I know a lot of people think that stocking up is for dooms day prepping, however after going from a healthy 25 yr old mom of 3 to being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, it’s amazing to have a food supply to use during my treatments and not be scared of how we will feed our kids.

I channeled you this month and did something similar. All totalled my grocery bill for january 2024 was $147.34🎉🎉 This single mama is so stoked and motivated to do even better in February!!!

Don't care how much or little you touch, liking and commenting for support! 1 of my favorite channels to clean the kitchen or cook with!

I'm proud of myself - just spent 200 for the entire month of Feb, of course there are only 2 of us retired but not reclusive. We travel, hike, walk trails. (Ages 80 and 82). My 200 also included cat food and huge bags of bird seed. You and your husband are so cute - love it when he shows up. How about an update on your daughter.

I have always wondered what you guys do for snacking. I feel like I can stay on track with the budget for meals, but snacks kill us. I would love if you did a video about snack options.

Milk will stay fresher longer if you store it inside the fridge instead of in the door. ❤

And she gets the big JAR from those jalapeno's to store dry goods in!! Getting a good jar with food is like extra savings for me.

Just a note on milk. Try to keep dairy inside the fridge instead of the doors. It won't go bad as quickly.

I just got an amazing deal on a pork loin at Kroger today. I like to put it in the crock pot and shred it when it's done. Then I freeze it fin the appropriate portions and we pull it out of sandwiches, nachos, and to top salads or baked potatoes when we need a quick dinner or lunch.

Favorite videos are the grocery hauls! I love bargains. I love meal plans. I love to see what people buy.

I did something very similar to my left hand the week I got engaged! I had to call my future mother-in-law to drive me to the doctor as I thought I might pass out if I tried to drive myself. My fiancé/now husband was at work when I did it. My own mother kept asking for pictures but I hadn’t had a chance to tell her about the engagement yet in person. I felt like such a liar having to remember to remove my ring when I sent my family pictures. I eventually couldn’t wear my engagement ring at all for a while because of the swelling. I was super bummed and still have a scar many years later. I hope you heal quickly!

Love the 'tie' discard. 😂 My hubby is a tool and die maker and he reminds me that dull knives are the most dangerous. He keeps mine extremely sharp. All cutting is done on wood or plastic cutting boards in order to keep the edges sharp. 😉

Walmart has good prices on produce, but I refuse to buy it there. The quality at my grocery store is just SO much better!

I’ve been watching your videos for several years, usually with one or two of my daughters. I’ve never commented before but I’m here to say thankyou for all you’ve taught us and the positive attitude you bring. My precious lil baby 14 year old adores your humor and mimics you all the time. She said recently “I think I’m a lot like Christine.” I said “Yes you are!”😁👏🏻

Love how much fun the two of you have... whether you're teasing each other a bit, not seeing eye to eye on something, etc. You two always beam of friendship, love and respect.

Being from the UK the way you said Toe ma toes made me spit my coffee out it was sooo brilliant loved it very upper class 😂😂😂😂😂 got some great ideas thank you once again

We too are working through our freezers and pantry again for the next 2 months. Keep going.

We have a family of 9. I've gone from 1800 to 1400 thus far. Trying to get it down further! My husband has helped by reducing his impulse food buys. Like you Christine, it's hard for me to say "no" to a good deal! I've been working on it. Even though I have probably 50 packages of bacon in my freezer, I couldn't pass up the $1.00 marked bacon around 8 packages of it! We have a full beef in our freezer, so I do a good job of passing up any clearance beef. The struggle is real! I think maybe my kids just eat more than yours. Lol I would love to get my grocery bill down to at least a 1000 a month. I live in rural Kansas so driving an hour to shop Dillions(Kroger) deals can't always be done every week. I will go if the sales are worth the trip. Sam's is 90min away. I have a lot of Sam's items shipped to my house and try and stock up on the perishables when I go. My local grocery store is expensive. They do have some good sales and try and only buy stuff on sale minus milk. Milk is like 4.30 a gallon!

Dave’s face at 16:40 and again at 16:57 😂😂 Bro has a lot of ties!!

Looks like Dave needs to find another good deal on 100 lbs of bananas. 🤣

The ties are hilarious! Also - you should totally mix up some jalapeño cheddar bread with your no-knead bread recipe - just add like 4-5 oz of diced block cheese and around 4-5 oz of drained jalapeños. Those are the exact jalapenos I use in my house. 😁

Oh girl, 5 stitches! Yikes! I commented on your Costco haul and I’ll mention it here, too: that pack of Oikos is $4 off this month at Costco! What a deal! Love the grocery hauls!

The amount of water needed to grow almonds in California seems staggering and then turn around and soak them to get flavored water "milk".

I love learning new tips. Will you be posting more videos of helping other people with their grocery budgeting? I like those🎉

It’s just two of us at home…it is going to take forever to clean out my freezers…but we persist!

I didn't purchase any meat in January in an effort to clean out my deep freezer. It made a massive difference in our grocery budget. We didn't get far enough in cleaning it out so we are continuing through February.

I love how excited Dave was that he got to keep the jalapeños, despite the tie cull. Also, Dave, jalapeños go in salads, sandwiches, burgers, on top of lasagne, any mince dish, in tacos, and burritos. If it's savoury, you can add jalapeños to it 😊

I’ve been on the push to get through my pantry and freezer. I’m doing a great job with the freezer but the pantry still needs work. Did sort through and removed or ate the nearly out of date things. So satisfying to feel like I know what I have on hand. ❤

We had left over porkloin and some sliced ham...so we did Cuban sandwiches

Can you make a video that shows what your family is eating for breakfast/lunches/snacks during this time? That is what kills our grocery bill. Thanks and I love your videos btw.

You and Dave are the cutest! I love how much fun you have together! 😂

We started doing freezer use up differently. Every day, we use up any frig leftovers. Any in the freezer, we try to use when leftovers are gone from frig. That way food doesn't get old in freezer. We try not to overbuy do the frig freezer and freezer isn't packed. Leftovers go only in frig and frig feeezer.

Agree on the Walmart produce not being the best. My 2yr old loves picking out produce at our local grocery store. He'll spot something from across the section and point to it to try. This week was green bell peppers and Celery. Brocci is a solid fave. He holds it like a bouquet of flowers while we shop and tries to take little nibbles if I don't watch him.

Make sure your father in law keeps fishing. Wow! The money you saved and the delicious meals you ate. That's a blessing.

I’m also kinda doing a clean out. I have so much stuff preserved that I need to start using it before the next harvest season BUT I also need to clean out the pantries and freezer as well. Have started making a dent in ONE of the pantries but I seriously could skip the store with the exception of fresh produce and dairy. I, however, am like you in the fact that I can’t pass up a great clearance and/or the loss leader items. Not spending much but still bringing stuff into the pantry, 🤷🏼‍♀️. House paid off - check. Car paid off - check. Credit cards sooo close to being paid off. Retirement in 5 years and I really, really want a acre of land to leave the rat race, 😉. Goals! And thank you for helping me get there! Love to everyone around the world. 😘

The end made me laugh, “I got to keep the jalapeños.”

I am such a salmon snob😂. We lived in western WA for 18 years. We bought our seafood from the docks or Pike Place Market... sooo, good. We moved to the midwest. I can't buy it. I just can't buy that weak fish. Loved our trip to Alaska a couple of years ago and got our salmon and reindeer fixes.

The laughing cow cheese on toasted bread or an English muffin with a fried egg is my go to breakfast

I hope your finger heals quickly. Thank you for all your helpful tips.

I love how down to earth you are! Love watching your videos 😊

I've been making a simple chicken salad. Mayo, mustard, salt, pepper, can chicken, and pickled Jalapeño. It's so easy and tasty. Also put it in eggs, tuna salad, on salads, all Mexican food - I think I'm like ur husband. I really need the Jalapeños.

Thanks for your videos💚 I'm trying not cut any more of my finger tips. Like I have from opening tin cans and once cutting off a price tag with scissors. I am grateful for Christopher's Tissue and Bone massage oil (brought it from iherb😉)it truly speed up the healing process💗 It's so hard when we can't use are fingers especially in the kitchen. I hope the healing of your finger is going quickly for you Christine 💛

Milk tip ! NEVER ever put your milk on the side door. Also make sure your milk is the furthest back in the fridge. It lasts sooooo much longer! I learned that the hard way. I spent $80 for 2 of us in January. Like you we had plenty in the house and I am going to do this thru February and maybe the first 2 weeks of March (we have company after that so will have to buy more).

There is a dairy farm near me so I buy milk dairy from there. Also, my neighbor has chickens so I get eggs from them.

I live in SoCal. I used to be able to get the avocados for $6. For months now they are $9. So we are not eating avocados as much. For milk we don’t drink it so I just use it for cooking and the very occasional bowl of cereal. I get the ultra pasteurized Kroger milk. Last week Von’s had eggs with digital coupon for $1.97 a dozen. They were out when I got there but they give rain checks. My husband has a ton of ties also. Unlike your husband he no longer wears them to work. He is a choir director/teacher and has so many music ties from when he did dress up M-Th. He is attached to all of them, some have never been worn.

Why do you need to eat so much protein per day? There is more data out there showing that as Americans we eat too much protein per day. Also, there’s no conclusive research about what is the minimum or maximum amount of protein a person should have. But there are studies that show people who eat less animal protein and less protein daily live longer.

I'm cooking down my pantry and freezer too! Barely have made a dent as well, Christine! I've started inviting my grown son home to supper to help us eat through all this food!❤

Christine you were saying how your milk goes bad, and I seen you keep it on the door of your refrigerator that is the problem, because I used to do the same thing. I heard that the temperature of constantly opening the door is what makes it go bad so I stopped doing that

We are having the same experience with using our freezers and pantry through January and almost halfway through February. Still so much food!

Looooove the 1 month grocery hauls

Totally appreciate that your condiments shown when door open are "askew".....as is MINE!!! smooch!!

Ties! I make quilts and vests out of them!

My milk was going bad quickly too. I started storing it in the back of the fridge and problem solved. Things kept in the fridge doors will spoil faster as people are in and out of the fridge. Love your channel btw!

The ties at the end of this video! I soooo feel your pain. My hubby has ties from the 90's in our closet. Hideous. 😮😂

It's cool to hear that you have protein goals for this year. I have been thinking for a while that I would love to see a grocery budget challenge where the limitation is that you have to hit a certain protein content (since that is the most expensive macro to get), perhaps 20% of the calories coming from protein.

We have been eating meat from the freezer since November, only been buying when super cheap, I’m talking $1.19 lb. Pork loin and 78 cents a lb. Chicken legs and thighs. Our freezer is still mostly full! We spent more than $200 a month but we’re able to cut $300 from the budget this month!

I totally agree with your recommendation to not cut one’s finger!

I hope you’re finger is healing well. Smart to keep it dry and hopefully the sutures are out. I watch every video. Thx 😊

I mix ground beef and sausage together to make lasagna, meatloaf, marinara sauce..whatever I would use ground beef for.

The tie convo was THE best 😂

I use laughing cow for grits… amazing btw

Snow here in Maine, but not as much as in past Januaries. Another good way to use up stuff in cold weather - SOUP! Bravo on your total for the month. I can’t find anywhere near the quantity of clearance items, but I’m working on bringing my monthly food budget down. Let’s go, February!

I learn so much from you ! Thank you.

Liked & subscribed 👍 I’m from Australia and I was shocked at how much of your fresh produce came in plastic! I’m guessing the cheaper stuff is plastic wrapped - which is ridiculous.

Yup on the snow but significantly lower than normal for Quebec. For January we were paying attention to reducing pantry items, fridge 'opened' jars and freezer stuff; we're on a roll so will be continuing for February & March. Prices on fresh produce are not great so sticking with seasonal stuff only. Some recipes coming up are pot roast, chow mein, sausage & tortellini soup with frozen spinach, kale & leek crust less quiche, baked oatmeal & frozen blueberries

The MILK!! Yes! I am over in Boise area and have the same problem with milk. I found that only the milk from Fred Meyer actually last up to and beyond it’s date. Give them a try

"But I got to keep the jalapeños" is the best part of this video. 😂😂😂 I think Dave believes he still won. 😂

I thought when you can find ground beef on sale this would be great to make for dinner or to freeze: CROCK POT CARAMELIZED ONIONS INGREDIENTS I usually double this so I can have caramelized onion for other things 3lbs sliced onions 1⁄2 cup melted margarine (or butter) 1 teaspoon salt DIRECTIONS Combine onions, margarine and salt in a crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. I usually do this over night to use the next day or so. I usually double or Trible this recipe and slow cook it overnight so I will have it the next day. MAIN DISH PHILLY BUGERS with Caramelized onions Serves: 4 Prep time: 20-30 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Ingredients 1 lb. ground beef 1 teaspoon parsley flakes 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, divided 4 Kaiser Rolls 4 teaspoons Dijon Mustard, divided 1 cup caramelized onions Onions, divided 1 package (3 oz.) cream cheese 2 cup shredded cheese of your choice 1 jar sliced mushrooms, drained Directions Combine ground beef, 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce, 3 teaspoons mustard and half of the caramelized onions. Form into 4 patties and broil or grill to desire doneness. Meanwhile, in small bowl, blend cream cheese, shredded cheese, remaining Worcestershire sauce and mustard, mushrooms and parsley. Spread the cheese mixture on cooked patties, top with reserved onions. Broil or grill 30 seconds more or until the onion are golden. Serve on Kaiser rolls

As the yellow ties were being discarded (and one purple one), I could feel the hurt in Dave’s heart. 💔

I would love to hear your grocery total for all of 2023 if possible. I'm getting great ideas from this channel (and it's fun to watch 😊) but being able to compare my yearly total would help me see where I'm at with the whole frugal grocery shopping thing.

Love this idea of using up freezer and pantry items ❤ You are my favorite channel and you look amazing 😊 The ties are hilarious 😂

😂😂, not up in here! Omg, so funny.

Yes, we have snow but we haven't been as cold as you. I tried to keep our grocery budget for a family of 5 adults to $300 for January. I did go over by $17.00, so that's still a win in my book. We did eat out of our freezer though and I was able to get it defrosted. Love your video and hope your finger is okay, ouch!

I was missing your normal content and wondered what happened. Sorry to hear about your finger, hopefully it is on the mend.

Love it when you put up a new video, Chistine. I love your content. Keep it up!

I've got to do a freezer clean out. You've inspired me. Thanks

I don’t care if you touch the teams I’m just happy to see a once a month grocery haul from you. Helps me for shopping for my family of 4 kids and one in the oven lol eating for two needs tips! And growing kids I mean mine eat ALOT lol

I can’t imagine just spending that 😮 My goal is to get a stock pile like yours, just need to get creative to store it.

Local grocery stores also have great deals on Free-range eggs. I notice that they sort of rotate their sales. I try to eat them when I can!

Ughhhhhhh I wish I found you sooner! I’m not a big spender but I am not great at finding meat deals! Thanks for all the tips 😊

Oh no, the Oiko yogurt are on sale as of Jan 31st! If you saved your receipt you can get it price adjusted within 14 days of purchase.

Weird Colorado weather…60 today.

_"I got to keep the jalapeños!"_ Keeping your priorities straight, I see. 😆

Im making a soup with the leftover brisket juices. I'll add more bone broth, white beans, shredded carrots

The end 😂. I would like to know how many meals a week do you cook and how many meals are leftovers? I’ve recently wisened up to choose meals that make good leftovers so I can make extra and have leftover lunches and even dinners. The other day I pulled out 4 different dishes to reheat in the oven and serve as a meal. It was like a buffet of lefotovers 😂.

Have been missing this kind of content!!! So happy right now.

I love that light camo sweatshirt! Wish I could find one like it! I did a freezer/pantry cleanout last November. Make tons of room for a quarter of beef we will get this spring.

Here in the Dallas area it's 76 degrees today. We wore shorts. Stay warm up there!

😂 😂 😂 love this with the ties 🎉🎉🎉

Laughing cow cauliflower bake is my favorite. 4 laughing cow wedges and 1 tablespoon butter, melt together in a small casserole dish. Add 2 cups steamed cauliflower (bite size pieces), 1/4 cup shredded cheese and either 4 strips of crispy cooked bacon (crumbled) or 1/4 cup diced ham. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. (you could use cream cheese instead of the laughing cow)

Not the purple tie!! That is the best one!

HOW?!!! I am amazed! My family of 5 and I have already 2 days into the month. I have spent $176 just on groceries, and that's only for a week, maybe (I didn't buy meat!)

We have a grocery store called Aldi. It beats all of our grocery stores.

Loved the end portion 😂 good job decluttering Dave , and the support from Christine!

today 3.90 for ten pounds of frozen leg quarters. it is often sold for 9.99, which is too much even at 99 cents a pound; considering the surplus water, extra skin, labor to clean etc.. but at 39 cents per pound, it is worth the trouble.

50 degrees today and barely any snow right now. Here in eau claire Wisconsin

I, too, have someone who LOVES to fish but HATES to eat it. Wild caught is definitely not the same as store bought 😊

Excellent job! For my family of 5 we spent $316.48!

My BIL owns a commercial salmon fishing boat in AK and last summer my 19 yr old son went to fish with him for a few weeks...the salmon and halibut he brought home was absolutely AMAZING!!! Nothing like it!!

Looks like you need to invest in one of those convenient choppers!