Dude takes shortcuts on recipes that are already struggle meals, truly relatable.

"The most important part of a struggle meal is eating it with a heart full of hope". We came for the cooking, we stayed for the motivational quotes.

I didn't realize how much of my childhood was struggle meals until I thought about it as an adult. Lots of buttered noodles with salt/pepper, a ton of canned fruit/veg (free thanks to my grandpa working at a canning plant), and when we had the money to splurge on meat, Mom would make a pork roast with potatoes and onions. I have fond memories of the scent of the roast simmering in a cast iron pot all day, and then you could use the leftovers with some BBQ sauce (sparingly!) on plain white bread for a poor man's pulled pork. Every couple of years I buy a pork roast just to remind myself of home and how far I've come.

Dude changed 2 ingredients out of a 3 ingredient salad. Peak FutureCanoe moment

the fact no one suggested Buttered toast with sugar and cinnamon is baffling. easily wins taste and ease of the options lol

I'm just baffled that you interpret these recipes the way you do. Marvelous. Truly a spectacle to behold.

I love how he replaces critical ingredients with random crap he has laying around. " i dont have oreos, so im gonna substitute it with a gallon of paint"

My go to struggle meal used to be; -flour tortilla +honey mustard+ham Now the new updated version is : -flour tortilla+honey mustard 👍🏽✨ Good luck everybody

can't believe insta has the gall to roast your cooking when that's the best struggle meals they have to offer

0/5 for taste and 5/5 for easiness is truly a struggle meal

in a very very low point in my life currently and the final bit about you not wanting anybody to ever have to experience eating a struggle meal brought tears to my eyes. your videos are the only thing keeping me going right now. thank you❤❤

butter a tortilla, sprinkle cinnamon and sugar, and put it under the broiler until it gets crunchy. one of my favorite low-rent sweet treats.

The chicken bouillon that was used for the popcorn chicken is a powder. Meaning you can sprinkle it on without making your popcorn soggy. What you used is chicken base, a chicken concentrate meant to be used to make stock but with flavor closer to freshly made chicken stock. It’s not the same and, while I don’t want to try either, I’m almost 100% certain that would have both tasted and looked better if you had used the powder.

we can all agree that the comments from instagram on his dishes do not disappoint

Apparently I did struggle meals wrong. In college I started off the month buying a big bag of rice and then would buy meat whenever it was on sale or on clearance. Then spend some money on garlic salt, pepper, soy sauce, and ginger and then went wild with whatever other ingredients were on sale. 5lb of rice 8.98 Garlic salt 4.78 Black pepper 3.77 Ground ginger 2.24 Soy sauce 3.58 Vegetable oil 3.84 Total 27.19 for all the seasons and rice which will last a while. I usually got a few weeks out of the rice and only needed new seasonings every 3-4 months depending on how liberal I was with them. Then for protein and veggies watch for good sales and clearance. Now these prices aren't totally accurate because I'm just going off Walmart prices they could be more or less depending on where you live.

Fun fact, the end piece of bread is used to keep the moisture in all the remaining pieces to prevent it from drying out too quickly, so always leave it for the last!

These meals are giving nostalgia for the time i was extremely depressed and wouldnt care for myself in any way at all. Knowing i still tried making myself food in those times, albeit sporadically and with no rhyme or reason, still makes me happy for some reason. I may only have eaten a full on head of plain brokkoli with baked chicken nuggets or canned beans but i still had enough of a will to live to want to enjoy any type of strange food and that is comforting to me. Struggle meals show we are still trying

Lowkey the last message was really wholesome because I've eaten struggle meals at one point of my life and I felt every single word.

A delicious struggle meal is pinto beans. I pressure cook a pound of dry pinto beans with water, chicken bouillon cubes, and taco seasoning. Serve it in a bowl and top with hot sauce, any cheese you have and sour cream. So comforting.

As a med student and an asian my favorite struggle meal is Indomie mie goreng (fried noodle). Touch of a sunny side egg and done. Delicious and fast 👌🏻

My struggle meal is just adding more seasoning to a 28p packet of Asda noodles, sometimes I'll crack an egg into it too

These struggle meals look like what I expect British food to look like

My struggle meal is a can of ranch style beans (can be substituted for baked beans, chili beans or black beans) mixed with instant rice, topped with salsa and whatever cheese I have at the time. It’s actually pretty bomb as a lazy person’s version Tex-Mex tbh

"The most important part of a struggle meal is eating it with a heart full of hope" dam didn't expect an inspirational quote out of a struggle meal vid but here i am

I’m eating a struggle meal right now watching this haha. Canned black beans Instant white rice Pickled jalapeños and Valentina

that little quote at the end really makes me tear up. as someone having struggle meal after experiencing a roller coaster ride since the pandemic, then 1 and half year of great things happened to me, and next day everything went down again. i really thought 2020 it will be the last time im having just rice and tofu everyday. and now im here again holding tears and pretend to smile in every bite, almost give up. that little part at the end really motivate me, thank you stranger guy and yes, hope i will make it through this again.

A tomato sandwich or just a quesadilla is my favorite struggle meals. Super cheap, super yummy, just love.

this is my favorite channel :') its so comforting

an underrated struggle meal is plain greek yogurt with powdered peanut butter and granola mix, its cheap, fills you up, and tastes mighty good

That "apple pie" actually seems like a really good idea, I'll have to try that one of these days

One thing I discovered while poor is that bread and butter was a staple for a long time for a reason. Plain bread and butter with a little extra salt is actually pretty good and very calorie dense. It's when you run out of butter that things are grim, cos at that point just plain ol bread is indeed a bit sad. A lot of people waste money buying and making stuff that's a whole lot nastier than just eating bread and butter. Throw in a tin of tuna every now and then for some protein (just eat it I find, putting it with the bread just makes both worse) and you're golden. Oatmeal makes a great dessert with some cinnamon and sugar. The one thing you definitely DO get sick of when you're poor is beans and rice for dinner. You want something hot for dinner and bread and butter is not so good for that, and holy crap I've eaten so much beans and rice, to the point I feel physically ill these days at the sight of it, the humble cheese toasted sandwich being a much tastier call if you can afford the cheese. I definitely got sick of beans and rice in a way i never really did with bread and butter. Bread and butter I actually still love to this day, although I can afford fancier bread now, the regular ol slice white is all good. I never got the cheap value white though, the acceptable mass produced white bread is not really expensive even when you're poor and it's well worth it getting the middle of the road mass produced white bread over the super duper cheap white bread which is nasty.

One of our simplest struggle meals growing up was putting small bread pieces in a mug, then two soft boiled eggs and then mush it all together until the bread soaks up the egg. I sometimes make it and reminisce my family being around

6:20 that was the most genuine emotion I’ve ever heard from this man

Great channel for weight loss! Anytime I watch a video and see the food I instantaneously lose my appetite!

I felt that. I always use the end piece of the bread first. I actually enjoy that piece the most

Butter bread, never fails. My dad used to prepare for us when he was going through a divorce.❤ Still love it.

hey just wanted to say that your content is really too notch and you deserve all the attention you’ve been getting recently.

My boy FutureCanoe is so wholesome with that ending 😭

omg i love ur vids theyr always so helpful and informative

My go to struggle meal has always been condiment sandwiches, two pieces of bread with the contents of whatever condiment packages you can get for free

Bro I clicked here as soon I saw the notification.. its actually embarassing how excited I am to watch your videos

That cinnamon thing happened to me in reverse just last week 😂. I’m like “guess I’m having cinnamon flavored tacos tonight” 🤷🏽‍♀️

my favourite struggle meal is white rice with whatever leftover meat i have in the fridge with hot peppers cut into it and salt, pepper, oregano, and chilli pepper flakes

Por una Cabeza! love the tango you played 2 seconds into the video

A cup of cold water is the best struggle meal hands down

The best struggle meal is still this: Cook noodles. Then pour almost all the water out and pour like one teaspoon of lemon-Juice, two tablespoons olive oil and some grated cheese (i like youg gouda) over it. Give it a good mix until the cheese has melted a bit. Add some salt to your taste. Its delicious!

My go to struggle meal: -white bread -kewpie mayo -soy sauce -chilli powder (togarashi)

Dollar tree struggle recipe: 1 bag of corn chips, 1 can of chilli or beef stew, and slices of cheese. Line a baking dish with lightly crushed chips, put stew or chilli on top, cheese on top, bake til cheese is melty.... Really really good meal for less than 5 bucks.

I love how he substituted everything with what he had lol 😂 His sense of humor is def the best ingredient here ❤

damnnn bro that's real sacrifice to try out some of these inedible dishes on camera. you have my RESPECT canoe

Also for even cheaper/easier pancakes you can use those like $1 martha white bag muffin mix mixed with some milk or water (i dont measure just mix til it looks like pancake batter consistency, sometimes i throw in an egg too) and make pancakes! They come in a ton of flavors! My fave is the banana chocolate and especially if u use peanut butter syrup on top (or spread some peanut butter on and use maple syrup), and pumpkin spice, and double chocolate! I feel like most breakfast foods are good struggle meals for dinners

This channel has been an amazing help in my mission to shred down for summer, thank you!

"TRUST ME BROOO" I think I subconsciously knew that recipe was headed for disaster

I love watching your videos sm lmao

this is probably the most unique cooking channel i've come across...

4:35 I’m dying 😂😊😅 Dude your sense of humor kills me in a good way

Our struggle meal was really good. My mom would make star or alphabet soup (la moderna packet .48 cents) and she would add a teaspoon of tomato bouillon ($2.38/ 7.9 oz jar) a tablespoon of salt, one 8oz can of tomato sauce (.44 cents) she would add 4 washed, whole eggs and they would hard boil with the soup. She would also add fresh cooked beans ($1.98/ one 32 oz bag) which had been left cooking all day. On fancy days she would make fresh jalapeño salsa and add it to give it some spice. Less than $5 and most of these ingredients would last for several meals.

Best meal to feed a family when you’re broke and tired is tuna noodle. Boil a box of pasta (pro tip you only need enough water to cover the pasta, just make sure to stir constantly. screw the directions). While the pasta is cooking open and drain canned corn and a can of tuna. If you want you can shred the tuna in the can with a fork, it’ll make mixing easier. I also like to give the tuna water to any cat nearby. You’ll also want a can of cream of mushroom soup, mayonnaise, and cheese, as well as any seasoning you think works well with tuna (typically just a lot of salt and pepper and a dash of summ spicy). Once the pasta is cooked and as drained as your energy, use the same pot you cooked the pasta in to mix in the corn, cream of mushroom soup, however much mayonnaise your heart desires (typically 1-3 dollops), the tuna, the cheese, and the seasonings. The pasta should be hot enough to get the rest of the ingredients warm and melty. Most kids and adults alike enjoy it, and if not you just call them ungrateful and remind them it’s better than starving. If there’s any leftovers just mix in a spoonful of Mayo the next day and microwave for a minute or so. Good as new.

Try out some kogel-mogel, dude. 2-4 raw egg yolks, 3-4 tea spoons of sugar, beat until sooth and creamy, or maybe a little gritty, whichever floats your boat. Favorite Soviet era struggle meal.

I can make a giant pot of bean soup for like 10 bucks from dollar store ingredients. One thing that always makes struggle meals more palatable is having a good selection of dried and powdered spices (which i can also find at the dollar store). Your wallet doesn't have to suffer just to satisfy your tastebuds, and your tastebuds don't have to suffer just to satisfy your wallet. Shop around for deals, and just never be afraid to experiment. If you worry a lot about making things, or just have no idea where to start, then i actually recommend studying recipies from times of scarcity. In the U.S. that would be the great depression and world wars one and two in terms of years i'd start looking into. People really showed a lot of good and bad creativity during eras of rationing. Even if your situation is bad now, i have every faith that you'll be alright.

5:56 "why would you substitute a cheap and accessible ingredient with another cheap and accessible ingredient" potato prices from where i live be like ↗↗↗↗↗↗

The message at the end reminded me of why you’re my favorite food KZfaqr ❤ you get it. Fuck Kitchenaid/stand mixer recipes when I barely have enough money for basic food ❤

The sausage one can be done: By slicing the sausage into equal pieces & fry with beans, wee-bit of oil. Add pepper. Put in tortilla and add hot sauce

nice job team 🤓

You are going to become something even bigger in the near future. Keep going and do you!

The meal I think was Mum's struggle meal to keep us, her pre-teen and teen kids content, is rice with milk and sugar. Cook some rice, serve it in a bowl and dress with sugar, milk, and maybe even some canned fruit if you have it (like canned peaches are the one my mind goes to). I was trying to decide if cheese-on-toast is struggle, but I think it depends on what types of cheese and tomato condiment one has. The better version is cheddar cheese, with difficulty dictated on whether it is block cheddar or pre-grated, and tomato paste. The more struggle version is processed cheese slices and ketchup. Either way, toast two slices of bread, butter them, spread tomato condiment, top with cheese, then put under the broiler-grill until cheese is melty and maybe has some browning. Meanwhile, on the savoury oatmeal, I eat porridge savoury. FYI, porridge is oatmeal made with rolled oats, very Scottish, very common in Australia. Either way, the old-fashioned non-microwave cooking method is a saucepan, water, a little salt, and oats, and stir until all liquid is thick and light beige, and oats are squishy and cooked. Basic serving can be just salt, pepper, and a slice of butter. Fancy can include some minced herbs, shredded meat, or any other random thing you can think of. Look up Asian congee and it can resemble that, because congee is just rice porridge with mix-ins. I have more than once had my porridge with rotisserie chicken and kalamata olives.

My sister (she's in 8th grade) made us this 9:18 dish and it turned out so good! Instead of the bread she used puff pastries cuz we didn't eat it as a struggle meal lol. She also made chocolate ones. And they were delicious. Although the chocolate inside is piping hot.

Bro come on you gotta do a revisit of the oreo one- That isn't even remotely chemically or SPIRITUALLY similar.

Buttered pasta was my struggle meal as a student. Good times. 😅

I love how he messes up the cinnamon bread 😂 it’s the funniest thing

Bread ceareal : milk in bowl, break bread into pieces with hands, dump bread bits in, and a bunch of sugar on top, eat quickly before it gets soggy mushy

A struggle meal my mom would make is kind of a mushroom-tuna casserole. She'd mix white rice, cream of mushroom soup, canned peas, and tuna together then bake until warm throughout. If we had them, she'd sautee sliced button mushrooms in butter and add them, but they're not essential. I actually liked it as a kid, but it's not everyone's cup of tea.

Burns spices instead using the broiler to melt the cheese "hm tastes not very good"

It’s been a while so I hope I remember this. But a struggle dessert I loved making is something I called the PB&J Cheesecake Take 1 spoonful of creamy peanut butter and put it in a small mug, bowl, or ramekin. Microwave it until it’s soft. While your peanut butter is still liquidy, take an equal spoonful of strawberry cream cheese (can be any fruity or sweet cream cheese, my stores just only sold strawberry) Mix them both together until the cream cheese is fully melted and smooth. Reheat in the microwave until the mixture begins to bubble. Immediately place it in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes till it sets. Place an unlit candle in it and put on a fun lil party hat and enjoy

😂 😂 😂 you can also sniff it to get high 😂😂😂 most days I don't watch for the recipe I watch for the dry humor

This genuinely made me sick to my stomach. You are a strong man

7:55 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

My struggle meal. Sushi rice Mixed veggies (pea, carrot and corn) Tuna in oil Soy sauce

An easy meal I've made is to take one pack of ramen noodles, crush them finely, then add them to a bowl. Add a little bit of water, then place it in the microwave for about 1 minute. Cut one dill pickle into tiny pieces, take your ramen out, then dump your pickle in. Add one pack of Thai chili tuna and some mayo, mix it all together, then eat.

i wish there was more content to watch, ive binged everything. i find it really entertaining for some reason, keep it up!

You don't understand how funny this is 2:23 . I once made a huge batch of french toast for my entire family as a kid, and used cumin instead of cinnamon by accident. I specifically remember saying "Owww I love cinnamon, I'm gonna put extra!". IT WAS HORRIBLE!

I've been struggling all week: Fried rice in vegetable oil and a teaspoon of shrimp paste, teaspoon of sambal ulek, sesame oil, and soy sauce (kecap manis). Basically a fried rice with nothing but rice and aromatics, some salt and pepper. If you have it throw in some dried garlic powder to struggle a bit harder.

I will definitely try the microwave chocolate cake! :D I'll probably try the apple pie as well, but I would toast the outside of the bread after assembly!

This is my favorite channel ATM, please keep it up!!

one of my struggle meals i still make once a week is bechamel sauce with noodles or rice, depending on what i have at home. the catch is, the sauce is also seasoned with a bit of soysauce and a few dashes of tabasco.

Savoury oatmeal is the win here. But my hardest laugh was definitely "and just like many things and activities I enjoy it was calling for some whipped cream"

Another one can be warm tortillas with butter or salt :) back in college a can of corn, frozen chicken, and tortillas keep you away from hunger and expensive meal plans. Also wholesome NPC, thank you for making the recipes, hope you can cook again tomorrow

2:46 that one M4 driver who perfectly timed the pause in the video🤌🏾🔥😂😂

I used to make a microwave mug cake very similar to that chocolate cake almost every day. Was the best part of my day during a pretty dark time so love the messaging at the end and thanks for sharing.

One struggle meal that I ate a lot growing up and still go back to is "migas" (mee-gahs) Fry up any corn tortillas you have in (old dry ones work best), add a bit of salt, wisk an egg or two with some milk or water to stretch it (optional), pour the eggs in and season to taste after that. Needs more salt? Add more. Pepper? Garlic? Onion? Go for it. It also tastes great with those cheap hot dogs or spam. Another one that I remember is "Mexican Hotdogs" as my mother called them. It was a cooked/heated up weenie wrapped in a warmed corn tortilla.

This video reminded me of my childhoods struggle meal's, when mother couldn't afford candys. Me and my brother would always make them. First was the poor mans bread: just pick up a dark piece of bread (sliced), slightly soak one part and put sugar on the soak part of the bread. Still make it when i want some sugar in my system (perfect with tea). Second one we called google moogle: in a cup add cocoa, sugar and sour cream, mix it and bon appetite. Simple but pretty good if you craving something sweet.

This cooking video has one of the most hopeful messages I've ever received, wow ❤

I make any struggle meals feel like struggle meals

My struggles meals are: 1: A boiled yellow plantain smashed up, seasoned with salt and garlic, and topped with cheese or Vienna sausages. 2. A boiled potato seasoned with salt and whipped with a soft boiled egg. 3. White rice topped with sunny side up eggs, and I break the yolks to drip on the rice as I eat it.

Loving the content lol.

You know its gonna be good when he has to collect food from his bedroom!!! I waited and waited, holding my breath with great anticipation and excitement......he did not disappoint!! Bedroom sausage, some questionable canned beans and a corned tortilla....not just any regular tortilla CORNED tortilla!!

11:59 i also had open mind. But it closed after watching the bonus recipe

My go-to struggle meal is insanely delucious and only needs 1 pot (no joke give it a try). - Open a can of tomatoes, put them in a pot and mash them - Add heavy cream to taste and mix to form a sauce . Add salt and any spice you enjoy to taste (generally recommend garlic powder, onion powder, dry basil, oregano and paprika) but you can do with just salt. - Put the stove on high heat. - Once the sauce is boiling, crack 3 eggs in there and cook until the whites are settle and the yolk is creamy but still runny. - Use the pot as your plate (or transfer to a plate if you are feeling fancy) and eat alongside some white italian bread to deep in the sauce and in the egg yolk.

The commentary is everything!😂

His jokes never miss 😂