I think people are so sensitive these days, and so pre-programmed to react as victims, that they automatically assume that if you're making meals on a strict, frugal budget, that it's automatically some kind of social commentary on poverty, or that people without a lot of money ought to be eating better or doing things differently. Well, maybe they should... or maybe not. Seems like that'd be up to that individual person. And no such presumptions one way or another are made at ANY TIME in either of these videos. If he'd done the opposite, and sought to make 6 total meals in 2 days while spending $6,000, nobody would complain about the lack of "realism."
Haha 😂 I guess a lot of people don’t understand Jenny reacting with ‘yer it’s alright isn’t it ‘ is one of the highest forms of platitude in the UK 🇬🇧 👍
People online just like to creepily, presumptuously and of course generally completely subjectively comment on people's slightest unintentional manner in videos. Which just proves they never get outside or among others, and would come across as creepy and annoying as heck themselves.
yeah gotta admit, never seen anything from the channel before, so new here. Never once thought she seemed miserable or unhappy. Think people need to realise in Britain we aren't the type to clap when your plane lands, or cheer when your dinner arrives at your table. This is us at maximum enthusiasm. "It's alright" means "it's pretty good"
Also, not everyone needs to act cheerful for the camera. This honestly just seems like a normal eating situation on most days; a bit quiet and focused on eating more than talking. Some people just need to chill.
I love how sweet and attentive Mike is to Jenny. He always makes sure she gets plenty, is quick to defend her and always makes sure she gets the nicest portions.
I have no idea why some say "you did this, or didn't do that". To produce 3 squares for two days for two people is a masterclass, and very interesting budgeting experiment. To be clear folks...this was done on £3.88 pence....think about that. Mr & Mrs Shrimp, i commend you....peace.
Unfortunately, it is not really a balanced diet. He did what he could, but would probably have needed at least double the budget to get all the nutrients and calories necessary for long term survival. Setting the same budget for maybe 6 months, where advantage could be taken of bulk purchases and a choice sampling of more expensive ingredients, might also produce viable menus with enough variety to remain interesting.
@@buggsy5 point is, some people can never afford to bulk buy anything. So they always have to pay premium price. And when you only have a few quid to eat off day after day, the nutritional value goes off the window. Priority is to fill your tummy. I've had times in my life when I ate the same thing 5 days in a row, no fruits, no veg, because it was all I could afford.
Not to mention that it’s his challenge, his rules, etc.. he could have edited it out but didn’t to keep it real. It comes down to miserable internet trolls looking for ANYTHING to bitch about. As much as I appreciate the convenience for both business and my social life that the internet provides, I despise how many trolls it has created. The anonymity of being behind the computer screen has turned people into or brought out their inner asshole. Over time, it spills over into your everyday interactions in real life. Boom. A world of dip shits.
Yes, it's weird. I appreciate others ideas to use things in a different way such as, "oh, I would have done such and such with those items." because that's part of the fun of seeing what can be done with the items and provides other ideas for those on a limited budget. It is in the spirit of the challenge. Criticisms on how much he spent, what he purchased, what he used from the pantry, which items he purchased, not enough vegetables, nutrition, calories etc. is just... weird.
@@carinedemolin7832 agreed, but if you can plan it out a bit better with that one week shopping budget or that two week shopping budget, that is helpful. And that is why I love these types of challenge. I would never be able to come up with these kinds of meals on my own. These shared challenges are fantastic and I'm sure provide a lot of creativity for those on a lower budget.
"This isn't realistic" It is realistic. When you're a full time student working 16 credit hours and the only job you can find is minimum wage at 4 hours a day for only a couple days a week and that's the only job that fits in your school schedule, this is your budget. Finding discount stores like this isn't easy, but they're out there.
At a point in my early 20's, I alternated between tuna salad and pasta with garlic and oil. Sometimes I got weird with it, and threw the tuna into the pasta, but those were the cheapest reasonably nutritious things I could get my hands on that got me full. So yeah, I completely agree with you, about failing to see what's unrealistic about eating on a budget. It's hard out there in the real world sometime. That said, the internet is a GREAT tool and challenges like this provide information and knowledge into ways that someone who WAS on a budget could mix things up in their meal planning if they chose to do so. I wish I would have had access to people telling/showing me how to make probably 1,000 different meals for a buck or two.
And also people do budget to very tight budget it’s very realistic for some people also people might have ingredients in a cupboard even if they are on hard times
@@jeffroitero4266 Yep. I remember, way back in my student days, where breakfast was a couple of packets of ketchup in a cup of hot water and seasoned with a bit of salt and pepper, all free in the Student Union cafeteria. Lunch was, at best, a bagel. Dinner was mostly hamburger helper without the hamburger or occasionally macaroni with a can each of cream of mushroom soup and canned tuna. Looking back, I have no idea how I survived on so few calories for 3 years.
@burteriksson That's the thing I noticed with his videos. Even taking into consideration the exchange rate, I'm shocked at the prices he pays for things. (In Canada in a fairly expensive little town, but even hitting up a store in a bigger city, I can't believe the prices he pays for things..)
@@eukaryote-prime Woah didn't think I'd find a comment from just an hour ago. Yeah I agree I'm in Texas, a state of the US, and 50 pence for a decent bit of milk? An onion for only 10? I don't know how he got a brussel sprout for 1 (or 3, I forget.) UK food sure is incredibly cheap
@@FJ_Beaujangles yet you pay far less for gasoline, you don't pay income tax (in texas), restaurants/take aways are cheaper over there too. Having lived in both, america in particular texas is crazy cheap. It was like earning double the wage by living there, in Britain i was getting murdered on tax. Plus property was insanelycheap too, honestly you guys are complaining about your onions costing more? literally EVERYTHING else is cheaper over there. Also for the record, milk in america is sold by the gallon...it's about 3 dollars a gallon, which is 6.6 (UK) pints. That makes it 45 cents a pint, which is 33p a pint, so still cheaper than his milk. He paid 50p or 69 cents for 1 pint.
@@jargonthedragon199 This is interesting. Milk in the UK is sold in pints and litres. I forget the conversion but most of think in terms of one pint = half a litre. The largest quantity I've seen is 6 pints. I suppose this feeds a family of 4 for a week, so most of us don't need anything bigger. If Mr Shrimp had to buy a minimum 6 pints, he'd have been way over budget! Of course it's not proportionate, so 6 pints probably costs around 2 quid, i.e. 33p per pint. And even more 'of course' if he couldn't buy just a pint of milk, he would have gone over budget!
"Jenny looks/sounds unhappy" Really? I instantly picked up that she probably doesn't really want to be on camera, but seems to genuinely like the food pretty well
@Love you Mum Most people don't generalize entire groups of people like that. How can you really say that's millions of people would assume something about millions of people? You're ignorant and stupid.
A friend once accidentally bought a single Brussels sprout. He was doing his shopping for Christmas dinner online and when ordering the Brussels sprouts clicked on quantity rather than weight, so got one sprout rather than a kilogram of sprouts. The supermarket even put it in a bag with a 5p price ticket.
I'd like to see a sort of 'fixing up the recipe' episode where you remake these meals, but with proper spices and what naught. Compare prices, etc... Maybe I'm few weeks, so you're not just eating the same thing all over again.
Oh yeahhhhh, without a doubt. The ramen with a different noodle and access to some more in the way of vegetables. Some mushroom probably would have fit nicely in there. The curry would be interesting. And a do-over on the paella would also be pretty cool.
It’s hard to see you defend yourself against the commenters. You are a genuine and kind person, which is why you hear everyone and take them seriously. But there are so many people who hide behind their computers and post negative comments because it fills some kind of void for them. I really hope you can move past taking the “haters” comments to heart and just keep doing you, you’re content is some of the most interesting and original and genuine I’ve ever found.
Thanks. I'm learning to just breeze past the toxic minority. I guess it's always going to be a thing in some way because I don't want to give up the positive aspects of interaction in the comment
My one take away from this isn’t how cheap your food is, or how good you are at coming up with meals but about how much you respect your wife. You make her plate first without hesitation, doing one scoop for her and then you. Making sure she has enough. I just really appreciate how much you respect her.
I do that all the time. Always make sure my wife's food is served up first (especially if there's not a lot to go around🤫) and take extra care with presentation etc, then I just throw mine on the plate. I think she appreciates it sometimes??-
Just something you may want to hear, about 6 or 7 years ago I fell on hard times, I had a job, a flat, now you may say that's not hard times but for me they were. Nearly all may money wnt to pay my rent and getting to and from work, no I didn't own a car I spent all my money on train and bus tickets. I had a budget of £1 per day. I bought 1 packet of biscuits, these would last 2 days, I would buy 1 pint of milk every 3 or 4 days, depending if I could stretch it 4 days. I bought 2 pack of toilet roll as was all I could afford. A half dozen eggs, I had omelette to change my diet. So some people live like you are doing. It's good to show as not every one has means. Just sharing some life experiences.
Thanks - I appreciate your insight into the realities of living with a very small food budget - Of course, I had the safety net of being able to walk away from the challenge at any time (and it was only a weekend), but still, having to agonise over whether I can buy meat at all, and whether I can have more than 1 onion has been an interesting and slightly humbling experience
I've lived on a tiny budget, after earning a generous salary. I feel it is a very good experience - it certainly makes you appreciate things, like not having to add up your groceries as you put them in the basket, in case you get to the checkout and can't afford them!
When I was just turning 18 I was able to get into a program that helped homeless youth, they put me up in a studio apartment and for the first month or so (until some of the other assistance came through) I too was living on approx $1/day...but I didn't know how to cook, didn't have transportation to/from grocery store, etc so I'd end up buying one of the 99¢ bags of chips and make that last all day some days and other days I'd go to the Wendy's across the street & get an item from the 99¢ part of the memu. Obviously, I don't recommend this, I was *way* too skinny & quite malnourished...but I made it through and eventually got into school and on my feet =) Just felt like sharing.
I love how you seem to unknowingly give your wife the "better" piece. I thought the same in yesterday's video, and I see it again now with the omelette
This channel is a perfect representation of a British household... from the decor and pottery, to the condiments and food. Love to see such a great guy get the recognition his channel deserves.
People can’t stand it when they see someone doing better than them. You make great videos, you take your dog out and play fetch. That’s more than most people do with their time. You are doing great don’t worry about negative comments. ❤️ from the 🇺🇸
Clever food on a budget challenge just because. Frosty glistening roof. Crunching leaves during a walk. Tossing a ball with the dog. If anyone were to ask me why I watch all the other videos instead of just the scambaiting stuff, it's certainly because of the wholesome content like this. Quite refreshing.
Looking for out of date food is a very good way to save money, during times of hardship I often resulted to that strategy (or talking to store managers for a discount on smaller/non pristine vegetables)
@@Desmont123 I had to talk to the managers for him to get the guy at the till to reduce the price of last day food to 75% off. The till guy knows he's was supposed to take off but only takes 15% off, so I argue that it's 75% off. He knows as he's just scanned items that were priced 75% off. He then gets out his phone and starts asking Me the calculation as the que behind Me grows. He was basicly taking the piss out of Me. I get that alot from supermarket staff who don't like selling yellow labels at 75% off. It's very annoying.
Why so many distasteful comments? I have to pay a grand for textbooks each semester, so combined that with tuition, and I’m living off ramen. I realize this isn’t entirely accurate, but you never advertised it as a guide or tutorial. I do appreciate the aim though.
@@AlpacaButts Blaming students for being in debt is idiotic. You're letting financiers and corrupt politicians of the hook just so you can act self-righteous.
@@ldskjfhslkjdhflkjdhf Enjoy your useless $70,000 piece of paper, smooth brain. I'll see you in the morning when you idiots are ringing up my coffee order.
@@AlpacaButts I think you should introspect and ask yourself why you're so upset about people going into higher education. I personally didn't go to college, but I have empathy for people who did and are now struggling with debt. That's a hard situation to be in, they're usually naive kids who got taken advantage of by predatory lenders.
Michael I’m sorry you get negative comments. Your content is interesting and creative, you seem like a very genuine and kind man. Try to ignore all the trolls online who seem to have no life. Keep creating content and thousands of us will keep watching. It was very sweet to see how you treat your wife. ❤️ sending love from the USA
"Good sport" was exactly the way I described it as we watched last night. Clearly, this is not how she had imagined spending her weekend, but she's supportive. One of the joys of this channel is the window into beautiful little life that these folks have made for themselves. Genuine, likeable people. And a very cute dog.
Cool experiment, Jenny is a peach for going along with it. 5:18 I love that frosty/crunchy nose from grass & leaves after a frost; I also love the sound of my footprints in snow with a bit of a crust on it in the early/late hours when it's deathly quiet otherwise.
I don’t see why everyone is criticising Jenny? She seems like such a sweet lady and their relationship is so pure, I love these videos. Bless them both 💛
Great creativity, imagination and resourcefulness. Also I love the acceptance that the meal may not always be the height of tastiness, but we’re eating it anyway. Atomic Shrimp must be a reincarnation of a 1940’s housewife. These videos remind me so much of the ingenuity employed in wartime cooking.
I found this very interesting. I'm an onion fiend and consume huge quantities within my dishes per week. Seeing you ration the little fella from the freezer was weird.
Excellent experiment, one tip I picked up at university 30 odd years agowas "bacon scraps" - tesco sell this as "cooking bacon" at 75p per 500g. Hit and miss whether it's soked or not, but ideal for soups (lentil or split peas and an onion, done!! No need for oil, just dry-fry the bacon first and then add the onion) in a scenario like you set yourself, the bacon could have augmented a couple of othe dishes like the paella too
In our 'skint' days, we would often run a pack of cooking bacon, some mixed cooked lentils and left over mash potato through our electric mincer a few times, with some added spices and herbs, resulting in a batch of about 20 bean and bacon1/4 pounder burgers for about £2, that froze well and to be honest were better tasting burgers than anything McDonald's sell. We loved them, our kids loved them and they got us through times when money was tight. No matter how skint we were, we always managed to put filling tasty meals on the table. We never went to bed feeling hungry. Even though money isn't tight any more, and the kids have grown up and left home, we still make those burgers every now and then. We tried making them with better quality ingredients, streaky bacon from the butchers, top quality veg eyc but they werent the same, so we still use asda cooking bacon, and bulk-bought beans/lentils. Even the mash potato we use is leftovers (I always make sure to cook extra mash with that days meal if I know I'm going to make the burgers the next day) Theres plenty of good meals to be had on the cheap if money is tight. It just takes a bit of advanced thought, planning and ingenuity! I think i remember a few occasions when we used that cooking bacon in a stew, placed it in a slow cooker along with lots of chopped veggies, can of tomatoes, some water and stock cubes, tinned beans and 2 cans of meatballs. Left it on low overnight and most of the next day, dropped in some dumplings about an hour or so before dinner time, and dished up a hearty, meaty stew that again only cost about 20p a portion and everyone went back for more. Another item that was cheap in the olden days (20 years ago) and added a lot of flavour to meals, was breast of lamb. 20 years ago, a breast of lamb would cost me about 50p each. You could mince it and make burgers or kofte, bolognaise, shepherds pie etc, anything that you needed mince for. It was a bit fattier than normal mince, but the flavour was amazing. Another way of using this cheap cut would be to stuff it with something such as a mix of sausage meat and sage and onion stuffing, and then tie it and roast it for a sunday lunch, there would be enough to feed about 4-6 people cheaply. I bought one of these the other week from asda. They are slightly dearer than 50p each now though. It cost me around £5.50 from asda (about £4 each in the butchers now aswell) its a shame that they cost so much now because so many people who dont have much money to spend on food would get such a good nourishing meal from such dishes. You know Its getting bad when even the cheap food isn't cheap enough anymore.
@@OfficiallySanctionedKATG I'll pass that recipe on to my kids, sounds great👍 It's interesting that the cheaper cuts don't make it to the shelves these days, unless featured on a cookery program often (like ham or lamb hocks), presumably they generally go into the recovery stream for mince or meat products in the factories?
2LeftThumbs I love lamb, but my budget didn’t extend to good cuts so I bought “stewing lamb”, which is basically bones with minimal meat but it was hella cheap. I also bought shit frozen mince, cheap locally grown veg from my veg shop and used them all to make scouse. Scouse is essentially stew but cheap stew, here in Merseyside. I would remove any silver skin from the stewing lamb, get a good fond going in the pot with them, then take them out and add the mince. I’d remove every scrap of meat and marrow from the bones and make my scouse as you’d expect. It just made it taste less cheap even though it was 😂
I love your responses to the comments - you're doing something on your own accord with your own money, damn right you can do it your way. The thinking of some people is beyond me...
I’m new to this channel, and it’s my first time commenting. You’re great! And so are your wife and dog. I was homeless in the ‘80s, and back then the supermarkets didn’t chain up their bins, so you could get full meals out of them very easily. Once I had somewhere to live, I got to cook again, and came up with all sorts of concoctions with very cheap ingredients, much as you do here. It’s fun unless something is inedible! Thanks for being respectful to those in genuine hardship (which doesn’t include me any more), and thanks for your fascinating channel.
I'm soon going to be switching over to a student budget for the first time in my life at an age of 27, which means a lot of cooking at home. Videos like this are really useful in getting creative with what you have available.
Your very lucky to have someone you love to share your eccentric experiments and projects with. I try to impress my cat. But he’s not having any of it.
I have ground rice with stewed pears when I'm flaring with crohn's. Cheap, easy to make, and warming. The ground rice is about £1.50 per box, but lasts for a long time. Smartprice/basics/budget brand pears are better because there tends to be less sugar in the syrup and stewing releases the fructose to sweeten them.
So many people don't realise that some people can't afford to buy in bulk even though buying in bulk works out cheaper in the long run. Especially people who receive daily or weekly wages. Thank you for pointing it out ❤❤
Personally I found this challenge very fascinating. better than the usual "I survive on budget ingredients" way that people frame this. You've taken it to an excercise level, rather than an exposee, and aren't sitting there going "I'm so hungry" because you know how to actually bloomin' cook and prepare ingredients.
I really enjoyed this mini-series. Tried some of the rice pudding with the same budget and a bit of vanilla on Monday and it was very quick and quite nice, albeit a relatively simple recipe anyway. I could defiantly see myself eating it reasonably often. I won't need to get any pudding rice again if I'm in the mood for it.
When I feel a bit stressed or down I always watch Atomic Shrimps budget videos or any of his videos, really. Very comforting & his voice is calming. Please never stop making videos. They’re like a warm blanket from the dryer on a cold day. ❤
Yes. Petrol is very expensive. That combined with the cost of car, insurance for new drivers and tax means that not many young people have cars. I could do with one. Can’t afford it.
@@ant7936 Yes, the Imperial gallon is about 20% larger than the US gallon. But is fuel even sold by the Imp Gallon any more? Gasoline has approached $4/gallon a number of times here in the US. There were no signs of rebellion - just a lot of bitching about the price. The cost, in real dollars, has only increased around 50% since it first became readily available in the early 1900s.
This is actually really inspiring, I plan to save up after I finish university ofc to travel and go places often, and really strict budgeting will get me there pretty fast. I dont eat too much anyway so it could be totally possible to be experiencing eating meals similar to this. Thank you Atomic and Ms Shrimp for being so great btw LOVE YOU FROM TORONTO
There will always be complainers online (and offline, as well), but I'd say the majority of us really enjoy this challenge and your content in general!
Very well done. Reminds me of the time my wife (then girlfriend) managed to put together a thanksgiving meal with $35 of change I had in a jar. Thank you for sharing, and the memories. -Joe
I really love these "on a budget" videos. I remember my grandma making these "wentelteefjes", I mean that sweetend toasted milk/egg bread in the previous video. Really known as a poor mans food. But anyway, some of those recipes helped people like my grandma survive the hungerwinter of '44. That year in the Netherlands there was a huge shortage on food. I found a wikipedia image on how much was average daily intake per adult nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongerwinter#/media/Bestand:Dagrantsoen_Hongerwinter_1944_Nederland.jpg Anyway, great challenge video's!
this reminded me of documentaries I've seen on how housewives made do during the rationing of WW2.. how to put palatable food on the table when there isn't much to draw from.. Well Done!
@@jenmygem they were BBC productions.. Wartime Farm.. Wartime Kitchen.. and a couple other I had found by searching WW2 rationing.. all here on youtube.
You actually managed to produce a "socarrat" in that improvised vegetarian paella! Well done!!! Why on earth did you leave it in the pan? The socarrat is the best part!
Really interesting experiment. Full credit to Jenny for getting on board. I know that if I said to my wife I wanted to try this she would tell me to "go away" but maybe not so politely!🤣
I showed this to my parents cos I think this is an interesting challenge. Funny what my 60 year old dad considered cheating.... using the gas to cook. HAHAH
@@m1169199 Sure, if you are the kind of person that makes up arbitrary rules in your own head to apply to someone else's challenge you could say it was cheating. Fortunately the majority of AS's viewers aren't the kind of dribbling idiot that does something like that.
What a wholesome and inspiring video! Love the creativity that you used in planning and cooking these nutritious meals with such a low budget. Makes me more mindful of what I eat. And I love the footage of your dog enjoying the outdoors! Thank you, and cheers!
I suppose it's inevitable that people would try to define the challenge you had already succinctly defined the rules for already. This is the first time I've heard someone use the singular term "brussels sprout." And kudos to Jenny for both going through the challenge and being part of the video, despite it not probably being her sort of thing.
A way of stretching out rice the Asian way: congee. And like pretty much all rice dishes, it's a blank canvas that you can put whatever you want. It's also a great use of old rice if you have only a little bit of it to make a full meal.
Second that. Congee is rice porridge, a Chinese breakfast staple. Sounds odd, but it's really great because you can add bouillon, bits of chicken or ham, maybe toufu or green vegetables. It is very inexpensive and you can basically eat it with any scraps you have available. If you add veggies it is also quite healthy compared to most breakfast options.
Always learning generally go for double the amount of water you normally use for rice, stir occasionally if you’re using a pot, seasoning at the end with white pepper is optional. The rest is up to you!
@@alwayslearning9272 I don't really have a recipe. If I have rice left over from the previous evening I boil it up in water. You need to boil away for a while and this makes the basic porridge. The result is quite bland and you might find this rather boring. I usually add some bouillon, peas, I might fry an egg or tofu to eat with it as a side dish. You can add scraps of chicken or ham if you wish. In China there are several different types of porridge, and the most popular is basically just boiled rice eaten with maybe a few pickled vegetables. Macdonald's in China sell a variety called Zhou (not sure if that spelling is correct). Which has stock, bits of chicken, ham, egg and vegetables..it's very good actually. It is very common to add bits of sweet potato to congee. Anyway, what you add to it depends on personal taste and what you have available.
@@MrBlaxjax Hi Martin, thank you for this, I appreciate you explaining it in as much detail as you did, certainly clarifies it for me! :) I found it very interesting too what you were saying that they actually sell a version of it in McDonald's of all places, that was fascinating to me! I like plainer, more simple food so this kind of dish appeals. Thanks! :)
You should watch Frugal Fit Mom's channel also, I think that would help. She recently, about a month ago, did an extreme budget challenge feeding her family of 6 for only $30 for the week, brilliant video, very inspiring and helpful. Best of luck. :)
@@glamdolly30 Glad to help! You will definitely get a lot of inspiration from Christine at Frugal Fit Mom, she's just recently done another extreme budget challenge helping people to come up with meal ideas from boxes of food from their local food pantry's, and this was also good although I preferred the first video personally. I hope things are improving for you now. All the best
@@glamdolly30 Very happy to help, especially when it's genuinely appreciated. Let me know what you think of Christine, there are a lot of good recipe videos that are very inexpensive on her channel, but I especially think the extreme budget challenge ones are the most helpful and informative, and really show that you can get by in a pinch when you have to, but she did it in such a great way and didn't come across complaining or anything, she just got on with it and showed that cooking from scratch really makes a difference! I loved that she made her own bread each day too, and such a foolproof and simple recipe, fabulous! Let me know what you think. I also wrote some meal ideas from what she bought for the 126 meals for $30 as I kept thinking of alternative things that she could have made, so have a look through the comments to read those in case they're helpful also. The first ones I did are further down so you'll need to scroll down a bit, but with her ideas in the video and then my additional ones that could keep you going for a while, All the best :)
This doesn't take the piss out of people on a budget , if anything it gives them ideas! I'm veggie and waste loads of £££ on easy processed shite but will now make a little extra effort to save loads of money so thanks Shrimpy🏴
I like these limited budget challenges because I like seeing how creative people can get with the limited supplies that they have, especially with food. This was cool to see all the food used over 2 days, let alone other people doing it over a week or whatever. Also 13:00 Doggo shadow
I'm gonna make the rice pudding to myself tomorrow. Haven't had it for quite some time. We (Czechs) usually eat it with a cocoa powder on top of it (just sprinkled) and a slice or two of butter (so it nicely melts into the rice - when it's hot) One of my favorites foods from childhood
@@AtomicShrimp I usually just cook the rice in water to soften the rice. 🍚 and then when it is done I pour the water out the pot, then add milk and bring it to boil. Let the milk soak and evaporate. Then serve it on a plate with a cocoa powder or as is. Or any syrup.
@@jondycz We do it with only milk, and add vanilla and raisin, it was also my favourite as a child along with chocolate porridge (also cooked with milk only and cocoa powder or real Chocolate)
Well done for completing your challenge and coming up with some tasty meals. It’s interesting to see what you come up with from the ingredients you’ve bought and I like to try and guess what you’ll make while your picking your ingredients at the supermarket! I guessed you’d make a curry with the chickpeas! 👍🏻 Regarding Jenny “sounding unhappy”, no she doesn’t and anyway, you’ve got enough enthusiasm for both of you. Also, your running commentary, where you explain what you’re doing and why, always make your videos engaging and contains some useful hints and tips. Finally, I think the idea of these challenges are great, especially in our current economic crisis, when more people are going to be feeling the pinch and are looking for ideas for cheap meals. Thanks for posting & God bless you! 👍🏻🙏🏻
I used to eat jam a lot but in Scotland there is now a sugar tax so a jar just 18 mnts ago could be bought from lidl 27p... now minimumprice i have found 109p... so is now a luxury Peanut butter is good..and can be added as aan ingrediant for soups stews curries etc.. it adds depth.. again i apologise for being snarky on the last vlog.. i admire your wifes going along with your crazy scheme.. that warmed my heart.... another thing i do is be fore i boil rice i get a teaspoon of oil really hot in a pan and add the rice and fry it awhile..the difference is astounding and worth the effort.. Ps Loose chillies added to anything makes it edible..and quite cheap..if scourced correctly. Ie local traditional asian shop..such a god send....erm well hes a sikh so a sikh god send..
Have you considered making your own jam? It would be an interesting exercise to see if you can make your own and avoid the sugar tax, even if you buy the fruit instead of pick it eg. tinned or frozen fruits. Thankfully there is no border control, so if I ever have the pleasure of going up north I might have to bring some jars across Hadrian's wall.
That was fantastic! Thank you very much, I've watched both days and learnt a lot. I was genuinely shocked you managed to get 12 half-decent meals out of £3.88 and survived the weekend without buying something haha brilliant challenge and complete success. This is actually one of the most realistic videos I've ever watched on RUclips. Good on you an Jenny! Amazing.
This was really enjoyable! I'm hungry now🤣 I love the rice and pears idea (with a little more sweetness added) Its amazing how much you can get out of a tiny budget...especially for 2 people! Can't wait to see you do some more of these 🤩
Jesus I hope the civil service doesn't see this. I'm sorta subsisting uncomfortably as is, I really could do without my benefits being cut because 'you only really need £1 a day to live.'
Or pay for gas/electric, TV licence, internet. Pretty much the bare minimum to not go insane when unemployed, whilst also enabling job searches online.
"Get a job, then" 😂😂 Yeah I was on holiday without plans/going anywhere, it did start to drive me insane a bit (and I do have money to spare/spend) lol Yeah on a plus side, use all your spare time to learn new cooking recipes lol. Or do clogging of a "daily life on benefits" for extra income 🤔 what's your excuse not to?
Thanks for making this mini-series. When I was a student working on getting my degree money was tight so I was limited to £10 a week for food, that had to get me 3 meals a day. It was doable but every penny counted and my best friend became the discounted & damaged goods aisle.
for a while in uni I was really low on funds, living on about 700 a month with rent/bills/books taking up most of that! Then a friend became homeless and I had them with me so that had to stretch to feeding two; It makes me happy that others in that situation might be able to come online and see things like this to give them inspiration and hope that they can still eat well - I know I was sick of plain pasta, buttery pasta or - on a good week - cheesy pasta!
Really educational it just goes to show what you can do with 97p i liked watching this would you do this again but longer great video 👍😎❤️ I’ll definitely try this myself
Late to the party tonight. Keep up the good work fella! Love everything from the foraging to the baiting to the crafting. Edited for bean juice. Obviously tomato sauce but I also call it bean juice. 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
I think this is such a great video to do! As a 21 year old student there's plenty of times I'm sat with a bunch of random ingredients in my cupboard and videos like this show how creative we can be on a budget
I rather like that you addressed the comments. Don't let people get you down, this was fun to watch and super interesting. I honestly show people this, and Boris' budget cooking videos when they ask me how to survive on small amounts. Very creative meals for the ingredients, too. Loved that.
We eat like this a lot, mainly because I don't like cooking, or shopping for food, and not fond of meat. Luckily we live on an olive farm, so chuck olives in everything - stews, salads, paellas....
The phrase: "It's all right", is high praise indeed here in the UK. We're not particularly comfortable with being overly effusive here. "Not bad" and "Fine" are often used, too. "Great" can sometimes be taken to be sarcastic. "Tidy" and "Nice one" are perfectly acceptable as well.
@@JustinKoenigSilica WHY SO RUDE OVER CAPITOL LETTERS??????MY EYES ARE BAD . SORRY IF CAPITAL LETTERS UPSET YOU . GO TROLL SOMEWHERE ELSE IF TROLLING ME IS YOUR TYPE OF EXCITEMENT. AND IF CAPITOL LETTERS ARE SHOUTING AT YOU. THEN MAYBE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM? GOOD DAY TO YOU
"this isn't realistic"
He went out and spent real money to buy real food and cooked real meals. I fail to see the lack of realism.
I thought the same xD
I feel like it's one of those things where people who have grown up in a bubble seem to think that this kind of basic stuff isn't the real world.
i guess he isnt in a riverbed trying to survive wolfs and chavs
I think people are so sensitive these days, and so pre-programmed to react as victims, that they automatically assume that if you're making meals on a strict, frugal budget, that it's automatically some kind of social commentary on poverty, or that people without a lot of money ought to be eating better or doing things differently. Well, maybe they should... or maybe not. Seems like that'd be up to that individual person. And no such presumptions one way or another are made at ANY TIME in either of these videos.
If he'd done the opposite, and sought to make 6 total meals in 2 days while spending $6,000, nobody would complain about the lack of "realism."
When they say that, they mean it's not realistic to live on that; that is true, but as Atomic said, that's not the idea.
Haha 😂 I guess a lot of people don’t understand Jenny reacting with ‘yer it’s alright isn’t it ‘ is one of the highest forms of platitude in the UK 🇬🇧 👍
The comments about Jenny are boring. Let's be honest, the food probably was just "alright".
@@nataliem9667 You aren't a Brit are you?
@@nataliem9667 its probably better than the food I eat regularly, though thats probably because I can barely cook
@@anonymouscandle1223 yes, I bloody well am 😂😂😂
Oh how I wish I was a Brit. Then I wouldn't offend with my, "it's okay" compliment. It really is a compliment, I promise.
Jenny sounds fine, they just need to get used to our British enthusiasm! :)
Truth!
bloody yanks!!
People online just like to creepily, presumptuously and of course generally completely subjectively comment on people's slightest unintentional manner in videos. Which just proves they never get outside or among others, and would come across as creepy and annoying as heck themselves.
yeah gotta admit, never seen anything from the channel before, so new here. Never once thought she seemed miserable or unhappy. Think people need to realise in Britain we aren't the type to clap when your plane lands, or cheer when your dinner arrives at your table. This is us at maximum enthusiasm. "It's alright" means "it's pretty good"
Also, not everyone needs to act cheerful for the camera. This honestly just seems like a normal eating situation on most days; a bit quiet and focused on eating more than talking. Some people just need to chill.
I love how sweet and attentive Mike is to Jenny. He always makes sure she gets plenty, is quick to defend her and always makes sure she gets the nicest portions.
deez nuta
“Alright Jenny, I’ll do the cooking this weekend”
“Oh great, thanks!”
“...for one pound a day”
“Son of a...”
😂 🤣 I can hear that with the whole accent!!
I don't think jenny would say this to him
@@ZestyBobcat_OW it's a joke
@@suuhpuur no shit sherlok
🤣
What’s left:
-4eggs
-a lot of rice
-misc veg
Me, in my head: Egg-Fried Rice
Shrimp: Rice-Fried egg
Yup! Due to the beans, I prolly woulda done the beans and rice together, topped with fried eggs...also yum.
this is a rare comment
his mind is far from our comprehension
hi there j
You tellin me a rice fried that egg?
I have no idea why some say "you did this, or didn't do that". To produce 3 squares for two days for two people is a masterclass, and very interesting budgeting experiment. To be clear folks...this was done on £3.88 pence....think about that. Mr & Mrs Shrimp, i commend you....peace.
Unfortunately, it is not really a balanced diet. He did what he could, but would probably have needed at least double the budget to get all the nutrients and calories necessary for long term survival. Setting the same budget for maybe 6 months, where advantage could be taken of bulk purchases and a choice sampling of more expensive ingredients, might also produce viable menus with enough variety to remain interesting.
@@buggsy5 point is, some people can never afford to bulk buy anything. So they always have to pay premium price. And when you only have a few quid to eat off day after day, the nutritional value goes off the window. Priority is to fill your tummy. I've had times in my life when I ate the same thing 5 days in a row, no fruits, no veg, because it was all I could afford.
Not to mention that it’s his challenge, his rules, etc.. he could have edited it out but didn’t to keep it real. It comes down to miserable internet trolls looking for ANYTHING to bitch about. As much as I appreciate the convenience for both business and my social life that the internet provides, I despise how many trolls it has created. The anonymity of being behind the computer screen has turned people into or brought out their inner asshole. Over time, it spills over into your everyday interactions in real life. Boom. A world of dip shits.
Yes, it's weird. I appreciate others ideas to use things in a different way such as, "oh, I would have done such and such with those items." because that's part of the fun of seeing what can be done with the items and provides other ideas for those on a limited budget. It is in the spirit of the challenge. Criticisms on how much he spent, what he purchased, what he used from the pantry, which items he purchased, not enough vegetables, nutrition, calories etc. is just... weird.
@@carinedemolin7832 agreed, but if you can plan it out a bit better with that one week shopping budget or that two week shopping budget, that is helpful. And that is why I love these types of challenge. I would never be able to come up with these kinds of meals on my own. These shared challenges are fantastic and I'm sure provide a lot of creativity for those on a lower budget.
"This isn't realistic" It is realistic. When you're a full time student working 16 credit hours and the only job you can find is minimum wage at 4 hours a day for only a couple days a week and that's the only job that fits in your school schedule, this is your budget. Finding discount stores like this isn't easy, but they're out there.
At a point in my early 20's, I alternated between tuna salad and pasta with garlic and oil. Sometimes I got weird with it, and threw the tuna into the pasta, but those were the cheapest reasonably nutritious things I could get my hands on that got me full. So yeah, I completely agree with you, about failing to see what's unrealistic about eating on a budget. It's hard out there in the real world sometime.
That said, the internet is a GREAT tool and challenges like this provide information and knowledge into ways that someone who WAS on a budget could mix things up in their meal planning if they chose to do so. I wish I would have had access to people telling/showing me how to make probably 1,000 different meals for a buck or two.
And also people do budget to very tight budget it’s very realistic for some people also people might have ingredients in a cupboard even if they are on hard times
@@jeffroitero4266 Yep. I remember, way back in my student days, where breakfast was a couple of packets of ketchup in a cup of hot water and seasoned with a bit of salt and pepper, all free in the Student Union cafeteria. Lunch was, at best, a bagel. Dinner was mostly hamburger helper without the hamburger or occasionally macaroni with a can each of cream of mushroom soup and canned tuna. Looking back, I have no idea how I survived on so few calories for 3 years.
@@avacado6399 yep, hotsauce is almost always something that people have for instance
@@jeffroitero4266 Tuna salad sounds nice
"This isn't realistic"
I agree, the food were paid actors.
@burteriksson That's the thing I noticed with his videos. Even taking into consideration the exchange rate, I'm shocked at the prices he pays for things. (In Canada in a fairly expensive little town, but even hitting up a store in a bigger city, I can't believe the prices he pays for things..)
@@eukaryote-prime Woah didn't think I'd find a comment from just an hour ago.
Yeah I agree I'm in Texas, a state of the US, and 50 pence for a decent bit of milk? An onion for only 10? I don't know how he got a brussel sprout for 1 (or 3, I forget.)
UK food sure is incredibly cheap
@burteriksson my too
@@FJ_Beaujangles yet you pay far less for gasoline, you don't pay income tax (in texas), restaurants/take aways are cheaper over there too. Having lived in both, america in particular texas is crazy cheap. It was like earning double the wage by living there, in Britain i was getting murdered on tax.
Plus property was insanelycheap too, honestly you guys are complaining about your onions costing more? literally EVERYTHING else is cheaper over there.
Also for the record, milk in america is sold by the gallon...it's about 3 dollars a gallon, which is 6.6 (UK) pints. That makes it 45 cents a pint, which is 33p a pint, so still cheaper than his milk. He paid 50p or 69 cents for 1 pint.
@@jargonthedragon199 This is interesting. Milk in the UK is sold in pints and litres. I forget the conversion but most of think in terms of one pint = half a litre. The largest quantity I've seen is 6 pints. I suppose this feeds a family of 4 for a week, so most of us don't need anything bigger. If Mr Shrimp had to buy a minimum 6 pints, he'd have been way over budget! Of course it's not proportionate, so 6 pints probably costs around 2 quid, i.e. 33p per pint. And even more 'of course' if he couldn't buy just a pint of milk, he would have gone over budget!
This channel is incomprehensibly wholesome. It's really just a man straight living life.
12.30 there was enough food for four people.
"Jenny looks/sounds unhappy" Really? I instantly picked up that she probably doesn't really want to be on camera, but seems to genuinely like the food pretty well
Look up "Anarchy in the UK". It's a simple, single panel comic. It's one of my favorites, and it's quite apropos. :)
fizixx beautiful comic lmao
Jenny is a good sport sometimes you have say wow that is a bit wacky but no real harm. I do that all the time in my life.
Love you Mum don’t assume
@Love you Mum Most people don't generalize entire groups of people like that.
How can you really say that's millions of people would assume something about millions of people?
You're ignorant and stupid.
A friend once accidentally bought a single Brussels sprout. He was doing his shopping for Christmas dinner online and when ordering the Brussels sprouts clicked on quantity rather than weight, so got one sprout rather than a kilogram of sprouts. The supermarket even put it in a bag with a 5p price ticket.
God that made me laugh! Must've been a hefty Brussel for 5p 🤣
@@dganet I expect they had a minimum price they could charge.
I worked in a supermarket and single item orders from online shoppers, eg. one mushroom, were common.
5p wouldn’t of covered the bag and the label let alone time to print the label off and place it in the bag
Lol
I'd like to see a sort of 'fixing up the recipe' episode where you remake these meals, but with proper spices and what naught. Compare prices, etc...
Maybe I'm few weeks, so you're not just eating the same thing all over again.
That's a great idea! Thanks
Definitely! I would love to see a luxurious version of all of these
I would really enjoy that
Oh yeahhhhh, without a doubt. The ramen with a different noodle and access to some more in the way of vegetables. Some mushroom probably would have fit nicely in there. The curry would be interesting. And a do-over on the paella would also be pretty cool.
Gooood idea
It’s hard to see you defend yourself against the commenters. You are a genuine and kind person, which is why you hear everyone and take them seriously. But there are so many people who hide behind their computers and post negative comments because it fills some kind of void for them. I really hope you can move past taking the “haters” comments to heart and just keep doing you, you’re content is some of the most interesting and original and genuine I’ve ever found.
Thanks. I'm learning to just breeze past the toxic minority. I guess it's always going to be a thing in some way because I don't want to give up the positive aspects of interaction in the comment
I don't see many of those.
I agree
The majority of this mans haters are quite obviously just people who are jealous of his healthy lifestyle.
In the Netherlands we only have dried split peas. Can you teach how to make more than just soup with them?
My one take away from this isn’t how cheap your food is, or how good you are at coming up with meals but about how much you respect your wife. You make her plate first without hesitation, doing one scoop for her and then you. Making sure she has enough. I just really appreciate how much you respect her.
I do that all the time. Always make sure my wife's food is served up first (especially if there's not a lot to go around🤫) and take extra care with presentation etc, then I just throw mine on the plate. I think she appreciates it sometimes??-
Just something you may want to hear, about 6 or 7 years ago I fell on hard times, I had a job, a flat, now you may say that's not hard times but for me they were. Nearly all may money wnt to pay my rent and getting to and from work, no I didn't own a car I spent all my money on train and bus tickets. I had a budget of £1 per day. I bought 1 packet of biscuits, these would last 2 days, I would buy 1 pint of milk every 3 or 4 days, depending if I could stretch it 4 days. I bought 2 pack of toilet roll as was all I could afford. A half dozen eggs, I had omelette to change my diet. So some people live like you are doing. It's good to show as not every one has means. Just sharing some life experiences.
Thanks - I appreciate your insight into the realities of living with a very small food budget - Of course, I had the safety net of being able to walk away from the challenge at any time (and it was only a weekend), but still, having to agonise over whether I can buy meat at all, and whether I can have more than 1 onion has been an interesting and slightly humbling experience
Powdered milk is my lifesaver
I've lived on a tiny budget, after earning a generous salary. I feel it is a very good experience - it certainly makes you appreciate things, like not having to add up your groceries as you put them in the basket, in case you get to the checkout and can't afford them!
When I was just turning 18 I was able to get into a program that helped homeless youth, they put me up in a studio apartment and for the first month or so (until some of the other assistance came through) I too was living on approx $1/day...but I didn't know how to cook, didn't have transportation to/from grocery store, etc so I'd end up buying one of the 99¢ bags of chips and make that last all day some days and other days I'd go to the Wendy's across the street & get an item from the 99¢ part of the memu. Obviously, I don't recommend this, I was *way* too skinny & quite malnourished...but I made it through and eventually got into school and on my feet =)
Just felt like sharing.
@@Lady8D Yea life is hard, but with spirit you can over come hugs.
I love how you seem to unknowingly give your wife the "better" piece. I thought the same in yesterday's video, and I see it again now with the omelette
Why not?
This channel is a perfect representation of a British household... from the decor and pottery, to the condiments and food. Love to see such a great guy get the recognition his channel deserves.
That’s love when you give the nicest part of the omelette to the wife while you eat the messy one. How lucky Jenny is to have you love her so sweetly.
If I break a yolk on a fried egg, or burn something slightly i always eat the rubbish one myself. I save the nice stuff for my husband.
People can’t stand it when they see someone doing better than them. You make great videos, you take your dog out and play fetch. That’s more than most people do with their time. You are doing great don’t worry about negative comments. ❤️ from the 🇺🇸
It is beautiful
I wish porcus would play fetch ... atleast she comes out for walks with me
Clever food on a budget challenge just because. Frosty glistening roof. Crunching leaves during a walk. Tossing a ball with the dog. If anyone were to ask me why I watch all the other videos instead of just the scambaiting stuff, it's certainly because of the wholesome content like this. Quite refreshing.
Atomic Shrimp on a budget: Still trying to make interesting and balanced meals.
Everyone else on a budget: TV dinners and ramen.
I eat alot of 70% off end of life super market rudeced food from Tesco.
@@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS Well, who doesn't? I love it when the sandwiches are before their end of shelf life. I think we got a couple for 27p each
Looking for out of date food is a very good way to save money, during times of hardship I often resulted to that strategy (or talking to store managers for a discount on smaller/non pristine vegetables)
@@Desmont123 I had to talk to the managers for him to get the guy at the till to reduce the price of last day food to 75% off. The till guy knows he's was supposed to take off but only takes 15% off, so I argue that it's 75% off. He knows as he's just scanned items that were priced 75% off. He then gets out his phone and starts asking Me the calculation as the que behind Me grows. He was basicly taking the piss out of Me. I get that alot from supermarket staff who don't like selling yellow labels at 75% off. It's very annoying.
tv dinners are expensive!
Why so many distasteful comments? I have to pay a grand for textbooks each semester, so combined that with tuition, and I’m living off ramen. I realize this isn’t entirely accurate, but you never advertised it as a guide or tutorial. I do appreciate the aim though.
No one forced you to go to college. Idiots like you are the reason why everyone is wining about college debt.
@@AlpacaButts Blaming students for being in debt is idiotic. You're letting financiers and corrupt politicians of the hook just so you can act self-righteous.
@@AlpacaButts What consequence does that have with his point besides supporting it with evidence?
@@ldskjfhslkjdhflkjdhf Enjoy your useless $70,000 piece of paper, smooth brain. I'll see you in the morning when you idiots are ringing up my coffee order.
@@AlpacaButts I think you should introspect and ask yourself why you're so upset about people going into higher education. I personally didn't go to college, but I have empathy for people who did and are now struggling with debt. That's a hard situation to be in, they're usually naive kids who got taken advantage of by predatory lenders.
It's endearing to see him give the better looking omelette to his wife.
Lekir I know he seems like a really nice guy
Doesn’t everyone do that?
That's how all boyfriends/husbands should be!
@@glamdolly30 as long as the girlfriends/wives do the same, then sure.
@@inFamous_Izanagi Don't they always?!
Michael I’m sorry you get negative comments. Your content is interesting and creative, you seem like a very genuine and kind man. Try to ignore all the trolls online who seem to have no life. Keep creating content and thousands of us will keep watching. It was very sweet to see how you treat your wife. ❤️ sending love from the USA
What I love about the way you tackled this challenge is the variety you managed to achieve with such a limited budget. Very creative.
I thought Jenny was a very good sport!
perhaps people expect too much of that fake American enthusiasm
Slaughter Round I’ve never heard of Americans having fake enthusiasm
I think it's probably 'fake youtube enthusiasm'
that's fair, most yanks I know are on youtube tbh
"Good sport" was exactly the way I described it as we watched last night. Clearly, this is not how she had imagined spending her weekend, but she's supportive. One of the joys of this channel is the window into beautiful little life that these folks have made for themselves. Genuine, likeable people. And a very cute dog.
Cool experiment, Jenny is a peach for going along with it.
5:18 I love that frosty/crunchy nose from grass & leaves after a frost; I also love the sound of my footprints in snow with a bit of a crust on it in the early/late hours when it's deathly quiet otherwise.
Hahaha She's a saint! I can only imagine her terror. I've never managed to get someone else to go along with a challenge like this.
@@MeCooper I'm mooching off your playlists. Thank you very much.
@@Sleepless_Sam Well I'll be damned if that wasn't the best compliment I've had on the internet. 😊😁
Enjoy my friend!
@@MeCooper Your playlist "Yarrr!" looks great.
It’s so cute how he always makes sure Jenny is okay first before himself 🥺
I don’t see why everyone is criticising Jenny? She seems like such a sweet lady and their relationship is so pure, I love these videos. Bless them both 💛
How can you tell she's a sweet lady ? she hardly says anything ! Personally I think she is ungrateful !!
Great creativity, imagination and resourcefulness. Also I love the acceptance that the meal may not always be the height of tastiness, but we’re eating it anyway. Atomic Shrimp must be a reincarnation of a 1940’s housewife. These videos remind me so much of the ingenuity employed in wartime cooking.
I found this very interesting. I'm an onion fiend and consume huge quantities within my dishes per week. Seeing you ration the little fella from the freezer was weird.
Yeah, I could have done with a couple more onions, or some garlic, or leeks... really tricky to balance flavour vs nutrition vs energy in this one
I had the same issue with the mushroom. I use about two punnets of mushrooms in every dish. That single sad mushroom nearly broke me!
Lord me too - I don't think I've ever cooked a meal that didn't contain at least two chopped onions and half a bulb of garlic!
@@johnpeter5002 in another video he foraged for mushrooms and got a ton of it for free (he got 'chicken of the forest')
Read you loud and clear! If my meals for the week call for onions, I can easily use +2kgs of it in days 😂
Excellent experiment, one tip I picked up at university 30 odd years agowas "bacon scraps" - tesco sell this as "cooking bacon" at 75p per 500g. Hit and miss whether it's soked or not, but ideal for soups (lentil or split peas and an onion, done!! No need for oil, just dry-fry the bacon first and then add the onion) in a scenario like you set yourself, the bacon could have augmented a couple of othe dishes like the paella too
still enjoy the hit or miss of a pack of cooking bacon .....good call muka
In our 'skint' days, we would often run a pack of cooking bacon, some mixed cooked lentils and left over mash potato through our electric mincer a few times, with some added spices and herbs, resulting in a batch of about 20 bean and bacon1/4 pounder burgers for about £2, that froze well and to be honest were better tasting burgers than anything McDonald's sell.
We loved them, our kids loved them and they got us through times when money was tight. No matter how skint we were, we always managed to put filling tasty meals on the table. We never went to bed feeling hungry. Even though money isn't tight any more, and the kids have grown up and left home, we still make those burgers every now and then. We tried making them with better quality ingredients, streaky bacon from the butchers, top quality veg eyc but they werent the same, so we still use asda cooking bacon, and bulk-bought beans/lentils. Even the mash potato we use is leftovers (I always make sure to cook extra mash with that days meal if I know I'm going to make the burgers the next day)
Theres plenty of good meals to be had on the cheap if money is tight. It just takes a bit of advanced thought, planning and ingenuity!
I think i remember a few occasions when we used that cooking bacon in a stew, placed it in a slow cooker along with lots of chopped veggies, can of tomatoes, some water and stock cubes, tinned beans and 2 cans of meatballs. Left it on low overnight and most of the next day, dropped in some dumplings about an hour or so before dinner time, and dished up a hearty, meaty stew that again only cost about 20p a portion and everyone went back for more.
Another item that was cheap in the olden days (20 years ago) and added a lot of flavour to meals, was breast of lamb. 20 years ago, a breast of lamb would cost me about 50p each. You could mince it and make burgers or kofte, bolognaise, shepherds pie etc, anything that you needed mince for. It was a bit fattier than normal mince, but the flavour was amazing. Another way of using this cheap cut would be to stuff it with something such as a mix of sausage meat and sage and onion stuffing, and then tie it and roast it for a sunday lunch, there would be enough to feed about 4-6 people cheaply. I bought one of these the other week from asda. They are slightly dearer than 50p each now though. It cost me around £5.50 from asda (about £4 each in the butchers now aswell) its a shame that they cost so much now because so many people who dont have much money to spend on food would get such a good nourishing meal from such dishes.
You know Its getting bad when even the cheap food isn't cheap enough anymore.
@@OfficiallySanctionedKATG I'll pass that recipe on to my kids, sounds great👍 It's interesting that the cheaper cuts don't make it to the shelves these days, unless featured on a cookery program often (like ham or lamb hocks), presumably they generally go into the recovery stream for mince or meat products in the factories?
2LeftThumbs I love lamb, but my budget didn’t extend to good cuts so I bought “stewing lamb”, which is basically bones with minimal meat but it was hella cheap. I also bought shit frozen mince, cheap locally grown veg from my veg shop and used them all to make scouse. Scouse is essentially stew but cheap stew, here in Merseyside. I would remove any silver skin from the stewing lamb, get a good fond going in the pot with them, then take them out and add the mince. I’d remove every scrap of meat and marrow from the bones and make my scouse as you’d expect. It just made it taste less cheap even though it was 😂
A lot of butchers will do you some stewing bones for cheap because it saves them the trouble
I love your responses to the comments - you're doing something on your own accord with your own money, damn right you can do it your way. The thinking of some people is beyond me...
I’m new to this channel, and it’s my first time commenting. You’re great! And so are your wife and dog. I was homeless in the ‘80s, and back then the supermarkets didn’t chain up their bins, so you could get full meals out of them very easily. Once I had somewhere to live, I got to cook again, and came up with all sorts of concoctions with very cheap ingredients, much as you do here. It’s fun unless something is inedible! Thanks for being respectful to those in genuine hardship (which doesn’t include me any more), and thanks for your fascinating channel.
This video deserves more praise than it gets lol waaaay more, i was prepping some food and found I had some chick peas and used em cuz of this video 😹
Same. I added a lone potato to pad out a dish watching this!!!
I'm soon going to be switching over to a student budget for the first time in my life at an age of 27, which means a lot of cooking at home. Videos like this are really useful in getting creative with what you have available.
We grew up on cheap food for a decent family. To this day I'm proud of my ability to look into an empty fridge and make a nice meal.
Tbh this is far more interesting than watching Gordon Ramsay or the like cook expensive food
Absolutely 😀👍👍👍👍
Your very lucky to have someone you love to share your eccentric experiments and projects with. I try to impress my cat. But he’s not having any of it.
I'd love to see you do a series like this with reduced food at different super markets. Your creativity with food amazes me!
This is actually quite helpful as since im nearly always broke your idea of porridge with pears is a really good idea for early mornings
You'll want a bit more sugar than I used, if budget permits
@@AtomicShrimp ok thanks
I agree I want to make this for me and my little boy for breakfast one day !
I have ground rice with stewed pears when I'm flaring with crohn's. Cheap, easy to make, and warming. The ground rice is about £1.50 per box, but lasts for a long time. Smartprice/basics/budget brand pears are better because there tends to be less sugar in the syrup and stewing releases the fructose to sweeten them.
@@Emerald.She-Ra That's interesting. I've never used ground rice before, any tips?
Found your channel from the scam baiting but I love this wholesome content
came for the scams
stayed for the... cans?
wait no, this isn't Weird Stuff in a Can...
same here, i was only watching scambaiting at first but i’m actually pretty interested in his other content now
maja hellborg12 not kitbogo by any chance?
@@Jimmy-B- nah I think I saw Atomic Shrimps vids first and then got into it. Now watch kitboga, IRLRosie and trilogy media
I love the way you make meals extremely simple. Your narration is crystal clear. Absolutely like the plans you make for a balanced diet.
So many people don't realise that some people can't afford to buy in bulk even though buying in bulk works out cheaper in the long run. Especially people who receive daily or weekly wages. Thank you for pointing it out ❤❤
Personally I found this challenge very fascinating. better than the usual "I survive on budget ingredients" way that people frame this. You've taken it to an excercise level, rather than an exposee, and aren't sitting there going "I'm so hungry" because you know how to actually bloomin' cook and prepare ingredients.
I really enjoyed this mini-series. Tried some of the rice pudding with the same budget and a bit of vanilla on Monday and it was very quick and quite nice, albeit a relatively simple recipe anyway. I could defiantly see myself eating it reasonably often. I won't need to get any pudding rice again if I'm in the mood for it.
I too really enjoy rice pudding, though as you said, I wouldnt have it all the time maybe on some occasion
Excellent experiment.
Makes me realize how much food and money I waste.
I loved the glittering frost on the car and the crisp sound of you stepping in frozen grass! Great editing!
When I feel a bit stressed or down I always watch Atomic Shrimps budget videos or any of his videos, really. Very comforting & his voice is calming. Please never stop making videos. They’re like a warm blanket from the dryer on a cold day. ❤
I'm here because I want to know what becomes of the single Brussels sprout! 😂
It melted into the food and became half a fart
He’s leaving it till the last video
@@stewartross1030 this made me belly laugh haha
8 dollars for a gallon of gas!! I think if gas prices here in the US ever got as high as $4 youd see a full scale rebellion.
I live in a somewhat rural US town, if gas was $8 I wouldn't drive...I have to fill my tank once a week or more :/
Yes. Petrol is very expensive. That combined with the cost of car, insurance for new drivers and tax means that not many young people have cars. I could do with one. Can’t afford it.
A US gallon is less than a UK gallon (8 pints), but our petrol is still expensive.
@@ant7936 Yes, the Imperial gallon is about 20% larger than the US gallon. But is fuel even sold by the Imp Gallon any more?
Gasoline has approached $4/gallon a number of times here in the US. There were no signs of rebellion - just a lot of bitching about the price.
The cost, in real dollars, has only increased around 50% since it first became readily available in the early 1900s.
Uhh, if I remember right, my area is in the $3-4 range.
I find this guy so soothing to watch after a shitty day at work. I don’t even know why 😂
It's his voice! Try the Sealed Echosphere one. Instant meditation.🧘♀️🧘♀️
"I've got my brussel sprout." - Yes, THE one. Great!
This is actually really inspiring, I plan to save up after I finish university ofc to travel and go places often, and really strict budgeting will get me there pretty fast. I dont eat too much anyway so it could be totally possible to be experiencing eating meals similar to this. Thank you Atomic and Ms Shrimp for being so great btw LOVE YOU FROM TORONTO
There will always be complainers online (and offline, as well), but I'd say the majority of us really enjoy this challenge and your content in general!
I must say, Mr Shrimp; you have one of the nicest comment sections I know! It matches the content, I guess!
I am really happy about the comments section on this channel - it's like an oasis of (mostly) sanity
@@AtomicShrimp *m o s t l y*
I love how this is not only entertaining but could be genuinely helpful to people who are struggling.
"Perfectly okay" one of my favourite ever sayings :D
Oh, and the single brussel sprout cracked me up
Very well done. Reminds me of the time my wife (then girlfriend) managed to put together a thanksgiving meal with $35 of change I had in a jar. Thank you for sharing, and the memories.
-Joe
Congratulations! I hope you’re happy together!
Your "paprika" pronunciation is perfectly German. I approve 👍
I really love these "on a budget" videos. I remember my grandma making these "wentelteefjes", I mean that sweetend toasted milk/egg bread in the previous video. Really known as a poor mans food. But anyway, some of those recipes helped people like my grandma survive the hungerwinter of '44. That year in the Netherlands there was a huge shortage on food. I found a wikipedia image on how much was average daily intake per adult nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongerwinter#/media/Bestand:Dagrantsoen_Hongerwinter_1944_Nederland.jpg
Anyway, great challenge video's!
this reminded me of documentaries I've seen on how housewives made do during the rationing of WW2.. how to put palatable food on the table when there isn't much to draw from.. Well Done!
Hi there, I’m quite interested in seeing those documentaries. Do you have the links or remember the titles of those videos?
@@jenmygem they were BBC productions.. Wartime Farm.. Wartime Kitchen.. and a couple other I had found by searching WW2 rationing.. all here on youtube.
@@grandmasgaming6788 Thank you!
You actually managed to produce a "socarrat" in that improvised vegetarian paella! Well done!!! Why on earth did you leave it in the pan? The socarrat is the best part!
They're used to the part stuck to the bottom being the part that's burnt to it.
Exactly what I was thinking!
Really interesting experiment. Full credit to Jenny for getting on board.
I know that if I said to my wife I wanted to try this she would tell me to "go away" but maybe not so politely!🤣
12:57 I loved seeing Eva's shadow at the table 😂
I showed this to my parents cos I think this is an interesting challenge. Funny what my 60 year old dad considered cheating.... using the gas to cook. HAHAH
VloggyBuddy 😂
Your dad's a smart fella.....it WAS cheating
@@m1169199 How is it cheating?
@@m1169199 Sure, if you are the kind of person that makes up arbitrary rules in your own head to apply to someone else's challenge you could say it was cheating. Fortunately the majority of AS's viewers aren't the kind of dribbling idiot that does something like that.
@@ferrumignis you're too angry over inconsequential things. This post was made in good humour & that's very clear.
What a wholesome and inspiring video! Love the creativity that you used in planning and cooking these nutritious meals with such a low budget. Makes me more mindful of what I eat. And I love the footage of your dog enjoying the outdoors! Thank you, and cheers!
Jenny is such a good sport. Thanks to both of you for excellent videos.
I suppose it's inevitable that people would try to define the challenge you had already succinctly defined the rules for already.
This is the first time I've heard someone use the singular term "brussels sprout."
And kudos to Jenny for both going through the challenge and being part of the video, despite it not probably being her sort of thing.
A way of stretching out rice the Asian way: congee. And like pretty much all rice dishes, it's a blank canvas that you can put whatever you want.
It's also a great use of old rice if you have only a little bit of it to make a full meal.
Second that. Congee is rice porridge, a Chinese breakfast staple. Sounds odd, but it's really great because you can add bouillon, bits of chicken or ham, maybe toufu or green vegetables. It is very inexpensive and you can basically eat it with any scraps you have available. If you add veggies it is also quite healthy compared to most breakfast options.
@@MrBlaxjax Do you have a recipe for the Congee by any chance please?
Always learning generally go for double the amount of water you normally use for rice, stir occasionally if you’re using a pot, seasoning at the end with white pepper is optional. The rest is up to you!
@@alwayslearning9272 I don't really have a recipe. If I have rice left over from the previous evening I boil it up in water. You need to boil away for a while and this makes the basic porridge. The result is quite bland and you might find this rather boring. I usually add some bouillon, peas, I might fry an egg or tofu to eat with it as a side dish. You can add scraps of chicken or ham if you wish. In China there are several different types of porridge, and the most popular is basically just boiled rice eaten with maybe a few pickled vegetables. Macdonald's in China sell a variety called Zhou (not sure if that spelling is correct). Which has stock, bits of chicken, ham, egg and vegetables..it's very good actually. It is very common to add bits of sweet potato to congee. Anyway, what you add to it depends on personal taste and what you have available.
@@MrBlaxjax Hi Martin, thank you for this, I appreciate you explaining it in as much detail as you did, certainly clarifies it for me! :)
I found it very interesting too what you were saying that they actually sell a version of it in McDonald's of all places, that was fascinating to me! I like plainer, more simple food so this kind of dish appeals. Thanks! :)
The timing of this challenge is a godsend, we got hit with substantial unexpected expenses and this makes me feel less bleak about upcoming month now.
You should watch Frugal Fit Mom's channel also, I think that would help. She recently, about a month ago, did an extreme budget challenge feeding her family of 6 for only $30 for the week, brilliant video, very inspiring and helpful. Best of luck. :)
@@alwayslearning9272 Thanks for the tip, I hadn't heard of her I will check out her channel. XXX
@@glamdolly30 Glad to help! You will definitely get a lot of inspiration from Christine at Frugal Fit Mom, she's just recently done another extreme budget challenge helping people to come up with meal ideas from boxes of food from their local food pantry's, and this was also good although I preferred the first video personally. I hope things are improving for you now. All the best
@@alwayslearning9272 Very kind, sounds fantastic and just the thing I'm looking for, bless you. X
@@glamdolly30 Very happy to help, especially when it's genuinely appreciated. Let me know what you think of Christine, there are a lot of good recipe videos that are very inexpensive on her channel, but I especially think the extreme budget challenge ones are the most helpful and informative, and really show that you can get by in a pinch when you have to, but she did it in such a great way and didn't come across complaining or anything, she just got on with it and showed that cooking from scratch really makes a difference!
I loved that she made her own bread each day too, and such a foolproof and simple recipe, fabulous! Let me know what you think.
I also wrote some meal ideas from what she bought for the 126 meals for $30 as I kept thinking of alternative things that she could have made, so have a look through the comments to read those in case they're helpful also. The first ones I did are further down so you'll need to scroll down a bit, but with her ideas in the video and then my additional ones that could keep you going for a while, All the best :)
I learned so much about cooking from this experiment, but especially the power of ingenuity.
This doesn't take the piss out of people on a budget , if anything it gives them ideas! I'm veggie and waste loads of £££ on easy processed shite but will now make a little extra effort to save loads of money so thanks Shrimpy🏴
I like these limited budget challenges because I like seeing how creative people can get with the limited supplies that they have, especially with food. This was cool to see all the food used over 2 days, let alone other people doing it over a week or whatever.
Also 13:00 Doggo shadow
I'm gonna make the rice pudding to myself tomorrow. Haven't had it for quite some time. We (Czechs) usually eat it with a cocoa powder on top of it (just sprinkled) and a slice or two of butter (so it nicely melts into the rice - when it's hot)
One of my favorites foods from childhood
You might want to make the recipe a little less frugal (for example using entirely milk instead of milk and water like I did)
@@AtomicShrimp I usually just cook the rice in water to soften the rice. 🍚 and then when it is done I pour the water out the pot, then add milk and bring it to boil. Let the milk soak and evaporate. Then serve it on a plate with a cocoa powder or as is. Or any syrup.
@@jondycz We do it with only milk, and add vanilla and raisin, it was also my favourite as a child along with chocolate porridge (also cooked with milk only and cocoa powder or real Chocolate)
I know is 6 months later but if you cook the rice with cinnamon, sugar and a little salt, it's going to make it super delicious!!
These videos are so much fun! To me, it's just interesting to see how creative you can get on a budget and fun to watch what you come up with.
Well done for completing your challenge and coming up with some tasty meals. It’s interesting to see what you come up with from the ingredients you’ve bought and I like to try and guess what you’ll make while your picking your ingredients at the supermarket! I guessed you’d make a curry with the chickpeas! 👍🏻
Regarding Jenny “sounding unhappy”, no she doesn’t and anyway, you’ve got enough enthusiasm for both of you. Also, your running commentary, where you explain what you’re doing and why, always make your videos engaging and contains some useful hints and tips.
Finally, I think the idea of these challenges are great, especially in our current economic crisis, when more people are going to be feeling the pinch and are looking for ideas for cheap meals.
Thanks for posting & God bless you! 👍🏻🙏🏻
Thank you. Your videos are very warm and relaxing. Keeping your videos in mind throughout the day helps with my GAD.
sorry for the second post, but i wanted Mr Shrimp to see it.
please tell Mrs Shrimp (Jenny) she did a great job and seems like a lovely person.
What about doggo shrimp?
I used to eat jam a lot but in Scotland there is now a sugar tax so a jar just 18 mnts ago could be bought from lidl 27p... now minimumprice i have found 109p... so is now a luxury
Peanut butter is good..and can be added as aan ingrediant for soups stews curries etc.. it adds depth.. again i apologise for being snarky on the last vlog.. i admire your wifes going along with your crazy scheme.. that warmed my heart.... another thing i do is be fore i boil rice i get a teaspoon of oil really hot in a pan and add the rice and fry it awhile..the difference is astounding and worth the effort..
Ps
Loose chillies added to anything makes it edible..and quite cheap..if scourced correctly. Ie local traditional asian shop..such a god send....erm well hes a sikh so a sikh god send..
How do you know he is a sikh
@@arlenearlene986 he told me so..
Have you considered making your own jam? It would be an interesting exercise to see if you can make your own and avoid the sugar tax, even if you buy the fruit instead of pick it eg. tinned or frozen fruits. Thankfully there is no border control, so if I ever have the pleasure of going up north I might have to bring some jars across Hadrian's wall.
@@geraldpitt8657 Thats a great idea Gerald!...
That was fantastic! Thank you very much, I've watched both days and learnt a lot. I was genuinely shocked you managed to get 12 half-decent meals out of £3.88 and survived the weekend without buying something haha brilliant challenge and complete success. This is actually one of the most realistic videos I've ever watched on RUclips. Good on you an Jenny! Amazing.
This is very creative and enjoyable to watch, looking forward to seeing more food challenges. Thanks
This was really enjoyable!
I'm hungry now🤣
I love the rice and pears idea (with a little more sweetness added)
Its amazing how much you can get out of a tiny budget...especially for 2 people!
Can't wait to see you do some more of these 🤩
"Normality is a plate of beans."
-Atomic Shrimp 2020
Jesus I hope the civil service doesn't see this.
I'm sorta subsisting uncomfortably as is, I really could do without my benefits being cut because 'you only really need £1 a day to live.'
To live, but not to be happy or well fed.
Or pay for gas/electric, TV licence, internet. Pretty much the bare minimum to not go insane when unemployed, whilst also enabling job searches online.
"Get a job, then" 😂😂
Yeah I was on holiday without plans/going anywhere, it did start to drive me insane a bit (and I do have money to spare/spend) lol
Yeah on a plus side, use all your spare time to learn new cooking recipes lol.
Or do clogging of a "daily life on benefits" for extra income 🤔 what's your excuse not to?
😂😂😂
@@munchingfoo You dont need to pay a telly licence.
Thanks for making this mini-series. When I was a student working on getting my degree money was tight so I was limited to £10 a week for food, that had to get me 3 meals a day. It was doable but every penny counted and my best friend became the discounted & damaged goods aisle.
for a while in uni I was really low on funds, living on about 700 a month with rent/bills/books taking up most of that! Then a friend became homeless and I had them with me so that had to stretch to feeding two; It makes me happy that others in that situation might be able to come online and see things like this to give them inspiration and hope that they can still eat well - I know I was sick of plain pasta, buttery pasta or - on a good week - cheesy pasta!
What a fantastic, empathetic friend you are! I hope your homeless friend appreciated your generosity and compassion!💕
Well done ...I enjoyed your challenge thank you for your time and share..
I love these video, by far my favourite video ever on this channel.
Really educational it just goes to show what you can do with 97p i liked watching this would you do this again but longer great video 👍😎❤️ I’ll definitely try this myself
Late to the party tonight. Keep up the good work fella! Love everything from the foraging to the baiting to the crafting.
Edited for bean juice. Obviously tomato sauce but I also call it bean juice. 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
I think this is such a great video to do! As a 21 year old student there's plenty of times I'm sat with a bunch of random ingredients in my cupboard and videos like this show how creative we can be on a budget
I rather like that you addressed the comments. Don't let people get you down, this was fun to watch and super interesting. I honestly show people this, and Boris' budget cooking videos when they ask me how to survive on small amounts. Very creative meals for the ingredients, too. Loved that.
This is how I eat everyday, these videos are so helpful for me! Will use your recipes! You should make a book!
No matter what anyone says about the challenge, videos like these are very fun to watch thank you for the amazing content.
We eat like this a lot, mainly because I don't like cooking, or shopping for food, and not fond of meat. Luckily we live on an olive farm, so chuck olives in everything - stews, salads, paellas....
Cinnamon is a nice spice to sweeten up your ricepudding as well. Love your videos!
The phrase: "It's all right", is high praise indeed here in the UK. We're not particularly comfortable with being overly effusive here. "Not bad" and "Fine" are often used, too. "Great" can sometimes be taken to be sarcastic. "Tidy" and "Nice one" are perfectly acceptable as well.
WELL DONE ,A FUN AND UNUSUAL PERSONAL CHALLENGE. REALLY ENJOYED THE 2 VIDS. JENNY NOW DESERVES A BIG TREAT
M8 is your caps lock broken?
Or are you just an oldie who thinks That everything in caps sounds like excitement rather than shouting?
@@JustinKoenigSilica WHY SO RUDE OVER CAPITOL LETTERS??????MY EYES ARE BAD . SORRY IF CAPITAL LETTERS UPSET YOU . GO TROLL SOMEWHERE ELSE IF TROLLING ME IS YOUR TYPE OF EXCITEMENT. AND IF CAPITOL LETTERS ARE SHOUTING AT YOU. THEN MAYBE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM? GOOD DAY TO YOU
@@Gazgit555 OK boomer
@@JustinKoenigSilica SMALL ANONYMOUS MAN TAKING THE PISS AND CALLING PEOPLE NAMES WHO HAVE BAD EYE SIGHT .????????