Can I feed myself for a month with $400 in Trinidad & Tobago | Week One and Two

[@bagladey]

This is a very interesting challenge but, boy oh boy, that diet is what nightmares are made of. Seeing this video endorses my opinion about the importance and usefulness of a small kitchen garden; being able to go outside and pick a cucumber, tomato, sweet pepper, eggplant, hot pepper and fresh herbs from plants that can grow easily on a fence and in a few pots - FREE!

[@TrinbagoVibes]

you are right, that's why I'm currently organising my back yard to have a home garden

[@AlejandroDuran263]

@@TrinbagoVibesDo you know that the Trinidad and Tobago Dollar 🇹🇹 are the same thing with the Chinese Yuan

[@kevinsinanan5431]

You know what's a good idea, doing a vlog on what's the minimum it would cost to eat comfortably and healthy for a month. Like full meals etc. Great content btw!

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Much appreciated and yeah that’s a good idea

[@lxve_karina]

Hey! Awesome video Trinbago Vibes!!!!

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thanks you 🙏🏽

[@maylenelewis9269]

Loving this social experiment 💯

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thank you

[@AlejandroDuran263]

@@TrinbagoVibesTTD $400 🇹🇹 = USD $60 🇺🇸

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@AlejandroDuran263 yup, approximately $58-59 USD for the month, food only, lol

[@triciarj72]

I enjoyed watching this, it was informative as well as entertaining.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

I’m happy you enjoyed it and we have 2 more weeks to go

[@teelucksinghsconsultancyse5035]

Bro you have no idea how much I enjoy videos like this eh lol Can't wait to see more!

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Much appreciated bro 🙏🏽..well two more are coming: week 3 & 4

[@rickyaustin5164]

Vibes those are some food combinations for the few and daring😂😂😂. Great ingenuity for making due. Belated congratulations on crossing 16000🎉.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thanks Ricky and yeah, I made them work, lol

[@shqa574]

aka Variations on a Theme... ROFL

[@ameeraali4955]

this is so nice omggg, would really like to meet you and take a picture cause u seem like a kool person , this is by far the most amazing vid espc like in trinidad and tobago when it comes to vlogging these specific videos .

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Much appreciated and you never know, we might bounce up randomly somewhere

[@reenyvincent4927]

can't wait to see weeks 3 and 4 great vid!

[@TrinbagoVibes]

thank you

[@sylvanyoung]

Great 1 dont forget any free stuff and samples 2 avoid distractions like treats 3 dont neglect deals i e by one get another free . At the same time watch your health . As always thank you .

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Those are some good tips Sylvan

[@dannyn9209]

Great video. Love these types of experiments

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thanks

[@brianrattan-rr6qy]

Wow lots of good ideas and very entertaining to thanks Rajeev see you in the next one I am very anxious 😅

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Lol, thanks Brian and yeah week 3 is loading

[@dionefarrel2578]

Thanks for doing the video.im going there soon.glad to have an idea on how much to spend.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Can’t go wrong there once you on a budget

[@ameeraali4955]

dont talk about how great he is improvising on his food stuff omgg

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@karlabdool]

Love the videos bro . I have an idea for you , how about you do a fuel economy challenge ( I think from all the snippets I saw you have a hybrid Toyota - maybe aqua ) how about you full your tank and also keep a bottle of gas in the trunk (so you can run it low ) - reset your trip meter and set sail . See how far you can go around Trinidad. What do you think ?

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Lol thanks bro and yeah I do have an aqua and I already know what the car is capable off…I get 650-700 km on a full tank, I service it every 8000km, as I realized it would drop to 550-600km when it’s close to service time

[@karlabdool]

nice ! - loving the economy @@TrinbagoVibes

[@shoshanalove]

I love your challenges!! I'm impressed! You're doing great... you'll also be able to compare how much MORE you spend, when you let your "emotions" lead you" ah feeling to eat ah ..." hahaha! Generally we spend too much money eating out - planning meals and eating home cooked food - is a win! See you on weeks 3-4. Cheers

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Most definitely, it’s making me see things differently in how I’m spending my funds

[@monsieurmike2072]

This will be epic. Blessings my brother

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thanks bro and blessings to you to

[@bagolive]

Good morning watching from Florida would love to see your next challenge been 1 protein used for to make lunch and dinner for a whole week love your videos big up your self .

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Much appreciated and will try that next rounds

[@maylenelewis9269]

Stay with it, looking forward to seeing the conclusion

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Lol, yup

[@sparkle1279]

So, I looked at this video on Sunday and enjoyed your content as usual, keep up the Good Work. I wondered if I can survive on $400 for the month but it must include meat, fruit, and some vegetables. I'm going to challenge myself to do so, so far I came up with for week 1 soup on all Saturdays with potatoes, Channa, Pumpkin, Rice with Sliced Cucumbers for 3 days, Lentils, Rice with Sliced Cucumbers for 3 days, Oats for breakfast with a banana/watermelon every day Dinner will be bread and I think I went over my $100 for the week, lol I'll keep working on it, lol

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Yeah it adds up, especially when you are trying to have a balanced diet, it’s almost impossible

[@triniqueen8710]

Make a nice lentil salad. put cucumber sweet pepper tomato celery oliver oil lemon juice .and enjoy. 😊

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Those are all good Triniqueen, but those ingredients would have blown my budget, lol

[@triniqueen8710]

@@TrinbagoVibes yes I miss under stand .😊😊

[@triniqueen8710]

You going good 👍👍👍

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@triniqueen8710 no worries 😁

[@gisellebryan6457]

You should try Regal oats very tasty. Crix and Grace Vienna sausage with onions , sweet peppers cyah go wrong 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@yvanar-sp3rz]

Good to see this , thanks for informing!

[@TrinbagoVibes]

You’re most welcome

[@lisajoefield4287]

What happened for next was looking foward too seeing the rest of this challenge its very intresting..

[@TrinbagoVibes]

It should be up at the end of this one or even in the description but here’s part 2 and 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOQf6WpiNGipZIsi=VH-IaHWzue2nXcFV kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnjUdKF7l9N0qdEsi=5OH-CDAOIUpvqmTX

[@sandybeaches9952]

Dahl n dumpling The bologna could be fried up Cut in cubes and thrown in the lentil Aloo choka and fry bake

[@TrinbagoVibes]

You know, I forgot about Dhal and dumplings 🙈

[@lilicasablanca1056]

$400 is doable. I did it as a usc student in st augustine for 3 years (graduated last year) and I'm not talking ramen and junk food but pretty nutritious food. One of my tricks was to buy in bulk with other persons and no meat but lots of peas, beans and veggies.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

That would help and congrats on graduating

[@shqa574]

Bulk items like rice and beans stretch further.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@shqa574 that they do

[@ZeryusXD]

How was the soup? It looking good

[@TrinbagoVibes]

It was good, all those carbs kept me filled 😁

[@shqa574]

The soup was probably the best tasting meal of the week.

[@gisellebryan6457]

County house sausage is taste nice, love that brand to love a bread and cheese . Yuh fried rice looking good

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thanks, will look out for it next time I’m doing these challenges

[@danroydsbarbadostravelvlog3057]

Here watching bro

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Much appreciated bro 🙏🏽

[@alanaalexis2638]

Props to u for doing this. I cannot. Boiled Dhall. No pimento, no geera. Nope. Boiled lentils. No. Boiled hard Channa is also a no. But it's interesting to watch, shows that it is possible. Loving the content.

[@bagladey]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@TrinbagoVibes]

jed, it was a mental effort to get over the way we regularly consume these stuff and just go basic

[@fazz3606]

Hey Rajiv, I think the Xtra foods on the Main Rd Chaguanas is the original one. Next time soak the channa in a lil baking powder and also boil it with abit too.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

I think you maybe right, I keep forgetting about that one…and taking notes on the channa for next time, much appreciated

[@deborahsuraj173]

Loving this challenging

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thank you

[@debprivate5140]

Tunapuna market if you trying to save money

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Think I’ll have to do a market video next time

[@reshmagopaul6113]

Beautiful video is nice to eat stuff like this we all go through hard times. But it is good not to spend money sometimes because most of us have groceries in our homes and we waste money to buy food outside, so it's nice to cook

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thank you and yeah, sometimes we waste the food we already have

[@amarliesimeon3374]

You must of lost 5 pounds in this first 2 weeks eating no meat. Looking forward to the next 2 weeks and plan out at least one balance meal each day. Great vid as always.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Was trying a thing, but I didn't loose s much as I thought I would have

[@Honeypepper.]

Not to sound grim, but this is good practice. We're living in the last days of this wicked system of things and soon food rationing might become a reality. So I say good on you to get a head start.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

It certainly reshaping my thinking on how I spend on food for sure and even got me into trying to grow a garden at home as well

[@shqa574]

Great video, Rajeev! You could soak the beans before you go to work, and cook it the night before, as well as the rice, and assemble the lunch kit in the morning. It is really hard, cooking in the morning. Vienna sausage is not a bargain. You look like you lost weight over the last few months. I wish I could say the same for me. XD

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thanks Shirley, and ihu with that Vienna Sausage, lol

[@shqa574]

@@TrinbagoVibes I always used to buy the Armour Vienna Sausage 6pk btw, until I saw that there was a recall earlier this year. 😏 The price also went up 30% since the lockdown.

[@jonmahabir3933]

a brilliantly subtle way to tell people to go vege :D

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Lol, when on a budget

[@joshuadickerson2709]

Great video👍🏿

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Much appreciated Joshua

[@harveybearkitty2051]

Do a video where you have some of your foods homegrown....tomato, bhaigan eggs

[@TrinbagoVibes]

That’s a good one, May do so in the future

[@kevininnocent2023]

I does watch your videos bro i didnt see u buy onion or garlic and salt wen u fry the aloo in the first week

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Did not record it, but I mentioned it going into week 2 in the video

[@artsies7160]

Quick tip: Use two tablespoons of baking soda when cooking the cooking the chickpeas. They will soften after about 20 minutes. Make sure to scoop out the excess foam while cooking the chickpeas and the bicarbonate soda.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Ohh, thanks for this

[@deborahsuraj173]

Love this challenges. But , I dint think I could do it.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

You never know till you try

[@sandramaharaj9694]

Yes

[@TrinbagoVibes]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽

[@seygra20]

You did not add any kind seasoning (green seasoning, maggi cubes, chive, chadon beni, dry herbs/spices, pimento, soy sauce etc) to your meals, these are some real struggle meals. You have rell belly to eat bland food........... Thanks for taking us on your journey.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

d chadon beni in my yard now started to grow, so negative to the seasoning, other than the pack soup, I went the basics, onions, garlic and salt...yeah the struggle was real, and after awhile I got accustom to it

[@jerryamsterdam1202]

Hi I am from Holland. , Is Trinidad a good place to live?

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Greetings Jerry, it depends on what you’re looking for, if it’s a nice, relax vibes, I would recommend our sister isle, Tobago

[@jerryamsterdam1202]

@@TrinbagoVibes Thank you xo much. My only concern is the high crime in your country.But it looks very beautiful.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@jerryamsterdam1202 it is, and your concern with the crime rate is warranted unfortunately, but hopefully our government will get that under control

[@jerryamsterdam1202]

@@TrinbagoVibes Maybe we can meet some day when I will visit.Take care buddy

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@jerryamsterdam1202 sure, can always DM me on Twitter or IG whenever you touch down

[@naty1012]

Hmmm..I would try Priceclub supermarket. This way of eating is not for me though & my husband would never approve 😅

[@TrinbagoVibes]

yeah, the Price Club is pretty good, and even I don't wish this way of eating on anyone, unfortunately this may be the route for a good bit of peeps out there

[@stillirise7813]

He doesn't sound like a trini, where is he from?

[@TrinbagoVibes]

🤣 originally past the lighthouse

[@stillirise7813]

@@TrinbagoVibes 😎👍🏾

[@serraholmes1989]

Never clicked on a video so fast

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Lol 🙏🏽

[@andreabannatyne3983]

Try stewing a pack of liver, which xan be eaten with rice and sada for breakfast and lunch.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

While that may be a good plan, I’m honestly not a fan of liver 🙈

[@diamondcascadeblackspring7260]

31 days × 3 meals per day = 93 meals in $400. Roughly $4.25 per meal. Right off the bat the man needs to cook because not even a doubles cost so little. A balanced meal should have proteins, carbs, vegetables/fruit and little bit of healthy oils.. I look forward to this challenge.❤ (Starts playing mission impossible music...)😮😅

[@diamondcascadeblackspring7260]

Wait nah... de man skip dinner!! I would get gas pain.. This is an interesting weight loss diet...just be careful about your health luv. Tip..the less processed a food is the cheaper it is.

[@diamondcascadeblackspring7260]

Ramen and dixee specials might barely fit the $4.25. Peanut butter stretches. Avoid canned foods.. stick to plastic packages or go to the market. Vegetable protein (nuts, peas, beans, seeds) tends to be cheaper and more fulling. Boil some corn too

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@diamondcascadeblackspring7260 yeah, I was drinking at least 2-3 litres of water, so that helped

[@TrinbagoVibes]

you right to play this, cuz I didn't really get in a balanced meal these two weeks

[@diamondcascadeblackspring7260]

@@TrinbagoVibes I am glad you survived. I look forward to seeing more wholesome content 😁

[@angelalall7895]

Very excited

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Nice

[@triciarj72]

Thank you

[@TrinbagoVibes]

You’re welcome

[@trinibear1]

I would buy for the month Tray of eggs 48.00 Rice 36 Lentil 8 Dhal 8 Flour 35 Yeast 6 Baking powder 5 Sugar 12 Oats 20 Cinnamon 5 Potato 20 Pasta 20 Sausage 20 Onion 10 Garlic 8 Salt 6 Oil 25 Pinto Beans 10 Pumpkin 10 2 Pack soup 10 Carrot 10 Cheese 20 What will make it easier is food prep for each week over the weekend and refrigerate

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Spoilers: I basically bought those items minus the eggs, yeast and pumpkin, lol

[@kurtnelle]

This is absolute crazyness. if I had to do this, it was going to be a case of ramen and a 2 dozen eggs. I can eat the same thing day after day.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

I can't and that's basically 5-7 ramen after you purchase those 2 dozen eggs per week

[@shqa574]

@@TrinbagoVibes A dozen eggs went down from $8 to $3 in the last few months. A year ago, it was selling for $4. (All USD prices)

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@shqa574 it’s approximately that price here as well

[@saleemmohamed9516]

I love the stretch of dollars

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Lol, thanks, one more week to go

[@Chickeedo]

Let me tell ya, put salt in your oats. Game changer

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Ohhh, this sounds weird, but imma try it next time I make oats

[@AlejandroDuran263]

The Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 Dollar is simulated with the Chinese Yuan

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Approximately yeah

[@cindysingh1157]

Oh god rajeev these meals have me figity..lol..i would have bought other stuff yes..lol bread and sausage whole week yes lol

[@TrinbagoVibes]

them things expensive, plus it would have been more mentally challenging to eat the same thing right through for the month

[@joshuaprudhomme5258]

U can try going fishing to catch fish ....

[@TrinbagoVibes]

That’s one way to go

[@Styles416]

Can you try empanadas

[@TrinbagoVibes]

one of these days, I'll try those..stay tuned

[@Styles416]

@@TrinbagoVibes aw mate ur gonna love it

[@devbachu7072]

Boi things hard i but at persads an the neats cheap i make my bread fir a week i cook my food

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Cooking saves you a lot

[@Peggy-z8v]

Nice oats man❤

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Thanks, keeping me filled, although I missed the usual milk and honey, that I would have normally add in this one

[@bagladey]

You’re kidding, right? Those oats made with water and not even brown sugar look like something a kidnapper would feed a hostage in a horror movie.

[@naty1012]

​@@bagladey😂

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@bagladey lol

[@kristenchair04]

You really didnt eat dinner .?

[@TrinbagoVibes]

yup, for the most part I drank water, one or two days on the second week I ate some bread and cheese/channa for dinner

[@kristenchair04]

Wow. The sad thing is there a people who live like this on a daily .

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@kristenchair04 unfortunately so, and even less that what I did on this challenge

[@andreabannatyne3983]

So you dan purchase viena susages, and rices with chopped single veggies and make a simple fried rice. With kentils.e,g one carrot ,one sweet pepper etc

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Yup, well it depends on the grocery, but most of those items doesn’t come loose but in packs, thus a higher price, but it’s possible as well had I done a market run

[@dwayne5110]

All I will eat is pack ramen yes

[@TrinbagoVibes]

lol, that not even lasting long, they raise that price to $6 TTD, plus it's a whole other mental level to eat the same thing 2-3 times a day for a month

[@justelleleigh]

I am trying to figure out why you didn’t use seasoning. Don’t you have a small kitchen garden at least?I find it hard to believe that your wife is eating good tasty food in your presence and you are living like a bachelor who is not from trinbago cooking food without seasonings and much colour. You should have started the challenge with a weigh in and ended with the same so we could see what effect these meals would have. When I was a very low income earner, my go to meals were pasta and tuna and various sandwiches.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Now started the small kitchen garden, lost some tomatoes to nemotodes and well the shadon beni now started to grow as well as the chives…so I went with the basic salt, onions and garlic, but yeah she was eating the good stuff and was feeling sorry for me. Never thought about starting with a weight in, that’s a good idea

[@justelleleigh]

Oh thats too bad. I had that issue with tomatoes being attacked too. What discipline you have. Looking out for more on this

[@gaming-kingjunior8764]

yessir

[@TrinbagoVibes]

done know

[@JacobandNichVlogs]

🙌😁

[@TrinbagoVibes]

😁🙏🏽🙌🏽

[@shernadehosein3749]

I could do this challenge easy!!! Its rice, dhal and bhagi right through lol plus i rell love bhagi.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Lol, that’s discipline, I would get fed up after the 4th day of eating the same thing….also there is a saying: “too much of a good thing, is a bad thing”

[@Livesparrow24]

Serious? All that for $97.? Clearly I have been shopping at the wrong place😅...but I did not see you pick up oil and salt so what did you fry the aloo with? 😂

[@bagladey]

Oil was item #5 in the Week 1 cart.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Should definitely check out the Price club and like baglady said, it was in the kart, also I picked up salt, onion and garlic afterwards and I stated in the video, hence I only had $85 to shop with in week 2

[@andreabannatyne3983]

Try some ramen noodles soup.cheaper too.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Was actually considering this, but it wasn’t fitting with the budget, and the price of ramen noodles here has gone up unfortunately

[@Stephen-nk6is]

Da fry rice look rell dry bro

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Limited resources, lol

[@shouraims4265]

You keep saying 'we'. You alone eating loke this 😂

[@TrinbagoVibes]

Sometimes I refer to me, myself and I, thus we, lol

[@shqa574]

@@TrinbagoVibes One meal for three... LOL

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@shqa574 lol yup 🤣

[@_Loved777]

You would have done better shopping for the month and get more

[@TrinbagoVibes]

@@_Loved777 that’s true but a hidden part of this challenge was to see if I could have gotten the same amount of items for the same price at 4 different groceries 😁

[@NatalieCWilliams]

Yeah if yuh eating lettuce with salt and drinking WASA mauby 😂😂 $400?? Not for a month in TnT.

[@TrinbagoVibes]

🤣🤣🤣 it’s possible, but rel basic and level carbs

[@NatalieCWilliams]

​@@TrinbagoVibesThanks! 😊