$5 EXTREME BUDGET FAMILY MEALS // Easy Recipes, Kid Friendly
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I set myself a $15 budget to create an entire day’s worth of meals for my family of 5. That comes out to just about $5 per meal, or $1 …
Love the Clue references! Such a great movie, and this was a really cute way to do this video.
What kind of Dutch oven do you use?
Absolutely LOVED how you worked this video. Clue 🕵️ one of my all time FAVORITE movies! Between this and Ferris Bueller’s Day off, Troop Beverly Hills, I truly could go on! They way you showed different options, still kind of staying within price point, was awesome. I also, can’t tell you how much I enjoy when you say “ I added fresh garlic and some onion, If you don’t have that, don’t worry, this can still work use what you have etc”
Another fabulous video Mindy! 🥰
I can't find which video your beef enchiladas, beef tortillas that you baked in the oven
I love this video concept, choose your own adventure, super cool and great meal ideas!😊
We just stayed home for one week not going to the store we were fine just made meals with what we had
We had snow at the beach in Ventura alot of snow all over California where they haven't seen snow in 50 years
Fresh green beans are usually cheaper where I’m at. About $3 for a big bag that can last around 5 meals
Such a fun video! Thanks for all you do!
Loving these videos–great ideas!
We fed a family of 13 for years (now down to 8, but most are working and going different directions at mealtimes).
Most of our "go-to" dinners were between 10-15 dollars for everyone. And about once a week leftovers would become a soup or casserole that could never be replicated!
My deal with the kids was if we had soup or leftovers, I would make dessert. This was also a way to get more nutrition into them–whole wheat cookies, pudding (using up a bunch if milk that was about to expire because for some reason they weren't eating cold cereal that week), or pumpkin, apple, or banana cake (use mashed or pureed fruit in place of oil and water when you are making a cake mix.)
My daughter HATES green beans. So many of your recipes involve green beans – do you have any suggestions for alternatives or recipes that use other veggies like peas,corn or carrots? Thanks
That’s a lot of money per day blimey ….
Love your videos and love that you're always wearing Kendra Scott earrings!!!!
Big Business with Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin. I absolutely love this movie! I’ve probably seen it 200 hundred times!
Showing alternatives is such a good idea. Making substitutions and modifying recipes are such vital skills for cooking in general, but especially for budget cooking. But they are so difficult to teach or explain. Last summer I was making a recipe that called for bacon but my bacon was moldy, so I decided to use almonds instead. My friend asked how I figured out a substitution so fast and without googling, and I suddenly realized I didn’t have an explanation apart from …salty protein…? And since then I’ve been wondering how many possible substitutions are out there that I simply haven’t thought of.
I LOVE CLUE!! It is my favorite movie! Can re-watch over and over. Love Tim Curry! Glad to find a fellow Clue lover.
Love this! Totally nostalgic but with yummy food options!
LOVE 'CLUE!" and your videos.
Loved all the recipes you shared and I happen to have all the ingredients on hand in one form or another.
For anyone who hasn't seen or thought of it, line the bottom ove your oven with a aluminum foil (under the heating element, in electric ovens) for quick clean up 😁
Hi Mindy, great videos. We can watch My Fair Lady over and over again. The whole family loves it and have since our 30+ year old children were little.
Such a fun & helpful video!
Planes,Trains, & automobiles .. Clueless .. pretty in pink , the wedding singer , Shawshank Rédemption… my list goes on.
Chevy chase Christmas Vacation is a favorite. I liked these meals and can't wait to try out.
Pretty women, great movie.. lol
green beans and sausage is a go-to for holiday time. feeds a lot of people and easy to pack for "go" plates. memorial day coming up!
Not a movie but a tv show – Big Bang Theory
Some great recipes that I'm going to try. I actually have 8 crockpots of various sizes. So you can never have enough. I'm going to try the soup as well as the green bean & potato dish.
I highly enjoyed this video! I absolutely LOVE the movie Clue, so your switcheroo montage in essence of the movie was great, loved it so much!
I love Clue. Tim Curry <3 He's so adorable in it. But my move I don't ever get sick of is Labyrinth. I even named my youngest daughter Sarah, party after that. I love your videos and they've really inspired me to start cooking more at home. You make it so simple and don't have a zillion ingredients. Thank you for what you do! You help mom's like me that are confused by things like keeping a house and meal prep so much!
Thank you for all your budget meals
Where is your cheetah sweater from??
I'm home because we got like a foot of snow yesterday and my workplace told me not to come in! Thanks for the video, I'm going stir crazy! 🤣
I did a test of your last plan on my Insta with some changes and other items we have to buy to see the cost difference. Having 2 kids with feeding disorders makes it difficult but these types of plans really give a good starting point.