I have celiac disease. I just don't eat the gluten free bread. I took it out of my diet. I don't buy any of the packaged, expensive gluten free food. I buy food that is naturally gluten free, and I save money by not buying the over priced gluten free products.
I grew up in New York in the 1960s, and I so love living frugal. It makes me feel responsible and good inside. I must always remind myself to be grateful. THIS LIVING THE HIGH LIFE❤.
At $5/ dozen, each large egg is still only $.42 each with 6 grams of protien. Eggs, even at $5/ dozen, are probably cheaper than most protien powders per gram of protien. They are still cheaper than most meats and fish.
@@Angela-zv1fw And that's why a lot of Great Depresion cooking featured a white sauce or gravy. Of course more folks lived closer to more dairy cows of thier own, thier neighbirs', or down the road a while.
@@Angela-zv1fw When the Canadians tried to duplicate the American study thry couldn't. If they manipulated thier data with rrspectvyo volumes and a 2 row row-shift they could. Noone listened to them in the US and Canada never did shift thier stance. Then the American said some decades later that the problems with eggs was in how thry were cooked as well citing sunny side up cooked in a depth of butter and what thry were paired with citing bacon and sausage.
Growing up my dad dod alot of hunting and fishing. I have eaten: squirrel, rabbit, fish, turtle, deer, bison, pheasant, chicken and many other things. I was raised you eat what was on the table or you went hungry.
When I was growing up we had potatoes almost every night some kind of meat and a vegetable. I had to peel the potatoes after school and make the tea. Sometimes the potatoes was an after school snack as I peeled the potato I would cut of a piece and eat it raw was good.
@@CaseyBlake-n8o I grew up not using much salt my grandma had high blood pressure. I was telling a friend about this . And I might have been eating a little bit of dirt but as a kid you don’t think about that of course I washed the potatoes before I put them into the pot to boil. lol I am not much for English peas I can remember my sister making me sit at the table until I eat mine. But the ones we grew in the garden I can remember picking them and eating some right out of the shells they where good as long as they was small. I am just a few years older than Tawra. She is around my kid sisters age. I grew up having a garden. Playing outside better be with in holling distance of grandma and she could not holler. lol just had to check in once in awhile. I had ten acres to play on my sister is almost 7 years younger. We grew up with wells you had to no witch well you was on before getting in the shower so you didn’t run out of water in the middle if you was on the shallow well lol At that time you had to watch out for snakes that slither on the ground now you have to watch out for snakes that walk on to legs. I had know idea how much groceries cost as a kid. Part of the time I remember was durning President Carters time. With the hostages. I think one of my best memories has a young adult my baby sister was learning to drive so momma would take us out on the gravel roads. We would pick up cans. She would let me out they would drive up the road always. Pull over and momma and my sister would walk I would get to the truck and do the same. Drive past them a little bit and get out and start picking them up. Daddy told momma one time she was wasting more gas then we was earring selling the cans I thing I might have worked out even or so. We would end up with about six 4/bags at least depending on what road we went on. This one time we toke the car instead . We came across some running water in the road. Momma and I was talking about if she could drive through it. I suggested I get out and wade through and see how deep it was on me. Alter I started through she saw that it was better to try and turn around. I can’t remember how deep it was but it had a dip in it. Now I would have got soaked if I had slipped down. It was fun going out like that. Now kinds would say gross I am not picking up cans momma can I have a twenty to spend. I don’t know why I told you all of this. Just had some memories come back talk in about different foods I guess.
@KathyHankins-zf8hb I used to take my kids out to pick up cans, too! I had 2, then 3 kids while doing this... I got out an OLD stroller with an axle on it. Put baby in seat with tied in. 3yr old stood on axle cover in back and held onto handle, and 9yr old walked. I tied a trash bag onto the handle bar. We did one side of roads on the way out and on the way back we covered the other side of the road. If I had thought about it a little more, we could have done both sides of the road going out and taken different roads coming back and we could have made more money. Oh well, hind sight is 20/20! LOL! We lived on a single income, so in order to make both ends meet, we had to get creative. While walking, I also kept an eye out for useful items at the curb, and ask if they were being thrown out, if yes, I would get the car once we were home and go pick them up. Bunk beds, baby beds, etc. Take them home, sanitize them, add 75 cents worth of nuts and bolts, maybe. That's how we got most of our furniture and if I found something better, I would sell our old stuff and keep the better ones. Once I even found almost new carpet for a house we bought that REALLY, REALLY needed new carpet badly. It was being replaced because of a stain on one edge, we installed it where the couch would cover the stain, and beautiful, clean newer carpeting! Thank you for reminding me of these memories! Those were the days! One minimum wage job and we ended up with a house of our own and pretty nice furniture, while I stayed home with the kids! Although, I did also clean 2 houses a week for total of $50wk. Took play pen to put kids in while I cleaned and simply charged by the house instead of by the hour so no one felt cheated by the time I spent with the kids!
@@tbacon2784 My parents where retired already when we was picking up cans it was just something fun to do and get away from the house daddy always though we was wasting time. But my younger sister was getting driving lessons that way. And even though momma didn’t say out loud it gave my daddy a quite house to watch is baseball in for awhile. And it’s a fond memory I have with my momma. She has been gone since Sept of 2000 and my daddy died in 2006
I have all 3 of your cookbooks. Every recipe we have tried has been delicious, fast and easy to prepare and practical. It is basic food like we grew up on.
Make big batches of old school peanut butter cookies then freeze the dough in logs for slicing. You can also substitute peanut butter for the fat in quick breads (including pancakes and waffles) then adjust the the other ingredients for the correct batter consistency.
@@suzyq1865 We have never had a steady spot for chips nor snack crackers in the larder. But there for a while we did have a somewhat steady stream of folks that dropped in. Often when the doorbell rang, I turned on the oven, brought out the frozen cookie dough and at least 1 cookie sheet; someone else got the door. It was a hit and certainly no more expensive than chips and crackers; without an event designation, neither chips nor snack crackers lasted very long on the shelf anyway.
I appreciate your comments on special diets. I had to eat gluten free for a while due to an intolerance, and I focused on naturally gluten free meals as specialty products were so expensive, and therefore just a treat. My poor grandfather was allergic to eggs and there were no special products around back then! He just did without.
If you're counting grams of fiber, cooked dried legumes and pears are good. A 3" diameter pear (old school size) has 6 grams of fiber of which 3 are insoluble and 3 are of the neither soluble nor insoluble category. Potatoes are an inexpensive source of fiber and when in season and on sale winter squash has a lot of fiber.
If you can get to the Vermont Country Store when you are there, you should go. It is very high priced, but has things like Lemon Up shampoo from the 70's, lots of candy that isn't sold anymore, brings back a lot of memories.
My parents supported our family on sugar when I was young. They both worked at a sugar beet processing plant. But we used sugar in smaller amounts and none of us have any diabetic propensities or even much of a sweet tooth. We kept it all in balance. God gave us sugar beets, and cane sugar is even in the Bible. I think He gave us sugar for enjoyment--but in control.
I'll roast the chicken quarters, the leftovers get made into sandwiches or burritos w/black beans. The bones go in the instant pot for making broth that I can. We're feeding 8 (5 teens now), so two, maybe three meals from a 10lb bag of leg quarters is pretty good. If I'm cleaning out the freezer, I'll roast and pick the chicken quarters, then can the meat in pints to use later. I have reusable canning lids and got most of the jars from my in-laws, so the cost of canning the chicken is worth the work of picking the meat off the bones.
We get pork from the in-laws' farm and deer during hunting season. I can it, since our freezer won't hold it all. Having canned pork and deer makes it so much cheaper and easier to make "convenience" meals for homeschool lunches or supper on the fly. BBQ sandwiches, mix with a quart of beans for burritos, garlic pork and rice, add it to red beans and rice, garlic sauce with pork on pasta...
I had a jar of Great Value brand peanut butter still sealed that was a month or two expired and when I opened it to check to see if it was still good, it was rancid. When I was a teen we had chickens that we let free range and they gave brown eggs. My mom would use these eggs to make egg custard pies. Potatoes are probably the most versatile vegetable. I've had potatoes almost every possible way you can make them. So many ways to stretch your budget and have great meals. Thanks for all the videos.
I've been taking English muffins, two out of a time from the freezer, so I don't waist bread. I like a fried egg with cheese on a toasted English Muffin.
Never buy precut fruits or veggies, folks. I buy the 50 lb bags of potatoes and onions at the restaurant supply, way more reasonable. Potatoes are $9.95 for a 50 lb bag, and onions are $13.95 a bag. I shop Grocery Outlet 1st, restaurant supply 2nd, and Safeway last sales, clearance, and discounted. Use your apps.
@terryhenderson424 I am sorry to hear that. The 2 near me are fabulous. When they want to get rid of stuff, they are 10 for .97. I just freeze the cheeses, lunch meat, hot dogs, and butter. I buy this cheap. Sometimes, I kick myself for not getting more of certain things. I always buy lactose free things if they are cheap. I don't care if the half and half or cheese has lactose or not. I bought some of the plant milk mozzarella at 10 for .97, last week. I wish I would've bought more than 3. I had never seen cheese in a portable bottle. It tastes just like mozzarella on my fettuccine. I was shocked.
@@kathylouise1936 We used to be able to find 4, 3, and 2 for $1 items. Now it's getting harder and harder to justbfinfv$1 items. I used to walk out with savings 2 to 4 times what I spent; now I'm lucky to get 1/2 again of what I spend. This said, I'm not buying a glass jar of spaghetti sauce at $3.50/ each even if the price is $8.99 elsewhere; that same spaghetti sauce is $7.99 this month.
My family's favorite carrot recipe is to put carrot sticks in a baking dish, cover with water, cover the dish with foil and bake at 375 for an hour. Drain the water, top with a little butter, salt, pepper, and a little thyme. So simple and so good.
I have peanut butter from 2022 expiration and its still fine. I like you stocked up in 2021 and its all still fine! Mine is just ground peanuts and salt from Costco and TJ's. So don't fret.
In culinary school we learned that green peppers had more vitamin C then an orange. learning that changed my view of vitamins. If people are looking to up specific vitamins a quich search can let you know what the levels are and you can aim for cheaper more vitamin rich veggies to get more bang for your buck. We also places I worked with puree vegetables that's a good way to hide veggies and food like meatloaf or meatballs or soups. I need to get better at doing that for my own family since I have some picky kiddos with different vegetable tastes. Everybody loves broccoli though and sweet potatoes.
Peanut butter egg and sugar is a great gluten free cookie option. Look up the the recipe if you dont have one. They are so easy and no grains. But do have white sugar.
I always tell people to start with the 10 lb bag of chicken leg quarters, a pound of rice, potatoes (depending on cost, they are expensive right now), and pasta when asked what inexpensive foods to cook with or to stock. Then add in cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, carrots, and zucchini (the least expensive veggies). And figure out your recipes from there. I know people think that ground beef is the "inexpensive" meat. But there are so many pork recipes that are inexpensive. I figured the big sugar canister that your Mother has, was for baking her gingerbread cookies.
I definitely think of pork as the cheap meat. Before we got married, my husband thought I had an inordinate affection for pork. Then he went with me to the store....
every 4 months i will purchase a cheap sourdough bread. usually garlic sourdough, portion it into 4 slices per ziplock bag and put it in the freezer. im just not a bread person. but every once in awhile i love a garlic toast. i dont eat cake or pie, dont like cooked fruit. i do like an occasional dark chocolate brownie.
Carrot cake 🍰 I have chickens and get up to six eggs a day from them. They do their part and help out. Gardening and fresh veggies saves a ton. Great advice as always ladies ❤
I read that you can freeze peanut butter & even freeze in ice cube trays for portions. Apparently lasts about a year in freezer. Is that what you've heard too? To save money we have meat only on alternate days & have beans, lentils, chickpeas etc on the in between days. It's saved us a lot of money & we now have lots of delicious recipes. I always enjoy your lives. I pray that the fires are ALL extinguished asap! 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
I know leg quarters are cheaper,but my husband wants breast meat! So I chop it up and usually feed all 3of us with one breast. I only buy whatever is marked down,take it home and put it in the freezer
WinCo is MUCH cheaper than Walmart. I can make a loaf of bread for about 25 cents. My chicken comes from my excess roosters and hens that have stopped laying. Oh, I forgot, my daughters mean, obnoxious roosters go into my freezer also. You would not bake these chickens, but chicken and dumplings is wonderful with these tough, full flavored birds. I spend less than $200 a month. I also buy at least 1 meal of a good steak bought on sale a month. I eat butter. I buy bulk butter when its on sale and when I have 12 lbs, I turn it into shelf stable ghee. When I don't have the money I have apx 50 lbs of ghee on my shelf. PS I have a large garden, orchards, ducks and chickens. At Thanksgiving I collect everybody's leftover turky carcuses and make many quarts of bone broth. If you shop sales and grow some of your own food your grocery bill can be reduced
Vermont - my favorite place, my mom's from there so that's where we always went for vacation. We usually stay in a camp on Lake Carmi up in Enosburg Falls. Get a maple Creemee!
We love cranberry beans. They look and taste like pinto beans. I find they are much faster to cook...about like black beans. They are very tender and cheap, cheap.
I love potatoes with carrots. I was blessed with both from the pantry this week. My friend is a little delusional. But he was asking if PeanutButter was good on toast. I was like yes; peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are classic. I can't believe he didn't know. He said he just got a toaster. He's been here the same time as me (14 years). My great uncle is an endocrinologist and is watching my thyroid. LOL, time flies, where does it go?
Dear Living on a Dime etc, I am so, so sorry I keep missing the live shows lately. I really miss you guys, and chatting with my LOADTGR friends. Watching now after dinner. Loads of great tips. By the way, have you noticed that Coleman's dry mustard seems to be missing off the store shelves lately? I would rather buy locally than from Amazon.
I always buy the chicken leg quarters. It is always the cheapest way to go. Then I always stock up when it is on sale. And usually Walmart never has it on sale, may ones in a while but my other stores I shop at always has sales going on.
We are only buying bread products at the bread outlet store; even clearance bread products at Walmart are over $1 per item. It is not local so we stock up in $10 increments when we are periodically going past elsewise; they have a punch card with $10 punches. Weve learned to try to stop in on a Thursday because they have a better variety at lower prices amd sporatically a super sale (2/ $1 even if its something like the boxesnof 6 full sized doughnuts). Else we dont buy bread and use other starches instead. Last Thursday we bought 2 keto items at 2/$4. The rest were $1 bread products to include slightly better sandwich loaves, dark rye bread, bagels, a package of 18 hamburger buns, etc... We spent $20 total and walked out with 21 packges of bread products which included the 2/$4 items.
A few months ago, and since early 2023 forward, the Flowers bakery outlet's lowest bread was 2.79! Dollar bread, a distant memory and I quit buying it. Nature's Own and Wonder bread are their most well known brands. I finally started seeing dollar loaves a month or two ago and so happy. Unfortunately, buns and dinner rolls are $2 a package. Considering all bread is $4 and up locally, it is usually cheaper.
@@NormandMeunier $1 bread is day old bread. Usually the day old bread is a variety of prices like 4/$5, 3/$5, and there is another?x/$5. On and off you must buy in units of $5 else pay a higher price each but because we buy in units of $10 at the register for our $10 punch card buying in units of $5 is easy.... As I type this, I seem to remember they have a special Saturday sale once a month and I wonder if they were getting ready for this with the variety in thier $1 packages. The store is more than 20 miles away, 5 cities up the line, and 30 to 60 minute drive depending upon traffic so we don't destination shop it; rather we go when we are elsewise driving past while aiming for a Thursday......A lot of the loaves run the equivalent to $2/ ea and up yet are much cheaper than the same in area grocery stores; some are resaurant fare only. Some are day old and others are not. Outside of the limited keto, we aim for nothing but the cheapest. - The have closed down most of the Orowheat outlets and thier bread is more expensive both in grocery stores and in the outlets. There is one lower to home (or was) but we don't pass through that general direction and area very often so havent made the destination trip there; while further away the outlet we passed elsewise every so often closed and we would stop in a couple of times per year. - I think regular price for the least expensive sized store brand sandwich loaves has risen to $1.99 or $2.49. Ill have to peek as we shop during the next month out of curiosity's sake. Typically we can find a bit better quakity even among the sandwich bread loaves at the outlet store we go to.
I am a single woman, living in an apartment. I do my best to buy 'smart', and save money. My issue is living in an apartment with a small refrigerator and freezer. I also have a small deep freezer. I usually stick to store brands or sale stickers. I don't have room to 'stock up' with meat sales or great sales. Sometimes, I end up buying regular priced items. I make my own frozen entrees. That takes up a lot of freezer space. Bread is an issue for me. I don't eat a lot of it, so a 1lb loaf will end up being thrown away. In the summer, I love fresh produce. I buy precut, like melons or prepared, like salads. I will end up throwing food away, if I tried to buy 'whole' items. Sometimes, I can get fresh veggies from someone's garden, which helps a lot. Most 'fresh' items will go into my frozen entrees. I'm hoping I can get more advice on what I can do to save more money on groceries. Oh and along with limited fridge/freezer space, I also have no pantry. I got a tall bookcase I use as my pantry and I use cardboard boxes as well. Thanks for any suggestions/ideas you can offer. 😊
You could try making a few tortillas at a time. And please use new cardboard boxes often as they attract mold and insects in humid climates. Latching bins are great if you can afford them. ❤
@@SusanPetersenLilly I am also a single person and I live in an apartment I did have a small chest freezer. Now being single it is worth making into smaller packages. There is a store I can get five packages for 25 dollars. So about ever 6 months that is what I will do is go and get five packages and break it down into smaller packages. The last time I went ahead and got 50 dollars. That was at least 4 months ago. And as far as the bread. Keep one of the bread rappers and take a had full of bread out of the one in the freezer. When that loaf is empty. Through away the first bag and keep the newer bag. I can’t drive that is way I buy my groceries the way I do.
I'm in the same position, small apartment, no pantry, limited storage space. I wish I had a deep freezer, even a little one would be wonderful. Im like you, fresh fruits and vegetables, if I don't freeze them a lot of my food will go bad. I have to keep my loaf bread in the freezer or it will go bad. I see these ladies doing organizing videos with their Pantry and their multiple refrigerators and freezers or the ones with "small kitchens". I roll my eyes and laugh. They don't know what small is. It's frustrating not being able to take advantage of food sales, especially meat because I have no space for them in my freezer. . My old refrigerator died so they replaced it with one with even less refrigerator and freezer storage space than the one I had. It also takes more energy to run because my power bill has been $20 higher since I got it!!! I just keep losing!!!
@@CharTurner6928 hey there ! I live alone and no deep freeze either. It works out to put 2 slices of bread in a small freezer bag and take this out when needed. These small bags fit into places much easier than a whole loaf of bread. The freezer bags can also be reused. If you have shelves anywhere in the house, you could put no refrigerated items there. Even canned goods under the bed. Maybe someone could help you build shelves. I keep things in clear latch top bins and stack them to save space. Make a list and tape to the outside what is in the bin. Where there is a will, there is way. lol. Best of luck. You sound like a nice lady. 😍
I think a lot of people have trouble making financially needed dietary changes because the food tastes different. It’s something they just have to get used to. Artisan bread for example has a different taste and texture than standard sandwich bread. Margarine tastes significantly different too although I think a lot of problem with margarine is the bad reputation it had for saturated and trans fats. I’m under the impression they eliminated or lowered that now though. Also, if you’re going the bean direction consider lentils. They’re a lot easier to cook and cook with assuming you’re cooking from the dry state.
I live in northern Wisconsin, and I just went today. I got regular thighs, the boneless skinless anything is at least 2 dollars more a lb! No thank you 😊
We had to use a food bank the other day, and we were given ground beef. It tasted absolutely horrible. It was mixed with soybeans, so I made the rest of it into a spicy chili. Almost any spicy dish will hide the taste of almost any meat you don't care for. My family had an aversion to Venison, so I would do tacos or chili with it...
Aldi has $3.99 a pound for the 85/15 grass fed beef. Our Walmart is ridiculously expensive on meat......I rarely buy meat there. I do buy chicken breasts, but on sale for $1.99 a pound......cheapest price in my area.
At our Walmart, the white Great Value bread is $1.42, & the GV whole wheat bread is $1.97. The whole *grain* bread is more expensive, so I don't purchase it. You're right: there is a 2 gr. fiber difference, which can be made up in other ways. I bought a bag of apples. An apple in my lunch will make up for the fiber I am supposedly missing. I love that comparison. We have to stop being brainwashed into paying more for "healthier" foods.
In Northern California I haven't seen chicken quarters, legs, or thighs for under a dollar for a long time. $1.91 is the cheapest I've seen. I love legs for broths and soup, thighs are great for everything else. I love taking the skin to make chicken fat and a snack from the skin. I leave some of the chicken on the bone to make barbecue chicken parts like ribs. I was disappointed with the labor day ads. No ribs but very expensive steak. OMG on the hot dogs for BOGO free but the hot dogs were $7.99 for Ball Parks. What the heck......$3.50 on the BOGO free. Hot dogs you use to be .99 a package. I also find that ketchup is never on sale for these barbacue holidays. Mustard, mayo, and barbecue sauce yes. I'm finding the stores are changing their things on sale at different times, not the regular cycle. Also I've been watching them raise the sale price one week to see if people will buy them. Then lower it to the next price. I've been working slowly buying stuff because I feel they know what we are buying now.
One of the new things is adding cottage into your scrambled eggs. The texture is a little weird, but the resulting product does not taste except anything but eggs.
I am not a camper! When our four kids were very young we borrowed a relative's camper and spent a week at the beach next to Lake Michigan. My husband went to work during the day and I was left with little kids wanting to go in four different directions! Sand in everything!! It was not fun for me! Camping isn't my thing!😐😂
You should do buckeyes and freeze them. Do buckeyes freeze well? I am assuming yes. Those beginning to have for school or church bake sale or something too. Or for Christmas. You could even just do the balls and roll them in chocolate closer to the date. I live buckeyes because it is a gluten free option.
We must be low fat and i find myself tossing 25% or joremby volume just in fat when using the 10 lb bags of chicken quarters. We do buy boneless, skinless chicken breasts when they go on sale. And yes, we stock up when we find them at $1.49/ lb, even if the freezer is full and we only buy 1 or 2 packages. I dont buy boneless, skinless chicken breasts if they are over $1.99/ lb. I dont prefer boneless, skinless chicken breasts; while heart healthy they are dry and i much prefer dark meat. So i do cook them on low with plenty of veggies and herbs. I also like a package or two in my 3qt crockpot covered with a Pace piquante or like salsa for seceral hours on low; salsa has gotten expensive enough i generally use tomato product amd the other salsa type ingredients.
I'm finding chicken quarters aren't the deal they once were. It's definitely cheaper to buy the pieces now, at least here. And, if you keep your eye open, chicken breasts go on great sale, too, once in a while cheaper even than thighs and drumsticks. I find the breasts easier to stretch than the other pieces because they're easier to cut, dice and shred.
I will not hear Artesano brand bread besmirched. It (white bread) lasts the longest (followed by the pillsbury brand)!! As a single person living alone, it’s rare, especially in the summer, to finish a loaf before it goes moldy. EXCEPT for the Artesano bread! I could spend 99¢ on the cheap store brand on several loafs & have a ton of food waste or I can buy I loaf of Artesano & be done. I’m pretty sure I save money that way. Plus stress & hassle of not knowing if my bread is fuzzy or not each night.
Two eggs and two slices of lunch meat made my 6 year olds protein for the whole day. He eats way more than that in a day but he already made the requirements by lunch time that day. I looked it up in the morning because we were having a talk about protein. I wondered how much a kid his age needs. I was surprised how low the number was.
My daughter has been into bean burritos and she fries them in a pan so they get crispy outside. That is a great option. She makes it all the time when she is hungry.
For the vegan carrot "hotdog" you have to pre-cook the carrot, soak it overnight in soy and some other spices, before you heat it and eat it. Too much work for me.
I live in western Canada I only ever buy chicken Hines and legs for one thing it scratches a lot more than over meat I use little chicken Mr noodles and some of the Great Value Natural Diced Vegetable Mix soak Mr noodle packet in hot water until noodles get soft then add to hot frying pan noodles a little bit of chicken and a little of the diced vegetables cook for few minutes then add soya sauce and eat I am lucky the I have a sister that eats out and bring me all the condiment packets over so I could have plum sauce to have with the dish I all have great value tuna some kind of noodles and .97 of cream of mushroom I cooked noodles add half tin of tuna and cream of mushroom mix sprinkle homemade bread crumbs with some seasoning I have dinner and then I can take tuna sandwich for lunch I have canned Great Value Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce on hand and little chicken cook the noodles and homemade garlic bread chicken pasta. Great value bread and peanut butter make a great breakfast
Dollar Tree has a loaf of bread, English muffins, buns and maybe bagels for $1.25 each. While I do have WM, I usually get $1 loaves at the thrift bakery. But if you are really broke, you need to eat the cheapest things you can find. Or, make your own. Look up extreme budget challenges here on RUclips. I find that those videos have adjusted my thinking in a profound way to eat well at very low budget. While I often don't like parts of the meal plans, I can make minor adjustments and enjoy eating when I need to spend as little as possible.
I'm not buying the expensive bread give me a fresh loaf of cheaper bread from Aldi or Walmart. Chicken is what gets me because I love chicken and hamburger meat prices are ridiculous I eat soup a lot especially tomato soup
If you have an Aldi‘s around, they have I believe it’s 73 or 75% hamburger for $239 you do have to buy a 10 pound roll but that’s the cheapest I’ve seen it
Your kitchen is really pretty. Any frugal decor tips ?
Thrift store and garage sales all the way! :-)
I have celiac disease. I just don't eat the gluten free bread. I took it out of my diet. I don't buy any of the packaged, expensive gluten free food. I buy food that is naturally gluten free, and I save money by not buying the over priced gluten free products.
same its simple , im healing my gut issues JUST BY QUITTING things, that simple i have self control when my health is clearly improving =)
Peanut butter is great with apple slices
I grew up in New York in the 1960s, and I so love living frugal. It makes me feel responsible and good inside.
I must always remind myself to be grateful.
THIS LIVING THE HIGH LIFE❤.
With your peanut butter...Thai food recipes maybe? Ie, satay sauce, BBQ type sauces aswell.
At $5/ dozen, each large egg is still only $.42 each with 6 grams of protien. Eggs, even at $5/ dozen, are probably cheaper than most protien powders per gram of protien. They are still cheaper than most meats and fish.
As long as you can handle the cholesterol
@@Angela-zv1fw And that's why a lot of Great Depresion cooking featured a white sauce or gravy. Of course more folks lived closer to more dairy cows of thier own, thier neighbirs', or down the road a while.
You take 7 in the morning that adds up quickly
@@vickiehat1074 if seeking grams of protien eggs are still cheaper at $5/doz than most other forms.
@@Angela-zv1fw When the Canadians tried to duplicate the American study thry couldn't. If they manipulated thier data with rrspectvyo volumes and a 2 row row-shift they could. Noone listened to them in the US and Canada never did shift thier stance. Then the American said some decades later that the problems with eggs was in how thry were cooked as well citing sunny side up cooked in a depth of butter and what thry were paired with citing bacon and sausage.
Growing up my dad dod alot of hunting and fishing. I have eaten: squirrel, rabbit, fish, turtle, deer, bison, pheasant, chicken and many other things. I was raised you eat what was on the table or you went hungry.
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When I was growing up we had potatoes almost every night some kind of meat and a vegetable. I had to peel the potatoes after school and make the tea. Sometimes the potatoes was an after school snack as I peeled the potato I would cut of a piece and eat it raw was good.
Ya. I added a little salt, but I hear you
@@CaseyBlake-n8o I grew up not using much salt my grandma had high blood pressure. I was telling a friend about this . And I might have been eating a little bit of dirt but as a kid you don’t think about that of course I washed the potatoes before I put them into the pot to boil. lol I am not much for English peas I can remember my sister making me sit at the table until I eat mine. But the ones we grew in the garden I can remember picking them and eating some right out of the shells they where good as long as they was small. I am just a few years older than Tawra. She is around my kid sisters age. I grew up having a garden. Playing outside better be with in holling distance of grandma and she could not holler. lol just had to check in once in awhile. I had ten acres to play on my sister is almost 7 years younger. We grew up with wells you had to no witch well you was on before getting in the shower so you didn’t run out of water in the middle if you was on the shallow well lol At that time you had to watch out for snakes that slither on the ground now you have to watch out for snakes that walk on to legs. I had know idea how much groceries cost as a kid. Part of the time I remember was durning President Carters time. With the hostages. I think one of my best memories has a young adult my baby sister was learning to drive so momma would take us out on the gravel roads. We would pick up cans. She would let me out they would drive up the road always. Pull over and momma and my sister would walk I would get to the truck and do the same. Drive past them a little bit and get out and start picking them up. Daddy told momma one time she was wasting more gas then we was earring selling the cans I thing I might have worked out even or so. We would end up with about six 4/bags at least depending on what road we went on. This one time we toke the car instead . We came across some running water in the road. Momma and I was talking about if she could drive through it. I suggested I get out and wade through and see how deep it was on me. Alter I started through she saw that it was better to try and turn around. I can’t remember how deep it was but it had a dip in it. Now I would have got soaked if I had slipped down. It was fun going out like that. Now kinds would say gross I am not picking up cans momma can I have a twenty to spend. I don’t know why I told you all of this. Just had some memories come back talk in about different foods I guess.
We were the same but I’m in England.I’m not bothered for pasta & rice.I even have my own chip pan(fries) .Potatoes are expensive now …🇬🇧🇺🇸
@KathyHankins-zf8hb I used to take my kids out to pick up cans, too! I had 2, then 3 kids while doing this... I got out an OLD stroller with an axle on it. Put baby in seat with tied in. 3yr old stood on axle cover in back and held onto handle, and 9yr old walked. I tied a trash bag onto the handle bar. We did one side of roads on the way out and on the way back we covered the other side of the road. If I had thought about it a little more, we could have done both sides of the road going out and taken different roads coming back and we could have made more money. Oh well, hind sight is 20/20! LOL! We lived on a single income, so in order to make both ends meet, we had to get creative. While walking, I also kept an eye out for useful items at the curb, and ask if they were being thrown out, if yes, I would get the car once we were home and go pick them up. Bunk beds, baby beds, etc. Take them home, sanitize them, add 75 cents worth of nuts and bolts, maybe. That's how we got most of our furniture and if I found something better, I would sell our old stuff and keep the better ones. Once I even found almost new carpet for a house we bought that REALLY, REALLY needed new carpet badly. It was being replaced because of a stain on one edge, we installed it where the couch would cover the stain, and beautiful, clean newer carpeting! Thank you for reminding me of these memories! Those were the days! One minimum wage job and we ended up with a house of our own and pretty nice furniture, while I stayed home with the kids! Although, I did also clean 2 houses a week for total of $50wk. Took play pen to put kids in while I cleaned and simply charged by the house instead of by the hour so no one felt cheated by the time I spent with the kids!
@@tbacon2784 My parents where retired already when we was picking up cans it was just something fun to do and get away from the house daddy always though we was wasting time. But my younger sister was getting driving lessons that way. And even though momma didn’t say out loud it gave my daddy a quite house to watch is baseball in for awhile. And it’s a fond memory I have with my momma. She has been gone since Sept of 2000 and my daddy died in 2006
Our favorite way to use chicken leg quarters is in the smoker. So good and so cheap!
If you got pie - you can make it through anything!
I have all 3 of your cookbooks. Every recipe we have tried has been delicious, fast and easy to prepare and practical. It is basic food like we grew up on.
Make big batches of old school peanut butter cookies then freeze the dough in logs for slicing. You can also substitute peanut butter for the fat in quick breads (including pancakes and waffles) then adjust the the other ingredients for the correct batter consistency.
I do the cookie logs in the freezer also. I love having fresh baked cookies in a hurry like that!
@@suzyq1865 We have never had a steady spot for chips nor snack crackers in the larder. But there for a while we did have a somewhat steady stream of folks that dropped in. Often when the doorbell rang, I turned on the oven, brought out the frozen cookie dough and at least 1 cookie sheet; someone else got the door. It was a hit and certainly no more expensive than chips and crackers; without an event designation, neither chips nor snack crackers lasted very long on the shelf anyway.
Good idea. I have been wanting peanut butter cookies for a couple of months now. I did not want to make and eat so many cookies.
I appreciate your comments on special diets. I had to eat gluten free for a while due to an intolerance, and I focused on naturally gluten free meals as specialty products were so expensive, and therefore just a treat. My poor grandfather was allergic to eggs and there were no special products around back then! He just did without.
Are you going to see "The Forge"? My mom wants to take me this weekend. I loved "War Room" and "Overcomer". I have a prayer corner.
If you're counting grams of fiber, cooked dried legumes and pears are good. A 3" diameter pear (old school size) has 6 grams of fiber of which 3 are insoluble and 3 are of the neither soluble nor insoluble category. Potatoes are an inexpensive source of fiber and when in season and on sale winter squash has a lot of fiber.
If you can get to the Vermont Country Store when you are there, you should go. It is very high priced, but has things like Lemon Up shampoo from the 70's, lots of candy that isn't sold anymore, brings back a lot of memories.
My parents supported our family on sugar when I was young. They both worked at a sugar beet processing plant. But we used sugar in smaller amounts and none of us have any diabetic propensities or even much of a sweet tooth. We kept it all in balance. God gave us sugar beets, and cane sugar is even in the Bible. I think He gave us sugar for enjoyment--but in control.
I'll roast the chicken quarters, the leftovers get made into sandwiches or burritos w/black beans. The bones go in the instant pot for making broth that I can. We're feeding 8 (5 teens now), so two, maybe three meals from a 10lb bag of leg quarters is pretty good.
If I'm cleaning out the freezer, I'll roast and pick the chicken quarters, then can the meat in pints to use later. I have reusable canning lids and got most of the jars from my in-laws, so the cost of canning the chicken is worth the work of picking the meat off the bones.
We get pork from the in-laws' farm and deer during hunting season. I can it, since our freezer won't hold it all. Having canned pork and deer makes it so much cheaper and easier to make "convenience" meals for homeschool lunches or supper on the fly. BBQ sandwiches, mix with a quart of beans for burritos, garlic pork and rice, add it to red beans and rice, garlic sauce with pork on pasta...
I had a jar of Great Value brand peanut butter still sealed that was a month or two expired and when I opened it to check to see if it was still good, it was rancid. When I was a teen we had chickens that we let free range and they gave brown eggs. My mom would use these eggs to make egg custard pies. Potatoes are probably the most versatile vegetable. I've had potatoes almost every possible way you can make them. So many ways to stretch your budget and have great meals. Thanks for all the videos.
I've been taking English muffins, two out of a time from the freezer, so I don't waist bread. I like a fried egg with cheese on a toasted English Muffin.
Yes! I love that🙂
I use toast, top with cheese and a fried yolky egg. Delicious!
The flower arrangement behind you ladies is beautiful!
@@NormandMeunier I also love a yolky egg🙂
I missed some of the Live because working so I listen in and out so watching it over . Happy to see y'all !
Watching the replay. I live in So. IL and I am also just now getting tomatoes. We've been waiting all summer.
Never buy precut fruits or veggies, folks. I buy the 50 lb bags of potatoes and onions at the restaurant supply, way more reasonable. Potatoes are $9.95 for a 50 lb bag, and onions are $13.95 a bag. I shop Grocery Outlet 1st, restaurant supply 2nd, and Safeway last sales, clearance, and discounted. Use your apps.
Our Grocery Outlets are becoming disappointing. All more expensive products to begin with and few great prices.
@terryhenderson424 I am sorry to hear that. The 2 near me are fabulous. When they want to get rid of stuff, they are 10 for .97. I just freeze the cheeses, lunch meat, hot dogs, and butter. I buy this cheap. Sometimes, I kick myself for not getting more of certain things. I always buy lactose free things if they are cheap. I don't care if the half and half or cheese has lactose or not. I bought some of the plant milk mozzarella at 10 for .97, last week. I wish I would've bought more than 3. I had never seen cheese in a portable bottle. It tastes just like mozzarella on my fettuccine. I was shocked.
@Kathylouise You, dear madam, are brilliant! I'm going to find my local restaurant supply and do same.
@@kathylouise1936 We used to be able to find 4, 3, and 2 for $1 items. Now it's getting harder and harder to justbfinfv$1 items. I used to walk out with savings 2 to 4 times what I spent; now I'm lucky to get 1/2 again of what I spend. This said, I'm not buying a glass jar of spaghetti sauce at $3.50/ each even if the price is $8.99 elsewhere; that same spaghetti sauce is $7.99 this month.
@@kathylouise1936Awesome
my son is 15 months old and loves oranges, lemons and pickles just like me
Leg quarters with seasoned salt! A Sunday dinner staple. No matter how long the preacher goes ,the chicken won’t burn,it’ll just get better!😄
My family's favorite carrot recipe is to put carrot sticks in a baking dish, cover with water, cover the dish with foil and bake at 375 for an hour. Drain the water, top with a little butter, salt, pepper, and a little thyme. So simple and so good.
I have peanut butter from 2022 expiration and its still fine. I like you stocked up in 2021 and its all still fine! Mine is just ground peanuts and salt from Costco and TJ's. So don't fret.
I'd use the peanut butter and bacon grease for suet in winter
In culinary school we learned that green peppers had more vitamin C then an orange. learning that changed my view of vitamins. If people are looking to up specific vitamins a quich search can let you know what the levels are and you can aim for cheaper more vitamin rich veggies to get more bang for your buck. We also places I worked with puree vegetables that's a good way to hide veggies and food like meatloaf or meatballs or soups. I need to get better at doing that for my own family since I have some picky kiddos with different vegetable tastes. Everybody loves broccoli though and sweet potatoes.
Peanut butter egg and sugar is a great gluten free cookie option. Look up the the recipe if you dont have one. They are so easy and no grains. But do have white sugar.
I always tell people to start with the 10 lb bag of chicken leg quarters, a pound of rice, potatoes (depending on cost, they are expensive right now), and pasta when asked what inexpensive foods to cook with or to stock. Then add in cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, carrots, and zucchini (the least expensive veggies). And figure out your recipes from there. I know people think that ground beef is the "inexpensive" meat. But there are so many pork recipes that are inexpensive.
I figured the big sugar canister that your Mother has, was for baking her gingerbread cookies.
I definitely think of pork as the cheap meat. Before we got married, my husband thought I had an inordinate affection for pork. Then he went with me to the store....
every 4 months i will purchase a cheap sourdough bread. usually garlic sourdough, portion it into 4 slices per ziplock bag and put it in the freezer. im just not a bread person. but every once in awhile i love a garlic toast. i dont eat cake or pie, dont like cooked fruit. i do like an occasional dark chocolate brownie.
OMG I love that!!! Yes having pies for Xmas!!!
Carrot cake 🍰 I have chickens and get up to six eggs a day from them. They do their part and help out. Gardening and fresh veggies saves a ton. Great advice as always ladies ❤
Meijer has super sale prices this week for Labor Day! I took advantage of them!.😊
I read that you can freeze peanut butter & even freeze in ice cube trays for portions. Apparently lasts about a year in freezer. Is that what you've heard too? To save money we have meat only on alternate days & have beans, lentils, chickpeas etc on the in between days. It's saved us a lot of money & we now have lots of delicious recipes. I always enjoy your lives. I pray that the fires are ALL extinguished asap! 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
Jills hair is flawless..
I know leg quarters are cheaper,but my husband wants breast meat! So I chop it up and usually feed all 3of us with one breast. I only buy whatever is marked down,take it home and put it in the freezer
I make a old fashioned bread recipe I got from my grandma as a young bride. 5 pounds of flour makes 10 -12 loaves. Got hubby spoiled early on.
WinCo is MUCH cheaper than Walmart. I can make a loaf of bread for about 25 cents. My chicken comes from my excess roosters and hens that have stopped laying. Oh, I forgot, my daughters mean, obnoxious roosters go into my freezer also. You would not bake these chickens, but chicken and dumplings is wonderful with these tough, full flavored birds. I spend less than $200 a month. I also buy at least 1 meal of a good steak bought on sale a month. I eat butter. I buy bulk butter when its on sale and when I have 12 lbs, I turn it into shelf stable ghee. When I don't have the money I have apx 50 lbs of ghee on my shelf. PS I have a large garden, orchards, ducks and chickens. At Thanksgiving I collect everybody's leftover turky carcuses and make many quarts of bone broth. If you shop sales and grow some of your own food your grocery bill can be reduced
Gluten free buckwheat flour pancakes, add puree banana and some tapioca flour (arrowroot) to make it fluffier. High in protein and fibre too
Beautiful flowers ❤
Hello from Deadwood, SD! 😊
Vermont - my favorite place, my mom's from there so that's where we always went for vacation. We usually stay in a camp on Lake Carmi up in Enosburg Falls. Get a maple Creemee!
We love cranberry beans. They look and taste like pinto beans. I find they are much faster to cook...about like black beans. They are very tender and cheap, cheap.
Tawra, I am with you when it comes to camping! Not my thing, either! 😅
I love potatoes with carrots. I was blessed with both from the pantry this week. My friend is a little delusional. But he was asking if PeanutButter was good on toast. I was like yes; peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are classic. I can't believe he didn't know. He said he just got a toaster. He's been here the same time as me (14 years). My great uncle is an endocrinologist and is watching my thyroid. LOL, time flies, where does it go?
@@Angela-zv1fw LOL, she was talking about your thyroid.
I like to add a small amount of peanut butter to oatmeal. Yum!
A recent study analyzed foods that were the most satisfying per calorie. Potatoes ranked #1 by a long shot. (Almonds came in last.)
I'm not suprised!
The Walmart brand whole-wheat regular sandwich bread has 2 g of fiber per serving and is almost the exact same price as the white bread
Dear Living on a Dime etc, I am so, so sorry I keep missing the live shows lately. I really miss you guys, and chatting with my LOADTGR friends. Watching now after dinner. Loads of great tips. By the way, have you noticed that Coleman's dry mustard seems to be missing off the store shelves lately? I would rather buy locally than from Amazon.
Try peanut butter playdough. Edible playdough. My mom loved to make as an after-school snack. She learned how to make it and made it all the time.
Oh I wish I could find cranberry beans in Fla.!!!
I always buy the chicken leg quarters. It is always the cheapest way to go. Then I always stock up when it is on sale. And usually Walmart never has it on sale, may ones in a while but my other stores I shop at always has sales going on.
I’m enjoying more potatoes and rice and beans. Keeping it simple works.
We are only buying bread products at the bread outlet store; even clearance bread products at Walmart are over $1 per item. It is not local so we stock up in $10 increments when we are periodically going past elsewise; they have a punch card with $10 punches. Weve learned to try to stop in on a Thursday because they have a better variety at lower prices amd sporatically a super sale (2/ $1 even if its something like the boxesnof 6 full sized doughnuts). Else we dont buy bread and use other starches instead.
Last Thursday we bought 2 keto items at 2/$4. The rest were $1 bread products to include slightly better sandwich loaves, dark rye bread, bagels, a package of 18 hamburger buns, etc... We spent $20 total and walked out with 21 packges of bread products which included the 2/$4 items.
A few months ago, and since early 2023 forward, the Flowers bakery outlet's lowest bread was 2.79! Dollar bread, a distant memory and I quit buying it. Nature's Own and Wonder bread are their most well known brands. I finally started seeing dollar loaves a month or two ago and so happy. Unfortunately, buns and dinner rolls are $2 a package. Considering all bread is $4 and up locally, it is usually cheaper.
@@NormandMeunier $1 bread is day old bread. Usually the day old bread is a variety of prices like 4/$5, 3/$5, and there is another?x/$5. On and off you must buy in units of $5 else pay a higher price each but because we buy in units of $10 at the register for our $10 punch card buying in units of $5 is easy.... As I type this, I seem to remember they have a special Saturday sale once a month and I wonder if they were getting ready for this with the variety in thier $1 packages. The store is more than 20 miles away, 5 cities up the line, and 30 to 60 minute drive depending upon traffic so we don't destination shop it; rather we go when we are elsewise driving past while aiming for a Thursday......A lot of the loaves run the equivalent to $2/ ea and up yet are much cheaper than the same in area grocery stores; some are resaurant fare only. Some are day old and others are not. Outside of the limited keto, we aim for nothing but the cheapest. - The have closed down most of the Orowheat outlets and thier bread is more expensive both in grocery stores and in the outlets. There is one lower to home (or was) but we don't pass through that general direction and area very often so havent made the destination trip there; while further away the outlet we passed elsewise every so often closed and we would stop in a couple of times per year. - I think regular price for the least expensive sized store brand sandwich loaves has risen to $1.99 or $2.49. Ill have to peek as we shop during the next month out of curiosity's sake. Typically we can find a bit better quakity even among the sandwich bread loaves at the outlet store we go to.
Chicken leg quarters are very tender fall off the bone cooked very slow in the oven. Teriyaki is really good on them.
I am a single woman, living in an apartment. I do my best to buy 'smart', and save money. My issue is living in an apartment with a small refrigerator and freezer. I also have a small deep freezer. I usually stick to store brands or sale stickers. I don't have room to 'stock up' with meat sales or great sales. Sometimes, I end up buying regular priced items. I make my own frozen entrees. That takes up a lot of freezer space. Bread is an issue for me. I don't eat a lot of it, so a 1lb loaf will end up being thrown away. In the summer, I love fresh produce. I buy precut, like melons or prepared, like salads. I will end up throwing food away, if I tried to buy 'whole' items. Sometimes, I can get fresh veggies from someone's garden, which helps a lot. Most 'fresh' items will go into my frozen entrees. I'm hoping I can get more advice on what I can do to save more money on groceries. Oh and along with limited fridge/freezer space, I also have no pantry. I got a tall bookcase I use as my pantry and I use cardboard boxes as well. Thanks for any suggestions/ideas you can offer. 😊
You could try making a few tortillas at a time. And please use new cardboard boxes often as they attract mold and insects in humid climates. Latching bins are great if you can afford them. ❤
@@SusanPetersenLilly I am also a single person and I live in an apartment I did have a small chest freezer. Now being single it is worth making into smaller packages. There is a store I can get five packages for 25 dollars. So about ever 6 months that is what I will do is go and get five packages and break it down into smaller packages. The last time I went ahead and got 50 dollars. That was at least 4 months ago. And as far as the bread. Keep one of the bread rappers and take a had full of bread out of the one in the freezer. When that loaf is empty. Through away the first bag and keep the newer bag. I can’t drive that is way I buy my groceries the way I do.
I'm in the same position, small apartment, no pantry, limited storage space. I wish I had a deep freezer, even a little one would be wonderful.
Im like you, fresh fruits and vegetables, if I don't freeze them a lot of my food will go bad.
I have to keep my loaf bread in the freezer or it will go bad.
I see these ladies doing organizing videos with their Pantry and their multiple refrigerators and freezers or the ones with "small kitchens".
I roll my eyes and laugh. They don't know what small is.
It's frustrating not being able to take advantage of food sales, especially meat because I have no space for them in my freezer.
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My old refrigerator died so they replaced it with one with even less refrigerator and freezer storage space than the one I had.
It also takes more energy to run because my power bill has been $20 higher since I got it!!!
I just keep losing!!!
@@CharTurner6928 hey there ! I live alone and no deep freeze either. It works out to put 2 slices of bread in a small freezer bag and take this out when needed. These small bags fit into places much easier than a whole loaf of bread. The freezer bags can also be reused. If you have shelves anywhere in the house, you could put no refrigerated items there. Even canned goods under the bed. Maybe someone could help you build shelves. I keep things in clear latch top bins and stack them to save space. Make a list and tape to the outside what is in the bin. Where there is a will, there is way. lol. Best of luck. You sound like a nice lady. 😍
You could make buckeye candy with the peanut butter and freeze them for Christmas
Could Jill dehydrate Tawra’s applesauce and it be like a fruit wrap? I’ve never dehydrated so I have no idea if that would work
I think a lot of people have trouble making financially needed dietary changes because the food tastes different. It’s something they just have to get used to. Artisan bread for example has a different taste and texture than standard sandwich bread. Margarine tastes significantly different too although I think a lot of problem with margarine is the bad reputation it had for saturated and trans fats. I’m under the impression they eliminated or lowered that now though. Also, if you’re going the bean direction consider lentils. They’re a lot easier to cook and cook with assuming you’re cooking from the dry state.
Look up a recipe for black bean brownie
I live in northern Wisconsin, and I just went today. I got regular thighs, the boneless skinless anything is at least 2 dollars more a lb!
No thank you 😊
We had to use a food bank the other day, and we were given ground beef. It tasted absolutely horrible. It was mixed with soybeans, so I made the rest of it into a spicy chili. Almost any spicy dish will hide the taste of almost any meat you don't care for. My family had an aversion to Venison, so I would do tacos or chili with it...
Aldi has $3.99 a pound for the 85/15 grass fed beef. Our Walmart is ridiculously expensive on meat......I rarely buy meat there. I do buy chicken breasts, but on sale for $1.99 a pound......cheapest price in my area.
Hello ladies
At our Walmart, the white Great Value bread is $1.42, & the GV whole wheat bread is $1.97. The whole *grain* bread is more expensive, so I don't purchase it. You're right: there is a 2 gr. fiber difference, which can be made up in other ways. I bought a bag of apples. An apple in my lunch will make up for the fiber I am supposedly missing. I love that comparison. We have to stop being brainwashed into paying more for "healthier" foods.
In Northern California I haven't seen chicken quarters, legs, or thighs for under a dollar for a long time. $1.91 is the cheapest I've seen. I love legs for broths and soup, thighs are great for everything else. I love taking the skin to make chicken fat and a snack from the skin. I leave some of the chicken on the bone to make barbecue chicken parts like ribs. I was disappointed with the labor day ads. No ribs but very expensive steak. OMG on the hot dogs for BOGO free but the hot dogs were $7.99 for Ball Parks. What the heck......$3.50 on the BOGO free. Hot dogs you use to be .99 a package. I also find that ketchup is never on sale for these barbacue holidays. Mustard, mayo, and barbecue sauce yes. I'm finding the stores are changing their things on sale at different times, not the regular cycle. Also I've been watching them raise the sale price one week to see if people will buy them. Then lower it to the next price. I've been working slowly buying stuff because I feel they know what we are buying now.
One of the new things is adding cottage into your scrambled eggs. The texture is a little weird, but the resulting product does not taste except anything but eggs.
I am not a camper! When our four kids were very young we borrowed a relative's camper and spent a week at the beach next to Lake Michigan. My husband went to work during the day and I was left with little kids wanting to go in four different directions! Sand in everything!! It was not fun for me! Camping isn't my thing!😐😂
The salt lick😂😂
i already have an apple pie i got for 3.00
frozen waiting for Thanksday
Frederick CO - do you guys shop at Esh's? That store is dangerous with all the cheap deals!
I live in michigan a little over 8 pounds of hamburger is 38 dollars, ive seen it even more
Or eat a banana pepper
I just looked up egg prices at Walmart they are 347 a dozen here in Alabama that's ridiculous
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😆Why do you keep sipping out of that gnome cup if there's ick in it? 😂
You should do buckeyes and freeze them. Do buckeyes freeze well? I am assuming yes. Those beginning to have for school or church bake sale or something too. Or for Christmas. You could even just do the balls and roll them in chocolate closer to the date. I live buckeyes because it is a gluten free option.
Buckeyes freeze well. We freeze them every time we make them.
@@Ellie-li7lh good to know! Do you ever freeze them without the chocolate coating and do that later?
@@findingaway5512 we’ve never tried that. We use chocolate chips and a dab of coconut oil for our coating and freeze them coated.
We must be low fat and i find myself tossing 25% or joremby volume just in fat when using the 10 lb bags of chicken quarters. We do buy boneless, skinless chicken breasts when they go on sale. And yes, we stock up when we find them at $1.49/ lb, even if the freezer is full and we only buy 1 or 2 packages. I dont buy boneless, skinless chicken breasts if they are over $1.99/ lb.
I dont prefer boneless, skinless chicken breasts; while heart healthy they are dry and i much prefer dark meat. So i do cook them on low with plenty of veggies and herbs. I also like a package or two in my 3qt crockpot covered with a Pace piquante or like salsa for seceral hours on low; salsa has gotten expensive enough i generally use tomato product amd the other salsa type ingredients.
I'm finding chicken quarters aren't the deal they once were. It's definitely cheaper to buy the pieces now, at least here. And, if you keep your eye open, chicken breasts go on great sale, too, once in a while cheaper even than thighs and drumsticks. I find the breasts easier to stretch than the other pieces because they're easier to cut, dice and shred.
Can you freeze peanut butter?
Safari says “Yes”
@@marilynpeppers1356 Thanks!
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Lol on the sugar. 😂 Just because you have sugar doesnt mean you eat it all in one day.
I will not hear Artesano brand bread besmirched. It (white bread) lasts the longest (followed by the pillsbury brand)!!
As a single person living alone, it’s rare, especially in the summer, to finish a loaf before it goes moldy. EXCEPT for the Artesano bread!
I could spend 99¢ on the cheap store brand on several loafs & have a ton of food waste or I can buy I loaf of Artesano & be done. I’m pretty sure I save money that way. Plus stress & hassle of not knowing if my bread is fuzzy or not each night.
Are those flowers out of your garden
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@@LivingOnADimeI love the beautiful arrangement ❤
Those flowers are beautiful
Two eggs and two slices of lunch meat made my 6 year olds protein for the whole day. He eats way more than that in a day but he already made the requirements by lunch time that day. I looked it up in the morning because we were having a talk about protein. I wondered how much a kid his age needs. I was surprised how low the number was.
My daughter has been into bean burritos and she fries them in a pan so they get crispy outside. That is a great option. She makes it all the time when she is hungry.
@@findingaway5512you can throw them in the air fryer for 5 minutes, and they will crisp, too, no added oil needed.
For the vegan carrot "hotdog" you have to pre-cook the carrot, soak it overnight in soy and some other spices, before you heat it and eat it. Too much work for me.
I put my peanut butter in the freezer.
I live in western Canada I only ever buy chicken Hines and legs for one thing it scratches a lot more than over meat I use little chicken Mr noodles and some of the Great Value Natural Diced Vegetable Mix soak Mr noodle packet in hot water until noodles get soft then add to hot frying pan noodles a little bit of chicken and a little of the diced vegetables cook for few minutes then add soya sauce and eat I am lucky the I have a sister that eats out and bring me all the condiment packets over so I could have plum sauce to have with the dish I all have great value tuna some kind of noodles and .97 of cream of mushroom I cooked noodles add half tin of tuna and cream of mushroom mix sprinkle homemade bread crumbs with some seasoning I have dinner and then I can take tuna sandwich for lunch I have canned Great Value Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce on hand and little chicken cook the noodles and homemade garlic bread chicken pasta. Great value bread and peanut butter make a great breakfast
Not everybody has a Walmart
Dollar Tree has a loaf of bread, English muffins, buns and maybe bagels for $1.25 each. While I do have WM, I usually get $1 loaves at the thrift bakery. But if you are really broke, you need to eat the cheapest things you can find. Or, make your own. Look up extreme budget challenges here on RUclips. I find that those videos have adjusted my thinking in a profound way to eat well at very low budget. While I often don't like parts of the meal plans, I can make minor adjustments and enjoy eating when I need to spend as little as possible.
Ok so use what you have.
Id rather eat popcorn with my hot dog instead of chips! 😋
I'm not buying the expensive bread give me a fresh loaf of cheaper bread from Aldi or Walmart. Chicken is what gets me because I love chicken and hamburger meat prices are ridiculous I eat soup a lot especially tomato soup
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Salt lick on the kitchen table. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
They don't use the food pyramid anymore. They have another thing
It still works.
The USDA discontinued the (highly influenced) former "Food Pyramid" with the more reasonable "My Plate" diagram in 2011.
You can save money by making your own bread I'm putting your dish detergent in a pump
If you have an Aldi‘s around, they have I believe it’s 73 or 75% hamburger for $239 you do have to buy a 10 pound roll but that’s the cheapest I’ve seen it
I don't want chicken now
LOL me either!
I’m not here to check out your hair Girl 😂😂😂 just the 🧠