60 Meals for $70 | Budget Friendly Meals | Emergency Grocery Budget Meal Plan
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- This meal plan includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner for nearly 1 week for around $70.
Some of these recipes take a little bit of time so it’s up to you if you’d like to spend a little more for the convenience of some ready-made substitutions.
I highly recommend looking for the least expensive grocery store near you, like Walmart or Aldi. I currently shop at Aldi, as it’s the cheapest option near me, but be sure to compare prices before shopping by using the stores’ app and searching for the products you need.
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No matter what store she chose it would not be universally available for everyone. You can Just take the thought processes and techniques and apply them to your situation.
One of the things she has said in her videos is that she searches the website for the ingredients she needs, makes a meal plan and then makes the budget based off the prices.
You may not have the comparable prices at the specific store she shops at but you do have stores with low prices and can do the same research she does to get a similar budget.
Yes exactly! Perfectly said 😊
You have such a talent for making healthy and realistic meals on a budget!
Thank you so much!! ☺️ That’s so nice of you to say!
She makes things that are healthy and easy and that’s what I really like. I’m hoping her channel will keep growing because her content is very good and she’s very likable and relatable.
@@emmsmom1848 oh my goodness, thank you so much ☺️
I'm amazed at how well you cook Laura
I totally agree with you 😊!!!
With the onions, you can immediately chop and flash freeze them on a sheet pan and then freeze in batches. I just learned this technique myself.
I need to do that! What a great idea!
If u put that Bread dough into the oven while it's heating it will help it rise. I do that if I'm not going to wait long for mine to do a 2nd rise.
@@atlanticalilly thank you for the tip! That’s brilliant!
The prices at your location are AWESOME!
Yes!! I’m in love with the prices at our store! I hope they keep them low!
Great Haul! I love how you incorporate so many vegetables.😊 Love it!
Thank you so much!! I tried to get as many veggies as possible in this plan. I hope you love all the recipes ☺️
@LauraLegge yes, loving them all and getting some great ideas for my family. Thank you!
@@simplyrecipesbyclair you’re welcome ☺️ I’m so glad to hear that
Thanks for the instructions on how you make chicken broth and use chicken fat. Inspiring me to add this to my weekly prep from now on!
You’re welcome! ☺️ it’s been a game changer for me! I love making homemade broth now. It’s so easy and tastes so much better than store bought, in my opinion. And the chicken fat is so easy to work with and adds so much flavor 😋 I can’t wait to hear what you think when you try them!
@@LauraLegge Thank you! I LOVE your channel - so many inspiring ideas : )
@@haiku5756 thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear that! ☺️
In Canada, that's easily a $200 haul, maybe more. So jealous of American prices! Great recipes 🎉
Oh wow! I’ve heard how high the prices are over there! I hope they come down for you soon. And thank you so much 😊
Where I’m at in the US we don’t have that store she was at and my small town is expensive so that haul for me would have been closer to 175 or 200. Here they say Kroger’s or Walmart is the cheapest but I have found lately that even Walmart is high. Kroger’s atleast has coupons
Right my jaw dropped when i saw butter for 3$ our butter is almost 7$ a pound
$7??? 😭😭😱@@cuddlesxyz
@@samgillotte1274 ya canada is really fucked some ppl cross the boarder just to grocery shop 😭😭 its wild😭 7$ is for cheese, butter, milk, and eggs😭
Wanted to let you know that tiny pieces of chicken that come off of chicken bones after cooking it for broth can be used for making potstickers, which can be eaten with a dipping sauce or in wonton soup or egg drop soup for another meal. Little time consuming, but worth it. 😊
Oooh yum! That sounds so good! I’ll have to try that! Thank you for the suggestion ☺️
You r amazing. I can’t wait to make the no knead bread.🌻
Thank you! I hope you love it! ☺️
I don't live in the states, so a lot of these are just ideas that I can adjust.
Love what you've done. I started making my own bread a year ago. I hardly ever buy bread...
Love your tortilla basic recipe. Will make it with my daughter who loves tortillas.
For those who say that they don't get the prices etc: shop around. I go to two to three places to get food cheaper. And yes, I work,study, take care of my kids and household and am building my own business.
Prices vary. We don't have coupons, we don't have the ridiculous low prices or huge bags of food where I live. Just make it work.
I hope you love the recipes! And I think you’re absolutely right. Prices vary but the good deals are out there! 😊
Always measure the weight between a couple good ones when it comes to per bag of produce. Cause sometimes it will around it, or slightly over. I always grab the heavier bag.
Oooh that’s a great tip!! I love that! Thank you!
Wow, you are amazing! I think you have got to share your budget friendly versions of the "viral" recipes on their own because I'm sure it would get you a lot of traction online! People always want to recreate those, but sometimes the ingredients are so expensive to try on a gimmick that might not turn out well.
That’s an excellent idea!! Thank you for the recommendation! I’ll work on that 😄
Very happy to see I found this channel. What an amazing video. Thank you for all the prices as well. That’ll help me decide on some of my prep pantry items on what to do meal wise since a lot of things you bought I actually have in stock already! Glad to be a part of the channel. 8:16
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad the video was helpful ☺️
I think these are great videos! I appreciate all the time it takes to produce these. And the recipes are family friendly, can always substitute an ingredient..and consider some are just to give you inspiration ❤
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that ☺️
I live in Canada and our prices are way more than yours ex;lettuce Iceberg $3.00,bag of spinach $6.00 and chicken thighs are $12.00 for a family pack wich mean 4 big thighs. We pay so much more for the food that we cant follow your budget but your ideas are still very usefull.Thanks for your recipes.
Oh wow! Thats so expensive 😰
Aldi had chicken drum sticks for 69 cents got 8 pounds for 5.53 and walmart had ground turkey 1.98 hot 3 pounds for 5.98 total 11.48 for meat for 7 days for dinner and lunch
@@hello-vs4me wow! Great prices!
Excellent meal plans! I am plant based now due to health, but this is a great menu plan. Packs a lot of nutrients and so very healthy. Love these great job on editing too. Peace!
Thank you so much! ☺️ That’s so nice of you to say! Have a wonderful day!
Hello! Brand new here-first time watching, as your video came up in my recommendations. I really like the variety and healthiness of your meals. I can actually see myself trying these recipes! 🥗🥑🥙
Thank you so much!! I hope you love the recipes! ☺️
Thank you!! Most of the cheap recipes are a processed chemical cocktail and yours are wholesome. So glad we found you.
Thank you so much!! 😊
Love this video for the breakfast ideas. Ty
Thank you! I’m so glad to hear that ☺️
Such great prices at your Aldi. Ours is much more expensive.
Aww dang 😥
Nice variety. So nice to see meal plans that are not loaded with beans, rice, tomato sauce as my family don’t like these. I would change up a few things, but this is a great spring board for a weekly meal plan.
Thank you! ☺️ I hope you love the recipes!
Hello, First time seeing one of your videos. Had to pause to subscribe. Fantastic ideas with healthy ingredients. Love these ideas. I can’t wait to binge watch your channel
Thank you so much! I hope you love all the recipes! ☺️
Absolutely loved this video ❤
Thank you so much!! ☺️
You’re simply the best!
Oh my goodness, thank you! 😄
Wow! So much great information on budget meals! Thank you.😊
You’re welcome and thank you so much 😊
Amazing job again! Thank you for the ideas❤
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and the recipe ideas ☺️
If you have ethnic markets around they are super cheap for rice and beans and such. I love going to the Asian Markets and Middle Eastern markets.
I love that! I’ll definitely check them out! Thank you for the suggestion ☺️
Thank you for all the great ideas!
You’re welcome ☺️
Just came across this and appreciate it very much! Some of these look amazing and I’ll be trying a few this weekend. Some I have made in the past. 👍🏻 great information and recipes even when prices vary across demographics. Still very useful and excellent information. Thank you!
You’re welcome and thank you so much! ☺️
If you're baking a lot of bread, it would be more economical for you to buy a jar of instant yeast or a compressed pack from sam's or costco
I’ll definitely look into that! I don’t bake a ton of bread but if it saves money over time, I may have to do that!
@@LauraLegge buying yeast in bulk is such a cost saver , I bought a large pack and freeze it , ( i have been using it up for the past 2 yrs ) and have a small container in fridge for weekly use .
@@cathyb3790 I had no idea you could freeze it! That’s amazing! Thank you for the tip!
Wow you really did a fantastic job on this video. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much and you’re welcome ☺️
I love your cooking. Best recepies that I watched on CZcams.
Everything looks so good.
Every plate is colorful. Great job.
Thank you so much for your kind words! ☺️ I really appreciate that! I hope you love the recipes!
That pasta with cream cheese looks amazing!!! I'm really liking your videos so ty!
Thank you so much! My whole family loved the pasta with cream cheese! I’m definitely adding it to our rotation 😄 I hope you love it too!
Wow love how you included so many veggies. Plus dinners ideas that didn’t depend on cream of soups. I like some meals using cream of soup but everyone no thank you. Nice job enjoyed this video.
Thank you so much!! ☺️ I definitely noticed how often I see recipes with cream of soups 😅 I’m not a huge fan so I usually just make that from scratch if I’m going to be using it haha. I hope you love the recipes!
Crab mac & cheese is an affordable dish. Make a creamy homemade mac & cheese and add 1/2 package of chopped imitation crab. I always add some garlic powder to it to. Top w breadcrumbs & parmasean & bake.
You can make a 2 ingredient Naan/ flatbread. Combine Greek yogurt with self rising flour. Combine until dough ball forms. Pinch off enough for 1. Flatten it out and brown in a pan. It's easy to make a huge stack and refrigerate or freeze.
Yum!! That sounds so good!!
Thank you for the recipe! I’ll give that a try! I haven’t done naan like that before but I’ve done bagels that way and they were delicious!
@@Ms_AP_ This is the same way I make pizza crust.
Those prices are amazing! I live in a rural area of Northern California & our prices are so much higher here. The cheapest I've seen limes lately is $1 each, eggs on sale at 4.99 doz. Those are fantastic prices.
Oh wow! That’s a big difference! It’s wild how the prices vary so much depending on location 😥
Great video!
I love the way you present everything.
I will watch more videos!
Thank you so much!! I hope you love all the recipes! ☺️
This is really cool! If I didn't have to work full time, I would definitely make my own bread. I'm definitely gonna borrow some of these meal ideas.
I hope you love the recipes! ☺️
I think I’m obsessed with your channel! Lol. Another great video!
Haha thank you so much!! I appreciate that! ☺️
Sodium is an important electrolyte. You don’t need to avoid it unless you have high blood pressure or kidney disease. The rest of us don’t need to worry and may actually benefit
Omg!!!! I baked bread 😮 can u please tech us more bread recipes and thank you so much❤❤❤❤❤
Yay!! You’re welcome! This is the only one I’ve tried and loved every single time so far but I’m working on a sandwich bread recipe ☺️ I’ll share as soon as it’s ready!
@@LauraLegge you are the best ! ❤️
@@tarafirst1 thank you! You’re the best too ☺️
Very nice. Great job.
Thank you so much! 😊
I’m with you for everything except the tortillas. Flour tortillas need morrel lard, not oil. I feel strongly about this. 😂
I bet they’re delicious with lard! I’ll have to try it that way 😄
Love your channel. Great 👍 ideas and healthy.
Thank you so much!! ☺️
Really fantastic recipes and budgeting, thank you !❤
You’re welcome and thank you so much! ☺️
I wish we had these prices in Canada, good for you. Love the recipes
Thank you! ☺️
I enjoyed this video,thank you
Thank you and you’re welcome ☺️
Lovely ideas. Thanks for sharing. Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰
You’re welcome and thank you so much ☺️
Lots of lovely culinary ideas and advice, great video ✔️
Thank you so much! ☺️
Your Aldi prices are great!
Yes!! I agree! They’re amazing!
2 things 1. I cabt believe how mamy ppl from canada watch you lol Im from Wi 2. You know how to cook everything!! Was this a forced skill to learn or do you love to cook? 😊
Haha thank you 😁 I love to cook and I’ve also had to learn how to make things from scratch to keep us on budget. It’s helped keep our grocery bill much lower than it used to be.
I want to shop at your store at those prices!
It’s a great store!
Ithink you do well at removing the falsehood that cooking is expensive,you show that when you learn how to shop and have options with alot of simple recipies you can really enjoy eating at home.
Thank you so much! ☺️
Some phenomenal meals, thanks.❤
You’re welcome and thank you so much ☺️
I just came across your video.i enjoyed and gave me some great ideas and definitely budget friendly as I'm trying to budget for next month. I'm going to try n make bread and see how it goes. New subscriber
I hope you love the recipes!! 😊
Wonder why you didnt choose block cheese to shred yourself, its usually cheaper was that not the case
This time I had a specific dollar amount I wanted to spend so that’s why I chose to get the shredded cheese since the blocks at my Aldi are all 1 pound for around $4. But I always suggest getting the block of cheese since it’s almost always cheaper by the ounce ☺️
Good for you,,you go
Thanks 😃
Agh, with inflammation in Australia it makes it so hard, 1 bag of spinich, same size is $5 and a dozen eggs is around $ or more.. so crazy!!
I’m so sorry 😞
Ty for some great ideas!! New subscriber
You’re welcome and thank you so much! ☺️
A dozen eggs, cheese and butter is $18 alone in Canada. These groceries would be $200 or more😣 staples aren’t even cheap anymore. A can of black beans is 2.99 and 4L of milk is 8.50. We are not okay up here😅
Oh my goodness 😰
Wonderful recipes
Thank you so much! 😊
Really nice job on this one🌸
Thank you so much!! ☺️
Your groceries are very reasonably priced
Yes! This Aldi has really great prices ☺️
Save .50cents for rubber cheese ,,why ,😮 I personally would try to save on other foods in order to get cheese that melts, I know to each his own ,,and I love the ideas of sharing cost cutting ideas but some foods are not worth scrimping on ,,,My opinion . Otherwise I like the video 😊
I personally don’t love the pre-shredded cheese for lots of reasons too. I usually get the block of cheese and shred it myself 😊 I wanted to stay under a certain budget this time, and that’s the main reason I chose it but I completely agree with you. Most stores have blocks of cheese in smaller sizes so I definitely recommend getting that when possible 😄
You can make chilaquiles with the tortilla chips.
Yum!! I’ve never made them before but I LOVE them! Thank you for the suggestion!
Dang! I wish I had stores with those prices around me. I live in Vegas and I can easily say this would be a $200 haul.
Oh wow! 😰
I’m sick today…so I’m laying in bed with nothing better to do. For kicks, I looked up the prices for this entire list at Vons in Vegas. It came to 96$ and some change. The beauty of online shopping. Lol. A little higher, but not even close to $200.
No offense, but I kinda hate when people do that without even taking the time to check. 🫤
sweet onions (Vadallia) are not like any other onions - they have higher water content - not a good variety to freeze - cook faster - as name implies have a sweeter taste not intense like Spanish onions or some red / yellow onions - that said they are onions and for those of us who can’t eat any other kind they are absolutely wonderful - for years I’ve eaten them (available all year round - Georgia, Peru, Mexico & Texas) as a vegetable - now thanks to cluster migraines I’ve had to drastically reduce my consumption of onions - am using them as flavouring rather than vegetable - can’t imagine ever being without onions again so am so very careful so I can have flavourful food and enjoy sweet onions 🇨🇦🙏
Hi, I just found your channel and am living all the recipes. Can you make the 2 hour bread without a Dutch oven? I don’t have one.
Thank you so much! ☺️ I think it can be done in a loaf pan! I haven’t done it myself but a few people have let me know they tried it and it worked well. I’ll have to test it out soon for you!
Do you have a video just for the bread?
I have a short for the bread and I’ll work on a longer video soon! Here’s the short 😊
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Yeah, it is hard to see those prices, especially for produce.
Hi Laura! Is it bad to use onions that have sprouted? If so why? Love your videos and shopping videos
@@thehapamommy they’re usually too mushy for me to want to use but I’m not sure if they’re safe to eat or not 🤔
@@LauraLegge thanks for the info I’ll pay attention to that next time… I try to use up my onions quickly!
Yahh your Aldi is cheaper than mine. The bag of three peppers are at least $2 sometimes $3.
Cucumber is more as well.
Location, location, location. It is still cheaper than others.
Oh wow! Yes I definitely agree that location makes a huge difference.
Wow food is so much cheaper in the US. I'm in Ontario and 18 eggs is $5. A graded cheese is $7. Spices are $6. just for a couple examples. Oh and that's at the cheap grocery store.
Oh wow! Thats so expensive 😰
This is definitely not representative of all of US, there’s a lot of high prices too especially cities
I’ve watched a couple of videos and you’re great. I’ve seen that you use ground turkey and chicken. Do you use beef pork or lamb or fish?
We use fish occasionally and we try to limit our beef intake these days. We also cook with pork but the kind we like is rarely on sale so it’s not super often.
Do you have to put honey in the bread recipe ? I'm diabetic so I'm just wondering
Some people can't have salt
That’s true
How come your grocery is so cheap ?
Canadian here
For your naan recipe… can I use olive oil? What oil did you use?
You can use any oil you have on hand. I either use avocado oil or vegetable oil because it’s more neutral but olive oil will taste delicious too.
Whattttt is these prices im in shock. How is everything so cheap for a dozen eggs in australia its like $8 and a bag of cheese is $14
This is in Southern California but it’s our least expensive store by far. All our other stores are much more expensive - like a dozen eggs or a small bag of cheese is $4 at most places unless they’re on sale 😬
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67 cents for an avocado? Shoot! Where i live its $1.50. Where do you live? Im in Vegas and the food here is tripple ALL these prices. Seriously what city are you in? I need to move there
I’m in Southern California but most of our other stores are more expensive. Aldi has been the only one with these super low prices near me
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So, what’s the *actual* difference between naan and tortillas?
The naan has baking powder, yeast, and sugar, which makes it more fluffy than tortillas 😄
how many people is this meal plan feeding please? :)
Most of these recipes are for 4 servings 😄
I lived in Canada 🍁 food is very expensive here where do you live 😂😂😂😂
I live in Southern California! I’ve heard how expensive things are in Canada right now. 😰 I hope the prices come down for y’all!
Dang! Lettuce here is $2 a head.
It’s usually around that price here too. It was on sale that week 😄
Eggs are $10 in Australia…. This would cost easy $200+
Oh my goodness 😰
Our lettuce is much higher!😡
Oh no 😥
I will say, I have never gotten chicken from aldi that didn't have feathers in it 🤮
You must not live in California there is no way I can feed my family on $70 /week
I live in Southern California 😄 This Aldi has really helped keep us on a budget. Walmart also has similar prices in our area.
While I applaud you for the budget friendly meals that look yummy I feel like the prices are not attainable for a lot of people. Aldi is not a common store and their prices are not comparable to any place else. I wish you would have done a store more available to people so the price comparison is not so far off because these items would have easily been a hundred dollars or more. I really like what you did with the ingredients though.
My local Walmart has almost identical prices and some things are cheaper there while some things are cheaper at Aldi. Some people have told me their local Kroger is cheaper than my Aldi but our Kroger brand stores are super expensive, so I definitely think it depends on the area. Maybe you could see if your Walmart has similar prices? I know most other stores are so expensive these days
@@LauraLegge I live in Canada and just about everything is 2X or 3X as much up here, but I did like the meals you made
@@virginiahaskins8900 oh wow! 😯 I keep hearing how high the prices are there. I hope they come down for y’all soon!
@@virginiahaskins8900Canada's pay is also higher too tho. Isn't it?
Everyplace has some stores that are cheaper than others. We live in a high cost of living area. I still can find cheaper prices.
After the 4th these ones I had to stop watching. Is it a CZcams requirement for all to say “these ones”. People it is these tomatoes, these onions. It is NOT theses ones. My mother would knock us into next week if we ever used those 2 words together. But then again she was a teacher.