White rice for breakfast with a little milk, sugar, cinnamon and butter is another economical breakfast and tasty way to use rice. Thanks for sharing your extreme budget content!

God gave us thousands of emotions, so feel them all My mom passed away a few years ago and sometimes the grief hits me from out of the blue . A few months ago I found your channel and I realized something. That beautiful accent of yours reminds me of my mom because she was from Tennessee too. Thanks for being such a happy part of my day 🤗

You bring hope to families that struggle by keeping your channel real. Dont ever lose yourself for any reason, be it money, people, power. Your values with your family are awesome! You teach them so much by being real and letting them participate in life skills. Awesome mommy and daddy! Lol

I am Asian - I love plain rice just like that too - breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack - hot rice especially ❤ And my mom used to use the rice water to water plants - it works for us here.

I love watching you being thrifty. I remember a time long ago, when my dad died aged 49 at work. I was 16, my brothers were 10 and 6. At times, we didn’t have any power, as my Ma couldn’t pay the bill. However, we never went to bed hungry. Though there wasn’t any food banks back in together early 70’s. Love to see how you cope.👍

Love all of your $5.00 videos, they give me so many ideas. Keep them coming. They have also helped me and my family as well.

You are so creative! Please keep doing these videos.

Greetings from Australia. I love your $5 a day vlogs. My husband and I have been empty nesters for 20 years, however love a budget meal. I also love cooking for my children to mainly help them timewise but it also helps their budget.

take the blueberry and strawberry muffin mix, mix together and it makes the best mixed berry pancake/waffle 😋

Love this video and I came up with a meal plan (but I can't do it on my current diet). For 3-4 people, I'd get: 1-6.5 oz pkg Betty Crocker Wild Berry Muffin Mix (0.92) 1-Great Value 7.5 oz Buttermilk Biscuits can (0.84) 2-Bananas (0.46) 1-12 oz package of Frozen Mixed Vegetables (0.84) 1- 18 oz jar Great Value Peanut Butter (1.74- if in your pantry, then omit and buy a can of cream of chicken soup) 2- Chicken Flavored Ramen packets (0.52) TOTAL 5.32 For breakfast, make the muffin mix into either waffles or pancakes and serve with bananas For lunch, make the ramen noodles WITHOUT seasoning (save for later), then stir fry with half of the frozen veggies. Save pasta water for dinner. Make a sauce using peanut butter and (pantry item) soy sauce and mix with ramen stir fry until thickened. Then serve. For dinner, use (pantry items) flour and oil. Use leftover pasta water (with ramen starch) and the leftover ramen seasoning to make a chicken soup/gravy. Once it starts to boil, add the rest of the veggies and the biscuits and make your "chicken and dumplings".

Your videos always help me and my family so much. My husband lost his job about 6 days ago so these $5 meal plans are going to help us even more now! Thank you so much 😊❤

Y’all. Please watch as many of the ads that you can. They are short and it helps her so much.

As a fellow Tennessee born and raised woman, I love your channel! I have been watching a lot of “Karen” videos on You Tube lately and all I can say is that none of them could have been raised like you and I! 😂

Great video! You are so sweet to want to help people. I really get from you how sincere you are about it.

Love these videos! And you do NOT have to apologize for anything! 😄 And I love rice too...especially with butter, salt and pepper.

8:49 that hair 😁

I may be buying some muffin mix! Gotta waffle/pancake it! I really appreciate these kinds of videos. I was a social worker for 25 years. I daily worked with people who struggled to keep their bellies full. And even if they got a good bank box, many did not have a stove or oven, and cooking the items were a challenge.

You are showing moms how to make ends met. When funds are so tight you have to be creative. Your so up beat and good energy. I love your videos & I don't even have kids at home. When I need a boost I watch you! 💛

Oh my stars. Why didn’t I think of that. Those one dollar pack of muffins to make waffles. Oh lord. That’s so smart!!!

I just used your Amazon link to buy one of those mini-waffle makers 😊 Using muffin mix is a fun and creative idea! Thank you 🌸

When my granddaughters see you they say " there's your friend granny". We love you

Kylan in the background carrying a chair looking like he's got a whole plan.... Lol love this precious family!!!

These meals would be great as an individual meal during your week, filling and money saving. I know my grandkids would eat all of them and never turn down your breakfast! Thank you for providing these types of meals.

I’m keto and I live alone, but I love watching you cook for your family. And I am always inspired by your meal ideas!

A bowl of rice and stewed pinto beans is a gift from the gods and no one can tell me otherwise

Hello, I just found your channel last week and I have got to say I love the fact you are down to earth, understanding of the struggling of parents and other adults who are having a hard time feeding themselves. I am the type of adult who is having a hard time with that and these videos have helped me the past week. I am on EBT and so because of that I am on a fixed budget of exactly $70.25. Now yes I am just one adult and that would normally be good but I do have food restrictions so it is rough me for me most weeks, these have helped so much so thank you. You have a follower for life

We Spanish people making everyday in so many ways! We love it!

Just wanted to make sure your husband was told thank you for his service

Has anybody told you lately that you are a beautiful person don't listen to negativity I think you're the greatest on KZfaq

Some of the meals you come up with I would never think about, thank you so much!! I love your videos!!!

Another thing you can do is start a condiment drawer - stuff like salt and pepper, sugar, soy sauce, taco sauce, etc - if you don't have the $ for bottles of each, just grab a few packets since they're usually free and easily available :)

We even eat rice for breakfast. Leftover rice, milk, sugar and cinnamon. And there you go.

You needed more water because of the pan. More surface area made the water cook off faster than it would in a pot. And the yummy stuff on the bottom that you spread around by adding more water? That's called "fond," and I'm quite fond of it! Pouring in the liquid to help make your sauce is called deglazing. It just goes to show that fancy cooking isn't that fancy. It's just terms for things we were probably doing anyway. A bechamel? That's white sauce. A veloute? That's chicken gravy. Ha!

Crying from happiness is awesome. 👍

The last recipe with the broccoli and pasta I’m making for lunch ❤

Try to build up your pantry so your $5 day of meals with meat are an everyday event. Example: turkey free/$0.27.-$0.59lb; chicken quarters $0.48lb; ham $0.59-$0.99. Sweet potatoes $0.25lb; potatoes 🥔 $2.49 for 10lbs; rice $0.49lb; Turkey stuffing 6oz $0.59. Veg cans corn/green beans 6 for $2, carrots 🥕 2lbs $1; onions $1 for 2lbs. Dinner - $3 Meat $0.50-$1 Rice/potatoes/stuffing $0.25-$1 Veggies $0.50-$1 Lunch - $1 leftovers Breakfast $1 Eggs/toast Pancakes Burrito (make your own flour tortillas ahead of time) with beans/rice/cheese

Love your $5 budget meals. So creative. In hard times like this we need good ideas to save money at the grocery store.

My husband does not feel the same way about rice as I do. When we first married he told me I was cooking too much rice, I was shocked! Rice breakfast lunch dinner in the household I grew up in.

I just love your family. It makes me laugh when I see your oldest wearing the head bands. Always woundering what he will do next. Lol. Keep it coming please

Wow you are so good at cooking these kind of meals, thank ya!

Would love to a few videos of some of your instant pot recipes! I'm trying to learn how to use this thing. Lol

You could make a peanut sauce to go with the California mixed veggies and rice. Thin the peanut butter out with warm water and stir. Add what you have: garlic or garlic powder, brown sugar or honey, siracha or crushed red pepper, soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir well.

The “char” part is called ‘fond’ and you are 100% correct that it adds a ton of flavor.

I love bowls of white rice. There is just something so perfect about a slightly sticky bowl of plain, white rice.

If you already have peanut butter in your pantry it might be good on the chocolate chip waffle and then put banana slices on top of that

God Bless you and your family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I LOVE that you read the comments with your kiddos we do the same ❤🐒 have a great day

Rider and his hair. Makes my day. What sweet guys you have.

Love your videos!!!! You help me so much ❤

I love these budget videos. I enjoy your videos. Keep them coming.

You and your family are loved!

Love all your meals. Love how upbeat you are! Thank you!

We love you! Keep our positivity . We need this today.

Most definitely stay kind. Love to you and yours 😘

Just found you a day or two ago and have been binging your videos. I love your creativity and ability to not put pressure on anyone to be perfect or feel guilty for what they are serving their families. You are a joy to watch. Keep up the good work!! 😊

I've been telling everybody bout your fried bananas on toast! Going to make some for breakfast right now

Great job as always!! Cant wait for the next video

Love these! Thank you for sharing ❤

Great video as always! Love your FB group!

Love the video! When times are tough, you eat what you can.

I always love your videos!

Thank you for your videos! Love you❤️

I love these videos!!

Love all of your videos!

Yes! I've been waiting for this! It's going in my Southern frugal momma $5 daily budget meal. Thank you!

Love your $5 a day videos!!!

You need merch! A t-shirt that says "will she waffle?" 😂

I love these videos! Thank you for doing them. Blessings upon you and your family.

Lately when I’ve felt down I just watch one or two of your videos. Seriously I always feel inspired. Thank you for being you. ❤️

Thanks for sharing these budget meals! Please keep going!

I love these $5 emergency meal plans!

Your family is so sweet!!! Thank you for sharing such practical ideas, this is what someone like me needs.

I love your channel!! I discovered your channel about a month ago and I love your 5 dollar budget days! It’s a realistic view on budgeting!! Keep up the good work!! God bless y’all!!!

Love this, thanks

Your videos make me smile!😁

Yummy meals! Stocking what you can when you can is essential. Glad I stocked up before money got so tight....its literally saving my life to have everything I need and most of what I want. 🙂

Really loving your channel!

Really enjoyed the video!😋😋 Great ideas!💕

We really love you! 💖

Your reaction to the muffin waffles was so adorable!!! You are so cute. You bring such joy to a bad day. Thank you

You rocked it!!!

I just shared this on my fb page. Brooke you are amazing!!! I’m the same way. I run the gambit of emotions. ❤️❤️❤️

Love all of your videos

Your kids are the cutest!!

This is awesome. You are awesome! Great to see your kids eating their vegetables & always appreciating your meals which are made with love. Cheers from, Australia 🐨

Thank you for showing us how to be creative in the kitchen with little money! I love all of your videos! I get excited when I see a new one! Thank you for being you!

I think you’re an amazing lady. I love your videos and your family. Y’all are so down to earth and real. I love that.

I love these videos! And I loved your message. I'll admit, made me a little teary! Thanks for all the work you (and your family) put into your videos. I've enjoyed every single one ❤️

You inspire my food creativity. The muffin waffles, how wonderful. Thank you sweet Lady.

I love love love these videos. And your Facebook page is such a wonderful place to bounce ideas off each other. You’re so amazing!

You deserve every one of those kind comments. Loving your work. Thank you!

We love your videos and look for them everyday!! You are awesome at what you do and hope you will continue to bless all of us with your videos! We also are a family of 5 (but 3 girls instead of boys) and we enjoy your $5 budget meal videos!God bless you and your family ❤️!!

Love your attitude, and your silliness. Great job❤

Thanks for another budget video! I love them all! Keep them coming please!

Way creative! The muffin waffles look awesome!

I enjoy watching your videos so very much! You are real. Thank you for your hard work.

That’s so sweet reading with Ky.

Thanks Brooke

Well done girl. Keep it up. Your helping more folks then you realize. As always watching from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

You’re so sweet 😊 I hope everyone is being kind also