continue this please, one meal is good but family and week prep is much more difficult and also the most efficient

I like this guy's sunny optimism, can do attitude, every person cooking skills and his goofy humor - Struggle Meals is becoming one of my favorite cooking shows - go Frankie!

I'm so happy you did this!!! There's only 2 of us so this will last for two weeks, 147.00 for 2 weeks not bad!!! Thank you for the blueprint!!! Where's the rest of the week?

This video went way too fast for me... I know struggle meals don't always have explicit recipes, but this one had so many criss-crossing threads and ingredients that I would've really liked a more organized breakdown of what is used where and how. Those muffins in particular, I could really use a recipe for them. What happened to the brisket stock, too? The video didn't even say what kind of stock, or put it on the shopping list, and also didn't explain what happened to all the onions and carrots afterwards. You served it with potatoes and carrots that you said were thrown in the pan at the end of cooking, but that's not in the footage, and they look roasted. What goes in the chili, and what goes in the egg salad? What volume of eggs and oats and cheese does this meal plan need? I'm sure I can figure most of this stuff out by studying the video and getting some estimates from other recipes, but it just seems unnecessary to not just document it in the video or at least the description. I'm hoping some of it gets cleared up in the second part. The video is still entertaining, but it doesn't seem very helpful.

You could also use that gravy from the brisket to make rice and gravy. Just add a bit of cornstarch to thicken it up if it’s too watery. I love brisket and that one looked amazing!

Fried rice is the most budget friendly recipe I got lol loads of left over rice, leftover meat or a fatty sausage piece or those cheap bacon bits you can get at the grocery, fry up some garlic and onions with it plus left over or frozen veggies, and finally EGGS, if you have it, butter or olive oil if it's looking a bit dry and soy sauce and salt to taste

I AM SO HAPPY I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL!!! Caps totally on purpose. Could you hear my enthusiasm?! 😁 Love your speed and humor and simple, healthy recipes... AWESOME!!!

I Love this Channel it helps me so much My Family are always creeping round for a meal...😃😃😃

Frankie you’re great man but I think the editors did you a disservice. They didn’t show what you plated w the dinner on Tuesday. Brisket, rice w (?) side in the middle that looked like shredded cheese. No display of the ingredients of the veg chili. They rushed this video it’s making you look bad. They played us all for views. You didn’t display how to soak the beans. As someone who really respects you and food and the love for turning ingredients into a magical delicious experience. The editor must not love food, this vid is weak compared your usual stuff.

Anyone else like the video before watching it? Frankie is the best!!!

Frankie you have the best tips & ideas. I still reheat leftover pizza in my skillet coz of you. Can't wait for the second part of this video. 😊

These are great ideas! I’m looking forward to the rest. I hope you will make more weekly meal plans.

Loved this, YUM! Great job! Wonderful meal ideas and interesting editing, keep up the great work!

Please re-boot this series. You can do one every year. It's that good

Adding some of the dry oats leftover from breakfast prep & letting the mixture sit for a little while before shaping the patties also helps if the veggie burger mixture is too wet.

Id love to see more of these kinds of videos. Great for struggling.

You are awesome! Thanks for these videos ❤️

This is what i do too. I always marvel at folks who hate leftovers. You have to reinvent them to make them different. That is so much fun and like trying to figure out how to make different.

I usually love your videos but this one was horrible. You didn't show how to make the muffins. No links to recipes AND it's suppose to be a whole week but you only went through wednesday. So confused. So so confused.

🥺 Once I start watching your videos, I can’t stop. Hallppp!

Dang son! Ur making me want a veggie burger! I never thought those words would pass my lips but there it is.

Good. Very good. Maybe a few of these. Different dishes. I'll be interested to see more. Thank you for this.

Perfect you did a great job Frankie I'm impressed 😊

Can you please provide a grocery list? Or recommend a meal prep app to ensure we use up all ingredients instead of lots of leftover pieces.

you put so much thought into these videos Frankie 💜 it really shows. thank u for being so awesome & consistent

Why did you stop including the recipes?

We needed this!!!!

I'm pescetarian so wouldn't be able to meal prep with what Frankie showed here, but I could easily substitute the brisket for tofu or salmon, although fish doesn't keep well when cooked. If you sub tofu a great tip is to get the moisture out by plating it in two plates in the microwave about 2 mins. Fry it with tamari and herbs and soy sauce. I think a vegetarian or pescetarian version of this video would work great as you've already made a veg burger and everything else is vegetarian. I make breakfast bars from oats and bananas so the muffins would be a nice change. Where's the recipe? I get that this is a meal prep video but you still need to make the items unless the food fairy flies in and does them overnight with her magic cooking wand!

Hope video two has the shopping list in the description

i can make all for about $75 a week, and have egg/spinach and toast for breakfast, sandwiches, and wraps for lunches for the week, and a few ingredients with pantry items (that i buy once a month) and we have the dinners.

Love the veggie burger idea going to try it

Yaas thanks!

I really hope you video the second half... I am waiting patiently.

Ah yes a family of 4. How much for a smaller family.... of one... and a cat.

Also you can home freeze breakfast burritos for cheap savory variety.

shop list whole Oats from bulk section,Cinnamon and brown sugar ( pantry items) Cheese ( only cheese I saw was orange American slices on veggie burger) Baking powder( for muffins) Onions Canned tomatoes Peanut butter Chicken thighs Brisket Beef broth? 1/2 gallon Milk Eggs (showed an 18 pack?) Pasta Fresh fruit (showed banana and strawberries apples qt plain Yogurt Bread Rolls for veggie burger Lettuce Fresh veggies( showed broccoli onions red pepper cauliflower tomatoes carrots 2 large russet potatoes)red cabbage Beans? Dried Barley For the egg salad use the free mayo packs? Bread crumbs (pantry item)

yess!

This comment section is great proof that we need to reintroduce home ec and basic cooking classes back into schools.

The video cut off at Wednesday

Please do more of these! Would love a gf and dairy free version too.

Love the show, try out the recipes as often as I can. This show got cut, and no links to recipes. 😭

Man I wish the video had a link to the website that tells you the ingredients and vise versa. Also, the tastemade website that has this videos ingredients doesn't actually have this video linked in the page. Why not??

So we got to Wednesday lunch...what happens next? Was it a forgotten episode? Or a messed up camera? So far I saw maybe $50 worth of food where I live. Will there be a part two showing the rest of the items? Also the chili burger thing was a great idea. I never would have thought of that.

If you do the US-Can exchange that's $194.00. 😅 But luckily most places in my province have locally sourced butcher shops that offer a good price for meats so it would be cheaper to take the bus and order from them.

This was actually pretty smart. If you use it as a basis for what you have after your main Sunday meal, the rest is a no brainer. You don’t need recipes or a list of stuff to pick up at the store. If you think about the foods you love, and add what you like, it’s fun and easy. I am a vegan, so I am going to do it on a vegan level. Instead of brisket, I will make a lentil loaf for a Sunday dinner, and figure it out from there.

We need more Frankie!

Didn’t even mention this videos main ingredient Awesome sauce!!! 👏

$147 for a family of 4 for a week is not a struggle week! That is pretty much what my family of 4 spends in 3 weeks. Our budget is $225 for a family of 4 per month.

Doin this this coming week

Where can I find a small refrigerator like yours?

can we see the whole meal prep with all the meals, with prep and no wasting food?? please!

we do need the muffin recipe please and thanks you

Got all excited for this video! Until I realized that's my budget for the month not the week!

Rice as a main ingredient it's so versatile

This would be rad to see as a vegan meal prep!

OMG TEACH ME!!!!

You are awesome 😎

Where’s part two of this video?!!!

For those wanting a recipe, Jack Monroe has a great recipe/formula for bean burgers. Check out Cooking on a Bootstrap.

Can you blitz the beans and rice together in a blender first for the burgers?

Would like the recipes

Lol $150 is like $600 per month on Groceries. How big is this family or where is food this expensive. We are a family of 3 and I spend about that per month in Florida on food.

what is the brown fluid used in the brisket? Stock? beef stock?

I wish a grocery list accompanied this.

Anybody know where you can get the recipes from?

Is there a shopping list?

Is there a part 2? This video only goes to Wednesday?

You need a bean, you need a grain, you need a binder. Work it out 😂😂

Appreciate it👍👌💜🤗

05:00 you're amazing 😆💜❤️

At 0:09, you can screencap the whole “menu”, and work backwards, I guess

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Tell me how to acquire a packet draw

Some cooked meals when stored for a certain number of days spoils and I am a bit worried with the beans. When is it good to cook the beans and how long should it be kept in the ref? And the oats, you only have to soak but some oats needs cooking. How much budget you should alot for a week's food consumption?

How about low calorie meal prep?

I just need that chili recipe help a girl out

I love your show, but i miss the old version, idk, lately feels somehow different, or is it just me? Hehehehe

3:35 🤗

where is the grocery list and recipes

If you spent $147 for weeks worth of groceries, for family meal prep, how many family members does that cover?

$147 is not frugal but love this channel

AYYYYYY

While brisket alone in Canada is more than the $147, budget blown lol

Flavor drawer?

$147.93 for one week? LOL. That is is more money then I have for the entire month to spend on food.

It's a bit expensive for my budget I'm struggling remember hahah, but, then again that's 3 meals a day and that's not a bad price. If ya can afford it, go for it.

Does an egg in a veggie burger count as meat?

Broke: veggie burgers Woke: veggie sloppy joes

I'll bet I could spend that much and come up with a 14 day plan.

Where is the rest of the week?

$150 for only one week?! Meal prepping is supposed to help keep things inexpensive. I’m not sure where this is but spending $600 for just meals seems like a lot! I spend around $250-$300/month for me and my two daughters. That’s including a bunch of snacks as well as feeding friends and family when we get together.

That is still $600 a month. Granted that's not bad. However, what about those of us that have less than that. I do. I have $150 for two weeks, plus an additional $50 to feed two dogs 1 cat, laundry detergent, dish soap, shampoo, and conditioner. help (3 people, 2 6'6" young men and me mom)

Piggy has a baby sibling, I see.

You're using a metal spatula in a non-stick pan you're going to scratch that pan. it would have been nice to see what you put in the muffins or could link to the recipe in the description also you didn't describe what you put in your chili.

$147???? I’d have to stretch that to 2 or hopefully 3 weeks on my budget.

I get your frustration because he said meal prep and not food prep, but, he didn’t say meal prep with recipes, so......

You eat alot Why eat 3xs a day ?

isn’t ~$148 a lot of money for one week of groceries?

Toast yo buns man

The breakfasts could have been better. No way I am doing Oats- Muffins- Oats- Muffins.....all week. So what happened? The video just ends abruptly?