Eating For $1 A Day
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- I'm eating for the entire day on only one dollar. In this extreme grocery budget challenge I'll be making 3 frugal meals. In this one dollar grocery haul discover frugal dishes that can be made for less than .35. If you are trying to save money on groceries this video will help.
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INGREDIENTS
wheat berries 0.23
w/w spaghetti 0.27
yellow split peas 0.13
dates 0.06
raisins 0.05
tomato for spaghetti 0.17
green beans 0.06
TOTAL 0.97
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You are by far the queen of budget meal challenges. No one else even comes close to what you can do!
Agreed!!!
Thanks so much 🥰 I'm so glad you like my videos.
I love when you do these 1 dollar a day videos. I’m amazed at what can be achieved.
Thanks so much Dee 🥰 I love doing these dollar a day videos. I'm glad you like them. Thanks for letting me know. Have a great day!
First of all thank you for your sincere kindness you show to others who need inspiration in trying to get by with both working a full time job and having children while providing good nutrition on top of it all. I try to watch your shows especially now to just relax and enjoy cooking. Your calm manner and voice make such a difference to your viewers!
Hi Gayle 😁 You're welcome 🥰 I appreciate this comment so much! I'm glad that my videos are helpful and that you find my videos relaxing. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 👩🍳
If you soak your wheat berries overnight in water, you can reduce the cooking time significantly. I do this when I make brown rice because I find it takes so much longer to cook compared to white rice 😊
Hi Bernadette 😁 That's a great idea to soak the wheat berries. I actually never thought about soaking my brown rice. 🤔 Interesting. Not sure why I never considered it. Makes sense
@ArdentMichelle Soaking is another level of food preparation we lost to industrialization. There are some important nutritional reasons for soaking grains, seeds, and legumes. Lots of information is available online that wasn't easy to find when I grew up in the 60s. Then I learned about soaking and sprouting. It increases the nutritional availability in most whole foods.
@@GeckoHiker I need to do some more reading then. 😊
@ArdentMichelle My google searches on the subject often start with "why soak" and the food in question. I especially like to understand the history of any food and the traditional preparation techniques that were tested over many centuries rather than just the past 100 years. Please forgive my longwinded examples as I am an old lady with a passion for traditional foods from all over the world. I am sure your reading will provide more ideas and I always enjoy watching your clearly presented cooking techniques.
Some examples in history were the Europeans who skipped nixtamalization when adopting maize into their diet and would suffer from pellegra. This is still a problem in parts of the world and was a big problem in the rural South as recently as a hundred years ago due to the loss of traditional food preparation techniques.
My grandmother, born in 1898, always soaked her beans overnight before cooking and was horrified when someone suggested baking soda to speed up the process of cooking unsoaked beans. The goal of soaking beans is to remove or inactivate any seed toxins meant to protect the seeds from predation by birds and animals. Soaking to the point of germination also unlocks nutrition that is used by seedlings to grow into plants that can supply their own nutritional needs. The shortcut methods don't unlock any nutrition and contribute to bean flatulence. So a big pot of dried navy beans from my garden are undergoing their soaking transformation in the kitchen. In the morning, I'll cook them in my Instant Pot and use them in several recipes. Ham bone soup or a ground sausage soup are favorites that stretch meat. White bean hummus is delightful in a lentil wrap with fresh chopped tomatoes and green onions. Cooked white beans go in our red, white, and blue three bean chili, along with kidney beans (red) and black beans (kind of blue). Then there are the masa tortillas eaten with the chili. Masa is nixtal from maize or corn. Going full circle here with my longwinded examples. 😉 Food history is an adventure in nutrition!
@@GeckoHiker Love hearing all this and learning something new💜
Wonderful video! Thank you! As a single senior on Social Security I need to cut corners. For the next month I plan to eat out of my pantry and focus on single servings. This video has taught me how to portion down to one serving. I have watched your channel before not focused on one day budget meals. I plan to go back and view your prior videos on daily budget/portions. Thank you!
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Hello 😁 Glad my video has been helpful. Many of my weekly challenges includes me cooking for just myself too so you might find those interesting as well as my dollar a day videos. Thanks for watching! 😁👩🍳
Being whole food, plant-based, you really have an array of foods available to you, unbeknownst to the general public. Imagination is needed to actually use these foods! I'm so proud of you to think outside the box in your cooking! :) Great video! Thank you AM! :) Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)
I'm so grateful to have this channel, otherwise I'm not sure I would have explored enough to figure out what these foods are. 😳 They really should teach about whole foods in school.
@@ArdentMichelle Amen, dear!
Kushari is an Egyptian dish made with rice, lentils, elbow pasta, garlic, onions, and a spicy tomato sauce (made with one small can of tomato sauce). VERY economical and SO delicious. Based on your videos, I think you will LOVE it.
Hi Crystal 😁 Wow.... I just looked this up and I think you are right. This sounds right up my alley. 👍 I LOVE getting suggestions like this from my viewers. It helps me to discover dishes I wouldn't otherwise know about. I'm definitely going to make this. 👩🍳 Thank you so much.🥰
You can make vegan Bolognese with the wheat berrys, just plus them in the food Prozessor just 1 or 2 pulses. To break them up a little bit. Then fry some onion and garlic. Add the wheat berrys Tomato paste. Fry for a minute or so. Add water, salt , pepper , Oregano, thyme , chilli. Cook for 45min add some crushed tomatos and cook for another 15min
Hello 😁 I'm so glad you told me this because it did cross my mind that it might be fun to try to blend up the wheat berries a little. Love this! I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks for the recipe. 🥰👩🍳
Do the same with lentils!
Do you pulse them once cooked or when they are still dry? Thanks :)
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Can you cook this in an instapot? Because in the Uk that long cooking the pot would cost more than the food in it!! (Yes, our energy is a mess over here)
That is a lot of food for one dollar. I like how you said "if I was cooking this in my regular life" 😀It really shows how much 5c more of green beans would add to your dinner. That makes me think that it's worth picking up those pennies that I see on the ground and walk past right now! Thanks for posting
Hi Michelle 😁 I have to make that disclaimer so that people don't get anxious about the energy bills. Sometimes they forget that I'm a content creator. 😂 Have a great week 👩🍳
I cannot tell you how much I love your videos and how much I look forward to them. You deserve a million subscribers and you could easily have your own show on the FoodNetwork! Thank you for all you do!!!!
awe... thanks so much 🥰 I'm so glad you like my content. Thanks for letting me know.
Lol I watched this even tho I’m allergic to everything except the raisins and dates. 😮👏👏
oh no! That's terrible....but I'm so glad you watched anyway. 🥰 Hopefully next time, I'll have something you can eat.
My goodness, you always amaze me with your creativity and frugality.
Because of you I have been making my chili using dry beans it's been a learning curve but it gets better each time I make it.
Thanks Pat 😁 That's how I feel about getting the crispy lentils just right (for the snack). Every time it gets a little better. 😂
Your beautiful videos are worth every moment of viewing. It is exraordinary what you have shown is possible with only $1, without giving up nutrition and protein! Don't think the local 7-11 sells ONE slice of pizza for that same price. Thank you so much, Michelle. You are a genuine encourager and uplifter --- especially helpful in these challenging times. You offer each episode with calming voice, excellent instruction with each meal beautifully plated. ❤
Thanks so much Jean 😁 I'm so glad that you like my videos. Thanks for letting me know 🥰
A favorite fall meal I love is farro ( wheat berries) with roasted butternut squash, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds with a bit of lemon juice and chopped sage! Love to see you trying new ingredients! There’s so many wonderful whole foods out there!😀
Hi Stephanie 😁 I tried farro in a salad at The Cheesecake Factory and loved it. Your recipe sounds great. I'm going to clip this and try it. I haven't done much with sage. I'm excited to try this! Thanks for sharing 🥰 👩🍳
That sounds very delicious...
I like how you add colour to your dishes when you can. Like throwing in some chopped tomatoes or green beans in an otherwise brown meal. We eat with our eyes too and that extra detail can elevate a budget meal and make it more enjoyable.
Hi Sheila 😁 I was actually thinking that the wheat berries needed even more color, so I'm glad you thought it was fine. What you're saying is so true. I get a lot more excited for a colorful meal. 😂
Wow! What a perfect video Michelle. I never knew that about wheat berries, and ALL of your meals looked great 👍 and btw, there isn't a thing wrong with your thumbnails! You always bring us valuable content, and it's much appreciated.
Hi Empty Nester 😁 awe... I appreciate your kindness so much 🥰 I'm glad you liked this video!
Great challenge! Going to check out the bulk food bins now! Thanks, Michelle! ☺️
Yay! 😁 Glad you like this one. Thanks for letting me know 🥰
You constantly amaze me. I'm so happy to see you using whole foods. What an inspiration.
Thank you so much. 🥰 I'm glad you like my food choices.
Wow you amazing how you come up some unbelievable dishes, for such a small amount of money and make them look and taste. Thank you for all your contributions and inspiration.
Hi Earlene 😁 I'm so glad you liked my meals. Thanks so much for letting me know 🥰
Another great inspiring video. I love that you focus getting the most nutrition In your extreme budget videos. ❤
Hi Kelley 😁 I'm glad you liked this video. Yay! 🥰
🍽️ Hi, Michelle. :) You did it again making meals with $1.00 a day and they look and sound good and healthy! I’d like to see what wheat berries taste like and will try them if I can find them. The stores around me don’t have bulk bins. I like your serving tray, pretty. Have a good week! 🍽️
Hi Debbie 😁 Glad you liked my video this week. I got that tray at Daiso, which is a super inexpensive Japanese store. I may show that in an upcoming video. If you haven't shopped there, they are awesome and so inexpensive!
Absolutely the best recipe creator on RUclips ❤️
Wow, thank you! 😁🥰 Your complement is greatly appreciated.
I can't say it enough, I love your channel! You are a stand alone. This particular video had me almost drooling ☺️. I love what you can come up with for a dollar. You amaze me every time. I am learning wonderful new things to try. I am always excited to see a new video from you. God bless you and keep you and your family safe
Hi Bridgette 😁 Wow. Thank you so much for the complement. 🥰 I'm glad you are enjoying my content. Thank you for the blessing 🙏 God bless you as well.
I really enjoy your videos. I often rewatch them as they give me good ideas to try on my own and have made me more comfortable swapping out ingredients.
Yay! I'm so glad my videos are helping you with your own cooking. 😁 That's awesome. Thanks so much for letting me know. 🥰
This was an amazing $1/day challenge. You have such insight to good nutrition and frugality. Watching your videos always leaves me waiting for more good ideas to try. Thanks for being you and for your channel. ❤️
Thanks Willette 🥰
I just want to thank you for the time & effort you take in making these challenges healthy. It really struck me what you said about those 3 extra beans for 3 cents. I need to look at other supermarkets around me that have the bulk food bins to try some new healthy foods. I just subscribed!
Hi Dawn 😁 Thanks for subscribing and welcome to my channel. I'm glad you like are enjoying my content. Thanks for letting me know 🥰
Beautiful video, Michelle. It's been years since I've eaten wheat berries. I'll be getting some on my next shopping trip. Thank you for reminding me how good they are 🤗🍽
Hi Barbara 😁 I'm glad you liked this video.
Thanks so much for letting me know 🥰
Great ideas ,well presented. I pressure cook wheat berries then freeze them in ice cube trays. Once frozen, I store them in a plastic freezer box. They last a long while. I add them to pasta sauce and soup. They are a good substitute for meat.
Thanks for the tip!
Hi Sara 😁 I love this idea because the ice cube trays are the perfect size. Then you can just add in 2-3 blocks to what you're cooking. I was surprised that you don't need a lot for the added texture. Great idea 👍
They are not a complete protein, they are no where near the protein, they have no fat and little iron
Not a good meat sub except for giving some texture to the soup
If they do not meet your standards, then of course do not use them. I was simply adding to the conversation as I am sure you are. In friendship I write that as a vegetarian of 40 plus years, and now vegan of 10 plus years, I have an understanding of where protein is food wise. In the spirit of budgetmindedness I offered a suggestion. Perhaps you might enjoy your wheat berries sprouted as they provide more protein once sprouted.
You can soak wheat berries overnight to cut down on the cooking time. It all looks delicious.
Definitely will soak next time 👍Glad you liked my meals.
You are the queen of $1 days! Thank you for making another inspirational video. I’m looking forward to seeing the results of your next experiments.
Awe...thanks so much 🥰 I appreciate the complement and thanks for watching!
You really outdid yourself this time! Great looking meals, and I was thrilled to see the use of the wheat berries…I bought a case of them (6 #10 cans) thinking I’d make my own flour if things really went sideways, and I have seen Jinne Killer from Homestead Corner use them in a stir fry. It’s great to see other uses for them, and they look really tasty. You really have a gift for making so much for so little.
Thank you so much Susan 🥰 Your support has been such a blessing.
I would have never considered using the wheat berries in a stir fry. That sounds interesting. 🤔 I'll have to try that. Hope you have a great rest of your week and the mother in law is doing better. Are you still making the trips to Boston?
@@ArdentMichelle yes, we are still doing the Boston run, 6 hours each way. It’s so kind of you to remember and ask. You really are something special!❤️Spending 4 days a week there, getting there, or getting home from there. She’s doing well but it is kind of a grind. I’ve condensed my work week into 2 twelve hour shifts each week, which gives me just a few hours at home on each end of the Boston run. We are expecting a severe winter storm this week so I’m staying home and sending Jon on his own so that I can be here for our horses and our chickens and geese. I’m almost afraid to see what kind of a mess the two of them will leave me to clean up next week!
@@susans9491 Wow that is a hectic schedule 😳 The storm is due to hit us tomorrow. I don't think it will be too bad here though, just a few days of rain and very cold weather ( for us Californians 😂)
Hoping you will all be safe 🙏
@@ArdentMichelle thank you so much! Last time I was in California (San Jose area) we were there for over three months and it never rained once. As long as you don’t get flooding or damaging winds, the rain might be a good thing - ? Take care!💖
I get a little pot of plant soil and sprout the wheat berries. They look pretty on the window sill! I use them in juicing
Love this 👍
i am always in awe. your creativity and ability to think outside the box is fantastic. i keep forgetting that i am only limited by my brain. lol thank you again for another great video. i can't wait to try a couple of the dishes. thank you for taking your time so i can gain knowledge. be blessed
Thanks Michelle 🥰 I too am limited by my brain 😂 I'm grateful for this channel. It helps me to explore more than I ordinarily would. Have a great rest of your Sunday!
I like using Kasha (roasted buckwheat groats) to cook with. Nutritional, gluten free and inexpensive.
Hi Sandra 😁 Groats are on my bucket list. How are you eating them? For like a breakfast porridge?
@@ArdentMichelle I use them in hot cereals with apple and walnuts. I also use as fillers in chili, stuffed spaghetti squash, curries and even in to bulk up salads. I add just groats in yogurt with chia seeds and/or millet. I like using it also with barley in soups.
@@sandrabryan9106 Great ideas. You're inspiring me 😁
Amazing what you’re able to do with $1. Filling and healthy. I’m impressed. Great job!
Thanks Vanessa 😁 I'm glad you liked this video.
oh, and thanks for letting me know 🥰
You're awesome, Michelle! When I lost my job a few years ago, I had to rethink how I did alot of things in order to preserver resources as much as possible. Your videos really, really helped me. You can eat well on a tight budget. Thank you!
Awe thanks Kristy 🥰 It does take some planning, but eating on a tight budget CAN be done. I'm glad my channel was helpful. Thanks so much for letting me know. 👩🍳
I am a diabetic, so thank you for the great information along with the inspirational and creative recipes.
You're welcome 😁 I'm so glad you liked my recipes.
What a great video! Thanks so much for the tasty meal options. I'd give anythung to live near a WinCo....your store looks amazing! Please keep up the good work...we all need your content for many and varied reasons :)
Thanks so much Angel 😁 I'm glad you liked this video!
You are a girl after my own heart. I've been titled the "Leftover Queen" for my resourcefulness in using up food in the most delicious ways before it goes to waste. Keep up the great work.
Thank you 😁
I love your channel so much. A friend of mine cooked yellow split pea with butternut squash. And seasoned with chili seasoning and canned green chilies. It was really good
Hi Lucinda 😁 I'm glad you enjoy my channel 🥰 That sounds like a soup I would like. I love canned green chilies and also using butternut squash in a soup. Saving this recipe to try. 👩🍳 Thanks for this.
Your videos always open my eyes to new way of cooking!
I love hearing this 😁 I'm so glad my videos inspire you. Thanks for letting me know 🥰
Best vid I've seen from anyone in ages. I liked that you tried to get healthy foods for your $1 as a lot of the budget channels rely on processed meat like a giant sausage and stuff like that, which I don't think is good. I also liked that the things looked simple to make.
Thanks With Cats 😁 I'm glad you liked my meal selection for this video! Thanks for watching.
I'm so glad you are trying these alternative grains. My sister found a vegan recipe for zucchini brownies that used oatmeal instead of flour -- amazingly good. I recently learned that I'm allergic to wheat to go along with my lactose intolerance. I love your cooking because it's adventurous without being fussy or foody.
Hi SusanJane 😁 I sometimes eat oatmeal squares with pumpkin in them so I can definitely see how oatmeal would work in brownies. So many healthy options for eating better. Sorry to hear you're dealing with some food allergies. Hopefully there are some recipes throughout my videos that are suitable to you. 👩🍳
I remember a hot cracked wheat cereal my mom would make when we were young. I'm wondering if that was similar to your wheat berries. The crunchy lentils sound like a great snack and your viewers had great suggestions for recipes to try. Did recently make lentil tacos 🌮 my husband loved them. Used bacon dripping , beef bullion and taco seasoning . Thanks for all the creative frugal recipes.
Hi Rebekah 😁 You're welcome. lentil tacos....yum. 😋 I've been planning to make those with walnuts but just haven't gotten around to it yet. It's supposed to help with the texture-although now that I know about wheat berries, that would be a fix too. Thanks for watching! 👩🍳
Quick note about wheat berries - eating a bunch of wheat berries if you’ve never had them before can make some people have horrible stomach pains. It might be beneficial to start with small quantities if you have digestive issues and see how you react.
You can also make them easier to digest by soaking them like beans, or by sprouting them. Sprouted wheat berries are a bit sweeter, too.
Good tip. 👍
I love these challenges! And this one did not disappoint! It was great seeing you use wheat berries - an incredible nutrient dense and versatile food!
Hello 😁 Yay! I'm glad you enjoy these dollar a challenges. I love doing them. Thanks for letting me know.
Great job Michelle 🤩🥳 Everything looks really good and that’s great to use so many whole foods 👍🏻😍🥰
Thank you so much CG 🤗 I'm glad you liked this one!
I enjoy your challenges so much. You are a great teacher. Plus you are never put off by something new. Kudos.Many folks own a pressure cooker. Wheat berries can be cooked quicker.
Yay! I'm so glad you like my challenge videos 😁 Thanks for the complement. 🥰
A couple years ago I stumbled on a website that had a proportion chart for water to grain and recommended cooking times. I don't remember the site but I'm sure you could find it easily. I do remember that grits/polenta/corn meal was a 3 to 1 (up to 4 to 1 if desired) while wheat berries (soak overnight and drain) was 2 to 1.
I had read online that one cup wheat berries required 2 cups water which was why I started with that, but it wasn't near enough. However, I didn't soak overnight so I'll try that step next time. I'll look for that site. It would be helpful to have. Thanks for watching 😁
You are so creative in the kitchen. I always want to eat whatever you have made.
Hi Michelle 😁 awe...thanks so much. I appreciate the nice complement 🥰 I'm glad you like my meals. Thanks for letting me know.
When I was growing up, my mom would make wheat berries in the slow cooker for us to eat for breakfast. She'd start them the night before with lots of extra water and a little salt, and we'd eat them in the morning (drained of any extra water) with a little butter and honey. It was inexpensive, wholesome, nutritious and would keep us full until lunch.
Love this. 💜 Thanks for sharing.
I buy wheat berries and grow wheat grass for my cat with them.. he loves it. I always wondered what other people do with them. Interesting.
Glad to help solve that mystery 😂
Wheat grass juice
Soak the wheat berries overnight and then put them in your pressure cooker. This would make it quicker. The channa dhal also needs to be soaked before it is cooked.
Hello 😁 I definitely think he instant (pressure cooker) would make cooking the wheat berries much quicker. These were not split chickpeas but split regular peas. I believe the yellow split peas I used might be the same as toor dal, but I'm not positive.
No, Toor dhal cooks a bit faster than Channa dhal. But all of the dhals, cook much faster in a pressure cooker. Wheat berries are used in a Pakistani Haleem. Which is a one-pot meal in itself? Ardent I am Sri Lanken and I hope you try some of our Sri Lankan dishes on your channel. We have a variation of cunjee that you may like. We also have some great vegan dishes that are cheap and easy to cook.
These are some great ideas for adding texture and more flavor to basic ingredients. I'm going to try crisping up some of my lentils, chickpeas, and beans when I next cook some batches (like today!).
I like to cook and dehydrate some of these legumes to make quick meals in a pinch. Crisping them up with extra flavoring sounds like an interesting way to add to soups or just as a snack.
I picked up a #10 can of baked beans for ten cents at a yard sale. We don't like canned baked beans that much, but I'll bet they make a nice crispy topping on something if I dehydrate them a bit or crisp them up. We plan to share some of this bounty with friends who love baked beans. Nothing wasted!
Hi Sandra 😁 I love the idea of dehydrating the baked beans. Wondering how those will turn out with the baked bean flavor. I'm thinking that might be really delicious. Great find for .10 👍
I'm so happy I found someone who does budget cooking that is diabetic friendly!!! As a diabetic who is on a budget, pls pls pls continue with this. It's so hard to find this kind of content
Hello 😁 I try to do a variety of meals so you will most likely find diabetic friendly meals interspersed throughout my regular videos. Since I'm trying to eat lower sugar/carb you will probably see them showing up more this year. 😂 I'm glad you liked this video.
@@ArdentMichelle love it, lucky for me you are eating low sugar low carb diet! Keep up the great work!
I would never have thought to try wheat berries but now I want to. So many great uses and they looked delicious
Hi Christina 😁 Glad you liked the wheat berries. I hope you like them as much as I did. They are very satiating and so versatile.
What fantastic choices you made for this video! I’d have eaten every meal without reservation. Wonder if the wheat berries would have cooked overnight in a crockpot, although I think another commenter had the answer with soaking.
I wish we could send you to 2000 when your dollar would have bought so much more. What choices you’d have had then, I wonder.
I’d like to see you do a challenge with a deeper pantry. I know you are just using minimal additions to suit the theme but I’d love to see a challenge adding things like cornstarch, a spoon of peanut butter, a packet of ketchup or mustard, some honey, baking powder, things people might plausibly have around that could extend the reach of recipes. Just an idea.
Thanks for your thoughtful cooking!
Glad you liked this video 😁
For the non-creative, we've been settling for beans and rice. Nothing wrong with that, but it's nice to see the effort you've put forth to give us po' folk a bit more variety. Thank you!
Hi 😁 I'm so glad you like this video. I have a lot more planned for rice. 😁 So many ways we can eat beans and rice. 👩🍳 Thanks for watching!
Fantastic looking day of food! It's amazing how good you are at this one dollar per day thing - everything looks filling and delicious. And I am with you, oat milk over almond any day.
Hi Stephanie 😁 Thank you so much. I'm glad you like my meals. Such a big taste difference between almond and oat milk. 🤔
Hi Michelle! I can't believe it, I have been switching rooms around in my home all week and today I decided to make a snack because I was hungry and wanted to make something really quick so I could get back at it.. So I made some of chips from the corn tortillas that you always make, I still have a lot of the black bean dip from Sam's. I sat down to eat it and turned on RUclips and there you were with a new video! Life can't get better than that!
You put The Frugal Gormet to shame! Nice video! 🙂🤑❤💯
Thanks Vinny 🥰 I had a few refried beans left over last night that I wanted to use up so I baked some cut tortilla shells in the toaster oven and they came out so chewy and crispy- they were so good and no oil used. I love rearranging in the house and making everything new again. 🏡 I saw that jalapeño bean dip at SamsClub yesterday. Is that the one you got? Should I buy it? 😂
@@ArdentMichelle Yes, it was jalapeno bean dip, it had some chopped jalapenos in the center. They had the "grazing" booths out and one guy was giving samples. It was delicious so I had to get one. Yes! If you buy it maybe you can replicate it! 🤩 Have you ever made it? I am going to try that in my toaster oven! Thanks for the tip.
lol, I don't like moving anything around in my home. Where I put it that's where it stays. But I have a friend that does that all the time. I have an online store in my home and it outgrew the room I had it in. So I'm switching to a larger room. So much work! I've been working on it all week. Now I'm going to have all that bedroom stuff in my living room and dining room for a few days because I'm remodeling the now nearly empty room.
@@vinnydabarber ok got it. Well congrats on the success of the business though. 😁 I'll try the dip from SamsClub. I haven't made an actual black bean dip before, although I've made a lot of pinto bean dips. I need the Inspiration. I'm buying it. 😂
I love that you did this challenge with different ingredients and thought about proteins and fresh produce. I also like that you stayed away from potato and cream sauces and made healthier food choices. I know that can't always be done, but this video made me subscribe to your channel!
Yay! 😁 Welcome to my channel. So glad to have you here. 👩🍳
If you soak the wheat grain overnight, the way you would with dried beans, and then simmer the soaked grain in a fresh batch of water, the cooking should take about 40 minutes on the stove top. Or you could cook a larger batch of soaked wheat grain in a slow cooker. Cooked whole grain wheat can be very chewy and tough for many people to digest.
If you take some whole grain wheat that has not been soaked overnight and very coarsely grind it so each grain in broken into two or three pieces, it will not take as long to soften when simmering it in water compared to whole grains that have not been soaked overnight. Again, this cooked wheat grain can be quite chewy and tough for some people to digest.
I would do a half and half mixture of cooked wheat grain and cooked white rice or barley (add the raw rice or barley plus extra water about 20 minutes before the wheat grain is tender). This would make the grain dish less chewy and easier to digest, especially for those not used to eating cooked wheat grain.
For fresh raw veggies that are affordable, I would choose a whole head of cabbage and a handful of the large, ugly kinds of carrots used for juicing. You can make a vitamin-rich raw salad of shredded cabbage and shredded unpeeled carrots tossed with a homemade oil and vinegar dressing. This would add extra vitamins to a diet based on whole grains and dried legumes. Or you could sprout some of the wheat grain until it has green shoots and use raw as a vitamin-rich salad ingredient.
Great tips 👍 Thanks for sharing this info.
Soaking the wheat berries overnight might save cooking time. You might try pearl barley for a whole gain. Thanks
Have you considered using dried figs in your cooking? If you haven't tried it, fig jam on pork it's a taste sensation. I use it on toast as well. Eating a dried fig as a treat is equally yummy.
Unfortunately fig jam is outrageously expensive ($8+ for a few ounces) but if made from scratch costs pennies and is so easy to make because a "wheel" of sundried figs has about 25 figs which gives me a lot of options for their use.
So funny that you mention that. I've been considering using them as a sugar substitute. I picked up the Medjool dates in Samsclub yesterday but I put them back because it was $7.98 that I didn't "need" to spend. But I told myself I'll get them on the next trip. Hmm.....fig jam on pork 🤔
I need to investigate this further.😂 I bet that's great. Do you put your figs in the refrigerator? I would probably be the only one in my family eating them.
@@ArdentMichelle $7.98 sounds pricey. I got mine on sale for $3.99 from a small local chain during the holiday season which seems to be when they go on sale here in midwest.
No I don't refrigerate them because they're shelf stable & I think they would be too hard if cold. I like chopping one up and adding it to the water when I make oatmeal so it gets nice and soft.
These are amazing meal ideas!! I’ve never had wheat berries or split yellow peas but I will have to try them. Thanks so much for sharing!!❤
Hi Kristine 😁 Glad you like this video! Yay! Thanks for letting me know 🥰
When I was young and poor I. would make pan burritos with refried beans and wheat berries. I had forgotten how good that was.
Now I need to try the wheat berries in a burrito. 👩🍳
You never cease to amaze me with what you can cook up for $1 !
Glad you like this video! 😁
Wheat berries now added to shopping list. Thank you!
Hi Becky 😁 Glad you are inspired to purchase wheat berries. I hope your store has them at a good price.
@@ArdentMichellewhich kind of wheat berries did you buy? Red, white, etc.? Would love to try these. It amazes me what you can do with so little money.
@@jeannieg4822 Thanks Jeannie 😁 I bought the red ones but I'm sure either are great.
For the wheatberry porridge, I would have added a half teaspoon of soy sauce, and a half teaspoon of pure maple syrup. It would take the sweet-savory flavor to another level. Great recipes! 🙂🙂💕💕💕💯💯
That sounds delicious! 😋
Wheat berries can be made in a rice cooker in 70 minutes. You can also soak them in boiling water with a lid on overnight. The next morning they will be ready much faster. Lovely with honey.
Thanks for sharing this! 😁
Those wheat berries look awesome. Whole wheat spaghetti is one of my favorites! The Great Value Walmart one is good.
Glad you liked this video. 😁Thanks for the heads up on the Great Value whole wheat spaghetti. I'll try that. 👍
Wheat Berry Salad recipe I use:
1 c hard red wheat berries, rinsed
water
2 (15 oz.) cans navy or great northern beans, rinsed and drained
½ a large red onion, chopped
1 c diced celery
1 c diced tomato
Vinaigrette:
1/3 c olive oil
2 T red wine vinegar
Juice of ½ a lemon
1 T Dijon or honey mustard (I use Dijon, but add some honey to the salad.)
1 T minced garlic
½ bunch parsley, chopped
freshly ground black pepper
Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil and simmer 70 minutes, drain. (If you are using soft white wheat berries, simmer only 60 minutes.)
Mix vinaigrette by combining ingredients with a whisk or in a blender.
Combine all ingredients, mix well, and chill.
You can also use farro, but adjust the cooking time per farro package instructions.
You could also use Weat Berries in this Farro Salad recipe: Combine all ingredients.
1 package of Trader Joe's Quick Farro, cooked 10 min. and cooled
1 15.5 oz. can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
some fresh or frozen corn
1 red pepper, chopped
some red onion, diced
salt and pepper
finely chopped fresh basil
some cider vinegar
a little olive oil
Hi Maura 😁 Thank you so much for this recipe. Looks positively delicious! Excited to try this. 👩🍳 I think these are going to make there way into an upcoming meal prep video!
Brilliant! What you can concoct from seemingly very little is so impressive, AM. ~ BTW, your floral tray is lovely. Do you recall where you purchased it? ~ Have a wonderful week.
Hi Linda 😁 Thanks so much. Glad you liked my video. 🥰 I love that floral tray too. I purchased it at Daiso. It was VERY inexpensive. Are you familiar with that store? They are a Japanese store and they have lots of things that are very cheap. Lots of cute little dishes for less than $2. I'm planning to include them in a future video because I got a few items from them that my viewers may like. See you next Sunday 😁
@@ArdentMichelle Thanks for the info, AM. Yes, I have heard of Daiso; sadly, there is no store close to me. (I live in the Midwest.) However, I did find your tray on-line and I may order it, after I see your additional goodies on an upcoming video!
@@lindawilson290 Yay! That's awesome that you can order it online.
Hello love your content!!
Wheat berrys are delicious with roasted sesame seeds, chopped parsley, raisins, pomegranate, chopped walnuts/almonds small amount of white or brown sugar, and sugar brown or white. It's absolutely delicious and filling! 😁
yum that sounds like a nice mix, especially with the pomegranate 😋
@@ArdentMichelle Thank you kindly, my husband loves it! I pack it for his lunch, it's so filling that he skips dinner!
@@ArdentMichelle oops! Forgot cinnamon
I work at keeping my food consumption to under a dollar a day which is normal for my tiny budget. I have to bulk purchase and spread ingredients out over several meals which is the hard part.
I start with the cheap LaModerna pasta which is 48 cents a package right now. I stocked up when it was 24 cents a package. I use a basic tomato sauce for around 50 cents a can. I use half of the package of pasta with one small can of basic tomato sauce. I add things like dehydrated minced onions and other spices. Sometimes I find ground sausage for 99 cents for a one pound roll on a clearance rack so I stock up at that time.
A certain large grocery store chain has been shutting down different locations for a month to remodel them. I watch for the announcement of when they are going to close for a month and go shopping as they clear out everything for rock bottom prices. I was able to get 4 pound to 10 pound bags of assorted chicken for just 99 cents a bag. I purchased 4 of those bulk bags each sale and budgeted them out for the year. I still have 2 bags of legs and 2 bags of quarters from the last sale. There are 24 chicken legs per bag. And it comes out to 12 chicken quarters per bag which is around 24 pieces by the time I cut them in half. It comes to 4 cents for just one piece of chicken.
Bouillon cubes have been on clearance for 30 cents for a box of 8 cubes because of package changes. I went a little overboard stocking up. It is about 4 cents a cube because I stocked up. One bouillon cube dissolved in 2 cups of boiling water makes a cheap soup broth. I paid $10 for these big canisters of different dehydrated vegetables. I get about 100 scoops per canister which is 1 cent a scoop. I add other ingredients from my pantry based on whether I add pasta or meat. I keep my batch of soup at 15 cents per serving.
Since I fell in December 2021, I have had to live off of what I stored in my pantry for much of 2022.
I have to be careful with what I purchase and what I eat. I have to plan on little to no food waste.
Here lately I have been getting free bratwurst. It is abundant in my area and nobody wants it so I volunteer to take it. It is frozen and well before the best by date. For the month of February I had to process and make meals with 33 pounds of bratwurst. I cut some out of the casing and used it as ground sausage.
Hi Holly 😁 Wow, you sound very resourceful. Great job on figuring out how to eat on a dollar a day. These are some great strategies for saving money on food. Thanks for sharing your tips! 👩🍳
Michelle ... I really love oat groats! I cook them up in the rice cooker or in a pot and sometimes cook them with a small amount of wild rice (which is quite expensive, so the oat groats "pad them out!" And you get that delicious, nutty taste of wild rice at a much lower cost) --- you can also use them in soups and other dishes.
They make a great addition to a salad ... I love a vinaigrette dressing mixed with some cooked, diced sweet potatoes, oat groats and wild rice, and whatever else you want to add.
Hi Sherry Ann 😁 I don't think I've tried the oat groats yet. Thanks for sharing this info and the recipe idea. I'm saving this to try. 👩🍳
@@ArdentMichelle I'm addicted to that carby salad!!! My other fave is a pickled beet and goat cheese salad.
Oh my goodness I am so jealous for how amazing your bulk sections are. Where I live, they simply don't sell any of the cheaper items bulk at all. Most of the bulk section goes to nuts, trail mix and granola. But even where you have things for 1.18, where I live it costs almost twice as much.
That's such a bummer 😞 I wouldn't have tried all these great foods if it weren't for the bulk bins. Forgive me if I've said this to you before, but have you tried ethnic stores? I know that some less populated areas don't have those. I wish you could shop these stores in my area.
@@ArdentMichelle I wish I could, too. But your information is still helpful. I ended up looking online and buying dehydrated vegetables in the #10 cans so I will have dehydrated onions, celery, red peppers and carrots and those are in so many recipes. If I didn't still have a savings left, it would be so awful because FoodStamps only give $2 per day and that is hard to live on without bulk bins.
@@wishingb5859 Understood. My heart goes out to you. It's tough to save money on food. 😞 Glad my videos are helpful. I'll be doing lots more with the very low budget meals that will hopefully work for you.
@@ArdentMichelle I appreciate it so much. I have known so many people living on food stamps but I never really understood how little they get until now.
@@ArdentMichelle in a way, I am cheating because I have enough money to have stocked up on diced tomatoes and beans and lentils and a few other things, so it will be many months before I really have to live on the $2 per day. But my cousin has been on it for a few years.
You could sprout or at least soak the wheat overnight then cook.
I wish I had a bulk foods type market close to my home! 💗
I wish you did too. 😞 It's such a blessing. I'm going to be looking for more bulk sections at ethnic stores. I've found 2 stores nearby that do that but wondering about some other places.
Oh wow! Thank you for the wheat berry ideas! I’ve been wondering about them. I cannot find them in bulk where I live but I travel at least once a month to a store where I can get them. I’m so excited to see that they are only around 30 on the glycemic index.
Thank you for your channel and helping encourage so many to be adventurous.
Hi Penny 😁 Glad this video is inspiring you to try new things. I've been trying to eat more of the lower glycemic foods. I wish I could find a good site, because a lot of sites have conflicting information and some don't have all the foods. Do you know of a good place to get this info?
@@ArdentMichelle you are so right about the conflicting information out there. I’ve struggled with my diabetes lately and so I am trying to go “whole foods” and strictly limit as much processed foods as possible. I haven’t found one really good source yet but if/when I do I will definitely share it. I have found that both figs and dates have been like sweet heaven in preparations like your video. I always avoided them but cutting out all the refined sugars, I find them so satisfying and don’t spike my sugar numbers. I detest almond milk (love raw almonds) so I am going to try Oat milk.
@@pennyrasnake1401 I'm definitely going to be experimenting with the dates very soon. I love the idea of using them in place of sugar. Yes please let me know if you find a good source for the glycemic index 😁
Love dates, and you may enjoy Albert at Spain on a Fork recipe for flatbread with dates, and many other yummy legumes recipes,- also one of my favorite vegetables eggplant! Thank you for another great video Michelle showing volume & variety for just $1.00. blessings Maggie in California
You can make a Mauritian street food dish called Gateaux Piments with the yellow split peas, they are eaten with green chilli paste and very tasty.
Hi Colette 😁 I had never heard of gateaux piments before. I would love to try making this. Thanks for sharing this.👩🍳
I loved this video! every time I watch one of your uploads I learn about a new (to me) food item to try. I am now dying to try wheat berries!
Yay! 😁 I'm glad my videos inspire you to try new foods. Thanks for being a regular viewer 🥰
If you have a wide mouth thermos, you can add boiling water to your wheat berries the night before, and your berries will be all ready for breakfast the next morning.
great tip 👍
You always make such interesting food that I’ve not tried plus you plate it up so nicely. Thanks! Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰
Thanks Debi 😁 I'm glad you like my videos. Thanks for letting me know 🥰
Wow! I live near winco but never really shop there. After this video- I will have to start shopping there!!!
Hi Jennifer 😁 Yes definitely 👍You have to check out the bulk bins at Winco. It's so fun. Not to mention their overall prices are great.
You did a fantastic job making your dollar stretch ..I would have had to use the instant pot to cook the berry wheat an hour on. The electric would be very expensive in U.K. the atomic shrimp who does similar to you has upped his budget here as a pound couldn’t get him anything to make 3. Meals now ,thank you for your share .x
Hi Gail 😁 Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed this video. I think the instant pot is the best choice for those wheat berries 😂 I've considered raising my budget for this series. I will probably eventually have to. Have a great day!
I love your voice. It is extremely very, very calming.
Thank you so much 🙂
Love your channel! I'm doing a pantry challenge and you give me such great ideas. This is much cheaper than food where I am, but still :)
Yay! I'm so glad you are enjoying my videos 😁 Thanks for letting me know.
Always amazed at how much value you get out of a dollar! I'm going to try those wheat berries.
Glad you liked this video! 😁
i really enjoy your creativity of how you cook your foods. I'm going to have to try the wheat berries. I often add beans or lentils to my meat to make it stretch. I'll definitely try the wheat berries.
Thanks Kristin 😁 Glad you like my videos!
The chewiness of wheatberries is so satisfying. I also enjoy farro which has a similar texture. The protein content also makes them a nutritious option! I like to make a one pan dish, and I'll stir in some tomatoes, peas, spinach or arugula, garbanzo beans and goat cheese. So tasty!
I agree. 👍 Ok now that sounds like a meal I would LOVE -minus the peas. The only vegetable I don't like. Yum. 😋 I'm going to save this to try! Thank you.
wait...is the one pan dish including the farro or do you also make that with the wheatberries?
@@ArdentMichelle I'll make it with either/or. I would say farro gets more chewy, but wheatberries keep their "bite." To be honest, I always thought they were the same thing?
@@ArdentMichelle Smitten Kitchen has a great recipe for the one pan farro
@@misacruzader ok thanks for letting me know. Excited to try this.
You have a a very interesting approach to your foods thank you, I have most of the ingredients you showed so if i try my wheat berries I will let you know how it goes.
Hi Eileen 😁 Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy the wheat berries.
Really enjoyed this video. We eat meat, but I am definitely going to buy wheatberries and try them in a breakfast cereal and probably will add some in a meat dish (meatloaf or taco meat) for the added nutrition. Thank you.
Hi Julie 😁 Oh great idea on the meatloaf. 👍 I'm sure wheat berries would be awesome in that. 👩🍳 Vegans could probably use it to make a vegan meatloaf. The texture is perfect for that. Glad you enjoyed this video 🥰 Thanks for letting me know.
I love to use dates, as a sweetener.
I was thinking about how I always wanted to go to this date farm in Palm Springs where they sell these famous date shakes. I just never got around to it. I've been drinking protein shakes with berries and probiotics lately and I was thinking I could recreate the date shake 😂 I was going to purchase dates at Samsclub but held off to save money. I plan to get them next time. I love the idea of using them instead of sugar. 🤔
@@ArdentMichelle we went to the ‘date shake place’ in Palm Springs! My Mom had a condo there and used to escape the Seattle rain for a while every winter. Go! You’ll love it as a RARE treat - a very sweet rare treat.
@@susans9491 Sounds like a fun weekend getaway. Hmmm....🤔 I could use a little day trip.
Omgsh, that's a lot of food for 97c! I've never seen wheat berries here, I'm going to have to do some research.
Hi Jolene 😁 Yeah I plan to look in some other stores for the wheat berries too. I know you can order online from Walmart but I'm not sure about the smaller sizes.
I have food sensitivity with wheat and pea family things. I didn't always struggle so much with food and miss peas (especially chickpeas), But still you gave me some good hints about what I could do with foods I can have.
Hello 😁 I know it's hard with food sensitivities. Glad you were still able to be inspired by this video. Thanks for watching!
I am so impressed with this. I am gluten-free so I am not able to actually eat exactly what you made but I find myself so inspired to challenge myself just so I can save money. Thank you for doing these videos I look forward to them every week.
Hi Dana 😁 Yay! I'm so glad you liked this video, even though you are gluten free. You're welcome. Thanks so much for watching my videos every week
I so wish prices here were like that. It would be about $10 here in AUD.
would it be a good deal to eat for 3 days on $10 there?
You do so much with so little. Thank you for sharing your inspirations.
I'm glad you liked my video! Thanks for letting me know 🥰
I would cook the wheat berries in a slow cooker (with lots of water) and I would also serve with an oil: olive, avocado or coconut...dts/usa
yeah I thought about serving it in a salad with oil and vinegar but I'm trying to cut down on oil. That would be great though 👍