$40 for 1 week grocery haul/ breakfast and lunch prep -$20,544

[@amandadobbs8637]

Treating yourself to a new kitchen item will keep you motivated to keep on cooking. Pretty food is inspiring!

[@clkingtx]

I really love your weekly food prep videos!

[@FrugalEnthusiast]

Thank you for your content!

[@budgetingcouponinganddebt8079]

I love your weekly meals videos. I always wondered as a single person how I would be able to buy plenty of food that you can make great meals with on a budget but you show it can be done. Thanks for the inspiration. I have tried overnight oats but it's been a while and I need to try it again.

[@maureencairney9549]

Love your new storage containers, as usual you are super organised....

[@jenniferpecha4393]

Love the new glass containers.

[@TheMeganExperience]

Love those Pyrex Tupperwares! I requested them for Christmas last year and got two huge packs so I was able to get rid of the nasty old meaty plastic ones! Money well spent!

[@TheMeganExperience]

*melty

[@lucidmimi1006]

I'm SO GLAD you treated yourself to the new glass containers @ such a great price!

[@northvandarcy]

The carrots look tastier in the mason jars. Your videos inspire me to do meal preps.

[@garmstrong4872]

Love your meal prep videos. I'm a bit (ok a lot!) competitive and I always try to out-budget BudgetGirl. I never do :-) we are a family of four with a 15 & 17 year old. This week I am making (1) Slow Cooker Cassoulet with chicken thighs. (2) Chicken Broccoli Stir-fry over rice (3) Spaghetti. The rest of the dinners will be leftovers and if we run out - breakfast for dinner one night and I will make pancakes & eggs.

[@jessicabaly8481]

Great meal prep, everything looks so tasty.

[@OurFamilyHomeLife]

Love this and all the price break downs. And now I want lasagna! ;)

[@Fernanda052809]

Love the cute containers & the lasagna looked amazing! My husband is having homemade bean & cheese burritos for lunch. :) .55 cents each

[@4theladybug]

Everything looks good!

[@scarletdemoness]

Looks like another good week ahead for you! I bought a discounted wholemeal sliced loaf in Lidl today (UK) and it was 25 pence, which equals 38 cents, I think. It had a "sell by" date for tomorrow but since I freeze it and only use a couple of slices a day for toast, that's fine! I love your accent btw, especially when you say "care-its", instead of carrots. LOL xx

[@BudgetGirl]

+Val Mellors Ha! I've been making fun of people here for saying "Wurshing" instead of washing... but I guess I have a bit of an accent myself!

[@chibisasusaku]

Lentil soup and tortillas is what I'm having for most of this week : )

[@BudgetGirl]

+chibisasusaku Sounds yummy!

[@MeganTerrell]

I am going to have to look for that idea coffee... looks yummy!

[@SillyMando2008]

Your new storage is very pretty

[@MindOverMunch]

Omg I bet the peppermint mocha overnight oats are delicious!

[@BudgetGirl]

+Mind Over Munch They could have used a little something else to boost the flavor (I was pretty skimpy on the creamer), but the chocolate coffee ones turned out AMAZING. They tasted just like CoCo Puffs! I'll definitely keep experimenting!

[@lucidmimi1006]

so great to see you here - you ROCK!

[@maryvanderburgh230]

Good for you for replacing your plastic containers with glass. Much safer for reheating in the microwave

[@livinasimplebudgetfamilyli8782]

can we get to see your dinners too ? your food always makes me feel like I could do a much better job planning out our meals , love ur portion control

[@BudgetGirl]

+Amanda Green This week, YES! Every week, alas, no, I never remember to film nightly dinners. The mental process is really "make food, eat food, ignore dishes." :-) But this week's video will include last week's dinners!

[@livinasimplebudgetfamilyli8782]

lol u crack me up, and awesome news

[@Mary-pw1ki]

Yum on the overnight oats! I've got to try these. So fun that you got to get a couple of fun things in your groceries.

[@BudgetGirl]

+Mary Briner directions in this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmLEdXebZ7KoqcU

[@CouponStar]

Oh nice!!! Thanks for all of this!

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

Great job as always :) I love the new containers

[@BudgetGirl]

+Living Weird Thanks! I'm seriously considering getting a second set as I used every single piece prepping my lunches for this week.

[@1andonlylynda]

you asked what we are eating this week. Well tonight family of 3 1/2 are having chicken legs that I got for 20lbs for $11. put a bunch in the slow cooker and after they were almost cooked I mixed brown sugar splenda and yellow mustard for a sauce. smells great. for those who don't like the sauce I am broiling a quart jar of my canned chicken legs. a big pot of rice which will be transformed into fried rice for another meal. Corn and homemade coleslaw. total cost for the meal is about $5. that is for a meal with enough left overs for my son tomorrow and rice for tomorrow night. Tues. subs, homemade big dinner rolls, roast beef, ham, vidalia onions, green peppers, romaine lettuce, pickles, olives sub sauce. the only things I don't make from scratch are the peppers, sub sauce onions and in the winter lettuce and olives.. pickles I did myself a couple years ago. Wed. batter fried fish with fries or onion blobs, deep fried chicken balls. Fried rice and coleslaw. for 4 total price is about 10. Thurs. macaroni and hamburger corn spinach and lettuce salad and coleslaw. $3. Friday will be a meal of what ever is left over plus some popcorn chicken and chicken nuggets. $5. Each meal will have pickles as well. balanced healthy sort of luv watching what you buy and cook. got the idea for subs from your sandwich lunches.

[@BudgetGirl]

+grandma lynda Sounds yummy!

[@1andonlylynda]

+Budget Girl watching your video of meal planning has got me started a bit more into thinking ahead. hard after being a SAHM and wife for 40 years. But now with 2 60 year olds a 34 year old and a 4 year old I have to become a bit more creative. This month I am attempting to cook simply from what I have in the house. Got $300 worth of groceries 2 weeks ago for $99 due to points in the store and have only bought milk and cucumber and grape tomatoes for school lunches eggs and vidalia onions. about $20 so far. Without those items needed I could probably go for about 3-4 months without going near a store. Rice I see you buy a lot of stores well in the big metal coffee cans or even coffee mate cans. I stored some 2 years ago and am using it now. No not a true prepper just thinking ahead and in winter roads close here quite frequently and for some reason we enjoy eating regularly. :) Buy in bulk and stock up on things that won't go bad. Store left overs in mason jars to make them last longer. :) keep doing videos I need a kick in the butt every once in a while. and I enjoy watching you.

[@denisehunter3030]

you can use baby powder or corn starch in place of dry shampoo. It is much cheaper, just make sure you don't put too much on and brush it out after.

[@Gerbertales]

I just saw a tip recently for those of us with dark hair to mix cocoa powder with the corn starch. 😉

[@Xballoway]

I used to drink that gevalia coffee everyday it is soooooo gooooodddd

[@MeganBecnel]

looking forward to the verdict on taste for the overnight oats. Sounds delish

[@BudgetGirl]

+Megan Becnel The chocolate ones tasted like cocopuffs... total win! The pep mocha ones were less flavorful, but still good. Will def make the chococoffee again. :-)

[@DianaSilva-er2cz]

i love the Pyrex. When I was young, that was my Thanksgiving gift to myself. If I could share an idea? I would put the green beans in the sides of the lasagne to save hitting the microwave twice and washing the two bowls vs. one. Every time that electric and water heater/well, etc. kick on, that is added expense. Question: would dried fruit go ok in the oatmeal? i have never eaten it cold. I have lots of dried fruit or should it be reconstituted?

[@BudgetGirl]

it would probably be similar to adding nuts. I think it would be fine. also i love dried fruit.

[@happyin50s6]

great meal prep

[@ammoannie]

Nice...I think I will try the Oats sometime, sounds really good..

[@BudgetGirl]

+Wanda Jones Definitely try the chocolate ones... I had the first this morning and it tasted like CoCo puffs! Yum and way healthier.

[@PidasianHippie]

Have you tried slow cooker lasagna? It is awesome.

[@happybudgeter]

That's a killer deal on the containers!

[@BudgetGirl]

+Danielle Miner Thanks! They weren't even on sale. That anchor brand is just cheap. :-) $18.98 pre-tax.

[@TakeDaCakeProduction]

Hi Budget Girl! I just wanted to drop by and say that Brothers Green Eats just finished a series about living on $3 a day and I thought it was really interesting, so I wanted to know if you'd seen it. If you haven't it's a pretty good watch and their channel is really fun too!

[@BudgetGirl]

+Dextane' Rimmer I love them! My budget breaks down to about $5 a day, but what he did with just a few simple ingredients was amazing, and such variety!

[@Iheart2cook]

Did you get the Oregon Chai at the Dollar Tree? If so, that's crazy. It's $5+ at my Wal-Mart. I like it because it contains more natural ingredients than some of the others. Love the meal plan this week, awesome job!!

[@BudgetGirl]

+Iheart2cook No, it was a walmart buy, but it was around $3.75.

[@Iheart2cook]

Budget Girl :( too good to be true. Oh well, $3.75 is better than $5+.

[@ceciliahobbs485]

I've replaced most all plastic with Pyrex. That's a great price on the Anchor brand - are the lids comparable to the quality of Pyrex? tx

[@BudgetGirl]

+Cecilia Hobbs They seem to be. The test will be how they stand up to time though.

[@PinkProzac16]

Wait wait wait.. did you say there is peanut butter in your hummus? I'm going to have to go look and see if you did a video on that! I might like hummus more with pb in it! xo

[@BudgetGirl]

+PinkProzac16 I did! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmLEdXebZ7KoqcU

[@lindawilson290]

Your new containers are so happy! I do have two questions: can you microwave them without fear of shattering, or do you put the food in another microwave-safe container? Also, are you worn-out plastic containers recyclable? Keep up the great work! :-)

[@BudgetGirl]

+Linda Wilson Yes they microwave and unfortunately, no, they aren't recyclable. I'll use them until they completely wear out. :-)

[@lindawilson290]

+Budget Girl Thanks! :-)

[@colbydean5462]

your the best youtube ever you are so nice

[@BudgetGirl]

+Colby Dean Aw thanks! So are you!

[@colbydean5462]

+Budget Girl thank you for responding to my moment😃

[@cdogvlog5557]

YOu freeze cooked chicken? I didn't know you can do that. I want to use cooked chicken breast for this carrot wrap thing I am going to try.

[@BudgetGirl]

+Cdogvlog 55 Totally! I try to always keep some cooked shredded in the freezer to add to dishes that need a little protein.

[@cdogvlog5557]

+Budget Girl great I usually added some chicken breast to whatever is in the slow cooker that day to add to sandwiches etc. Do you notice its been frozen when you have it though?

[@BudgetGirl]

+Cdogvlog 55 Nope!

[@cdogvlog5557]

+Budget Girl Good. Today I was thinking about it and have decided I'm going to make frozen tacos with chicken. I wonder though if I wanted to cheap things up a bit if I can use something cheaper like spam?

[@thereaderbug398]

How did the oats turn out?!

[@BudgetGirl]

+thereaderbug The peppermint mocha could have had a little more flavor, but the chocolate coffee one was amazing! It tasted like CoCo puffs. Will totally do again.

[@kyangie3144]

Ive had a set for a several years and I'm not easy on equipment I have chipped the top edge on a few they are hard to break and I have only damaged one lid in the microwave it is just concave now but still works

[@redpixie59]

I know you can freeze glass. But how well does that work out???

[@BudgetGirl]

+redpixie59 It works fine! I've never had a break or issue with pyrex or mason jars. I did have a couple glass water bottles break once, but I had let them defrost some and then put them back in. Totally my fault.

[@tressaza]

Wow, how much weight have you lost since last year? I saw your shoe box video for 2014. You look very different.