$50 Grocery Budget For Week 3 In January || Feeding My Family of 5 On A Tight Budget || Part 2

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Жыл бұрын

Hey y’all! This is what I did with Week 3! Hope it gives you some ideas!
Love, Brooke
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Chicken Taquitos
1 can of chicken
1 cup salsa
1/2 cup shredded cheese
Taco seasoning to taste
Paprika
Garlic powder
Cumin
Corn tortillas
Cheeseburger melts video
• DELICIOUS Comfort Food...
Masubi-
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@tammymiller5801 Жыл бұрын

You are not lazy. You cooked meals for your family instead of eating out. Great job momma!👏

@BrowneyedGirlmjd Жыл бұрын

This!!! Dear KZfaq we should be able to give more than 1 thumbs up when its a great comment!

@mjoverocker6072 Жыл бұрын

I agree so much

@j.khuster2024 Жыл бұрын

Right!!!✌️💯👋👋👋👋 We love you and your family obviously loves you and your cooking.👍

@debbiechaney6607 Жыл бұрын

I agree!👍👍💞

@DebbieandEddieBFF 6 ай бұрын

100%

@aimee2234 Жыл бұрын

If that's a bad week, please come cook for me. You brightened my day, even feeling bad, Brooke! You are a light on a hill for sure. Be blessed always! xoxo

@heathershideler9641 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's what I was thinking! If I'm sick the family is definitely not getting homemade taquitos!

@aimee2234 Жыл бұрын

@@heathershideler9641 no homemade taquitos here. I need a Brooke! Have a great day, Heather!

@phylliscreason3391 Жыл бұрын

You know your a good example of a person making sure your family has good meals and showing you don't have to spend a fortune, good for you. You have a lovely family.

@mousiemomma9457 Жыл бұрын

I love the idea about packing a lunch when you have to be out and about all day. It costs us at least 25 bucks to hit a drive thru anymore. It's ridiculous. Thanks for the tip!!!

@Dee-bl7qv Жыл бұрын

I hate spending money eating out, always think “I could make this at home for a fraction of the price”! I love the idea of packing a lunch like that is great! We do that whenever we go on a road trip!

@esteeb42 Жыл бұрын

@@Dee-bl7qv I agree and these days it seems like it tastes a lot better when you pack your own.

@bridgetbuer150 Жыл бұрын

My son and I went to a chicken place last week for 2 meals and a extra fry was 30.00 buck's, that's outrageous.

@esteeb42 Жыл бұрын

@@bridgetbuer150 Wow!🤪

@omaralvarez3136 Жыл бұрын

Shoot 25 buck girl my fam is 50 for a fam of 5 maybe more depending on where we go but i like living out of my crockpot its THE BEST

@bittylovin7973 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing your son cook with you and come up with meals. A beautiful experience and learning and memories.

@marthalouise701 Жыл бұрын

Brooke I have chronic fatigue so watching you make “lazy” recipes is great. It gives me ideas of food I can make on the days I can barely get off the couch! Thank you ❤️

@Shellbell75x Жыл бұрын

I have fibro and several other autoimmune disorders. On days when I feel well I brown up ground beef. I usually make 10lbs at a time. 5lbs of seasoned beef and 5lbs of taco meat. I then separate and freeze. That way on my rough days I don't have to stand over the stove and can whip together a quick meal. I also freeze individual serving sizes of taco meat. I usually always have rice premade in the fridge. My teenagers can throw together a burrito bowl or just throw some Parmesan cheese on the rice. It's been a life saver for me.

@Emme333 Жыл бұрын

I get a roast around 11 to 12 $. usually lean so I use the crock pot for 12 to 24 hours. While it cooks I keep the pot full of water. I use soy sauce and worcestershire to season it. Some times I add more seasonings, depending on how I feel. After the 12 to 24 hours I pull out the meat. I break off a small piece to chop fine and add back in the pot. I cool the rest to use in sandwiches, tortillas or with rice, on potatoes, it spreads that 12 $ out. Now I have a big pot of meat flavored hot liquid. If I feel bad I add canned drained corn, carrots, pre-chopped frozen celery or celery salt, garlic and onion fresh or frozen or powdered. I add mostly potatoes. If I feel bad I add canned. It takes up to 6 hours on high for the juice to soak through the veg. When i add the veggies i remove about 6 cups of broth and save it. I file the veggies to the top. The family gets hot stew. At this point the crock pot is on low or warm. Before bed I turn the crock pot to low and add those 6 cups of broth back in with all new veggies and it cooks over night. This usually lasts our all adult family of 4 around 3 to 5 days. If any is left over I put it in the fridge or freezer but I try to separate half of any liquid first. This I use as a hot cup of broth on a cold day or when someone is sick for sore throats to sooth and get something on sensitive stomachs. The 11 to 12 roast make week to 2 weeks of possible lunch and dinner meals. With cheap beard, tortillas, corn bread, noodles, rice and potatoes you can make filling meals and still feel like your not deprived. I you have medical conditions it helps cut down on the work. Plus kids 6 to 7 up can make at lot of those side meals with supervision. You don't have to feed them snack food or microwave instant food which can add up $. Plus for several days a hot meal is always waiting.

@marthalouise701 Жыл бұрын

@@Shellbell75x those are great ideas! I may have to try freezing my ground beef in large batches.

@tenthousanddaysofgratitude Жыл бұрын

I batch cook on good days so all I have to do is pull out a homemade ready meal from the freezer when I’m out of energy spoons. 💖

@stacylgh 9 ай бұрын

I have started cooking 2-3 dinners at a time when I have a good day then we usually have a leftover day on day 4. I try to make the meals quite different from each other. It helps when 2 of them use rice or something like that but have very different flavor profiles.

@mckenziemason8061 Жыл бұрын

Girl, your "lazy" meals are my meals on a daily almost 🤣 I cook yes, but there are just days I'm not feeling it so we have sandwiches, or a do for yourself night which means my kids eat pbjs w chips, ramen noodles, pizza rolls, nuggets, whatever we have honestly that we can quickly make. They're happy & fed regardless of how much effort is put into the meal. You're doing a fantastic job! I love watching you make the meals you make! ♥️ super cheap, easy and simple.. my favorite way to go!

@DebZaragoza Жыл бұрын

Comfort food growing up was my mom's version of a Mexican Rice: Brown up 1 lb. ground beef, take out of the pan, and leave some of the grease. Toast 1 cup rice in the pan with the oil. Add 8 oz. tomato sauce, 2 cups water, salt, pepper, 1 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Add the ground beef back in, stir, cover, and cook for 25 min. on low. So YUM! Love your videos Brooke! ♥

@NancyW82 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. After seeing the smile on your son's face when he tried the Spam & rice, I have a feeling you will make it again. ☺️

@rn2163 Жыл бұрын

The smile on his face was the best, I think he impressed himself as well as momma too 😊

@bettymadden3615 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’s laziness to cook comfort meals. Each meal was a hit and whether it took you 20 minutes or two hours to complete it was obvious your family enjoyed it. Good video!

@auntrowdy7392 Жыл бұрын

I’m gonna have to say that I’m on team Dusty when it comes to American cheese. Nothing melts like American cheese!

@loriella6250 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who watches for the screwdriver in the cup on the windowsill behind Brooke? When it’s not there, I always wonder where it is. 😂

@andreafleenor8914 Жыл бұрын

How did I miss that?

@heathertackett7956 Жыл бұрын

Lazy is when you are perfectly healthy but have no interest. You were just a sick mama doing her best. And your "lazy" meals looked delicious!

@amybell5181 Жыл бұрын

Everything looked great! I love your videos it’s nice to see normal cooking. I am not a fancy cook I cook normal meals too on a tight budget whatever keeps us fed is best🙂

@peggylindenthaler6169 4 ай бұрын

That little one of yours is so cute when he "passes out" After saying it's good. You are a GOOD mama.

@carlapoorman8137 Жыл бұрын

You crack me up girl!!😂😂 As always you have been able to make great meals for your family and save scads of $$$!! YOU GO GIRL!!🥰👍👍

@Swimdown24 Жыл бұрын

You have changed my approach to cooking. I am more creative and forgiving with myself. I figure buying things that make cooking a whole meal easier keeps my family from eating out 🫶 It makes my day when you post a new cooking/budgeting video. Thanks, Brooke!

@lisamorales5991 10 күн бұрын

I watch your channel EVERY single night before I go to bed, and I posted to you about 2wks ago and said " Watching you cook and spending time with your family,makes me feel like home".You have a very inviting personality and it makes me remember my childhood memories with my grandma,who cooked for EVERYONE in the family, breakfast,lunch, and dinner.I miss her so much and all of our family meals together.Take care and God bless you and your family family

@pamelarepec8 10 ай бұрын

Caitlyn should definitely start her own channel! I’m a single disabled woman alone & am limited on how long I can stand in the kitchen, so I appreciate simple quick meals. If I was as pretty as you ladies I would make videos. I used to have 3 young in’s at home so I relate to both of you.

@cheryljohnson7838 Жыл бұрын

Visited family in Hawaii 3 times. Yes the misubi is Hawaiian. We actually picked it up at convenience stores.

@rebekahhansen1112 Жыл бұрын

When I heard your boys wanting rice & spam I was thinking fried rice. In my opinion its my favorite way to make it. Simple too with a bag of frozen peas & carrots , soy sauce , sesame oil . Add an egg, green onions or more whatever your budget allows.

@vickigrice4663 Жыл бұрын

We make spam fried rice. Yum

@normalopez2856 Жыл бұрын

A little tip! You can lay your corn tortillas on your oven rack and they will bake up crispy! Save on your oil and you can bake them all at once!

@kathyguy8674 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I never would have thought of this!!

@laurieblas1511 Жыл бұрын

Yes we eat musubi in Hawaii. It is a Japanese dish but not with spam. In Hawaii it’s made with spam. It’s a staple over here! I just make mine with soy sauce, spam and rice and wrap in the nori. I have a mold to make making them easier.

@RoxanneGreen25 Жыл бұрын

I LOLd at the head nod just before 10 minutes in. My son drove by me one day and gave me the head nod. I said "You do not head nod to your mother. You wave to your mother. Head nods are for your buddies." LOL

@BrisseriaZangarmarsh Жыл бұрын

Your kids are so fun! I love to see them cook with you. You are so blessed with a beautiful family. Thank you for sharing!

@kkelly4360 Жыл бұрын

You are such a good Mama!!! I love ❤️ you helping Ryder cook 👨‍🍳 what he wanted even though it’s not a cuisine you prefer. Y’all are just adorable!!!

@athia37 5 ай бұрын

Gosh ,you don't have a lazy bone in your body Brook ! When I don't feel like making dinner, we've done cereal bowls,leftovers,or whatever...❤❤❤❤❤

@allyrooh3628 Жыл бұрын

You kept your budget to $50 while sick. That's a huge success~ eating one meal out with 5 people is easily $50. Pat yourself on the back! On that taquitos meal, if you are too tired to fry them, bake them. I make up about 40 at a time and keep them in the freezer. Oh, and I love the blank look on your face while you are deciding what to make for dinner! We've all been there!

@juliehill8292 Жыл бұрын

I love this week's meals. You made things that looked like they tasted amazing. The boys reactions don't lie. You done amazing cold or not.

@lovelife7249 Жыл бұрын

Love you sweet girl. You are so darn cute and your sons are adorable. 👍💕

@janad45 Жыл бұрын

Girl if that's considered lazy dinners, then my life consists of them!🤣I'm 55 years old, been cooking since I was 15, and I'm tired of trying to figure out what's for dinner every night, then cooking it.🙄Koudos to you for cooking anything at all while you were feeling bad. I've packed lunches before when I knew I was going to be gone most of the day. And I always keep a snack in my purse, just in case I leave the house and don't eat first, then get hungry before I get back home. Once again, another great video!

@daybydaywithmicah6932 Жыл бұрын

Use to, people did the "picnic" lunch all the time! I remember someone laughing about how my husband's grandmother always had a cooler in her car... I know she did the picnic thing!! And now I proudly do the same thing because it's just too expensive to get fast food!

@deannacaudill5515 Жыл бұрын

You did it! I get spam musubi at Hawaiian restaurants. They are amazing with a good teriyaki sauce for dipping!! Now I’ve gotta try making these at home!

@darleneklinger8585 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't called these meals "lazy meals". They looked great and you did take a good amount of time to put everything together. Great job!

@moniquebradberry4370 Жыл бұрын

You inspire me with these “frugal” meals.

@maurinadittenhaffer6140 Жыл бұрын

Brooke I am having a lazy week too. It is dark ,gray and cold in Pennsylvania. Great for hibernation. Your meals look good to me . Homemade pizza will be for dinner on Friday. Hope you feel better soon. Thank you Ryder for helping your mom with dinner. What a good son.

@janetcanfield5263 Жыл бұрын

You’re so creative-love your channel-your family is precious.💚

@sherlynpatterson4304 Жыл бұрын

Spam is universal. Seems like each country has a variation of our Spam recipes that seem good.

@terrimosier4393 Жыл бұрын

Yeah you’re not lazy. Thanks for the real life adventure. I love you guys. ❤

@alexandraclark5334 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos so much!!! Such a cute family and I love how positive you are. It was always a special occasion when my parents actually cooked for me, let alone brought the food to me. I grew up on TV dinners and started feeding myself at 3, was doing it all myself so young I’m not even sure now. The fact that you cook for your family most nights is a blessing to those kids. There’s no love like mama bringing you food.

@wendym1860 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE your rainbow striped shirt...takes me back to the 80s

@ErikaElder-bt5pn Жыл бұрын

100% NOT lazy! You're so fun, sick or not! Musubi's are definitely something here in Hawaii. My daughter makes them all the time and we use teriyaki sauce instead of making up the sauce. Add some rice wine vinegar to your rice to hold it together a bit better and it'll be delicious!

@BettyHorn Жыл бұрын

Holy cow! If that's lazy, Brooke, then I'm a bum! I am ALWAYS cooking one pot meals because, as much as I love to cook, covid really took it out of me and I don't have the energy to do more than dump and go. I'm thinking right now what dump and go dinner I can make. So great job, momma!

@lindabeard488 Жыл бұрын

Love this video. You’re a really good mom who has a great knack of putting meals together that come out so great. Keep doing videos you’re great.

@janaebraden9377 Жыл бұрын

Diced spam & fried potatoes is something that we would eat to stretch our food. Growing up there are 7 kids. Also Hamburger meat with rice and mushrooms and a can of cream of Mushroom soup....

@xdorothy Жыл бұрын

From Hawaii🌴 Yep, we love our spam here! Spam Musubi’s are popular in the go food/snack. Musubi is pronounced, “Moo-Sue-Bee”.

@TruthSeekerNC Жыл бұрын

Any meal that gets cooked is a winner in my book. I see we have a potential new chef on our hands... way to go Ryder!!

@michellebrill5328 Жыл бұрын

As I’m watching your “lazy” meals I’m cooking ramen. Lol

@carwashesandotherfunvideos Жыл бұрын

I love that you are supporting your son's interest in different foods. My son has been asking for this dish. When your son noticed the rice should be on top, I died laughing at your mom moment. "It dont matter." Flip it around. You made my night!!!

@christinalanden9952 8 ай бұрын

Sometimes when we're being lazy we do "snack night" which is basically what it sounds like. We just stick whatever is easy in the air fryer or chips and dip....cheese and crackers, fruit etc. It's not the healthiest of meals but it gets people fed and its better than ordering food....

@savinja25 Жыл бұрын

LOL...sounds like my family. "What y'all want for dinner"?....."whatever"...geesh thanks for the help guys! Great video, I love the ideas.

@CrystalMarie26 5 ай бұрын

A little bit of milk and butter added to the beans with the spices is amazing if you wanna try something other than water. I love your videos. I've been binge watching for the past 2 days 😂 I have a family of 6 and running out of ideas for my budget!!! I love you probably and family. God bless you all. I'm from Massachusetts and our money def can't go as far here at the market but I'm trying!

@sherrysawyer6819 8 ай бұрын

No way are you lazy! You are extremely busy and energetic! Blessings to you and your family 💗

@lisasnider6891 Жыл бұрын

Can't see anything about refried beans without thinking "free ride beans" and honestly it's my favorite. 🤣

@frugallifehappywife3993 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think there is anything wrong with those meals. They may have been simple but your family enjoyed them a lot so why not? You work hard you deserve a break especially when you’re not feeling well. You still fed your family instead of ordering out like most people would!

@stormyweather2807 Жыл бұрын

You can add fresh or frozen spinach to your Alfredo before spreading on your pizza. Adds a veg and is yummy....spinach and mushroom white pizza is my favorite.

@samanthacox7457 7 ай бұрын

My middle son thought about something different. So, I made us a beefy rice combo topped with salsa, and cheddar cheese. Yummy and VERY filling! I ran with his idea because he normally just says, "Whatever."

@ZenobiaDecrespin 5 ай бұрын

I loved the youtube tik tok look ups to create dinner Thanks Ryder ❤❤❤❤❤

@beloftex43 3 күн бұрын

I know since watching your videos I've started using my local food bank which gives me plenty of food for the month since I'm single. I also live on my boyfriend's parents property so they feed me quite often as well. I share some of my food from the food bank with them to help stretch their budget since they're older. I love coming up with new ways to combine ingredients like you do.

@lorentrain6174 Жыл бұрын

I love your spirit! Please talk about making planned leftovers so you don’t need to cook every night.😊

@annethompson2212 Жыл бұрын

really good video, props to Ryder for making dinner with mamas help 😊

@teenataylor4546 Жыл бұрын

Alfredo, bacon,frozen peas is a good one too. I always cook the sauce separate . Because mixed all together,and have leftovers the pasta absorbs all the sauce and it is dry. We add the sauce to the pasta then warm it up.

@teenataylor4546 Жыл бұрын

Also we sometimes substitute mushrooms if we don't have meat.

@marthalouise701 Жыл бұрын

I made this pasta the other day but subbed leftover ham for the bacon! My son loved it!

@raisingmitchells1224 Жыл бұрын

Lazy is ordering food in. I have ‘easy dinners’ or ‘comfort dinners’. I am also a mum of three (mine are 7 and under) and last week I had a week of ‘I don’t want to do this’ and felt so washed out. So we did ‘easy dinners’. Was there a lot of fries or pasta? Oh yeah! But they ate and they were happy.

@reginacheesbro8209 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes when I don’t know what is for dinner I do fend for yourself. That is where that eat what ever you want to.

@laddybug6001 Жыл бұрын

Thank Rider for the lunch idea today! We are excited to make musubi!

@pennygibbs7330 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great recipes!❤

@misfit7610 Жыл бұрын

Great job momma! Don't need to be 5 star restaurant food to be good for our families. I love easy comfort food, fills the belly and warms the heart ❤️

@kristy1799 Жыл бұрын

You said lazy meals and I am thinking throw a frozen pizza in the oven.....lol I have days I am so exhausted we ate an apple, bag of chips, and a cheese stick...so your doing amazing.

@lifeinthefastlane362 Жыл бұрын

Cooking dinner at home is not lazy!!!! We all have those days, weeks etc. You did it!!!

@samanthaallred27 6 ай бұрын

Oh, Brooke!!! I have loved you and your channel for a few months or so now but now I know how amazing you really are!!! *NSYNC forever!!!❤❤

@michellebeltran4157 Жыл бұрын

You have helped me sooooo much! Thank you for all you do!

@lesliedelp3565 15 күн бұрын

Loved the videos! So tasty and delicious looking! You motivate me to do more in the kitchen even after 45 years of marriage!❤

@jackieburnett6881 Жыл бұрын

Yummy delicious meals!! Great video!!

@tammydamschroder1798 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes when I’m out of sour cream I’ll substitute ranch dressing. I think you mentioned Ryder doesn’t like that though 😊

@chastitywilkinson9825 2 ай бұрын

I make a filling similar to the filling for your cheeseburger melts. I add diced dill pickles, abt 3 tablespoons of the pickle juice, I sprinkle in some minced onion and a couple good quirts of ketchup. Then I make a yeast dough , make balls (like making rolls) roll them out and fill them with the filling, bake 350 for about 25 minutes or so. I call them cheeseburger bombs. We love them.

@shirleystrong2122 Жыл бұрын

Glad you feel better. Was a fun video!

@sassywolf1 11 ай бұрын

"don't have to be fancy meals" - I'm sitting eating instant noodles.... I get ya

@vanessacabrales5494 Ай бұрын

You are an amazing Boy Mom... these girls are gonna be coming around breaking down your door lol

@jgodwin717 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job as always

@marianawarden7380 Жыл бұрын

Always nice to see your family another great video love it 💞😍👍👍

@cambriaperez2865 Жыл бұрын

Great video of just everyday foods that everyone can do 💝 Glad you're feeling better 💝

@karenhill1431 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brooke, hope you're feeling better soon ❤

@tracywusterhausen9452 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are THE BEST!!

@canningcraftingcrochetingt7910 Жыл бұрын

You are not lazy, you meal plan, can, use up everything and make delicious meals for your family. I love my canned chicken, we make chicken and cheese quesadillas, hot chicken salad, chef salad. Etc love your videos

@jenmv3483 Жыл бұрын

Fun to see you expanding in your ethnic recipes!

@lylaleigh2464 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making these videos. I didn’t have the best up bringing and never learned how to cook or budget meals for myself. These videos have given me so many ideas and have helped me feel so much more prepared for life. Thank you.

@monicabarnard7179 Жыл бұрын

You’re doing a great job! Thank you for all you do! I love how transparent you are! Great meal ideas ❤

@lanaschnur5640 Жыл бұрын

Love your attitude on life. I get it! Life has a way for sure!! Enjoying your recipes

@rubyjones679 Жыл бұрын

I just love you Brooke!

@iskijay Жыл бұрын

Real life & a real week 💕 Sending love from Ontario 🇨🇦

@AmandandSteve Жыл бұрын

You are great Brooke, you make me laugh so much, that is a good thing :) xx

@ebeth70 Жыл бұрын

I just made my menus and shopping list off your meals this week. looks amazing.

@margaretglowacki5749 Жыл бұрын

Brooke we ALL have weeks like that! You did great! Take care! All the best to you and your family!!!!

@brendabattaglia9679 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching your videos and you have great ideas.

@christeenprice5637 Жыл бұрын

I so love watching you and your family videos, you make me smile and laugh,❤️❤️❤️❤️

@JailynJames Жыл бұрын

Those cheeseburger melts look amazing! It gave me the idea of using peppers, onions and mushrooms all scrambled in with the hamburger then making burgers with provolone!

@marlenearocho3680 9 ай бұрын

Tnat sctually sounds yummy. Or with pepper jack cheese 😮