This series has changed my life! I'm eating better and cheaper. The only problem is that I have to control myself to not eat everything in the first 2 days 😅

One valuable thing I have learned in this series is that cooking is not to follow rigid recipes but to improvise with what you got. I haven't done any Frankie's recipe yet (because I live in Asia, indigents vary) but the way of thinking has helped me finish several dishes I wouldn't image in the past, and of course under a 2 $ budget.XD

Okay but nobody has ever had leftover garlic bread. 🤣

Meal Prep Ingredients & Meals Shopping meal prepping $148 - Frankie - Struggle Meals Pasta - spaghetti Fresh fruit - apples, bananas, lemons (2), Raspberries or strawberries (for oats?) Yogurt plain Sweet Potatoes Lettuce (romaine, iceberg) Fresh veggies - onions (white & red), bell peppers (6+), broccoli, cauliflour, carrots, tomato, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, cabbage for slaw, celery Dried beans Bananas Rolled Oats Cheese - cheddar slices & shaved, taco Canned tomatoes for chili (?) Peanut butter (sunflower) Milk - almond or soy suggested (for overnight oats) Eggs - 12 - egg salad & binder Stock (goes with brisket) Rice Cinnamon, sugar, brown sugar Bread - hamburger Buns, sandwich bread, italian/baguette, breadcrumbs, tortilla Meat - Ground beef, brisket, chicken tighes sour cream Barley Mayo Olive oil Salt, pepper Basil BREAKFAST Banana muffins with apple slices (Tues, Thr, Sat) Overnight oats with fruit (Mon, Wed, Fri) French toast (Sun) LUNCH Brisket sandwich with slaw sandwich (Mon) Egg salad sandwich, lettuce on bread (Tues) Veggie burger leftover chili & rice on hamburger bun with lettuce, tomatoe (Wed) Barley Grain bowl with hard boiled egg, onion, veggies (Thr) Chicken salad sandwich, cheese, tomato slice (Fri) Panzanella salad with basil (Sat) DINNER Chili (Mon) Fajitas - leftover brisket & rice, onions, peppers (Tues) Roasted chicken thighes, sweet potato, broccoli, onion (Wed) Barley cheese cauliflour bake casserole (Thr) Spaghetti dinner with garlic bread (Fri) Stuffed peppers melted cheese leftover bake with romaine salad w/ cherry tomatoes (Sat) Brisket over carrots/onions/stock/sweet potato (Sun) Sunday prep - make brisket, prep oats, make beans (2 containers), make rice, harboil eggs, muffins Wednesday prep - sheet pan chicken dish, cauliflour, barley

So many meal prep videos just repeat the same meal four days a week! Nice to have so many options, thanks Frankie

Does anyone else love Frankie as much as me?

Really loving what you do man. It's helped get me back into the kitchen and experimenting with all foods.

7:55 please do a video on how the packet draw came to be?

I've made stuffed peppers before. The trick I find is par cooking them in the oven brushed with a little oil and herbs then stuffing them and finishing cooking. Sometimes the filling can hinder the underside of the pepper from cooking properly. I use mozzarella or feta something easily melted and a bit of cheddar, and pre fried mushrooms, tuna from a can and spring onions.

We've never had leftover garlic bread, ever. The way I make it is too delicious.

How did you make spaghetti dinner and your "family of 4' only ate a quart of the loaf of garlic bread?

I recently suffered a heart failure. After returning from the hospital, I was put on a low sodium diet. In measurement, that is no more than 2000 mg in 1 day. They I am throwing down the gauntlet and challenging you to figure out a week's worth of meals that would fit into a low sodium diet.

The person who posts online, shouldn't there be the link to the previous video in the description? :) also adding a number after the title would help following the narrative :)

I loled at "struggle plant friends"

This series is great. I would love to see a version inspired by international meals with more spicing.

I would love a shopping list with this

How about a link to the first part in the description?

"Doesn't have to break the bank--" Subscribed, hit the bell

Frankie: Risotto-stuffed peppers. BACON-stuffed peppers... Me: PEPPER-STUFFED PEPPERS. Oh, no. Wait. Reality is collapsing in on itself. Went a step too far. Sorry.

This made my day! I don't know who decided to finally put this video out for us, but I thank you. Some good ideas here.

Hi, I'm having trouble finding the recipes on several of these clips. Any suggestions? Thanks

This show is one of my favorite things to watch!!! Love what you do! No waste! Everyone needs to watch this!

This is the content that I came for.

I didn’t even think of all those things to put into stuffed peppers! I was usually just using rice, but now I will try mixing it up! Thanks Frankie.

just discovered ya today on a random auto loop of videos. looks like i'll be spending my quarantine watching your videos. keep it rolling brotha! sending

Love this! Thank you for doing the second part of the video! I have some really good ideas now.

Is there a place he has written recipes for the stuff he does?

You motivate me to cook. Plus you are adorable and seem like you really care about people.

Is there a separate video for the barely casserole? Or was the quick reference it? I’m struggling to find my struggle meals. Help a sister out.

Finally! The long awaited sequel! Yay!

Thank you for the other half of this meal prep... Your awesome!!!

Oooh loving these ideas/suggestions for meal prepping

Struggle Meals! Thank you, Frankie! 😘🥰

This is my favorite series

I always say on my channel that meal prepping should be easy! Great video!

omg i luv u ur my life saver with the cooking prep thank u all the way from montreal...

I love this!!!

Thank you for the excellent ideas😊

"The Basil Slap" by Frankie Celenza

Taco meat and Spanish rice stuffed peppers are AMAZING!!

Love this series. Do you do your own editing?

hey frankie what would you recommend putting in an inside herb garden, and where would the best place be to put it?

Enjoy watching him and have made about of the recipes

I love this man.

This guy needs a cooking show gig!!

Smart and creative

I miss you Frankie.

What sauce did he put in the cauliflower casserole anyome have an idea?

Is there a shopping list and complete recipes for this video?

Frankie you are a genius!! i was curious, is this your real kitchen? I don't think it is but still, very great ideas and is helping out a lot of people!!!

I don’t think I’ve ever had panzanela salad, I’ll have to try it. My favorite “full meal” salad is Olivye. (Russian potato salad.) it has potatoes, veggies, and protein.

Do any of these videos have recipes linked?

This is awesome, got some great ideas. I likely wouldn't follow this completely, our family of three uses about this amount for two or three weeks thanks to Costco and super cheap local farmers markets, but still very helpful!

$148 is what i used to spend on groceries for 5 before, but we got to eat EVERYTHING imaginable. Winco is the store

5:57 the last thing my garlic and onions see before getting cooked

I like your playfulness while also cooking and educating. I'd rather learn from you than some of these super serious chefs.

So, did he ever make those other 2 meals he mentioned?

The previous video, in case you missed it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNamfLZirNHHeGQ.html

More good stuff! I think soaking onions makes them less hot.

I'm not a big bell pepper fan, but I'm assuming you could use poblanos for all these dishes?

I'm a fan of lentil stuffed peppers ❤

I dont think such small portions would make me full.. still nice ideas! thanks Tastemade

Not only kan he kook, HE KAN DANCE! 😸

Yum

Meal evry day.how muchidea needs.

Kinda fast video. I curious if you can make different uses for oats other than oatmeal.

These meals are affordable AND healthy…but, unfortunately, a lot of people don’t want balanced and healthy. They want burgers, fried chicken, etc. Once folks learn to plan ahead, smart shop and eat real food, the grocery and healthcare bills go down. Thanks for this excellent series.

Frankie is daddy af

WHERE IS THE SHOPPING LIST?

i really like this series, but find it so unrealistic for those in poverty or actually struggling to put food on the table. how about for those of us that only have $12.50 a week per person for food? in this video, almost $150 was spent for the whole week! if you divide that by 4, that's $37.50 per person. that's just not possible for many people in the U.S.. i would like to see a meal plan for the whole month that could accommodate the budget that i and so many people that i know have to work with.

Where are the plan details?

This is a good video but I feed my family of 4 on $80 of groceries a week. I cook with as much fresh ingredients as possible and keep most meals healthy and all delicious.

I wanna know where you're shopping that you get all of that for that cheap. 🤔

Almost $150 for a weekly shopping trip? Damn, that's expensive!

What kind of stuffed peppers does everyone here typically make?

People

He spent 147 dollars on a week of food for 4 people. I spend 200 a month for four pwopley

This was less "7 day meal prep" and more "using leftovers to make a new dish"

I was with him right up until there was garlic bread left over.... not realistic.

This is just making good meals and re using the left overs. But not everyone can afford a lot of these ingredients if they’re struggling. I wouldn’t consider these struggle meals.

259 dollars grocery bill adjusted for Biden economy

In what world is $147 a week on groceries 'struggling'? That's pretty cushy.

The only issue here is my husband is picky and my toddler is becoming picky 😂

This belongs on pornhub.... you can't just go tossing your own salad on youtube all willy nilly like this....SCANDALOUS

I like your show but not your emphasis on your "packet drawer". If you are saving $ on your meals, then spending a couple of dollars on condiments isn't going to break that bank.

With all respect - I don't think average families of 4 can spend $150 a week on groceries. That would be a pretty cushy budget. Definitely not a "struggle meal" plan.

Yeah sure... Because $600 a month for food is totally feasible for most people nowadays... 😑... not to mention that most of that just does not look appetizing.