$85 HEALTHY GROCERY HAUL / What my family of 5 eats in a week / Plant-based & Vegan Meals

[@susansmith493]

I never buy prepared hummus. It's way too expensive at my market. I buy chickpeas when they're on sale by the case. A bottle of Tahiti lasts forever. I always have a random piece of garlic, lemon juice and a piece of red pepper to quickly roast and toss in. Toss it all into your bullet or blender. Takes minutes. Cheap. We use hummus on hot pasta ...it's one of our go to meals. Hummus pasta, garden salad.

[@sammiesue3556]

You remind me so much of myself 30 years ago. I was a single mom of 3 for quite awhile and learned how to be very frugal out of necessity. I've been stable for quite awhile now but I still practice frugality. Life is so much easier that way ;) God Bless your week ahead.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Being forced into frugality is a secret blessing that lasts forever :)

[@brenyule]

Same. I was the coupon queen!

[@amydecker6207]

If you guys like oat milk, just fyi, the Aldi oatmilk is super high quality and fabulously creamy. I like it in my coffee, but it does settle after a bit in the hot coffee, so I usually give it a couple of stirs here and there.

[@brenyule]

Good to know. I hear their canned refried beans are the best. Gotta try them.

[@binkyy_bunnyy]

I really like your idea of planning to eat the same three meals during the week so that you can buy in bulk rather than spending the money on 21 different meals!

[@dionnemarek6977]

I loved seeing baby with Daddy!

[@imperfectvegan5724]

Great to see one of your hauls again. The curry looked so healthy and yummy! Your baby is adorable!

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you! I am happy to be back making videos again :) Pregnancy hit me hard this time lol.

[@irisdebruin1964]

Baby wearing daddy 😊 You inspire me to be more intentional with my groceries.

[@brenyule]

We eat similarly. Except my hubs loves his meat. But mostly fresh everything and an occasional pizza! Thank you for sharing!❤

[@esteeb42]

Your baby is beautiful. That soup looked delicious 😋

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@ayerimlopez5982]

The baby 🥰 freaking adorable 🥰 just sleeping while u guys are grocery shopping 🛒

[@avbeasley]

Dang, that Aldi is huge!!!! The ones here (Virginia) are barely bigger than convenience stores.

[@loveandjoy810]

Lol! You’re like me… raiding the bean isle. Love chick peas. I swear it’s my main protein source.BTW. You look great for just having a baby!

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you!

[@weaverwagon6084]

Thank you for sharing! I would love it if my family would get on board with eating the same thing all week. Meal planning for me is stressful and a lot of work. I have ADHD and planning 3 meals a week would really simplify one area of my life. I’m thinking I might start 9 different meals a week and then go from there. I love your channel and appreciate you sharing your tips.

[@raisingwildflowers]

It would definitely make your life easier! Lucky for me, everyone in my family is neurodivergent and prefers to eat the same thing every day. We have been eating this way for years, and I just recently connected the dots that it is probably because of ADHD and ASD lol.

[@iriswelch3553]

I make a dinner on Monday, with enough to have on Wednesday. Then I cook Tuesday with enough for Thursday. It's half the work. I also keep frozen meatballs on hand for a quick pasta dinner or meatball subs.

[@weaverwagon6084]

Thank you! What a wonderful idea! I will try that in March. Right now I am trying to see what needs to be used up and planning meals around that.

[@debbieframpton3857]

I'll be honest I've never been a person that has cared for leftovers so this would not work for me but I only have to worry about feeding myself I'm glad it works for you and saves on your food budget

[@ourmodernhomestead2974]

I just started watching your videos good job everything looks great. just a few tips that you might already know if you buy dry beans you get more of a bang for your buck than canned and they are easy to prepare and can ecen freeze or can for future use also making your own bread is much cheaper. I dont know if you garden but that will save a ton too especially with starting your own seeds, will be way less than buying plants you can grow in pots/containers or raised beds recycle your food waste and turn into compost and if you Can your foods or dehydrate or freeze your extra foods from the garden that will help put away extra food for later. Even using some of the produce to make baby food in the future is much cheaper than buying it. Good job! 😃

[@raisingwildflowers]

These are all great tips and things I do need to work on implementing more! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@rawlioness]

I love your channel Sis! The sandwich looks delish and that curry looks BOMB!!!!

[@sallyapplegate4591]

Good grocery haul!!!! So nice to see you and the family. Curry looked delish!!!! 😊

[@crystalmiller2540]

Oh the baby stretches!!! Lol so cute but also thank you for another grocery tip!!!!

[@raisingwildflowers]

You are welcome!

[@cookcleanwithamina]

Thanks for sharing I enjoyed watching ✅💯

[@calibean7736]

Like spaghetti every night? 😮 Hmmm that sandwich looks really good. Oh and your husband carrying that gorgeous baby is sweet ❤

[@ibislife]

Congratulations on your new baby, she is adorable💕

[@raisingwildflowers]

Thank you!! 😊

[@coolbeans-plantbased707]

Aww, is it a girl? I wasn’t sure but regardless, such a gorgeous baby!! I was leaning more towards boy (not because of the gender neutral clothing), because I had thought that the whole time she was pregnant

[@CassieDavis613]

You and your husband made a beautiful baby.

[@sarahmc8309]

Is that the same 3 meals for a week for 85 bucks ? That curry looked 👌👌👌

[@raisingwildflowers]

Yes! This food will feed us for the entire week - we just eat the same thing every day 😊

[@babydii3487]

Cute baby! Good job momma ♥️

[@budgetwithfatima6530]

Awesome food,great buys.

[@debimorsette1685]

I’m a little surprised that you bought canned bens rather than dry bean. You got a nice variety of fruits and vegetables. You can eat cheap and healthy by shopping the ads. Great video.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Sometimes I buy dry, which I know is less expensive, but sometimes I need the convenience of canned 🙃😂

[@icebebora8148]

New subscriber here in Philippines really like your videos..

[@JehanineMelmoth]

Fantastic food for a small amount of money. I wish my husband liked porridge (U.K. for oatmeal)!

[@MamaInTheMitten]

Try making the cream of wheat with oat milk or almond milk, a dash of cinnamon and splash of vanilla extract, obviously include sugar as package says, when done top it with some applesauce. I make farina topped with strawberries for my kids and though they love it, hubby didn't.....until I topped with applesauce. Maybe try it as a snack or dessert sometime and ease him into it lol.

[@MamaInTheMitten]

Oh a drizzle of honey is amazing as well

[@amberluttrelll8359]

Have you ever tried the jalapeño everything bagel seasoning ? It’s so good

[@raisingwildflowers]

I have not but have been thinking about trying it!

[@Letsgoplaces_retiredlife]

All the meals look delicious!

[@courtandgabe6031]

I live in Dayton to I love perrine's

[@OneMamaToAnother]

We love veggie sandwiches! We put garlic powder and lemon pepper on them. It's interesting to see your prices as I expected produce to be cheaper in Florida. Do you have a garden to grow in as well?

[@57msdeb]

Those were cheap prices for Florida. The only cheaper place than Aldi is to go to the farms where the stuff grows.

[@OneMamaToAnother]

@@57msdeb it's the opposite in Canada. Farm produce is more expensive than the store.

[@57msdeb]

@@OneMamaToAnother that’s surprising because when you buy at the market, the farmer, the trucker, and the store all have to make their profit. When you buy at the farm, just the farmer makes profit.

[@OneMamaToAnother]

@@57msdeb We have such a short growing season most farmers have to use greenhouses and pay for heat etc.

[@kevinjoseph517]

what about baking yr bread and getting dry beans?

[@kikiob3628]

Can you show the curry soup recipe?

[@Fritz0616]

I have just starting watching your videos so not sure if you do this or not but since you live you can grow a garden pretty much year round correct so do you grow a garden do you have fruit trees?

[@raisingwildflowers]

I don't grow a lot right now, but I really need to! The house we are in has a small yard, but I want to do a complete yard renovation and add lots of edible plants. The hurricanes helped with demo lol, now I just need to start planning and planting! I also need to learn the growing seasons here - it is so different than everywhere else in the US.

[@sarahmc8309]

The price of the food in the USA - scary 😦

[@MamaAerin]

Funny, I was thinking how low those food prices are! I’m in an area (in the US) that grows tons of apples and I’ve never seen them that cheap!

[@lisadeolalikar424]

How many grams of protein do you think you get per day?

[@raisingwildflowers]

Maybe 50 or so grams a day right now. When I am lifting weights and working out more, I focus on adding in more protein. We definitely have some go-to high-protein meals we love, but unless I am actively trying to build muscle I don’t really worry about it. I do have a video planned soon with some high-protein vegan recipes 😁

[@lisaortolani7109]

How are your girls adjusting to the baby?

[@raisingwildflowers]

They have been so great! Before baby arrived, they were a little concerned it would cry all the time ... luckily, we had a 95% happy baby lol

[@brenyule]

@@raisingwildflowers your baby is beautiful and lucky to have you as parents!

[@beccasteele6874]

Like this video

[@margaretghirardello5933]

Do u get wic

[@raisingwildflowers]

No WIC

[@rossicastellanos1333]

Any food pantry

[@lisaortolani7109]

Did you have a baby girl?

[@kevinjoseph517]

85 for 1 is my budget...how does she do 85 for 5?

[@alexandrakilhoffer227]

Nursing moms need lots of fat and protein. Like meats and real milk.

[@raisingwildflowers]

I am able to get enough fats and protein from plant-based sources 😊 Many, many babies actually cannot tolerate dairy in their breastmilk so their moms have to go dairy-free anyway. My milk supply is great without meat or dairy, if anything, I struggle with an oversupply the first few weeks 🙃 Baby is growing great and in the 60% percentile 😁

[@MamaInTheMitten]

​@@raisingwildflowers I agree. I've nursed all 5 of mine and also have ADHD so i normally don't have a huge urge to eat "healthy" but when nursing my snacking is crazy but it's still grown 5 babies and kept me alive so i think every mom/baby relationship is different. Do what works and looks like your are!

[@afcopwife]

Totally agree with going dairy free for the baby! I had to do it twice so my babies didn’t have such bad reflux. Great video!

[@Sarah65615]

Baby is beautiful….but why do you keep having babies when you are dirt poor….those kids are gonna figure out real quick that you’re dead ass broke and resent it. Their friends will be going to carnivals, the dollarstore, movies, new fashion and you won’t be able to provide any of it. Is it important? No! But there’s nothing worse for a child than being an outcast….way to go

[@raisingwildflowers]

How judgmental and opinionated of you. My older kids are 17 & 15 and have had a wonderful life and do not resent me at all. We live at the beach, most years we have had yearly passes to theme parks, and we homeschool so they are able to hang out with friends mostly whenever they want. Living a frugal life does not mean we are “dead ass broke.” We are completely debt free, including owning our home. Thanks to being frugal, we don’t have to work our life away and I get to BE THERE with my kids. Just because our lifestyle is different from yours, doesn’t mean it is a bad one 🙄

[@Sarah65615]

@@raisingwildflowers you put yourself out here to let the world see what a wonderful job you’re doing living on dirt wages. So you don’t like my comment because it doesn’t line up with what you think we should all be agreeing with. There’s other comments on here but you’re just happy with the ones that say oh you’re doing a great job. The reality is is the kids are smart, and they know when they don’t have something that somebody else has and yes you’re right it’s not a nice thing to say, but it’s true.. when kids are brought up on dirt wages they inevitably will be heard commenting later, that yeah, they had a lot of fun in their youth, but they don’t ever want to be that dead ass broke again. Continuing to have children and just assuming that feeding them is enough is unrealistic and selfish. Perhaps homeschooling them is your only option since if you send them to school they be bullied. I, personally, work from home and see my kids all the time and still make 10 times what your husband brings home. I am not exaggerating and when my kids come to me and say hey mom, can I have some money to go to the theme park with my friends, I make sure it’s a safe environment for them and they’re going to have a good clean fun and I don’t have to tell them no because that’s my grocery money for the week🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I'm always perplexed by people that announce their lifestyle to the world, but god forbid you think they're lifestyle sucks and then all of a sudden you're 'judgmental and opinionated'. So are your supporters, otherwise no one would make any comments..positive or negative. It's called an opinion.

[@raisingwildflowers]

Bullied by people like yourself? 🤔

[@Sarah65615]

so according to you, anyone that doesn't agree with you is a bully. Thank you for making my point...that being on here is just for extra cash and having people tell you you're wonderful...ha ha.

[@markcotter6463]

@@Sarah65615 Now that a year has passed, can you look back on these comments and see how much of a psycho you were being?