HOW TO EAT FOR $1.25 a day | NO EGGS EXTREME BUDGET CHALLENGE GROCERY HAUL 2023

I remember growing up and we would say our meals depended on what was on sale that week. My parents raised six children on a one family income. I think they did a great job ad my childhood holds some great memories! Love is free even if food prices are rising!

I think what we have learned here is that frugal fit family would like chicken pot pie more than twice a year. :)

Christine and friends, a trick I learned years ago for making yummy oatmeal (rolled oats), is to add your water or milk (or combo water and milk), salt and oats into a pot and let sit for 5 minutes. After sitting, turn on your heat, and bring to a gentle boil. When it comes to a boil, put heat to a simmer and stir continually over the heat for 5 minutes. Then turn off and serve. This gives the oats a more creamy texture for those who may not like the more sturdy texture of rolled oats. It also cuts down on the cooking/stirring time as the oats absorb some of the liquid while doing that pre-soak. They reheat in the microwave beautifully (about 1 minute of heating), so yes, cook once, eat multiple times. It's a good Sunday morning thing to make so you have the rest of the week to eat it.

I love how this video included so many basic cooking techniques — white sauce, pie crust, rehydrating beans, stewing chicken, making syrup. I know at our food pantry so many people have no idea what to do with the flour.

Hi, I'm from India, i don't cook nor eat any of your dishes BUT I love you watch you and your vlogs. I find them very entertaining and I find your energy very contagious and a good relief to boredom. Thank you and bless you and your family!

We live in what seems to be a fairly expensive area plus we have a medical need for gluten free foods. So I put all these items in my WalMart cart to see how it would compare and we were still only at $67.29! This is definitely doable, even for an expensive diet!

Ive been binge watching these extreme budget video's and let me just say it has saved me. Im a single working mom of 4 and with the staggering costs of living these days, i desperately needed to cut down my grocery bills without cutting flavor and nutrients. Thank you so much. This is amazing!

The baker in me says you can also caramelize the sugar with the apples and cinnamon and then add it to the oatmeal to mimic brown sugar. ❤

to boost flavour to your soup, saute your carrots and onion to get some brown caramelisation on them. Thank you for a fab resource.

I find it so comforting whenever you say, "It's going to be fine!" Thanks for your videos, Christine!

I work for a local city municipal office. I love that you included information to reach out to places like the police departments or local city offices as well as school to find resources for food banks or other services! Thank you for this video.

What would be cool would be a week 2 where you took things left over from this week (seasonings, flour, etc) and incorporated them plus new things (more seasonings, chicken bouillon, etc) to teach the class how to build a pantry on a budget. Similar to what you've done in the past, but using what you have left over as a base for the next week. I know you've said in past videos that you'd get XX if you were shopping for yourself because even though it's an upfront cost, you can use it for weeks or months to come. I know you've talked about it with shortening.

Thanks for this video Christine! My family is not yet to the point that we can only spend $1.25 per person per day but things are definitely getting worse and you have given us a lot of ideas on how to save. Would appreciate see more videos like these.

I went straight to my Walmart app to look for the 10 lb bag of leg quarters because I haven't purchased them in a while. They used to be around $6-7 but went up to $9.08. They're now $4.72 for quick sale. I got five bags for my family and two bags for my friend. I have a commercial size upright deep freezer that is almost fully stocked! I'm going to need a second freezer.

I used to buy banquet chicken pot pies 4 for a $1, ramen 10 for a $1 and Mac n cheese 4 for $1. That was literally our budget!

Would you ever consider doing this challenge with different types of diets? We're celiacs in my household so we can't eat many of the cheaper products because they end up having flour and other types of gluten in them.

I love that you didn’t count butter as a pantry staple. At $4.50 a pound you have to put it in your budget if you are going to use it. Great video. I cook, prep etc like you, but watching your videos keeps me motivated. Also, the gelatinous chicken broth is so good for you! Bone broth has protein and minerals.

People don’t realize how much eggs revolve around cooking/baking, snacks etc. love your videos and never change!

Yes. Using the chicken fat for the pot pie crust was genius. This series of recipes reminds me so much of the way my grandmother cooked, having lived through the depression. Nothing goes to waste. Frankly, I would be willing to bet that your crust was beyond delicious using the chicken fat. Nice job as always! God bless you guys.

Added all to my cart and the total came to $56.78 here in Colorado. No bad at all! I’m gonna do a few swap outs and give this a try in a few weeks.