Food VIDEO HOW TO EAT FOR $10 A WEEK | Emergency Grocery Budget Haul & Cheap Easy Meal Ideas

packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
She posted this a year ago, wonder what the food prices are like at her local WM today!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPou4EmLqxI


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HOW TO EAT FOR $10 A WEEK | Emergency Grocery Budget Haul & Cheap Easy Meal Ideas | Julia Pacheco

Welcome back my cooking friends! I've been excited to share this one with you all for weeks now, and its finally here! Today I’m showing you how it is possible to eat for only $10 a week. I tried to make all of these meals as healthy as possible! I hope this video can help you or help someone you know!
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
This might be helpful for some here, I plan to try a couple.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rajN6bf-osU


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ONE POT MEALS | 5 Quick & EASY Cheap Dinner Ideas | Julia Pacheco

TASTY ONE POT MEALS | QUICK AND EASY DINNER RECIPES | CHEAP MEAL IDEAS | LET'S GET COOKING! Today I am excited to share five easy one pot meal recipes! From my family to yours, I truly think you will love these! I hope you find a little cooking inspiration. Thank you for your love
 
AlaskaSue

AlaskaSue

North to the Future
Starting to think I should look into finishing and publishing the cookbook I started many years ago. Working title was How to Eat Incredibly Well for Incredibly Little. May have to update for 2022: How to Eat Bugs — ha!

Really have been working on that book from my own life experiences and experiments…and the occasional bout abject poverty ;) Thank you Packy for the vid!
 
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Deena in GA

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Interesting to run across this thread tonight as I’d been thinking about this issue today. Tonight I made a Parmesan noodle with chicken dish, green beans and pears (canned) for our supper. It cost $4.27 in total and fed five people with leftover chicken and noodles. Not necessarily super nutritious, but it was good. :)
 
ainitfunny

ainitfunny

Saved, to glorify God.
Cardinal said:
I have seen vids by Dr. Berg and others that quoted studies showing that rice and potatoes prompt a lower insulin spike if they are cooled after they are cooked, But when you are keeping your carbs under 20 per day any amount in any form is too much.
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That could be a fatal mistake in a survival situation. A hundred pounds of rice only costs about a hundred dollars but could keep one person from dying FOR A LONG TIME when conventional food is not available.

The HARDEST THING TO FIND IN THE WILD IS HIGH CARB FOODS!
You can supplement rice with dandelion greens and berries and other wild greens and protein can be rabbit or fish (even tiny fish) or mice or rats or insects or squirrel, or racoon but you NEED the CARBS IN RICE because you WON'T CATCH ENOUGH PROTEIN AND FAT!
FAT makes up for lack of carbs in a keto diet!
 
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Cardinal

Cardinal

Chickministrator
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ainitfunny said:
That could be a fatal mistake in a survival situation. A hundred pounds of rice only costs about a hundred dollars but could keep one person from dying FOR A LONG TIME when conventional food is not available.

The HARDEST THING TO FIND IN THE WILD IS HIGH CARB FOODS!
You can supplement rice with dandelion greens and berries and other wild greens and rabbit or fish (even tiny fish) or mice or rats or insects or squirrel, or racoon but you NEED the CARBS because you WON'T CATCH ENOUGH PROTEIN AND FAT! FAT makes up for lack of carbs in a keto diet!
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I understand all of that.
In a survival situation, you aren't going to find insulin either.
I have been prepping low carb for a while.
I opened a can of tuna that expired in 2013 two weeks ago.
Made a great low carb tuna casserole.
 
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Barry Natchitoches

Has No Life - Lives on TB
My keto lunch:

shredded lettuce
shredded spinach
shredded carrots
shredded red cabbage
one 5 ounce can of Starkist tuna packed in water
ranch dressing

all mixed together as a large green, tossed salad



My keto dinner:

Great Value frozen cauliflower (only $1 a bag)
Topped with a commercially produced, canned spaghetti sauce with ground turkey in it instead of ground beef
Buttered, boiled zucchini


Surprisingly, the cauliflower, kind of mashed up a bit, is a great substitute for spaghetti.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Cardinal said:
I understand all of that.
In a survival situation, you aren't going to find insulin either.
I have been prepping low carb for a while.
I opened a can of tuna that expired in 2013 two weeks ago.
Made a great low carb tuna casserole.
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What about three sisters? The Native American way before commercially produced foods?
 
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Barry Natchitoches

Has No Life - Lives on TB
packyderms_wife said:
What about three sisters? The Native American way before commercially produced foods?
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Someone adhering to a keto diet will refrain from eating sweet corn. some might eat a small amount of sweet potatoes with a generous amount of butter on top, while others would refrain from eating any sweet poato at all. Same thing with the beans - some will eat a modest amount of the beans (possibly topped with butter) while others will not eat any of the beans because of the carbs that are in beans.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Barry Natchitoches said:
Someone adhering to a keto diet will refrain from eating sweet corn. some might eat a small amount of sweet potatoes with a generous amount of butter on top, while others would refrain from eating any sweet poato at all. Same thing with the beans - some will eat a modest amount of the beans (possibly topped with butter) while others will not eat any of the beans because of the carbs that are in beans.
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Well I eat the three sisters. Squash, beans, and corn. When I do so I feel my best. Fish, lean meats, etc. also work for me.
 
Cardinal

Cardinal

Chickministrator
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packyderms_wife said:
Well I eat the three sisters. Squash, beans, and corn. When I do so I feel my best. Fish, lean meats, etc. also work for me.
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Keep in mind that the varieties planted by Indigenous folk where not the genetically modified high carb stuff we see in stores today.
I see strawberries the size of my palm sometimes.
The blueberries are too big to feed my chickens.
This is Frankenfood anyway you dice it (no pun intended).
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Cardinal said:
Keep in mind that the varieties planted by Indigenous folk where not the genetically modified high carb stuff we see in stores today.
I see strawberries the size of my palm sometimes.
The blueberries are too big to feed my chickens.
This is Frankenfood anyway you dice it (no pun intended).
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There are some non-genetically modified foods, seeds, plants, out there, just gotta know where to look for them. I was visiting a seed website recently and they had real mexican corn, as in the stuff that's been around for hundreds of years and still grown in mexico today. This variety is prone to the smut that they like and so much in mexico, etc.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
spinner said:
Have you looked into Jerusalem artichokes? I don't know if they help with diabetes, but I have heard something about them being useful because of the inulin. I am sure there is plenty of info if you google Jerusalem artichokes and diabetes.
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I have, or had, some growing in a patch in my back yard. Might look into increasing my patch this year.
 
SouthernBreeze

SouthernBreeze

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Thanks for the videos, Packy! I'm going to use some of the recipes. So simple and easy, and can be made with what's already on hand in my pantry.

I'm a sucker for one pot or one pan quick meals. I have 2 cookbooks I use over and over for the meals. Not keto friendly, though. Every recipe only uses 5 or 6 basic ingredients.

The first cookbook is, "Incredibly Easy Minute Rice Recipes". I use regular white or brown rice. It's very easy to make the substitution from minute rice.

Second is, "Campbell's Quick and Easy Recipes". I have my pantry stocked with Campbell's "cream of everything".
 
TerriHaute

TerriHaute

Hoosier Gardener
I like to watch the YouTubes on cheap meals too and this one came up in my feed yesterday. I thought it was interesting because she used a Sam's $5 rotisserie chicken (they are large) and made it last for 4 dinners. Her budget for four dinners was $16.
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packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
TerriHaute said:
I like to watch the YouTubes on cheap meals too and this one came up in my feed yesterday. I thought it was interesting because she used a Sam's $5 rotisserie chicken (they are large) and made it last for 4 dinners. Her budget for four dinners was $16.
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I love their rotisserie chickens. I picked up a Power XL 8 quart air fried this past weekend at Sams club for $79, and plan to cook a lot of chicken in that bad boy! And make additional meals with the left overs. Last night I made chicken vegetable and noodle soup wit( my left over rotisserie chicken and a quart of home canned chicken stock, yum!

I love videos like 5his because sometimes I just get stuck in a rut and with a few simple ingredients can totally change things up menu wise.
 
WildDaisy

WildDaisy

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Barry Natchitoches said:
Someone adhering to a keto diet will refrain from eating sweet corn. some might eat a small amount of sweet potatoes with a generous amount of butter on top, while others would refrain from eating any sweet poato at all. Same thing with the beans - some will eat a modest amount of the beans (possibly topped with butter) while others will not eat any of the beans because of the carbs that are in beans.
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Hey Barry

Just starting on my Keto journey. I have weight to lose and am diabetic too (t2). Found Keto with Kristie and she has some great recipes, including budget meals.

cookingketowithkristie.com

Cooking Keto with Kristie

Life is Better with Butter
cookingketowithkristie.com cookingketowithkristie.com
 
Cardinal

Cardinal

Chickministrator
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packyderms_wife said:
I love their rotisserie chickens. I picked up a Power XL 8 quart air fried this past weekend at Sams club for $79, and plan to cook a lot of chicken in that bad boy! And make additional meals with the left overs. Last night I made chicken vegetable and noodle soup wit( my left over rotisserie chicken and a quart of home canned chicken stock, yum!

I love videos like 5his because sometimes I just get stuck in a rut and with a few simple ingredients can totally change things up menu wise.
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I freeze my chicken stock and have been using frozen veges with the stock along with bacon bits and whatever else is around to make soups.I also throw some low carb noodles in with the veges. I got some cheese powder from Amazon and that helps a lot with flavor.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Cardinal said:
I freeze my chicken stock and have been using frozen veges with the stock along with bacon bits and whatever else is around to make soups.I also throw some low carb noodles in with the veges. I got some cheese powder from Amazon and that helps a lot with flavor.
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Cheese powder? Tell us more please!
 
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