1 Day, 1 Pound, 3 Meals - Limited Budget Food Challenge

[@AtomicShrimp]

*Tomatoes* Please stop telling me I paid for the wrong kind of tomato. Vine tomatoes were the only variety on sale loose. This was a vine tomato, just separated from the vine. 6:41 *Screen caption says 'tomato' for a mushroom.* I know. Impossible to edit after upload. *Insinuations about dog abuse* If you have been a subscriber for any amount of time, you won't be in any doubt about how much I love this little dog. If you think that me barking 'shut up' at her (and that's what this was - big dog barking at little dog) in this video is remotely any kind of abuse, you must be new here and you probably don't know me, or Eva. For those few of you that stretched your own imagination to the notion that I must be hitting, kicking or otherwise physically abusing Eva. or described my raised voice as 'screaming' - Your mind supplied that detail. You have a problem. In case there could be any doubt, this little doggo is my cherished companion and has saved my life. Here's what you really need to see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paGUdXWZmJuomLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXzSZZeNbpJogdk kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2nRlIx_o7xoZtU

[@pr6mi]

caught me off guard tbh

[@henryettoit897]

the snowflakes who think that is "dog abuse" need to get their heads checked. Also nothing to more hypocritical than coddling dogs more than actual human babies while still eating meat and burgers and nuggets

[@number-kg3ul]

Sometimes people are stupid this wasn't abuse you where just correcting the behaviour of the dog.

[@para0076]

Dude, Not gonna lie even though you sounded so serious it did sound kinda like a joke aswell. Great video btw!

[@coffeeandcloaks9807]

Man I'm like 6 minutes into the video and it came down here to see if I could find a frame of reference for the currency (I'm American) and that's just so disheartening for this to be the first thing I see. I'm sorry man that sucks people are mean.

[@bjnz4328]

I thought weighing the tomato with a bit of green stem left on it was rather extragavant.

[@andyonions7864]

LOL. Too right

[@goku445]

doubt it is detectable.

[@samu-yx8zv]

@@goku445 oh come on he is joking do you have a stick up your ass?

[@akshajbisht3304]

*extravagant

[@iWhacko]

Also: don't get tomatoes if you go for sustenance, they are 99% water!

[@georgejones5888]

with 2 pounds this man would be eating like a king

[@howardwayne3974]

With a bloody degree from Oxford , he damn well could be in England .

[@phos1345]

don't even try to fathom 3 pounds

[@romaniangypsy3640]

@@phos1345 10pounds

[@sirgheorghe963]

@@romaniangypsy3640 with that much money he could probably take the throne of england for himself

[@PyreOManiac]

@@howardwayne3974 With 100 pounds this man coukd feed every homeless person in his area

[@hydra9627]

Okay literally everyone complaining about this being “offensive”. This is genuinely educational, I’m 18, living alone, no education or a job, my parents were both dead by the time I was 16 and I had no life experience. This video and the others like it have helped me budget, made me realise where I needed to spend my money and what wasn’t necessary buying. I keep coming back to watch it when I end up short at the end of the month, or even fortnight. I’m living off of 180 a month, add on rent, council tax and other bills I need to pay, some weekly. So coming from someone who is struggling this video is not offensive, it’s educational.

[@devildj6369]

So true mate

[@ioankibble9885]

Are you ok

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Hope the new one helps and gives you ideas too. Lots you can do with flour, it turns out!

[@alfiecat9288]

Well said - good luck to you matey, l wish you well

[@rebel4466]

People are stupid nowadays. I'd get it if he was doing a video like "look what poor people have to eat, it's disgusting!". But he's doing it out of interest and generally is pretty happy with the outcome. Can't see any issue with that.

[@r4sbery]

I aspire to live like this someday- not necessarily living on £1 but rather being creative with your meals, foraging, being able to tell which plants are edible and whatnot. i imagine its really satisfying to find and create your own meals. furthermore these foraging/cooking related videos are always quite calming and interesting to watch or listen to while multitasking. very grateful for your content 🙂

[@Idorise]

2 or 3 pounds a day... You're rich!! 🤣

[@crewrangergaming9582]

in India many families live on £1-3 pounds a day, and it's usually a family of 3 or 4. And it's not like they have very little to eat, it's mostly full food, and also nutritious, because many buy not from supermarkets with shelves but direct from people growing those vegetables and fruits in the markets.

[@kshaw2307]

I love how unpretentious this man is, he's just a normal guy. His home is a bit messy, his dog is a bit noisy, there's no fancy editing. Just a guy trying to show us how you can be creative on a budget and good tips when times are hard.

[@cowbellysson1198]

2manynegativewaves Like what?

[@bag-chaser]

@2manynegativewaves it can be if you're resourceful enough like atomic shrimp here

[@alexr6705]

2manynegativewaves If your willing to scrounge, forage, and ask around, then yes, it seems quite possible.

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

@2manynegativewaves lmao in a real life situation he wouldn't have those restrictions. The dude set all those restrictions on himself and still managed to make three square meals for a day.

[@shirin8609]

@2manynegativewaves To which "get out clauses" are you referring?

[@PSV1122]

I work as a professional cook, and watched the whole video in complete awe. Using all your ingredients as efficiently as possible and being able to create three fulfilling meals out of what you had is absolutely amazing.

[@0623kaboom]

now try and do the same thing when creating a meal ... keep it cheap keep it low cost .. and make it good ... THAT would be a true test ... ie fettuccine alfredo with some meat and a salad ... for under 2 bucks ... kind of idea

[@tinaforbes1059]

Very interesting. I certainly failed this challenge , big time.

[@peka2478]

"free coffee tastes sweet"? There is actually a Russian proverb which goes "for free, even vinegar tastes sweet" ^^

[@alephcake]

Who the F thought this was a good saying? NO!

[@alephcake]

Who the F thought this was a good saying? NO!

[@alexiscarmel4082]

@@alephcake Yes

[@zeyface6366]

@@alephcake it's a great saying imo

[@rhubarbeque]

What does the proverb mean? Is it something like "you have to be grateful" or "beggars can't be choosers"?

[@dkub3522]

Taking someone stamps from a littering to get free coffee is such a big brain move, great content, love your channel.

[@187Blondie]

He’s so ahead of the curve it’s ridiculous

[@dja5354]

wasn't expecting that tbh but do what u gotta do to survive esp in winter

[@soos1885]

15:16 lmaoo

[@mynameisambertoo7379]

It's almost like he forgot there is such thing as a wind, lol

[@L3A1N8]

I think Tesco are making a loss due to the cost of stickers at this point.

[@robynw6307]

I love this sticker idea. We don't have that in Australia. The produce gets weighed at the checkout. Sometimes it's hard to keep to an exact budget when you are only approximating the cost of the fresh stuff.

[@chriswalford4161]

Robyn Webster : It’s mostly a response to the turn against plastic packaging - there’s a lot more loose produce than there was.

[@lagonas2110]

@@robynw6307 We used to have stickers in the Netherlands, but now they get weighed at checkout, but you can do a check at the vegetable isle to see what the price will be. The reason they did this is because a lot of people would fill their bag with stuff, print a sticker on it, fill it more and then go to checkout.

[@seanonel]

Lagonas in the UK, there are scales at the self-pay tills too. It's impossible to get away with added weight...

[@L3A1N8]

@@lagonas2110 As far as I know, they still double-check the weight at the till. But it's quicker to just scan the barcode and check the weight / items are correct, rather than the shop assistant having to remember a code for each piece of produce.

[@Trolordy]

The confidence of this man to walk in with a pound and a trolly.

[@squiishiie]

i didn’t even notice that 💀

[@samuelwoods164]

I'd imagine a man like this would have one of those round pound shaped tokens you attach to your keys, that's what I used to use for the gym.

[@bsolutions525]

@@roseclouds5838 great minds....

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

Confidence?? You have no idea how many of us have to live.

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

@@roseclouds5838 I think we are at crossed paths somehow. I regularly have a pound or a pound and change to eat. I've a limited time left and my Dr is so pissed about how I'm treated by the state. They are starving the ill and poor to death. Fact when they send you for your medical the staff get a bonus for finding you fit and nothing for allowing you to claim sickness benefit. 10 friends have committed suicide because of this. International agencies are now giving grants to help the poor in the UK and the Government does not want it as they are embarrassed that the UK now qualifying for poverty relief like India etc. India has a bigger Middle class than the UK. AI is set to decimate the upper middle class, Dr's lawyers etc. Civil war is coming within the next 3 years

[@SimonMorganYay]

I love the optimism of using a trolley when you only have £1.

[@Manjunn]

You need that quid to shop for a quids worth of food

[@MrAsificare]

Or you can use the big end of a Yale type latch key.

[@BartJBols]

I don't understand how he could get that trolley without a pound to unlock it?

[@oneberry5149]

I don’t think you need a pound at Tesco

[@ratifer7576]

OneBerry u do

[@meggio20]

This video is one of my "comfort videos". I've watched this so many times since I first came across your channel. There's something about it that I find so soothing. Thank you, you've brought me an awful lot of comfort over the years.

[@calska140]

I noticed "seduction" wasn't in the "Forbidden" list. One might think this video was less than honest.

[@samh7136]

he left it out of the video, he didn't get results

[@User-1939t9]

that's the power of a good ol' smile

[@ewanhcafc]

hi there is smile a euphemism?

[@ineedabetterpfp2485]

Ewan Urquhart I like that “hi there” is in the beginning of that, because the when you put the other person’s username at the beginning of a comment it makes it seem like you’re asking a staff member at a grocery store where the frozen foods isle is or something.

[@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466]

@@ineedabetterpfp2485 sup Todd

[@froginthemachine]

I never thought I'd be on the edge of my seat hoping a mushroom would weigh little enough that it would cost 3p

[@chewierug]

Ikr, I shouldn't've been that excited

[@nn.3162]

Same😂😂😂

[@Dreamskater100]

Same! 🍄

[@user-om2zi1ie5w]

i couldn't breathe till i saw the 3p

[@kamo7293]

How gripping

[@JohnSmith-nj9qo]

A year ago this was just a fun little challenge, now it's an educational video.

[@deborahchesser7375]

That’s true, we are all on a tight budget now

[@gamecenterjerry]

When you want to like but it’s on 420

[@maxine3978]

I can't relate, but i hope you're doing alright man

[@veilbreak5867]

@@deborahchesser7375 Not all....some are making money out of the virus lie. My local chippie was able to stay open throughout ...and was also given the contract to feed the homeless people who were being put up in hotels. Because who wouldn't want to eat nasty beige food with no nutritional value every night? The contract could have been given to somewhere that wasn't 'allowed' to open. So certain hotels have also done ok out of it, whilst others have been shut down.The council will decide who gets the contracts...they'll give business to their freemason friends.

[@beethebee8]

@@veilbreak5867 sir what do you think the freemasons *are..*

[@gach3t]

I don't know why I watch these videos, but they are really addictive. I think the thing I like about them the most is this guy is just straight to the point, no ads/sponsors, no clickbait, no stupid gawping mouth thumbnails. This is like a time machine back to 2009 youtube when videos were wholesome and made with a soul

[@turducken1706]

Imagine what he could do with 2 pounds...

[@jayamilapersson4030]

He could have food for days then.

[@bleedthebeat]

imagine what he does with his yearly income

[@DJD-zz8bm]

Imagine what he could do if he wasn't a sad prick who likes the smell of his own farts.

[@futureshock382]

@@DJD-zz8bm Are you ok?

[@shafiquebrenner2030]

@oliver stoch northern africa

[@naduspele6290]

This is the REAL youtuber with REAL KZbin content. This man proves that you don't need fancy rig to make a good content. Respect

[@pinanimsfat141]

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[@martinc.940]

Can't believe some people think he's treating Eva poorly because he raised his voice. The Man went to play with his dog before making himself breakfast. I say that to my siblings all the time but that shit doesn't mean I hit them or bully them. Sometimes dogs or people get annoying and you gotta let em know

[@macrolmacrol3954]

the people who think hes treating Eva poorly are the ones who don't have dogs

[@wheresdarice3988]

@@macrolmacrol3954 they're stupid in my opinion. They only judge one part of the story but doesn't even know the other parts and just straight up assume bull turd

[@lennyjerry7017]

It's called *discipline* some people gotta know that

[@mrn234]

@@macrolmacrol3954 Or have a dog and have no idea how to set bundaries or have trained them proberly (that sadly happens too often)

[@idonotlikeboats9328]

Cringeyness Expressway K

[@Electricshrock]

Maybe I'm weird for coming back to watch this multiple times. But from the very savvy selection of items to the polite, unobtrusive yet very effective urban scavenging, to finding those apples (and having the expertise to know they could still be edible), to scoring the free coffee from trash, and finally being able to combine these disparate cheap (or free) ingredients into 3 tasty meals that each look like they were each deliberately planned and shopped for, I find it totally inspirational. Like a near-perfect example of cleverness and resourcefulness resulting in triumph.

[@bylebree4842]

Normal people: finds coin in the ground This man: finds 3 meals in the ground

[@christopherf8912]

Napoleon finds the crown of France in a gutter

[@milo8425]

3 meals and a day's work

[@TheFoxisintheHouse]

Me: I will take both thank you 😊. People: weirdo. Ewe!!

[@louisyama9145]

didn’t know that normal people were fossil collectors

[@nickxenix]

You also need a shovel to dig into the ground for it.

[@MrAwawe]

I'm a little disappointed you went through self-checkout. Missed an incredible moment of just handing a single pound to the clerk.

[@novadotflac]

NOOO I cant stop thinking about that ;w; *feb 16, 2021 edit:* why did 580 people like this- i only replied to a genuinely funny comment. what

[@renatoweb2]

I waited all the way just to see that part and.. 😂

[@livinglifeinanrv5473]

@@George-ht5lq no I thought the same

[@claireobrienillustration]

Sy Rehn in the UK and Ireland tax is already included in the price you see on the shelves. We don’t add it at the till like in the states. So he legitimately paid a pound.

[@MrSharpe95]

Sy Rehn in the UK we don't pay tax on food in the UK.

[@mizzpellergingersnaps5989]

the fast food condiments are urban foraging

[@Nyctophora]

Modern day hunter gathering.

[@marielcarey4288]

The real life version of getting materials from punching objects.

[@eyeaguda89]

Its theft.

[@jeremygregorio7472]

In the States in the Manager caught you doing that they'd be pissed. Managers get bonuses based on how much of those condiments are used, sometimes those bonuses are the bulk of their pay.

[@Anonymouthful]

Its like dumpster diving but you pay for it and the somewhat edible parts are already sorted out for you.

[@psychedelikchameleon]

I enjoyed this. It also made me realise how lucky I am that I can afford food every day. I'm very grateful

[@JDAbelRN]

Well said. Many times I enjoyed a fast food meal, satisfying, yet I know others out there with nothing. I need to be grateful for having a decent well paid employment, and offer my thanks to my Creator, and remember I have responsibilities to other less fortunate as well.

[@debsday5445]

Well said 👏

[@jaywalker3087]

I’ll never get obese on the money I get. I regularly have days without food. Thanks Boris

[@psychedelikchameleon]

@@jaywalker3087 I'm sorry to hear this. I just replied about Olio which is for sharing food for free within your local community... but KZbin deleted it thinking it was spam? Trying again. It's really useful. I collect bread at the end of the day from a bakery and list it on there, and my neighbours and local community come and collect it for free. It's not just bread on there but from local supermarkets etc. So could be really handy. Have a look. Good luck. X

[@basbleupeaunoire]

Totally agree.

[@aboyne]

never trust a man who pays more than 3p for a mushroom

[@crikeycrikeys9699]

You can get one from the road side for free! Same with the onion but mushrooms are usually better from the woods and the onions are too strong to really enjoy.

[@abfabfabab8356]

@@crikeycrikeys9699 they might have poison...

[@Elelicksa]

@@crikeycrikeys9699 never collect mushrooms without training.

[@lillieadams7847]

@@crikeycrikeys9699 not everyone has a woods outside there house you know

[@crikeycrikeys9699]

@Evelyn Z. Luckily I know my shrooms! It takes a lot of slowly acquired knowledge... not suggesting a random person just go pick whatever they find growing on the road side!

[@Rosteg2406]

Imagine standing there, and seeing a man say "What?No!" after checking a price of a single apple

[@maggiee639]

That might keep me up at night 😂

[@badabadude]

More like imagine seeing a man put back a 4p mushroom in exchange for a 3p one xD

[@Rosteg2406]

badabadude xd

[@arionas11]

The sad thing is that some people are in this category due to not having enough income due to disabilities and lack of support and i dont refer to those who scam the system

[@kehrbotrsupporter5097]

@@badabadude While hes recording it with (propaply) a very expensive camera

[@junglejim9551]

College students: *Write that down, write that down!*

[@PD-nm9yw]

this makes me wanna work harder to earn more tbh.

[@gobzanuff5078]

Asian + student: *I'll show you the ability that has been passed down generation by generation!*

[@a158x9mnh6]

What, no food? So why didn’t you started farm half years ago?!

[@kollanyidavid4422]

Will have plenty of food later while working at McDonalds:D

[@datrandomgirl5465]

chicken nugget Charles the french?

[@-XStream237-]

that discount on the bread really helped a lot , the breakfast and lunch meals looked very appetizing, cant say the same about the peas though lol

[@pjrobben7613]

Not what it looks like, it's what it tastes like, someone who lives on or below the bread line wouldn't care.

[@devzy793]

@@pjrobben7613 mushy peas are a British specialty that I unfortunately have to live with (they are disgusting to me)

[@dilanrajapaksha]

yeah the brits have a thing for mushy peas which makes no sense to any other nationality in the world

[@theforbiddenfruit2300]

Don’t forget the metric butt ton of beans on one sad piece of soggy bread 😋😋😋

[@br-jj6re]

@@theforbiddenfruit2300 shut your mouth you don’t know cuisine

[@Apollyon07]

The prices there are insane. 15p for a can of peas. Thats roughly 19C USD. You can't get a can of anything like that for less than 75 cents here on the West Coast of the USA. For that amount of money he spent you'd be lucky to get half the items. Great video though.

[@hadriandwyer2191]

Portion sizes are absolutely wack here as well. I would probably eat twice his total amount of food in one sitting, and I don't weigh a pound over 210. I've got no idea how I'm not broke.

[@roancathy]

Where do you shop? Winn Dixie has some pretty cheap stuff on the bottom selves.

[@Apollyon07]

@@roancathy I'm on the west coast. Dont have winn Dixie here. I usually shop at like Walmart or Winco

[@Sss12698]

There money is worth more

[@susanwindley9165]

Tanya Obiedzinski That must be regional. I live in Northern VA and a can of beans is about 45-50 cents (37-41p). That’s the cheapest can I’ve ever seen in the store. Lidl is the same. Those are the least expensive grocery stores in my area.

[@1992jkwj]

When I was homeless, I would buy a clove of garlic, a single onion, and take a shit ton of ketchup and salt packets from McDonald's and boil it together with some water to make a hobo tomato soup

[@logan1710]

James White writing that down...

[@DeltaOfNothing]

That is the most ingenious thing I have ever heard

[@BatsPlanets]

Can I ask you how did you boiled it? ☺️

[@1992jkwj]

@@BatsPlanets a tiny pot, I slept at a little park that had built in bbq spots, so I'd just get sticks and shit and use that as fuel

[@TimeIy]

I would never think to use ketchup, genius!

[@juliusfucik4011]

I was going to say spending so much time to save tiny amounts of money makes no sense... Then I saw the number of views on this video and concluded it is time very well spent.

[@AtomicShrimp]

I honestly didn't expect this video to take off like that (but of course I am delighted it did) The effort was sort of the intent of it - this is not so much a money saving attempt as it is an exercise is stretching my creative muscles

[@magnetic_qt]

Also, what may be a tiny amount of money to you is not tiny for someone else. These videos may actually help someone 😊

[@blessthiscrazymess]

@@magnetic_qt agree.

[@joebaker4116]

@@AtomicShrimp And damn nice creativity too! Once you had piled everything together I was struggling to put anything together. The soup was the closest I could get to your solutions.

[@Yackielot]

Times are certainly tough while i might not have a budget of £1 i got lots of ideas :)

[@EliteFireSaint]

2020: What an interesting idea, let's see how he does it and what he makes. 2022: I came back to this video to look at the low food prices.

[@ethicalbunny]

And how to exist on very little

[@aim6628]

2024 and we googled them: most of them are double the price!!!😢

[@ieuantime3257]

I’m pretty drunk right now, but it’s just occurred to me that I’m watching a video of a man shopping.

[@dopk9540]

same here

[@David-gn5pu]

I wish i was becouse watching this sober ... Lite is depresing,but short,dont waste it

[@kkidude8441]

@@David-gn5pu Memento Mori?

[@yoinkintonic5771]

@@kkidude8441 we only have so long, the clock is always ticking

[@Finallybianca]

Welcome to 2020 quarantine edition of youtube

[@memegod4433]

This was actually a really good genuine attempt at the challenge, not just "ask strangers for food".

[@Thehomieibrahim]

Or the harass others for not giving you food

[@Thehomieibrahim]

@Max Gun that wasn’t a suggestion it came from personal experience, people who can help being poor ie not using it all on drugs and unnecessary things should all go burn alive

[@jshaw4757]

Seriosly just steal food it's easy..

[@sadfrog2575]

Yeah, it also wasnt a video where they make fun of lower class people for not being able to afford the stuff that the people making the video can.

[@dazednconfusedrn]

@@Thehomieibrahim one word, addiction.

[@Lemon-wg5gu]

"Baked Beans are sort of low-hanging fruit" *Goes near tree and literally gets apples from the ground*

[@goose4564]

Tbh i know

[@rej1960]

"what's a metaphor?"

[@Backsoon35]

😂😂right

[@tomikun8057]

@@goose4564 Hello Goose! :)

[@jaqian]

@@rej1960 I give up, what's a meta for?

[@biggerweld174]

I really appreciate how you didn’t use some situation specific way, like having a complete garden, or getting a major sale or discount. This is actually useful since it’s rather useable year round.

[@bluedreaming6012]

Thanks for the clarification on cannibalism. I assumed it was allowed.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Not this time

[@primeroyal7434]

@@AtomicShrimp :P

[@Silver-Arm]

It adds to the challenge, it's the easiest ingredient to forage

[@big_bad_paul1598]

wow 0

[@wolfboi7104]

@@Silver-Arm yeahhh

[@tickleacronyms1663]

The fact that this man didn’t even flinch when the toast came out means he deserves not only my sub but most importantly.....my respect

[@brokenliterally]

I just freak out when that happens

[@ronin_user]

Did you find a reflection on the stove? Ffs.

[@josep9016]

Lol

[@jacobseamer]

It really is a hit right in the self esteem when my toast spooks me

[@DatGamingKid1]

When I have toast I always pop it up just before it does it itself, if that toast is popping up its on my terms, not the toasters.

[@CaptCutler]

Not only was I skeptical that you could do this for 1 pound, but that you were also going to stretch it out to a 45min video that kept my attention. Well done, man. Well done.

[@petethenotreet3311]

Capt. Cutler I didn’t realise how long it was until I read this comment

[@urstinkyb3833]

Dude I was a bout to watch this whole video thinking it was an easy 10-15 minute video but boy was I mistaken

[@egzookly3549]

Wait.. what...?.. it’s a 40 mins video?

[@lastnamefirstname5295]

All wrong, 42 minute video

[@mlcrip4543]

@@egzookly3549 lmao same here. Video ends, I scroll down to comments... wait WHAT?? 40+min?? 🤣😂

[@danm3573]

I am absolutely blown away by your ingenuity. I only wish I was this smart during college, I would have gone to bed hungry a lot less of the time.

[@ryanm.191]

I work at Tesco’s and can tell you a couple pointers: Stores that aren’t extras won’t get delivery on Wednesdays or sundays, except frozen This means on those days there will be more reduced products as well as the following day. If you find anything with your current date as the expiry date then you can ask for a final reduction. This will be reduce more than normal. Hearty food company pasta is a good option too. One 500g bag for a matter of pence, less than 30p, can last for a few meals over a few days. Once every two weeks (normally on a Saturday/Sunday) we get a new merchandising plan so we’ll have reduced to clear items. It’s the time after promotions on products with expiry dates that’s good. A lot of it won’t sell and so it’ll be reduced by a lot more than usual. For example we had a promo on salad, hundreds of bag were about to expire and instead of the normal 25% reduction it was reduced by 90%, so one bag cost 2p Stockwell, growers harvest and hearty food company are Tesco value products that were renamed. Peanut butter and jam is pretty cheap from the brand, with that bread pb&j sandwiches would be pretty cheap.

[@choccymilk1233]

Ryan M. Woah, people aren’t respecting this comment enough. All of these are true and these are great ways (especially pasta) to make delicious but also cheap meals

[@4057hofft]

I think in the USA it gets tossed in the bin. If its near spoiling

[@tobyallen9223]

@@4057hofft its a shame really

[@ishuluturk]

Ryan M. You sacked !

[@4057hofft]

@@tobyallen9223 agreed. Food should be sold or given away toward the end of its goodness

[@herculean616]

I just realized how smart you are, I was amazed when you asked your dog to smell that group of leaves to figure out if a dog has peed on it.

[@joshuamartin4547]

This guy is an utter genius. His intellect is far above average. It can be seen in some of the subtlest things he does.

[@beepthemeep12]

@@joshuamartin4547 I wouldn't have even thought of foraging even though it's such an easy idea. And he knows what he is looking for too and how to find it. He really is genius.

[@ZuziQ6395]

And I thought I could squeeze a buck.... Honestly, this is the first time in a long time that I have been truly impressed by a youtuber talking about how to eat creatively and healthfully (more or less) on a very limited income. I've worked my entire life trying to help the economically disadvantaged find ways to eat healthy on a budget. You, sir, blew my mind. Excellent video.

[@damienomen68]

Thank you for your effort.

[@zoe0187]

The sad truth is when you are so desperate you are not always in a good place to think up ideas. It is when things are better all of the sudden you have ideas. Oh! I could have done that! Yeah! Thanks idea for coming to me when I don't need it anymore but yeah!

[@zoe0187]

@Harry Beaver yes it will all of it. The apple, the oignon, the carrot, the mushroom, the tomato, the bread, the peas. All of it, not one of this can be called or considered healthy. 🙄

[@deci7444]

Harry Beaver what mold lol

[@zoe0187]

@Harry Beaver because when you have one euro to eat, what can you do? Go to your organic market and buy fresh and trendy products. Or not eat at all if you can't afford it. I think you are delusional as to what it is to not have money.

[@tinachin9607]

Apple compote from those 2 foraged apples and sugar packets could have been spread on the remainder of that sliced bread. Also, vegetable stands or green grocers often have produce culls which are sold at reduced price or even discarded.

[@AFancyHippo]

This makes me realize how much I waste and that don’t really respect how lucky I am to have easy access to food. Well done.

[@Emeij123]

Well said my friend

[@kihiable]

This comment is underrated

[@catherinemaria3367]

Yeah same

[@godsdoll_8243]

Ok boomer

[@CXSwift1]

Bigfoot 2 With internet access stfu

[@SpicyAgent]

I can assure you that this man will never starve no matter what are the circumstances.

[@ghostofuchiha3807]

Nuclear fallout? Ice Age? Rare mutation of his stomach in which he cant process food?

[@afrahrasheed2752]

Salem Baron You bet

[@gaearadan3379]

The challenge stands on the prerequisite that consumerism functions at full speed, bringing dirt cheap products to the supermarket, as well as throwing away loads of waste (the free condiments). He may be capable in hunting/foraging but this challenge does not prove that.

[@RFC3514]

Or inflation, making even a single mushroom cost £1.01.

[@Miranda-vj8yy]

Telling a dog to shut up is in no way abuse. I have a dog and they sometimes bark anoyingly at nothing or at people loudly and you have to tell them to shut up. People are so ready to accuse people for barely anything these days! Also this is the best and most realistic go at the challenge from the other ones i have seen 😀

[@harmonymomentofbeing5753]

I am cussing my dogs constantly when they bark at nothing especially .

[@xChijouChanx]

I scream at my dogs to shut up when they bark at absolutely nothing. That does not mean my dogs are abused. I can't believe people are getting upset over that

[@karmstrong6566]

@@xChijouChanx i mean you probably shouldn't yell, because, it scares them. but, telling them to shut up is fine. they don't understand.

[@Desmolas]

Lol, he sounded like me yelling at my dog. I totally got the tone. Dogs are your pals, but sometimes they are annoying pals and they need a telling xD

[@kristen6342]

K Armstrong yelling at a dog is just fine they need to be shown not to do things. Just not towering over them and acting threatening. Saying shut up quietly doesn’t do shit

[@britevirge0471]

I have to say, these budget videos are a total guilty pleasure of mine and this is by far one of the most innovative ones I’ve seen. Not only were very smart with your decisions at the store and with condiments but you went so far as to use waste as resources and scavenge outside on the beach and in foresty areas. I am genuinely super impressed with this video, great job man!

[@thyst7014]

I wish you didnt go to the self checkout so the person would say, in shock: "That will be... £1?!"

[@theuglykwan]

I once took advantage of reduced offers such as 3 for the price of 2. The items were reduced to really cheap but the system still took off the full price of 1 item so i was actually in credit. One cashier was dumbfounded and wouldn't let me leave. So i ran to the fish counter (it wasn't busy) and got a lobster. I had to pay a pittance as the credit was so much. That satisfied her and she reluctantly let me go due to no manager coming.

[@narudan]

While walking away mumbling "nice that'l last me a week"

[@thyst7014]

@@narudan Lol

[@BeHappyTo]

@@theuglykwan im dumbfounded too, how the hell do you get into credit using 3 for 2 and 1 free item?

[@EL-ISS]

@@theuglykwan idk why but I was very captivated by your story lol.

[@justinhamilton8647]

I love this so much, I’m making $300 a month and almost all of it goes to rent, water and electricity, this is truly helpful Edit: 1 year later I’m now working as a janitor in a train station (working on saving some € to afford schooling so I can go to university because I skipped out on that) and earning 650€ a month, Greece’s private sector goes brrr

[@ji9838]

What country?

[@justinhamilton8647]

J I Greece

[@boghead]

@@justinhamilton8647 Is that a full time 8hrs a day job?

[@TheAmanor123]

Holy, is Greece that fucked or is life cheaper i guess? Full time job?

[@amogusamog2472]

wow , you actually have a job

[@silenthunter6004]

I just watched 40 minutes of a man cook and eat meals, and I am not bored. Amazing.

[@featherpuke]

It was so informative !

[@ishane]

dude i watched 30 minutes into it and finally realised that the video was 40 minutes

[@zuke3438]

Wait this video isn’t- *oh, it is.*

[@xJuno]

jesus christ i didn't even realise it was 40minutes long

[@Ekin.K.A.]

I just noticed that i watched for 40 mins 😅

[@doingstuffandfilmingit]

I think my favourite part of this was me having the same pig dog toy at home, then my dog hearing it and running off to find her own pig toy and bringing it to me. It's wholesome content like this that makes youtube worth it.

[@ericacousins9786]

I know he shouted at the dog but if you own a dog you can't say you've never told it to shut up. Anyway, the dogs behaviour around him was *not* that of a dog who was abused. Please stop.

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

That's wasn't his dog, but his wife.

[@danielevans2164]

Agreed I have 2 dogs and one is a bit of a pain and she will randomly start barking. We all just tell her to shut up then she looks at us looks away and barks again

[@sasy1533]

I told my dog to shut up just yesterday. She has a bad habit of barking at whoever enters the house, seems to not fully recognice us until she has smelled us. Problem is, if its late it echoes and really disturbs the neighbors. A couple tiny growls is ok, but if she flat out barks i tell her to shut up. Right that second she knows is me, and starts wagging her tail and celebrating.

[@HB-hs8xt]

Yeah. Shut it all of you other fricken idiots

[@VladTepes666]

What minute?

[@damasrion9192]

When he got his dog to smell the plant making sure another hasn't peed on it just blew my mind. I was like wow...I really don't think about these things, but this guy just opened my world.

[@Fernando-sd6xt]

Nevertheless, you should always wash fresh vegetables very thoroughly, even the stuff from your own garden you never know what's been on it.

[@damasrion9192]

@@Fernando-sd6xt well yea, I just meant about the wild plant and knowing if it was peed on

[@Fernando-sd6xt]

@@damasrion9192 Yeah, that was a pretty neat trick.

[@dominiclloyd1716]

Like dog piss is odorless to humans lool

[@big_bad_paul1598]

lol same bro

[@no_sleep_animation3707]

He just sticks a bunch of seemingly random ingredients together and makes a really nice meal

[@hellypalli]

Geez, you must have low standards....

[@no_sleep_animation3707]

si money why do I have lo standards all I’m saying is that it great how he can make something to eat with just a few random ingredients

[@theorangeheadedfella]

@@hellypalli that's a bit rude

[@jamesfranxx6151]

yes that is cooking

[@dwagincon4841]

That's what cooking at home is all about

[@the-fiddling-fox]

I just tried making pea and hamless soup with the same tinned mushy peas and genius ingredient of bbq sauce. It’s really good! Much easier than faffing about with dried peas. I’ll be making it again. 😃

[@siiiriously3226]

while I still use canned beans and such myself, I just recently read a study done in Germany, where "Konsumentenschutz" tested various brands of canned beans, and all but one (even the organic brand) were over the allowed maximum for some chemical that is contained in the plastic lining that is in cans. That made my quick and easy rice and (canned) beans meal much more uninteresting. ^^ Will be cooking form scratch more in the future.

[@PrettyPinkPersephone]

I’ve never been so entertained by literally the most relaxed and mundane stuff... this is enthralling

[@shimodafilms]

My thoughts exactly

[@EL-ISS]

Bruh idk how you took the words outta my mouth 😂

[@juliejunkyardx]

This video made me really nostalgic, I guess unfortunately. A few years ago I was left homeless after a fire, and suddenly had to provide for myself, my younger sister and our cat with about $50 in my bank and at least a month between checks (and thus, means to find another place to live). Luckily, we were able to couch surf but I still had to find a way to feed us. It was basically just like this, though with more foraging because luckily it was summer. We definitely went without big luxuries, but we also definitely didn't starve. I'm glad to be out of that hardship now, but idk. It's nice to remember and be proud of how resilient I was. Thank you for the video and congrats on your successin the challenge.

[@featherpuke]

Congratulations to YOU for surviving and supporting your sister through that

[@juliejunkyardx]

@@featherpuke Thank you, sweetheart! I really appreciate that ❤

[@skartimus]

That is incredible, glad you got through it. Maybe I should practice just in case hehe

[@featherpuke]

@@skartimus it's a fuckin good idea, man ! Absolutely, See what it's like

[@Brianna58321]

Give back me sausage roll because Are you silly? They’ve managed to get themselves out of this situation, so it’s in the past. Also, if couch surfing they’d be likely to access the person’s wifi or have data from a monthly contract. Think first :)

[@kmdewhurst]

"My hands are not massive, this is a small banana." Story of my life bro.

[@laetitialogan2002]

Lol

[@KwehKwehKweh]

ouch

[@RyogatsuMX]

That's what she said

[@Tawhiri]

lmao

[@jackischilling2308]

Pin so 😂

[@ALexTheMasterBro]

I’ve watched this video over 40 times now (mostly while eating something myself). And I enjoy coming back to this video every single time. Thanks Atomic shrimp

[@kerim.peardon5551]

I've watched it and the other food challenges quite a bit (although this one is my favorite). I'm prepping for upcoming food shortages and I like to watch these to expand my mind with what's possible to do with food. The other day when I was shopping, I was eyeing a jar of artichoke hearts in oil thinking, "That's got usable cooking oil in it, plus the veggies." And I already walk around my yard and look for edible weeds. You ought to see my packet (aka sachet) collection, though! It takes up a whole shelf in the fridge. I can flavor meals for a long time with just it.

[@AminKsibi]

I actually feel super bad for all the people who actually have to struggle like this. This really makes me realize how fortunate I am.

[@kikker4394]

No one does this!, what he did was a challenge, in real life there are things called welfare and food stamps...

[@ruben3937]

@@kikker4394 but if you were rejected by those sources, then this would be your only option. My mum had to do this as a teen.

[@itsmenelson3010]

@@kikker4394 you are so naive

[@danielgilbert3899]

Lord Skeletor hope things get better for you mate

[@kikker4394]

@@ruben3937 Ok, I am getting a lot of hate now, first thing first I don't know where you live, here in Italy ANYONE (even illegal immigrants) can get a FREE HOUSE, NO BILLS TO PAY, FREE HEALTHCARE, FREE SCHOOL, FREE FOOD, and a 500 EUR/MONTH credit, my uncle also used to be in a bad financial situation but it was in the 70s, It is no more like the 70s now. @Lord Skeletor, so you cant afford food but you have a phone/pc and internet connection... ok...

[@jw9567]

Inspired by this I went to Tesco to try it for myself. Ended up blowing my whole budget on the trolley

[@imadeyoureadthis1]

Good one 👍

[@olitesla5891]

@@imadeyoureadthis1 Good One 👍

[@MsStack42]

Hahahahahaha Mind you, there's a lot of metal in those trolleys. Couldn't you have flogged it at the local scrap yard ?

[@olitesla5891]

@@MsStack42 thanks for breaking the cycle bro

[@MsStack42]

@@olitesla5891 Sorry, were you just getting into your stride ? Could have gone on ad nauseam !

[@Trustyfilms]

This is a great example of how limitations inspire creativity.

[@AtomicShrimp]

This person gets it

[@historyman9436]

@@AtomicShrimp Why am i so uncreative then

[@epicminecrafter911]

@@historyman9436 What ever limits you are putting on yourself are probably unhealthy then. I'm a composer of music and also draw art, sure it's still not great but it's something I enjoy. If you want to get into either just take a stab into it, you're not going to do it ever if you don't even try, sure I'm embarrassed of my first pieces of art but you gotta start somewhere. Anyways I wish you luck with what ever you want to be more creative about~

[@historyman9436]

@@epicminecrafter911 i meant more my whole Life but alr

[@tomk.williams1186]

necessitiey is the mother of invention

[@bossdog1480]

Well done. It reminds me of a time I was dead broke and I was living on; Pearl Barley, which is very cheap and goes a LONG way. Chicken frames from the chicken shop and 'Day Old' bread from the Vietnamese bakery. $.50 packet+ $2per bag and $1.50 per largish bag respectively.. That was $4. and would last several days as soup, mainly with the 'usable' bread. It wasn't really 'day' old, most of it was mouldy. The birds got those ones.

[@rollmops3113]

That reminds me of the stuff my mum (single mum at that time) used to cook when I was a toddler in the late seventies. It's actually quite delicious considering!

[@1chaplain]

Welcome to broke college student meals On today's menu: _Sleep_ Cost: _Free_

[@suzan6254]

More like Sleep Cost: Your grades/social life

[@lorelo.]

On tomorrow's menu:Instant noodles Price:19 cents

[@lordmmx1303]

tomorrows lunch menu: "Deep breath"

[@calhackit9806]

this is much more story of my life than the small hands comment...

[@Jakioliberty]

on the short term is gread, but denutrition can damage your brain integrity. pls, find something to eat, or ask for help. Nobody wants you to starve

[@thecharredone329]

people who think he is bad for telling his dog to be quite has never had a lively dog they will bark at anything and everything I have two wonderful floofs but they can get quite loud.

[@shadowsketches5443]

Agree my dog makes noises i tell him to shut and he understands so he stops

[@j.dalzell5372]

Dogs crave an Alpha and discipline due to their domesticated nature. If i remember right they are much happier with a strong leader who establishes their lead and control.

[@ythrip9127]

Jotaro Kujo aye jotaro wassup

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

@@j.dalzell5372 yeap, you're right. Animals without a strict leader will act out

[@Tn-sc4nv]

Dogs aren't sea creatures jotaro

[@dr.sigmundfreud3030]

There's something calming about a British guy talking 42 minutes about how he can make delicious meals with little money

[@insomniac1184]

Freud? What are you doing here?

[@nickxenix]

@@insomniac1184 watching good content.

[@ryancarter5503]

Helped me drift off for a nap earlier today

[@oo--7714]

It's not delicious, we all know it, meh at best

[@johanmikkael6903]

@@oo--7714 very delicious if you are low on money.

[@ritageorge2348]

I am blown away by the prices in the UK. Here in Australia 🇦🇺 that little lot would cost at least FIVE dollars.

[@vara202]

5 dollars? The bread alone would cost $2.50 in the US. I'm amazed at how other countries can live.

[@seebasschipman293]

@@vara202 that’s really not true about the bread. You could find bread at or below $1 in most US grocery stores, definitely someplace like Walmart

[@seanymc982]

But the Aussie dollar is more inflated and worth less then the pound, so aye it’s expensive still but not as much as you think

[@epic8923]

keep in mind this video is like from 3 years ago. Most things in this video are no wear near as cheap as they used to be.

[@tbgng]

@@epic8923 if you go up to asda or aldi you could probably find some good offers still

[@XenobakaLP]

Imagine if all vegetables and fruits would be sold seperately, would actually open up many options for saving money and not wasting food. It would also allow people to bring their own bags and just put them into it seperately nice and easy.

[@gamenatior]

Thats how it has been done here in Australia for about 20+ years. Tiny Little plastic bags on a roll, put your hand in it too separate it from the next one, use it like a glove to grab the product and flip the bag inside out. Can fit between 1-5 of the thing you want usually. I always buy singles :)

[@Nertez]

I'm from Slovakia and most products in veg/fruit section are for you to weigh, so you buy exactly how much you need. I'm actually surprised it's appearantly not the case in many places.

[@lulu5803]

At my store in the US, some produce I can buy by the piece but it's becoming less and less. Luckily, I'm a household of 5 so prepackaged works well for me. It would be difficult as a single person or couple with no kids.

[@Overwijn01]

skyrax zero it’s the same in The Netherlands 😊

[@ChageeyaSarang]

Malaysia's like that. Most supermarkets would provide rolls of plastic bags at the fresh produce section. Some more expensive stuff will be packaged, but the affordable, more normal fruits & veggies are sold mostly by weight.

[@robinabernathy2829]

The crazy thing is the meals he made actually looked better than what some people make with a heck of a bigger budget.

[@kegal]

Heck

[@GargaGaming]

Watch your profanity!

[@robinabernathy2829]

@@GargaGaming Watch your underwear

[@Speed001]

I didn't believe you, but then I witnessed.

[@wafflehousez]

that coleslaw would be even better if he managed to nab some vinegar from Burger King.

[@anonymouse740]

I love how the labels probably cost Tesco more than the price of the food they were printed on.

[@bnice6442]

lol

[@Framlii]

Some shops will actually give you this amount for free for this very reason

[@telracsazyl1243]

3 penny lmao

[@kev.6149]

I wrote the same lol

[@jennebabeeee]

... when aldi and lidl put something on offer but really have just taken 1p off

[@lashermayfair0]

The idea for lunch is so completely foreign to me that I can't even imagine what those flavors would be like mixed together, or what fish paste tastes like at all even on its own. But I wish I could go to the shop in Britain just so I could exactly recreate that meal and see what it tastes like! I'm also very interested to see what mushy peas taste like now, especially in relation to fish and chips!

[@iusedtowrite6667]

I know right. Like i genuinely want to recreate and try that. Just to know how it tastes

[@chlorone]

dunno where you are from but fishpaste isnt that uncommon here in my country, and i dont live at the coast like this guy in the video. but also the paste would be 10 times the price minimum. especially if with 40% salmon the mushy pea sounds interesting to me too but never saw that one in shelfs here. must be a british thing only for sure

[@sneezeey]

@@chlorone Mushy peas are a British staple whether stirred into a classic pea soup or served with fish and chips

[@graytoby1]

@@chlorone here's my little tip if your gonna eat mushy peas. The best thing to do is dial 999 for an ambulance first, you then open the tin consume the mushy peas cold with a spoon and await the paramedics to take you directly to the A&E for a stomach pump.

[@cramyt]

@@graytoby1 I completely agree they are rancid hate them

[@Enysum]

I know a "budget challenge" can come across as hurtful in certain contexts, this ain't a hurtful context. Sometimes celebrities or wealthier people will film budget challenges, but the differences are stark - Here, there's no shaming of "the poors" he's shopping at the same place with, there's no gawking over the things in the store, there's no weird fetishy treatment of the process at all. This has a lot of creativity of ingredients and the foraging sections were lovely. Good emphasis on seasonal ingredients, safety of ingredients (mold, lookalikes that are toxic, unclean water, dog pee) and all around very helpful. These are the kind of tips that can be really helpful to see in action. Having a razor-thin budget at any stage of life can feel very dismal, and it's easy to treat affordable food as "punishment" for not being able to make ends meet. This kind of video shows how microscopic food budgets can still be filling, healthy, and enjoyable. I wish I had been watching this kind of thing before I moved out. Thanks for the vids.

[@Enysum]

@@slevinchannel7589 ?

[@Galactipod]

@@slevinchannel7589 I don't see how this is related in any way.

[@HAIRHOLIC_1]

Exactly!! I I agree 100%. When I’ve lost my job as a pharmacist in London and My dole money wouldn’t start till the next month I had to survive with the little I’ve had. Luckily I had my freezer, fridge and cupboards full of food so I didn’t have to shop for food for weeks, but when the food and the money started running out I had to stretch what I’ve had. At one point I was eating porridge with water for days on end. it’s funny because I was eating healthier, cooking all my meals from scrap and not buying nor eating any junk foods. I have learned some simple but great recipes that I still cook and enjoy today. It has indeed taught me a lesson in life. First of all to always have some savings in case of emergencies, and secondly to not take anything for granted, we are all one paycheck away from becoming homeless. Nowadays I help everyone in need because I know first hand how hard it can be, stressfully and draining mentally, unfortunately a lot of people aren’t as frugal as I was so videos like this are really helpful for people who might be in these same situations.

[@Enysum]

@Bare Knuckle howdy. I think I already covered this in the original comment, but I'll try to elaborate. Budget challenges are a combination of two things, education and entertainment. Any tutorial can be made entertaining and even funny, and there can be a lot of humor from the host trying something new and perhaps ending up with unusual methods and results. At the time this video was published, there were a lot of budget challenges on YT and there was a lot of comments on this video discussing if this video's context was hurtful or not. Some budget challenges by other people were vastly unfunny. They would knowingly go shop somewhere people with tight budgets shop and then gawk at how "gross" the shoppers or food was, how unhealthy the food was, how "lazy" the people buying the food must be. I don't think these are topics off the table for comedy, but in a video where the point is ostensibly to empathize with others, mocking someone for needing to buy easily prepped, cheap, but regrettably unhealthy food seems counterintuitive and rude. It would be similar to, to make an example up, a 24 hour Crutches challenge, where instead of being an entertainer who focuses on their own learning process and how that can be funny, made mocking caricatures of someone who needs crutches and paint them as lazy or useless or disgusting, etcetera. Hope that clarifies what I mean and what the context of me saying it was in the first place. But, if you only read the first sentence of that first comment before coming to that conclusion, well, I guess clarifying in another comment doesn't do much. Cheers

[@Enysum]

@Bare Knuckle I agree wholeheartedly. It was a pretty dishonest trend as far as the naming goes and frankly, I imagine the dishonest labeling was part of the reason it was trending at all - KZbin algorithm tends to value things like comments and like/dislike engagement, at least at the time, regardless of if the engagement was discussion or just mass correction or anger. Hope your night is lovely. Cheers 🥂

[@IinesySankka]

Things I learned from this? - How to take advantage of litterers - Apples can stay edible frozen over winter - You can make a dog smell plants for ya to check if they've been peed on - Mayo and ketchup go well together - New veggie slicing techniques - Bananas melt - Squeezing onions for flavor - How mushy beans are made This was a good video. Thank you.

[@amethsys]

:) ^^ I love this comment

[@theirishninja2070]

And never buy a mushroom for more than 3p

[@will4389]

Mayo and ketchup make up the base of a lot of American sauces. Big Mac sauce, chik-fil-a sauce and many other “secret sauces” are ketchup Mayo relish and sometimes onion

[@RGNooblez]

ITS AT 69 LIKES, NO ONE LIKE IT

[@Shayla.r]

@@RGNooblez why tf does it matter?

[@davidlynch9049]

What this makes me realize is that I spend way too much on groceries, and waste a sizeable portion of them because I buy too much and they go off. Thanks for helping us keep our feet grounded.

[@average_coverage]

Similarly, it makes me realise I'm really not doing much with the money I spend.

[@allesindwillkommen]

The problem is a lot of food items are sold in large packages. So if you live alone and try to not waste food, it's almost impossible, because you can't just eat a whole pack of spinach, for example, unless you're ready to eat the spinach for a couple of days straight before it goes bad.

[@Maria_Erias]

Learning how to adult is what led me to do most of my shopping at Dollar Tree here in the US. Everything in the store is literally a dollar, so it's incredibly easy to stock up on things like beef and chicken broth, rice, dried beans, (actual name-brand) ketchup and mustard, vinegar, olive oil, and other essentials. $40 at Dollar Tree covers all of the basics for a household of three, with a quick shop at a grocery store for fresh veg, meats, and luxury items. $150 for three people for two weeks (plus two cats and two dogs) is easily do-able, even accounting for stuff like sodas, "convenience" items like frozen pizzas, frozen chimichangas (a personal favorite), Gorton's beer-battered fish fillets (a 12-pack means 4-6 lunches for the two of us at home every day, easy), things of that nature. Cutting out all the extra stuff still means it's do-able to get by on that $40, but it'd mean some fairly basic and "innovative" meals - which isn't that much of a stretch when summer is here and the garden is producing.

[@gmarod6099]

I needed this

[@carolroberts4614]

Really you could get better deals if you spent seven pounds over a week, you could get better deals on special offers or bigger packs

[@kristittymies6024]

Awesome video! However as someone calorie conscious and counting everything daily, I noticed that calories were counted wrong so here is the total breakdown Notes : 1. bread loaf is 400g and there are 16 pieces in that loaf. Every slice has 65 calories assuming that white bread is 250 calories per 100g. Meal 1 Milk, looks about 50ml - 20 calories Bread, 4 Slices - 260 calories Butter, 2x 10g - 134 calories Coco powder, 15g - 60 calories Coffee with coco powder and milk (Conservative estimate) - 80 calories Total for meal 1 : 554 (400 claimed) Meal 2 : Mayo, 42 grams - 294 calories Bread, 4 slices - 260 calories Ketchup, greens and salmon paste - Roughly 120 Total for meal 2 : 674 (420 claimed) Meal 3 : Greens - Roughly 50 calories Ketchup + mayo - 72 calories Peas - 216 calories Remaining bread (8 Slices) 520 Total for meal 3 : 868 (800 Claimed, so pretty close) Total calories were 2,096 but claimed was 1,645. Not a massive difference (451) but enough of an inaccuracy to cause weight gain of roughly 1.7Kg a month if your maintenance is 1645 a day So basically you did a better job than you thought in terms of getting more calories for £1.00

[@cloroxbleach2394]

Legend has it that he is still hearting comments to this day

[@karai5082]

Lol your idea actually worked

[@ryn5566]

Nice one

[@Simplertimes777]

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[@Isabella-nm4mv]

Wyatt l

[@Perririri]

Normie

[@user-re9bv1ce7o]

This guy and Life of Boris running a nation's economy would be the most successful country

[@ebisona5386]

Ultimate Slav man with respectful English man. Seems like the best team

[@french_hater738]

Maybe add in slivki show for extra spice

[@ewanhcafc]

“cyka blyat pea soup blin”

[@sergirobrine8352]

Only if country have bay leaf Or maybe two

[@beton03gg]

Valla

[@jennyborgit3900]

Give this man a tenner and he’ll feed England

[@figstevens426]

Give him a thousand pounds and he’ll solve world hunger

[@edbertdharmawan1819]

I better pay this person to help world than donate to auxiliaries

[@aarishavacado2513]

AHAHAHAHAA

[@CrawleyWalker]

Probably

[@CrawleyWalker]

@@figstevens426 ye

[@Qrama]

Dude is eating better and more varied food than I could ever hope to prepare for myself.. (With a lesser budget aswell)

[@maxineoneillbananapeel]

'thank you, littering idiots, you've bought my coffee this morning.' all i want from life is to earnestly say this and get a free cup

[@-Kami-Kun-]

Nice 69 likes

[@alarsengaming4794]

Nice 548 likes

[@tarambukis-c2q]

Nice 725 likes

[@tarambukis-c2q]

@@maxineoneillbananapeel ŊŐ

[@drdrowsy5594]

nice 775 likes

[@user-ot7hq4cc6v]

I didn't even realize I watched a 42 minute video

[@kenthehen1860]

proxi I didn’t even realize it was 42 minutes until I saw this comment

[@personImaperson-sl8rn]

Oh shoot me niether

[@xcho20]

I had to double check

[@tifcrystals]

Wait wh-WAOH

[@ASUScrest]

@@kenthehen1860 sameee

[@blahkjboubblah9856]

You are a very ingenious man. I think we would really struggle to do this in Australia. 1 pound is about $1.80. The cheapest loaf of bread is $1.20, a single banana would be approx 50 cents, that's the budget blown. Marked down stuff happens sometimes but it gets snapped up quickly and often isn't marked down very much. One day I might try a similar experiment for $2 and see how I go. And don't listen to the haters, any logical person can see that dog is spoilt, I tell my cat to shutup all the time and she sleeps in between my husband and I LOL

[@BirdThatEatsPrometheussLiver]

If $2 doesn't work, $5 may be still good, whilst still maintaining the impressive feat

[@kateemma22]

In Sydney start with a fiver even if you stick to Aldi.

[@RosieNawojka]

Aussie here too. I gave my daughter a food budget challenge and she fed herself for a week on $17. Sardines, lentils, flour and frozen veg. (She's learning this so she will succeed as a poor apprentice despite Canberra's rental prices.)

[@DevilSurvivorsBiggestGlazer]

@Adolf Hitler it's actually pretty nice

[@hugomcgovern4581]

Adolf Hitler lmao in Melbourne you never know what your gonna get

[@fifi75ful]

This is literally me doing my shopping 😥 it's hard to do but surprisingly you can get things on a budget when you avoid name brands and pre packaged food.

[@tikkj]

100% believed you were about to try to scavenge food out of those discarded McDonalds bags lol. Was so relieved when you revealed it was for coffee stickers.

[@TheMijman]

I know me too! I was so expecting "you can find the odd chip, and if you're lucky, discarded salad leaves"

[@mraidanp9311]

tikkj same

[@TimothyNathanPPL-IR]

I am not sure why shoplifting was not OK, but Theft By Finding was acceptable

[@rabbitofdeth]

@@TimothyNathanPPL-IR grow up

[@megamecha100]

@@TheMijman I read that in his voice and it was hilarious

[@iWormify]

I was trying to look around the comment section for people who said shouting "Shut up" at the dog is abuse but I couldn't find anything even as I continued to scroll down, the positivity here is great!

[@AtomicShrimp]

Yeah, the comments here are pretty lovely in general. I imagine the bad examples get downvoted way down the rankings pretty fast, so nobody else really sees them after that

[@davidj3841]

How is that even sog abuse in the first place? It's not like the dog understands what you're saying.

[@napoleoncorneliusscipio5141]

Dogs gotta do what dogs gotta do.

[@Dial8Transmition]

I tell my dog to shut up all the time

[@BreakKaydenBreak]

Wow i just realized i watched 40 minutes of an awesome dude making 3 meals. His voice is so tranquil and he seems like such a positive gentleman that i would love to meet! Great video keep up the enthusiasm!

[@longl1]

i didn’t even realise i went through 40m but i enjoyed it

[@ollah4]

Feel ya, it's suddenly nearly 3 in the morning, bc the 40 min. went by so fast °^°

[@noahm3915]

Content like this gets more and more needed each year since alot of people don't know how to cook and don't realize how much it cost to live on food prepared by another person as their main way to eat. Learning to cookbatbleast is a timeless dkill

[@superhooch]

I just watched a man trying to purchase the lightest possible mushroom. Premium entertainment

[@donotlike4anonymus594]

And the thing is.... I don't understand his obsession with shrumes.... a fairly low nutritional value relative for the price and weight... Yes can often be delicious but there are much better foods For example eggs..... Not extremely expensive not that cheap but still a high quality source of prominent and a good healthy yolk full of the good types of fat and cholesterol and lots and lots of nutrients... Lots of ways to incorporate into food And well u get the point.... Why shrumes....

[@donotlike4anonymus594]

@DA_BOII_HUNTER not for food nope... For other uses I take the 5'th

[@mikekell920]

@@donotlike4anonymus594 he probably enjoys mushrooms so much because hes a forager

[@donotlike4anonymus594]

@@SebastianDingleswitch i mean... when we're talking about saving some money taste isn't as important as nutritional value... Also yeah i know... delicious (well some... it's a bit of a matter of taste... my old man loves pickled russian mushrooms and they disgust me to the degree of puking.... so u know...)

[@GippyHappy]

I laughed too hard at this

[@g7eit]

Don’t take any notice of the unkind comments. It’s obvious you love your dog by the way she acts with you.

[@RealAntek]

yeah because a dog that hates its owner would wag her tail when he comes to see her. ppl dont think sometimes

[@mrgreatauk]

The suspense was killing me waiting to see whether the second mushroom would come in under 3 pence!

[@cto4124]

mrgreatauk under 4 pence

[@mahmutyilmaz8575]

k

[@mrgreatauk]

@@cto4124 Quite right.

[@SPANISH-TARQUIN]

I literally shouted GET IN!!

[@ndzd07]

you mean the under ripe tomato

[@klnguyen279]

It's unbelievable how £1 can provide one's full 3 meals! Especially one doing extreme belt-tightening!

[@semanticsamuel936]

I did my degree in marine biology at Southampton and have spent a lot of time on Southampton Water. Not eating those oysters was the right call. However, you could go around to Calshot and get nice ones from there!

[@whybndsu]

On an unrelated note, do u know any college offering marine biology scholarships?

[@bludshedt2647]

@@whybndsu apparently not.

[@larifari12oder3]

@@whybndsu in Belgium there are several marine institutes (like in antwerp) with Erasmus and other scholarships. While searching for scholarships I was seeing them but I am specialised in waste management so I didnt look more into them....

[@jesusmadronal7324]

Just depurate them? they thrive in dirty water as far as i can recall, correct me if i'm wrong, but you feel uncertain just depurate them before consume, it's free oysters mate! that shit is expensive

[@masudwarzone6549]

Where around do you live in Southampton I do to !😃

[@ovinophile]

If nothing else it’s interesting just to see what a UK grocery store looks like. I’m used to every price ending with .99!

[@JustViperz]

Exactly!

[@callumosullivan7546]

You don’t get a nice even .99 though- end up paying 1.13 from vat.. bs if u ask me

[@sallykim4631]

Mutually Gecko are vats like taxes or sum?

[@u1tim822]

@@sallykim4631 its value added tax, gov adds a certain percentage (I think it's around 17.5 to 20 percent) to most goods to increase tax revenue

[@alucozadebottle4423]

I'm used to going to Aldi and its cheap

[@UltraNyan]

Finally a no bullshit experiment without "oh my grandma gave me this jar of jam and a bag of potatoes last week" or "i gonna eat dinner at my friends place".

[@elernation5519]

Ultra Nyan I don’t think people do that during these videos?

[@gurgy3]

Elernation oh yeah they do. Oh my friend treated me for lunch today blah blah blah

[@Miranda-vj8yy]

Or the i'm a famous youtuber so people give me free food

[@brasssentry2091]

I assume you're referring to Boris. I also assume that you're not from northern Europe, because here grandmas giving their kids preserved food is incredibly common. Like I have a bag of apples, like three jars of jam and probably two or three boxes of berries in the freezer. I get it sounds cheap and a bit dumb, but in reality it's pretty reasonable.

[@Sigfreð]

@@brasssentry2091 2 Weeks ago my grandma gave me enough pre-prepared food for a week. It's insane. And yes, it did last a week.

[@OGPluetsch]

4:20 3p for a carrot. It probably cost more to print the label XD

[@yvonnewallace7567]

Speaking of the refuse someone left behind...one time I picked up someone’s McDonald’s litter from a hiking area and found their $3.00 change crumpled up with their sandwich wrappers.

[@Rameii]

Yvonne Wallace imagine what you can do with that

[@iamafanofmanythings3973]

@@Rameii that's a whole 3 days of food

[@a-drewg1716]

@@iamafanofmanythings3973 well 2 days. 1 Pound is ~$1.22

[@chacharbelrbel5276]

@@iamafanofmanythings3973 1 pound Isn't equal to 1 dollar... But it can probably make 2 days meals

[@Euclidean3141]

I’m impressed you were able to include a reasonable about of fruit and vegetables. Eating on a budget is one thing but eating healthy in a budget can seem daunting.

[@JoicSeth]

Beans.

[@kylerumer843]

Unhealthy food is more expensive than healthy food. It’s a myth perpetuated by people too lazy to do their own research that somehow fast food is the economic option. Beans and rice especially can be had for extremely cheap and bought in bulk. The most expensive components of a “healthy” meal tend to be out of season exotic fruits and vegetables, which are simply a luxury you will have to do without when eating on a budget.

[@kaedatiger]

Especially without bulk buys!

[@bionicallychallenged7290]

Yeah, absolutley. I adore challenges like these. As a celiac, and I know no-one asked, it's difficult to find carbs that are Gluten Free. So I think I might try to do a similar challenge but in CAD and for my extremely limited diet.

[@daredaemon8878]

@@kylerumer843 It's not a myth in total, it's just that it's originally applied specifically to a category of US poor people; basically people working two minimum wage jobs just to make ends meet. They could afford cheaper food, if they had the time to find and prepare it. They generally don't; and the savings they'd make from getting their food cheaper would be lost by no longer having time for a second job. Either that or they'll have to sacrifice what little leisure time they do have, at which point they're going straight to burnout which is far more expensive than unhealthy food. If you have the time to shop properly and prepare all your food, then yeah, you can always go cheaper than unhealthy food; and in most of the first world, the poor have that time. But this was originally a statement to explain why the US poor appear to be overweight so often and not meant to be omni-applicable (not even to all US poor.)

[@shutupzach5759]

I love how he’s like “look at this nice fresh plant... deadly poisonous.”

[@4nastas1ya]

He really tricked me into thinking he was going to eat that later 😔

[@treygreen5015]

ShutUpZach

[@user-fr2io9hj2d]

Yeah ShutUpZach

[@clestisfarrell966]

and sHutuPzAcH

[@Shortgamemonkey]

Bro, a can of beans is what 15 pence? That’s like, 16 US cents, broooooooo dollar store doesn’t even have all things $1.