Eating Dinner For $1.60 A Day (Full Month)
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A home cook demonstrates a 4-month extreme grocery budget challenge by buying $45 worth of groceries at Walmart and preparing a month's worth of budget-friendly meals.
From the video
Answers: How can I buy a month's worth of groceries on a $45 budget?
- grocery budget challenge
- budget meals
- meal planning
- Walmart grocery haul
Ingredients
- 1 lb sausage
- 5 lb bag chicken drumsticks
- 12 oz petite diced tomatoes
- 12 oz diced tomatoes with green chilis
- 8 oz tomato paste
- 15 oz canned sweet peas
- several boxes pasta
- several boxes macaroni and cheese
- 3 bags ramen noodle soup
- 6 count / 8 count chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 bag Spanish rice
- 8 oz block / pre-shredded cheese
- 1 bag frozen stir-fry veggies
- 1 bag carrots
- 5 lb bag russet potatoes
- 1 bag seasoning blend of veggies
- 1 can canned corn
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- large can dice tomatoes
- 1 lb bag lentils
- 1 cup white rice
- salt
- pepper
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- paprika
- Italian seasoning
- 10 count flour tortillas
- 2 cans pasta sauce
- 1 package pepperoni
- 1 bag frozen spinach
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 lb shell pasta
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 package hot dogs
- 1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix
- 1 egg
- water
- 1 lb bag pinto beans
- chili powder
- cumin
- oregano
- 1 onion
- 16 oz box spaghetti
- creole seasoning
What it concludes
- Buying a 5-pound bag of chicken drumsticks for $1.18 per pound provides an unbeatable meat value for a budget meal plan.
- Choosing canned sweet peas over frozen peas saves 34 cents while offering a comparable budget-friendly vegetable option.
- Opting for pre-shredded cheese instead of a block can sometimes be cheaper depending on rollback pricing, saving 27 cents in this instance.
- Baking a chicken and rice casserole covered with foil for 60 minutes and 5 minutes uncovered results in fall-apart tender chicken and well-seasoned rice.
- Simmering pinto beans for 3 to 4 hours with water and spices results in super tender, soft, and easy-to-cook beans that yield multiple cups for various recipes.
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