That is so true, and I agree! I think it is a good skill to be resourceful, and sometimes we have to practice that! Thanks for watching!

U r the best ! 🙌👍🏻👍🏻😁

I figured out that you can get a small container of carnation powered milk for like 2 bucks at Walmart. You can mix up milk on demand for recipes when you need it. I'm living that poor life right now, paying medical debt and credit card debt. Good thing I grew up dirt poor as well and know how to make somethin' out of nothin'! We have to do what we have to do to survive.

I grew up in poverty too! I’m more well off as an adult but I still budget cook. ☺️

This is the BEST comment on this video and so true. Everyone has become so judgmental and proud that they have a knee jerk reaction when someone feeds their kids perfectly nutritious and delicious food that’s not the “right kind” of food. Kids deserve to be fed and fed well, but there are SO many ways to do that!

Thank you, Cat. I appreciate the encouragement and the kind comment. 😊

People can be ridiculous. When you are just grateful to eat, you get the best you can within your means. If the haters wanna help, they put up or shut up. I mean, if they want to provide free groceries to someone struggling to just buy food for themselves or their family... who are we to not let them just hand over part of their budget for food. Do what you can with what you have... (prepper princess 👸 👍🏼)

I agree! Thank you for sharing with us!

Complain about you not feeding your children well enough and at the same time bitch about families utilizing food stamps. Some people are so up on their high horse that they've completely disconnected from reality.

Absolutely! I’ve always worked with disadvantaged families and often thought about inexpensive meal ideas for them. I’m hopeless so (even though I’m no longer working) I’m hoping to learn some tips in case someone needs some advice?

You are so kind to thank her so profusely!! I love it! You’re right, these look great! She is a very inventive, cost cutting cook. We could all learn something from this video. (Okay, I could, I can’t speak for others). 😉

@@CowboyBike06 thank you so much. This video and others of hers has been a real true life and money saver for me. My pantry and refrigerator are still full and I did this a few days after watching this video. I could not and still can’t believe it. She doesn’t know how she helped me.

@@CeeJai_K ♥️

@@CeeJai_K 38 over here and agree bro

I’m just watching because I cook dinner every week 😂

Always best to learn young😁

I’m 21 and childless. I cook every single meal except 1 dinner a week and I like these videos for meal ideas

I'm 32 and childless and I am obsessed

im 15 but these are so fun to watch 😭

Even a year ago in my area that haul would have been at least 70.00. Our Walmart has never been very cheap. If we would drive 25 minutes away prices would be nearly half of our hometown one.

Whooh one more month u should also track the petrol it takes to get there lmao haha

That’s crazy. What is it now? My budget would be doubled if I dn start doing budget meal plans like this now.

Do not. Lol I'm just kidding. The Mexican in me is screaming "Why did you do them like that?"

@@andreslimon5053 😂

Definitely not! 😂😂 that’s NOT how you make tortillas but she’s right it’s a labor of love especially your first few tries.

I’d really love for the ones that complain, on budget, and show their way of doing this!! You truly have your families best health in mind! You have protein! The best to help with staying healthy!! This is how my mom, & me made food last, she always told me it’s the proteins that also help, and can go far, beans, antitoxin foods, onions, garlic!

Big facts!!! I went to school without food sometimes...it was torture watching other kids eat. If your kids are eating based on your budget be grateful. There are kids out there that don’t have a pack of ramen.

Egg salad and milk from the cafe carrots

@@qt6137 same... sometimes we had nothing. Any food is better than nothing. As long as the kids are being fed. I love her videos so much!

Haha exactly!

I am in Canada and all that looks so cheap! I pay $3 a dozen for eggs

@@judyjohnson9610 I'm in Australia we pay about $4+ for a dozen eggs if they are caged but $5+ if they are free range

South Texas 6 dollars for 60 eggs

Right!? In San Diego I pay $3 and change for 18 pack eggs 🍳😒

@شيرى يحيى im in the us... and there are zero stores that sell a dollar dozen eggs near me... they avg 2 to 3 dollars a dozen minimum... 5 or 6 if you want organic or cage free etc ..

Thank you, I feel the same way! I see a lot of waste when I am in the lunchroom. One of the good things about having them pack their lunches, too: they pack what and how much they will actually eat.

What do you teach?? Stuff they want all open???? Most kids do not have too much food. What the heck is a fruit stick???

That’s so true, now that my kids have virtual learning from home, I see first hand how much little lunch food they actually consume or need.

@@Michelle-pn9xt she's actually correct as I see it firsthand as well from working as a substitute teacher. It never fails on how much food kids throw away. A lot of kids barely eat the school lunches or what's packed from home. Some of the schools have have started to do "give" tables. Instead of kids throwing away packages food like milk, cheese sticks, fruit, or crackers, they will put it on the table and whomever else wants it can go and take from the table.

@@laquandahall6108 Parents have to teach their kids about healthy eating too. Schools can't do everything. If kids are eating healthy food at home, they will eat healthy food at school.

Thanks, Jacquellyn

I feel the same way some of the meals I look up are too much! I really appreciate your video and with quarantine and the kids home this definitely helps! Thank you! I’m gonna try it.

Watching this from Canada, I WISH this was a realistic budget! My mom looked It up, that many eggs would cost us over $10 alone.

@@katielynnm1 oh wow! I know a lot of Canada is more expensive.

@@katielynnm1 Yeah, here in the USA, the conventionally raised meat/eggs/dairy products are subsidized by the government, so we pay the real cost through our taxes and very little at the grocery store. But this is an insanely low price for eggs even within our system!

You can do it, and it feels sooooo good on the other side.

Thanks, Rachel!

And who doesn't love pancakes! Always a lovely treat.

@@jeannehunter5344 Breakfast food is THE Best!!

I agree. I add $5 to our weekly grocery budget that is JUST for treats. That might be honey buns or eggnog but being on a budget doesn’t mean you have to do without all the time.

No gallon of milk is worth $10, drink water

Congratulations on grad school! That is so exciting! 😊

Right its a deluxe lunchable made with love!

I'm in college and i Budget down to the Penny. There's this app I Found called PICKL and It pays you $5 to take pictures of products in grocery store shelves. For me that $5 goes along way, cause i can buy like some bananas for 72 cents each

Zachary Katsouleas I’ve never heard of this, I’ll have to look into it!

We always say "better fed than dead" 😂

They would eat that kind of meal every day if they could!

Really? School lunches looks like it’s for a pet. Nothing is cooked at all. Just all threw together.

Thanks, Susan!

Pretty

Me too!!!!!

Right! Some people just send a cheap lunchable.

Yes perfect I don’t have kids but I will take heed and not over pack their lunches

Yes perfect I don’t have kids but I will take heed and not over pack their lunches

Thank you so much 🤗

Thanks so much! 😊

Thanks, Dawn!

This is so cute😊😊❤️

And way less plastic.

Thats what i do for my kid. Homemade lunchable. He loves it because he honestly gets more and he can get it the way he wants it. We will do pepperoni, or just cut up deli meat. Ham , chicken, or turkey. I always buy cheese in a block because its more expensive sliced or shredded. So i just slice it up or shred it as needed. He likes it cause he can have more cheese, less meat, or more meat,less cheese, or just however he wants it. And he likes the veggie style off brand ritz. It just makes way more sense to make the lunchable.

I shopped from the cheap grocery store for staples. Some of my kids' friends turned up their noses at this, but we could eat very well for much less! Now my adult kids know how to shop and cook for cost-effective meals.

I know this was a while ago and you’re probably in college now, but a lot of schools have food banks for students that are living in dorms. It’s something to check out.

I would love a pbj and milk for lunch.😀

@@emilywilson7308 Have fun eating a stale pb&j with milk that’s about to expire. 😁👍🏼

@@tylerdifranco9828 That’s terrible! I make a really good pbj with homemade bread and that’s what I was imagining. I didn’t know it was possible to ruin a pbj!

@Jay That’s horrible! Kids need healthy food and there’s no excuse for feeding kids crap! Something’s gotta change!

@@emilywilson7308 I used to take a PBJ sandwich, a fruit and a cookie and money for milk. Day after day after day, year after year. I survived. 65 now and still alive. Never had bags of chips or pre-made containers of things as they weren't even available, nor had anyone heard of a PB allergy either!

I always have powdered milk that I can use to stretch whole milk.

Welcome, Christina! Glad I could be encouraging. :)

What state? I could do this for $50 AUD for sure.

@@ReeRAWR victoria, Melbourne

Are used to go to the markets on a Sunday and pick up a huge box of vegetables for $10 :-) I also used to do the rest of my groceries online at Coles $50 each week which added up to roughly $95 a fortnight. It can absolutely be done

Hi there! Yes, these challenges can help us "get ahead" in my house on the grocery budget, which leaves me more money in another week to stock up on items that are on sale or heavily discounted. :)

My grandmother used to make them and cook them in the gravy for her pot roast...then serve it over mashed potatoes...😋

I counted what everything would be here... I stopped at 80 dollars.

@@niktarinalife9708 Food cost like she said are regional. I don't know where she is but I ran her shopping trip through Walmart Delivery for my area and my total would have been 46.32 for all of the items she purchased.

Thank you, Leisa, I appreciate that!

Wow, thank you!

Thanks, Monica!

Thank you!

Practically same dough as biscuit dough. So delicious

Unfortunately this is a recipe handed down over generations with no measurements. But I'll try. 2 c self rising flour 1/2 c solid crisco About 1 c milk. Cut crisco into flour until it resembles small pea shaped. Most of the flour should be incorporated. Then gradually add milk until soft dough is formed. Do not over work, lest dumplings turn out tough. Drop by soup spoon or roll out and cut into 1 1/2" squares and drop into boiling broth. (I cook my chicken in seasoned broth, remove chicken from bones and return to broth. You can add any vegetables you like. A leftover chicken carcass works great if it has a little meat left on it. Just like you would prepare forchicken soup.) Dumplings will rise as they cook. Use spoon to create a well to drop in the next. Try not to put all the Dumplings in the same area so they dont all stick together. Add any left over flour from the bowl or counter to help thicken the broth. Reduce heat to medium and cover. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Test to see if they are done in the middle. So super easy and economical. You can feed people a lot of food for pennies. Of course you can increase the servings just start off with more flour and crisco. Note: for a while I used butter instead of crisco, but they didn't turn out as well, so I keep some in the fridge now.

Thanks, Madelynn! Glad I can be helpful!

So true!

Thanks, Rebekah! I appreciate that. This type of video is a little work, so I love hearing that it’s enjoyable or helpful!

@@SeeMindyMom absolutely! We appreciate your hard work!

I’m from a background of bakers too and spend so much on foods. I am looking at things differently through Mindy’s eyes.

Thank you so much for the kind feedback! I'm so glad this was helpful!

She reminds me of Patricia Heaton from Everybody Loves Raymond. And I agree with you on the soothing/calming voice.

Congrats on buying your first home!

Thank you so much for the tips! Good to know it may get easier because the homemade ones taste so much better! I will try it by hand next time. 😊

Yes knead the dough and also roll them thinner! They will come out great

@@SeeMindyMom Oh one more thing, if you start making your own tortillas, you will notice, there is no preservative smell, when you buy the store bought tortillas, you will notice when you open the package, some tortillas really smell. Also, I noticed people commenting about what you feed your children. I really wouldn't pay too much mind to those comments. I grew up on the Navajo and Apache reservation, and sometimes all we had was homemade tortillas and commodity cheese or commodity peanut butter to eat, and my siblings and I turnout fine. The meals you make are reality, making your own noodles is great, as I do this too, and they taste so much better. I really enjoy your channel.

Wow, thanks! I appreciate that! I try to put a lot of thought into these videos!

@@SeeMindyMom I see and recognize your hard work! My fiance and I steal your ideas all the time. Have a great week! ❤️

I'm so glad, thank you! If you are looking for inexpensive Vegan meals, my friend MiRanda over @runningonplants has lots of good content along those lines. :)

@@SeeMindyMom Yeah she’s awesome!!! In fact, I just watched one of her videos before coming over here! 😂😂Lol I love watching grocery hauls & tutorials for meals/recipes & especially yours!!! I love getting inspiration & trying new things!!!

@@SeeMindyMom Thank you, I do watch Miranda regularly as well and I think she's great. She likes to cook simple food as well which is so much more approachable for me, so I really like her meal ideas, she's such a sweet girl too! :)