingredients for the filling and season with Salt
3. Now grease a round baking dish (similar to a
springform pan) or a round baking sheet and spread
the dough out from the edge to the middle in a
radial pattern, spoon by spoon, so that a "sun" is
created
4. The filling is now carefully spread on the free
surfaces with a spoon so that the entire bottom of
the mold is now covered
5. Now place the form/tin in the oven on the top rail
at 250°C and bake for a few minutes until the dough
is brownish, then remove the form
6. Repeat the same, but this time spread the dough
in a radial pattern from the edge to the middle
where the filling was spread the first time. Fill the
free fields again with filling (there where the dough
was poured the first time). Side Note: This is a recipe for 6 People
7. Repeat this until the fli has reached the desired
size. Finally spread a thick layer of the filling on top,
cover with a kitchen towel and leave to stand for a quarter of an hour
8. Serve hot
9. Flia can be mixed good with Yoghurt and
Vegetables. This recipe is a bit complicated, if you
have any questions inform me :)
*If you do not have Schmand, you can do it yourself like this:*
*Ingredients*
200g of Whipped Cream
2 Tablespoons of lowfat quark
*Steps*
*1.* Mix well and let it stay in your warm apartment for 1-2 Days *Not in the fridge!*
*2.* Done. You can let it in the fridge and it will last for a week.
I don't intentionally buy less things so I can go again. I buy fewer things at a time to ensure none of my food spoils. If i've been lazy and havent been cooking much, then i get hungry I have to use what I already have because I will still be too lazy to go shopping again.
As for stores like Aldi and Lidl being cheaper, unfortunately not so much anymore. I used to buy my butter in bulk at Aldi, but by now their butter costs the same as the budget option at Alber Heijn.. If you want deals nowadays you really have to look and pay attention. We get weekly folders of all the supermarkets with deals and stuff. Unfortunately no coupons, so no extreme couponing here 🙈 Also, they trick people sometimes with the prices supposedly having gone down when it comes to the deals they offer, but then if you compare it to what the price was a few weeks prior, the price actually went up and the so called deal is the price it was a few weeks ago.
I also feel kind sorry for those out there that struggle with mental limitations. My younger foster-sister for example, she's got a mental disability and we've been training doing groceries with her for years, but it will remain a struggle for her. For example, when she sees the word "deal" or anything like it on an article, she's immediately drawn to that and easily overlooks the fact that the deal is on the expensive and A-brand choice, and that the actual cheapest option isn't a deal but rather just a cheaper brand. And we don't even have to get started on price per weight or volume.. She will choose a 4-pack of toilet paper over a 10-pack just looking at the total amount, never realizing the 10-pack is actually cheaper per roll. Obviously someone is always with her when shopping, but I know there's enough people out there like her, that do not get the same level of accompaniment or social care and they fall into these traps all the time..
Chicken breast is one of the best meats to buy not only price wise but also you can eat it at a bigger range of times due to the fact it contains less fats than red meats in my opinion and its also very tasty wether boiled, grilled, fried, it always has some good softness and taste, but throw that all out the window when roasting an entire chicken cus all its parts except the thighs become tasteless and have no good texture to them
Potatoes are perfect for college students. Also rice---although I didn't use potatoes and rice much when I was in college myself. My grandfather's family members had potato farms in Colorado and one of them was a potato genetics expert. They have newly-discovered antioxidant properties.
Dude. I'm a big fan. Please never change
Have you tried grilled eggs? You have to try it next time you grill, put whole eggs on the grill when the temperature is not so high and wait 15-20 minutes. They are delicious!
Pro tip for chicken breast (at least in the Netherlands) you can usually get a pretty decently sized bag of frozen chicken breast and it’s honestly not bad for things like pasta and stuff 😎 (btw really helpful video I loved watching it)
Is this even a thing here, in the Netherlands? It's been an unpleasant surprise for me that stores do not have frozen chicken breasts. I have yet to find some.
@@tmclagen Try Lidl, they have them there
@@Sjoeb01 thank you! I usually buy my groceries in Lidl, but couldn't find frozen meat at all. Is it close to frozen fish and sea food? I'll try another Lidl store, maybe not all of them have these.
@@tmclagen Yeah should be in the same area! :) maybe they don't have it at smaller stores
In Bulgaria, yogurt is local. It is cheaper than in most other countries. You can use oats with yogurt and berries, we call it the winner's breakfast.
as a greek i have to point out that the yogurt above the one you got, the ΦΑΓΕ/FAGE is the real greek yogurt we eat in greece. you should give it a go
Da king is back baby he neva miss
About pre cut vegetables, not only are they outrageously expensive and bad for the environment because of all the plastic packaging, but they also go bad very quickly as compared to whole, fresh vegetables. Ever since I switched from them, I've saved a lot of tears (and euros) watching bags of julienned carrots and cabbage go bad within literally four days
Had this same problem with prepackaged salades and said f that. Now i just buy the whole crop and prepare some when in need. Cheaper and it rarely goes bad before i finish it
I got bottles of food vinegar on sale for 50 cents, and pickle my veggies
Why dont u buy froze veggies, it last for months
Pro Tip: go to the weekly markets, especially in the late afternoon you can get very good offers
I'm glad to see that you now have a sponsor. I'm very happy for you. Keep up the good work.
As a former broke college student, I can't believe he forgot the versatility of Pillsbury biscuit cans. They can be pizza dough, burger you buns, cinnamon rolls, pie/tart crust, quick waffles, dumplings. They can be flavored, fried, baked, steamed, boiled, cut stretched. Just such a great cheap product. Even if not Pillsbury, canned biscuits are great
We don’t have those in the Netherlands so that’s why he doesn’t mention it, but it sounds like a great option if you have them (I wish we did now)
I don’t think what Americans call biscuit exists in Europe :(
regarding the banana flavoring: its based on a strain of banana that has died by a fungus that has started to threaten the current strain of banana. These strains taste different, therefore the disconnect between the flavour extract and fresh one. The current strain is cavendish, the previous pre-1950's was Gros Michel.
I can’t believe the variety. A whole aisle for potatoes. Here in Argentina, in a small city as where I am there are only one or two brands of each product. I used to like to go and do the shopping but now it’s just sad. Many other people may feel the same 😔
Can we have a guide on what sort of stuff we need to cook or don’t need, like a rice steamer and the rest
King guide: Tomato cans, cheap cheese, garlic and onions in your pantry, Then go tortiallias, flour or pasta and you can just make dishes appear. Burritos, just buy canned beans and have the spices in your pantry. Tomato pasta? Just be patient with your cooking or have fresh tomatos. Pizza? Have a quick recipe with flour, water, yeast and salt for the dough and top with your seasoned tomatos and cheese. Also potatos open up infinite possibilities. So have the initial cost for varied spices. Then base up on tomatos, pasta and potatoes.
another tip is buying dried legumes which is even cheaper (usually) and less packaging if you buy it in bulk😌
Thanks I am a college student and food wise you really helped me
something about Oats
you can make it savory, with tomate sauce, onion, garlic and spice. It's quick and good
just cook some onion, put some tomato sauce, heat it up, put the oats, cook it and done !
This video would have helped me so much back when I was living alone.
Bananas come in a very wide variety of flavors. From mild semi sweet(internationally popular) to some very intense unique flavors from cotton candy to "fake" banana candy flavor.
I watch KWOOWK cuz I love food and I look at him cuz he looks like my Student that I thought when I and her were in the Highschool 🥰
Love you USVAH wherever you are STAY happy and blessed ❤️
I've been eating frozen pizza daily, this is a good start.
If you love bananas, you should try putting some slices on Mexican style rice, or making lentil soup with banana macho
Well I'm from Kerala and tbh. We get the fruits during seasons cuz they are way more non pricey and fresh. We grow our own sprouts, make buttermilk and yogurt by ourselves and make superb dishes out of them and curries especially. I hope you try south indian home food
Omg, this is what I need, I'm in college but in Colombia we usually don't go to bedrooms in the campus, nonetheless is great to learn this, thank you Kevin and all of your team 🌟
KWOOWK: " And the eggs are really cheap"
Me: *cries in foreign student in Czech Republic*
I like this types of video while eating . Keep up the great work
lol same, cant help myself to watch cooking vids while eating