People Try Each Others Budget Meals

Just because you're on a budget doesn't mean you can't make a mean dish! Can these friends make a decent dish under $15 without creating beef (pun intended) between them?
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[@ivanhall6482]

Jokes aside, this first meal is a clear example that people are STRUGGLING. Be thankful for what you have and help those you can.

[@javonjamayal]

Nah she just not imaginative. It’s not the money it’s what you do with it.

[@stephaniedey4873]

Struggle is ramen

[@javonjamayal]

@@stephaniedey4873 even my struggle ramen is seasoned with onion n pepper n some grilled chicken

[@_i_woke_up_inna_new_bugatti_]

​@@javonjamayalhoney thats no struggle meal😭

[@kamay7021]

If you can afford allat you is not on a budget. Lowkey you sound rich to me lmao @@javonjamayal

[@Nicdomi]

Can I just say a struggle meal and a meal on a budget are two different things. How I would spend $15 on a meal is different than how I would spend my LAST $15 on a meal. I think that’s where the confusion came in. That rice beans and plantains would gↄ a lot further if you struggling. 😂

[@happypenguin25]

Thank you for pointing this out. I was thinking the same thing.

[@foolishlyali]

Fr, if I'm on my last $15 then that first meal is gonna get me through the whole week. Not just a single meal

[@franceszayas7005]

Yes!!!! Totally agree

[@draculacastle8510]

Yes! My struggle meals usually have some sort of beans because they’re cheap and I can add it to anything

[@chrisester2910]

I was thinking that 15 dollars can be a lot of money for one meal, especially if you're cooking for one or two. Also, I would have more vegetables like some greens on that plate.

[@MidwestMommaSky]

The first girl won. Her meal an actual struggle meal. A mix of things you probably have on hand already too

[@skylar9284]

Yeah sometimes you dont have meat and the beans have protein so its a good alternative to meat.

[@kinzey8]

it was budget, not struggle they gave her a whole 15 dollars 😭

[@Meowmeow21892]

BUDGET meal… not struggle meal

[@sissterseavey5117]

It’s not supposed to be a struggle meal.

[@xani-lu1by]

not supposed to be a struggle meal buddy read.

[@mierillustrations8100]

I like the girl that knew she wasn’t going to win but was also honest with everyone else dishes

[@MajesticVoyage]

I’m shocked no one bust out the ramen with eggs or pot of spaghetti as a struggle meal

[@kaybarrett]

I legit would've done a Korean ramen($2-2.50), fried egg, green onions, and maybe a bok choy or green on top. lol

[@keairekemp9013]

​@@kaybarrett I would did chicken spaghetti.

[@iamchristelleh]

@@keairekemp9013I was thinking doing Haitian spaghetti

[@samxira5284]

frrr

[@kyliebush6994]

or even grilled cheese and tomato soup?!

[@GuruSimpanzee]

If 15 dollars is a struggle meal then I’ve been struggling my whole life

[@ameliathompson7913]

😆😆

[@Siesiebabby]

😂

[@healthywealthyphood]

Yeah you could a nice meal at a lot of places for $15.00

[@funnyhunny3160]

fr i get takeout for like $15 and that'll last me like 2 seperate meals 😭home cooked food is even cheaper for me

[@haleyb7304]

REAL i regularly spend $40/week on groceries including water bottles toilet paper etc. Lowest was $27. 5 home cooked meals I lost it when they said $15. most of my meals are under $3 per serving

[@FirstOfHerName]

The first lady is the only one who understood “struggle” meal. Respect because that’s a real struggle meal. I will say she could’ve put some sliced hot dogs in her beans to make it better for like $1 more.

[@likklemiss5286]

It was supposed to be a budget meal not a struggle meal

[@helierhefortuneteller]

No difference in budget & struggle ​@@likklemiss5286

[@sissterseavey5117]

It’s not supposed to be a struggle meal.

[@peterkoroma7876]

bro i'd rather eat cornflakes with water than that ish. Who tf puts that together xD

[@ms.d5195]

Tastier.....but way unhealthier.

[@Home_Projct]

Tell me you have never struggled without telling me you have never struggled. the rice and beans was very relatable

[@toooydoeur]

Learn to read

[@clown2657]

This isn’t a struggle meals it’s a budget. U can buy all the spices, meat, and side within a 15$ budget

[@sheheartsnay7340]

@@clown2657 its is tho? how can u tell someone that when they struggle with a meal like this cuz i have struggled with money and just ate beans and rice

[@Miko2030]

@@sheheartsnay7340 They literally had 15$ to spend to make a *budget* meal. She made a struggle meal instead. She did not understand the assignment.

[@kyu-son817]

We’ve always had noodles and chips as a struggle meal 😭😭

[@zeala1]

The First Lady had a lot of critique for a person whose struggle meal literally says STRUGGLE.

[@rhemaray-mbata8588]

Lmao fr talking bout “flavour profile” with her bland ass rice😭😭

[@amaraw9893]

Right! Talkin about flavor when she had NONE. Talkin bout plating when she had NONE. And talkin bout asparagus when she had NONE😭

[@Pikachu15actrice]

​@@amaraw9893she even called herself a veggie snob when she had no veggies on her plate, help it make sense

[@humphreybogart2094]

Her meal was the only one I had thought was a struggle meal. When I clicked the video I was thinking about the times I was tempted to eat cereal with water cause I had no milk. My struggle meals would have been like 50 cent noodle packets or hot dog or chicken noodle soup with shredded chicken in it, dirt cheap stuff. But it looks like $15 a plate is budget to them. That's balling

[@phocian]

The point is to critique. Even if she just put butter on bread and called that her meal, that don't mean she can't critique something else.

[@katlady8552]

I appreciate Makeba's honesty with her meal. It's definitely a budget meal. I've had simple meals like this before.

[@YALLDONTNEEDTOKNOW]

me too because I believe hers was truly struggle meal/budget. you can tell that it took a short time to cook and was cheap. I've had tons of meals where I didn't add any seasoning because I was just cooking for myself and I didn't have time to be marinating and coating and all that stuff because I was focused on getting myself fed no matter what taste it had 😂 I don't understand how that is percieved as "white" but to each their own 🤷🏽

[@happypenguin25]

@@YALLDONTNEEDTOKNOW Wasn't the shepherd's pie the "white" dish?

[@bcaye]

Only one of these is a budget meal, but it could have been done better. Onions, chilies and pork neck bones are super cheap.

[@YALLDONTNEEDTOKNOW]

@@happypenguin25 one of the ladies said that because the rice and beans and stuff had no seasoning that if this wasn't the cocoa butter channel she would of thought a white person made the dish

[@Tony_Wes]

Yeah I respect her Struggle meal most. In college my struggle meal was Kraft mac and cheese with imitation crab meat. It use to cost all of $5 to make lol.

[@aconsideredmoment]

I appreciate the honesty of the rice, beans, and plantain. That is a real meal I have had many times. Sometimes, you add an egg. You can add hot sauce, if you have it, and keep that bean broth. Others hating on that meal came off as privileged and we had to stop watching. Rice, beans, and plantains wins!

[@456loveluck]

I know you don't wanna buy ketchup and other sauces in stores 🏪 as a budget person But.......................... fast food restaurants giveaway FREE ketchup and other sauce packets 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tiggergirl4710]

Too be honest I felt bad when they were hating at it I had this meal but I did have egg and some meat with it but if you don't have meat it's fine with just an egg

[@KeganTheTowel]

Yall crazy. Get some people who actually struggled on here. Get some people who cook for a family of 4. Get some people who had a nap for dinner before. Get some people who got every grocery store's app for the weekly coupons. Makeba is the only one who understood the assignment, she's the real winner here.

[@sarahhenry3607]

lol dawg, it says Budget, not struggle.

[@Wavey215]

We need a $5 dollar meal. That’s struggle for real. $15 I can still grab chipotle or something and have some left over😂

[@brownhippiex496]

Thank you. I can really feed 3-4 with $15

[@AuntyTamika]

Frlll $5 or under! Make it happen 😭👏

[@rita8274]

I used to make a tuna pasta w garlic, spaghetti noodles, butter (lets be honest, margarine) and frozen/canned peas. It was actually so good, I spread it across three to four meals (or could feed four people if you get two cans instead of one).

[@phoebeselah3966]

baked potatooo

[@tasiasworld]

soooo real for this

[@emilyprentice5581]

Queen and Kayline ain't ever struggled. Makeba has been through it. She's the only one that created a struggle meal and I appreciate how real it was. You're not trying to be fancy you're trying to survive. Therefore the goal is to be dirt cheap and to stretch. Makeba's did that. The sauce is the ketchup in your fridge, the beans are the cheapest form of protein, the plantain is cheap, filling and satisfying and the rice carries it. You still have money left over in case, and you can safely eat that meal all week till payday. The other two however were showing us $15 meals. She critiqued the way she did cause she knew that someone who struggled the way she did would have come a lot better if they had $15 to make one meal, for one person, for one day. Neither of them milked that money for what it's worth, talking bout chicken fillet, precut bell peppers and almond milk. Y'all better leave Makeba alone, she was spot on. $15 for one meal and you don't even have greens, wheel and come again.

[@jmar0320]

the problem is she made a struggle meal not a budgets meal😭. she did a different assignment

[@ihearts3495]

@@jmar0320thank you people don’t know the difference between struggle and budget. Obviously the goal is to buy ingredients within the budget and make a dish with them. Never said it had to be struggle meal 🙄

[@jmar0320]

@@ihearts3495 exactly they gave 15 dollars for a reason😂😭

[@HulkSmaSh3dd]

Keyword "budget", so she ain't follow directions. Yea she struggled blah blah, like that's a prize or sum.. But they literally gave them a budget for a budget meal. Struggling is using half to save the other half. A budget is what you have to use and she should've used it.. Sooooo

[@mon6745]

The bell peppers and boneless skinless chicken breast had me like 🤨

[@goddesslafwa7704]

Shepherd's pie being a "white meal' is so new to me 😂😂😂 I'm blackity black black and my mom always made a mean shepherd's pie

[@AshenWolfe-xh3ry]

"Blackity black black" made me chuckle thank you 😂😂😁

[@wastingtime9004]

Considering it’s a traditional Irish/British dish, I would say your mom is definitely in the minority.

[@goddesslafwa7704]

@@wastingtime9004 I don't disagree lol I just wasn't aware of the dish's origins. I grew up in the south and had it often so I assumed others did too. But thank you for educating me😊

[@wastingtime9004]

@@goddesslafwa7704 Sounds like a lucky childhood... I'm from the South too and all I got was ramen noodles and kraft mac and cheese with ketchup in it. 😒

[@goddesslafwa7704]

@@wastingtime9004 oh I am so sorry you had to endure that. Idk if you have or plan to have a family but I do hope you can turn that around for yourself now(if you haven't already). Food can be so interesting and fun. We didn't have much but food was one of the things we sort of invested in because it meant time together. Ofc back then all the stuff that's popular now (i.e. oxtail, crab, goat and certain cuts of lamb) were less popular and much much cheaper. I realize in hindsight that our diet was heavily influenced by the Caribbean. Lots of Haitian, Jamaican and even Cuban and Dominican dishes. Irish was a fun discovery.

[@themarquis8716]

Nah, rice + beans and plantain was the realest. THAT is an authentic struggle meal. The others were just "budget-friendly". When you're struggling - aint no meat on the table LOL

[@ravenlunatic882]

Lol that bothered me too, that one woman talking about needing meat. There's no room for meat in a struggle meal most of the time 😂

[@hyunjins_lovelytoes]

Well, it's budget meal,not struggle meal

[@MsVRenee]

I feel like Makeba was the only one who followed directions and made a "struggle meal" .

[@keona5560]

Nah, they asked for budget not struggle meal. I respect what Makeba brought but she was def not the only one who followed the instructions. A budget meal stays withing the amount given, struggle meal is use whatever you got left in the house😭

[@paigew6707]

they said "budget" not struggle. How are you going to use quotation marks and not use them correctly??

[@b2kzangelalwayz]

You can’t follow directions either

[@xasia-en7wy]

they said “budget” not “struggle”.🧍🏾‍♀️

[@simplyjaz5278]

but they asked for BUDGET, not struggle. there’s a difference

[@keerapeace6207]

Makeba's so authentic. I appreciate her honesty. Definitely a budget meal. And absolutely nothing wrong with it.

[@Kayla-eh5fb]

They clearly don’t know what a struggle meal is. First girl definitely won in my books. When your struggling you don’t make what you want to eat or what tastes best but what you can afford to keep yourself fed and a roof over your head. She did that.

[@Jyu6ty]

But it was a budget meal challenge not a struggle meal.

[@Miko2030]

Title says budget meal not struggle meal

[@Raven_stan]

@@Miko2030 but you don't set a budget for 20-15 dollars... thats a struggle.

[@Miko2030]

@@Raven_stan A real struggling person wont spend 15-20 on a SINGLE MEAL. It’s a budget meal because they are cooking a dish within a price range.

[@Miko2030]

@@Raven_stan You can go to the cheesecake factory (or another nonfast food restaurant) and get a food item for 20$ its not a struggle meal

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

Y’all never bought a big ass bag of rice and beans that last you forever? That’s what I do 😂

[@monkeystrive7501]

That what I do lol 😂

[@pathetic2399]

Have a cabinet full lol

[@tinkatikd]

Y’all would’ve been mad at me when I showed up with a bowl of spaghetti 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mackie.macki_]

STOPP LMAOO

[@lifebeyondthesalary2458]

Same

[@lucianozo]

Some spaghetti and butter and garlic ain't never did me wrong

[@toni.]

LMAO

[@chattycatty3336]

Right? 😂 Or straight up elbow macaroni with tomato juice

[@Noise_floorxx]

Whoever said there is a difference between a $15 meal and your LAST $15 did not lie. You can tell who had a lil stuggle and who did a lil cos play struggle but I support everyone lol.

[@brownhippiex496]

Cos play struggle ? 😂😂😂 that was hilarious

[@spacebar9733]

Literally enough money for Chipotle and a drink !

[@clown2657]

@@spacebar9733in todays economy? Hell no. That’s 20$ plus tax right there

[@Olivep3a_]

I have so much respect for Makeba. It made me tear up a little because girl you understood the assignment. Ive been there man. Minr was a cup of noodles with egg and lunch meat over here!

[@alp7928]

Makeba seems so smart, well spoken you lady. I wish her well

[@NaiBreeze]

Kayline’s weekly budget is $350?!!!! Me: (submits resume to Buzzfeed/Coca Butter)

[@shadebinder3599]

Nm wtf she really does spend 350 a week. That's crazy you could eat out every meal with that money in a decent resteraunt

[@madeleineg8438]

It’s probably groceries and take out not that hard to spend that much on food 😭😭😭

[@willlazenby1050]

Maybe she could eat out once or twice a day in a decent like chilis/Fridays/Applebees type restaurant. 350/7 is $50 a day. You go to chilis/Applebees that’s 20-25 bucks each time. But she could definitely go to the store and get high quality beef, chicken, and fish and some good sides and good deserts for way under $50/day.

[@SebiHemke]

its all about how you prioritize! 😂

[@Pinkbuttafly08]

I used to spend $350 a week during the pandemic shiiiiid. But then again it’s a household of 6 I’m feeding so 😂😂😂😂

[@xestea]

Whenever they say it's cold it always bugs me bc they gotta transport them food... However the stage crew not heating it up at least in the microwave is wild to me

[@carabiner7999]

Probably a union thing! That would be the craft service people. I used to work on movies and you can't "help" if it's in someone else's job contract. That way, we all get paid for what we were hired to do, as experts..

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

YES!!!! I literally left a similar comment on another one of their videos. I was saying how so many people say the food doesn't taste right-- but is it actually being served hot as it's intended to be or is it being served cold or room temperature? There are so many dishes that if you don't serve them hot it literally changes the flavor of of the food and the food doesn't taste as good.

[@loganwebb1338]

I love the way she has those colorful beads like bangs ❤. Doesnt hurt she has a glowing personality to go with that unique style.

[@esperanzamacedo6382]

As a Mexican- my struggle meals are picadillo or enfrijoladas 😋

[@elisesalinas3914]

Same girl 🤣💯

[@LaTeRaLuSeYeS]

I've never heard of Enfrijoladas or had them. Lol I had to look it up 😂. It's like inside out bean and cheese enchiladas. That sounds pretty good. Interested in trying it 😊! My "struggle" struggle meal while at work ramen with jar Alfredo sauce 😅. Or burgers, usually cuz you already have everything in your fridge for them 😁

[@BigBrutus50]

$15 for a struggle meal?!?! There’s sooooo much stuff you can make with $15 lmao I’d dream of doing something like this

[@shawnm7246]

No kidding. for 15 dollars I could make an entire roast chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, and a salad. Enough to feed four people.

[@BigBrutus50]

@@shawnm7246 factuals. Red beans and rice, Jambalaya, breakfast meals, burgers etc all under 15 lol I understand them sticking with the script but $15 you can really push the limit like the last girl did

[@Nelle-uj3eg]

$15 for a single person's struggle meal?! That's a whole spread for 3 to 4 people! $1to $2 for asparagus stalks?! Where?!

[@Tony_Wes]

Facts! lol. With $15 I can make that meal stretch for 3-4 days lol

[@Grandmasonline]

bruh i can buy a whole week's grocery for $15! if I hit dollar tree, I can get a full loaf of bread, 6 eggs, milk, pasta, beans, rice, pancake mix, oatmeal and sooo much more jeez. I can cook WELL with $15. a budget meals budge should've been 2-5$ maxx smh

[@iNyttowll]

When the rice & beans girl said someone else’s presentation sucked I gasped ☠️

[@sharonatoland3062]

😂😂😂she was too foolish for that one

[@zamyree]

literally cs WHETTT?

[@xp0sh]

“Rice and beans girl” 😂😂😂😂

[@missprettyeverythingg]

Me too 😭😭😂

[@nca4794]

😂😂😂 she's hilarious

[@OurGodlsGreater]

Makeeba had the only struggle meal tbh. The two other girls don’t know how it feels to struggle fr🤷🏽‍♀️

[@alondragallardo2855]

This is the nicest and funniest amount of shade being thrown 😂😂😂

[@777cherries]

Makeba repeatedly talking about flavor with the other dishes had me weak😭😭 then she said she would switch out the chicken w the yellow rice with BEANS LMAOO

[@annmariebusu9924]

I think she really likes beans😂

[@anthonys7295]

🤣 Right! Her meal had no flavor, talking about switching chicken for beans, and why didn't she get asparagus with her extra $6, since she was critiquing so hard 😂😂😂

[@emilyprentice5581]

She made a struggle meal, the other two made a budget meal. ie Makeba acted like she was down to her last $15, while the others acted like they budgeted $15 for a meal. The commentary ought to be different. Had the others made struggle meals too, I don't think she would've critiqued the way she did.

[@777cherries]

@@anthonys7295 right 😂😂 where were her greens at

[@777cherries]

@@annmariebusu9924 definitely does😂 she had a specific type of bean she would’ve switched it with & everything

[@Chuckkharlem]

$350 in groceries for the week is crazy I wanna see that haul 😂😂😂

[@nikkydane4998]

That’s my grocery budget for the month too lol

[@beniem.1755]

The person said it’s their weekly budget 🤔

[@freefratellis]

Right? I can't even imagine what she's buying because my partner and I spend about 120-200 per week for the both of us and our 5 pets.

[@icetruckk]

Yea, that’s quite the budget.

[@hviolet4419]

That’s more than I spend for my family of five!

[@sidescrollmusic]

Before I saw the rice beans and plantains, that's exactly what I thought of as my budget meal, except it'd be Cuban black beans and lemon butter rice with a sprinkling of ham or bacon, and some salsa and chips along with the plantains. With 15 dollars you can dress up that dish pretty well.

[@Osnapzitsbernice]

This! That’s what I’m saying! She didn’t even try with the dish! A whole $15 and you didn’t use that to get seasonings? Vegetables? A pack of back? Turkey sausage links? Nothing? 😭

[@ryleycousins1961]

As a Canadian, I'm seeing these prices, and weeping 😂

[@leyahbuster6154]

Why ain’t nobody make spaghetti? That’s a Fr struggle meal if it had to be and will last 😭 Edit: I don’t know how many of y’all actually cook bc y’all acting like spaghetti cost an arm and a leg to make and if it does you making some boujee spaghetti 😂

[@DK-qj7cr]

Yep there’s always spaghetti in the fridge 🤷🏽‍♀️😩😂🤣☝🏽

[@tianachet713]

Or tacos

[@Lbenning]

Bingo 😂😂 spaghetti or some ramen noodles

[@Joe_Parmesan]

I would've definitely gone for some pasta too because of it's versatility. Grab some cherry tomatoes, some spinach, garlic, onion - baby, you got a stew going!

[@VashtiPerry]

For sure

[@traciechakraborty3829]

as a single mom, I've lived on rice and beans before. BUT! I always added simple cheap things like onions, green peppers, cheap hot dogs, or just buillion cubes to make it taste as good as I could. And then, I'd switch up the beans-- make red beans n rice, hoppin john, bean curry, etc to keep things a little interesting.

[@AfiOye]

Hotdogs in the beans is 🔥

[@cailuv_]

Right lol onion soup packet or something

[@chythestoner5030]

@@AfiOyebeanies and weenies 😭😭💜

[@lindacolon9871]

Sounds good to me! I grew up on rice and beans and I would still eat a full plate today 😋 especially seasoned and cooked with love from your mom it’s nothing like it 🫶🏻

[@diogenes8272]

$15 for one meal for one person isn't a struggle meal budget lol.

[@Brown_Bison]

6:50 Useless correction, but that's NOT a shepherd's pie because it's not made of lamb/mutton.

[@Brown_Bison]

But, since it is her version, I guess it counts???

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

$15 is not a struggle meal. $6 (left in your account until next payday) is a struggle meal. $15 will get you a 4 oz Filet & a baked potato or 1 lobster tail & some pasta 😂

[@Icycoldthemolex-Roblox]

NO they asked for a "Budget Meal" no struggle meal

[@nadiadansani2139]

15 lobster tail and pasta where

[@iliketoes_]

Budget meal and struggle meal are two different things.

[@shachede6828]

Lobster tail??

[@nightangel3578]

That's probably not real lobster if it's that cheap.

[@jesshigginbottom3866]

Girl, a HEAD of asparagus?! for 1-2 dollars?! I’m so confused…

[@Social_Pugatory]

lol only place ive seen asparagus that cheap was aldi and them bitches look like a bundle of string beans. 😂

[@brown_doll]

@@Social_PugatoryI’ve never even seen them that cheap at aldi

[@deej6795]

Right? As a "veggie snob"

[@smithhitemup2]

Lidl has asparagus for around 2.00 to 3.00

[@torilovebyrd8418]

Asparagus $2.49 by my house right now.

[@LifeisaBeautifulting]

Love all 3 of these queens and their different personalities lol

[@hannahbruns4465]

I think something to take into consideration while you watch this would be the general prices of groceries in different cities and states ♥️

[@deej6795]

Frozen veggies are life. I don't get it the hate.

[@animesoul167]

The flavor is fine, but they're usually soggier and add water to the dish I'm cooking and mess up the texture. But I've grown up on them, and still use them from time to time. I actually use them in my shepherd's pie!

[@alwaysjale]

Exactly! Wayyyyy better than canned

[@TMarieE2023]

If you like frozen veggies make your own chicken pot pie that’s cheap ❤

[@yumyum215]

But she literally had NO VEGGIES 😂🤣🤣

[@b2kzangelalwayz]

It’s odd to me when people act like frozen vegetables are just so horrible. It’s how we survive.

[@ARMYsince2015]

Egg fried rice is my favourite budget meal. Only need onion, garlic and eggs. If you feel fancy add a few frozen peas and you have a great meal.

[@rowanfontaine7632]

Agree! Sometimes if I feel a little fancy and have some extra $$ I add pineapple and maybe some chicken.

[@ItsJoeyHereAgain]

This right here and quick to make. I put chicken in mine though

[@tssmitty15]

I love how they can say this is a "white meal" but yet me being white if I said, in the same demeanor "This is a black meal" I'd be racist ..this is what's wrong with the world why did they even have to say that? It can't just be food. And i kniw we all partake in "indian food "mexican food" etc but this is a different context. Like why did they even have to say that

[@moniqueuu8777]

No Makeba did not ask where's the greens when she had no meat, greens or flavor on her plate, but had double starch. Queen's skin is smooth like cocoa butter.

[@Cajalco]

Bean girl judging the other dishes presentation and lack of beans has me rollin

[@awwwsnap4437]

Me too! Especially when she said the plate needed something green, like asparagus. 😂 She was so sweet I couldn’t even get mad at her, lol.

[@Fueunachimba]

Clearly Queen had never had a shepherd’s pie before, because there’s supposed to be more potatoes than meat😬

[@elighabailey4019]

if you wanna get technical its cottage pie not shepherds pie and there was more potatoes than meat just not a lot more, her ratio is good considering theres peas too

[@Fueunachimba]

@J.E20 I know that, that’s what I’m saying. That it’s obvious that she doesn’t know what shepherd’s pie is because the dish is supposed to be that way

[@Fueunachimba]

@@elighabailey4019 oh I’m not criticizing Kayline’s dish; Queen was saying that she’s never eaten a shepherd’s pie before and I was just saying that I can tell by how she pointed out that there was a lot of potatoes and not a lot of meat

[@disguiseddv8ant486]

@@elighabailey4019 Well, if you really want to get technical, you're incorrect! Cottage Pie ingredients uses ground beef and potato. In the video @7:29 she used ground turkey. But in the 19th century people have just coined the term Sheperd's Pie because of the added different ingredients like vegetables, bacon, cheese, beans, or whatever leftovers that they had.

[@tofuwiener]

it's not a white shepherd's pie (today i learned how to spell shepherd)

[@dalefrancis9414]

The second and third women in the video is the epitome of knowing how to "tun yuh han and mek fashion".

[@crystallynn1769]

I'm shook at how cheap this all was. Their budget meals in canada would probably cost $50 right now 😭

[@tipsyfairy9013]

My favorite budget meal that last for about 3 days with me and my daughter A rotisserie chicken: $7 Alfredo sauce:$4 Alfredo noodles: $3 Frozen broccoli $3 Boom!! Under $20

[@nyfroggie]

my mom used to get us rotisserie chicken and some break and we would make like two days of sandwiches and eat some and store the rest between the days and it was very nice

[@jourdonpatron212]

"A white person made this." Plsss that stereotype always takes me out cause my mom black and can't cook for shit but my grandmama white be showing up everybody on thanksgiving and cookouts.

[@sadgirlx619]

That woman said some dumb and racist things. don't mind it

[@jourdonpatron212]

@@sadgirlx619 She's said other things? 😭

[@Kaisforeignadventures]

Unfortunately it holds true for my family. My mom is black and can cook her butt off. My dad is white and can't even boil hotdogs 🙄

[@jourdonpatron212]

@@Kaisforeignadventures Not hot dogs. 😭

[@Kaisforeignadventures]

@@jourdonpatron212 sadly yes 😂

[@ashleymashley2181]

Queen has me rolling around on the floorrrrr😭😭😭 I love her so much

[@nalukui8651]

I love how this clearly shows we have different definitions of struggle even if it’s by an inch (gravy)🤧like your struggle could be unfathomable to someone but they are also struggling with their own stuff🤦🏽‍♀️

[@mjhepburn11]

I think two of these ladies haven't really had struggle meals. I've had plenty of beans and rice, and sometimes just rice.

[@ihearts3495]

It’s budget meal tho not struggle meal 😭😭

[@VashtiPerry]

I mean but being able to cook doesn’t mean not having a keeping a budget

[@jtbowman132]

Oh I cannot wait to watch this later and laugh my ass off at the subtle drags they give each other 😭

[@dandles2010]

It delivers.

[@TreOnTheBeat]

@@dandles2010😅😂😂😂

[@AlanJohnPeach]

Shephard's pie is by definition, lamb. Shephards herd sheep. Lamb is sheep.

[@katlemos6235]

As long as I can use my own seasoning I already have I’d kill this challenge

[@redeb21]

Makeba went way Budget, Queen would have saved more money if she bought a whole chicken instead of the pieces and Kayline could have gotten regular cheese and shredded it herself which would have aloud for at least a can of carnation milk to help the potatoes along and even a stick of butter. This shows me that everyone def sees budgets diff, because I budget food for the month np, this weekly budget thing it isnt for me.

[@larissa-eb4vx]

Also if queen would have gotten a whole bell pepper instead of the sliced one! Where I live most shredded cheese is actually cheaper than the whole one tho

[@reesiezanga5232]

@@larissa-eb4vx My thoughts exactly, pre chopped peppers are waaay more expensive than cutting your own, with a few changes her same dish could easily be made for under $10

[@marimccabe325]

OMG

[@larissa-eb4vx]

@@reesiezanga5232 exactly!!

[@mon6745]

And I don't understand how the potatoes cost more than the meat??? 😭

[@emilycomeaux1642]

“I don’t want my booty to squeeze” has me in stitches right now 😂

[@highyellowducky2801]

🤣🤣🤣 same

[@IDyce88]

yeah but then she just bi$£ed about a food she never tried before and barely ate it.

[@SlayshaFierce]

Took me clean out

[@shoozu]

I don't understand what it means/why she would say that 😭

[@bbabie]

@@shoozuLMFOAOAOA she might be lactose intolerant and cheese might make her have to go to the bathroom 😭😭

[@user-cy3ck4mw8s]

Australian here, in 2024. Lots of variables here obviously, but going by the size of the portion of the last meal; the equivalent cost of that would be around $30.

[@OrigamiMoons]

My real struggle meal is a pack of tostadas, refried beans, avocado, tapatio. Stack it up and you can make about 5 servings with one can of beans and two avocados. It hits 😂😂

[@jaidalogan]

I also think that a good struggle meal or budget meal means buying things that you can use again that week like that bag of rice or potatoes. Mashed potatoes Monday for dinner, roasted potatoes Wednesday morning and again that night etc.

[@sheree1994sa]

"I need meat", "i need sauce", IT'S A BUDGET MEAL

[@Underthebridgemetoo]

To Kaylin, don't be so racist saying the shepherds pie is a "white" meal....I'm a sistah and my family makes it all the time.

[@simami7918]

A real struggle meal for those who know, is less than $10. I remember being broke and on my own in college. Lots of Alfredo, spaghetti and sauce, top ramen, and rice, beans, and plantain nights. And if I had it, I’d get a $5 pizza for Little Caesar’s. The first girl brought back memories. I don’t think the other 2 have “struggled”….

[@BrittSmiley]

Swap the chicken for garbanzo beans? Girl BE SERIOUS

[@j.cutrone]

Like? 😂

[@christinacollins5555]

Right 😂😂😂

[@lifebeyondthesalary2458]

But again… if you struggling, you’re eating more beans than meat.. j/s…

[@dgjdtuvsth4051]

If you’re struggling you can eat more beans per price of meat. It’s common sense, the difference is the interpretation of budget meal. 15$ is not a budget meal, that’s just a meal, expensive too if you’re not using ingredients from home, like rice and beans.

[@spirituallymommy2646]

She may not really eat meat. Garbanzo beans are just protein option

[@Adam_m0hamd]

Please more from this 3 black queens , their personality so different and i love it

[@thelexyshow]

Right! They’re all hilarious.

[@carolynhughes9205]

They could be on show as roommates 😂

[@greenwoodfarmandrabbitry7118]

I'm just here to say... 📢📢📢📢📢📢📢 "White people food", "white people don't season their food" and all that mess is SO unnecessary. Other than that, it was absolutely fascinating to see what others eat when they struggle. Ironically, the same things, me, a WHITE woman, has had at some point in my life. Y'all.... The pure racist intent ruins this channel for me. Which is very sad, cause these ladies actually had some good view points and critiques and I woulda actually subscribed if not for the bull.

[@marilynsummit1764]

Coco butter producers or whoever let the dishes sit for awhile until it dries out and then the cooks get rated for what they did. I notice that the time.

[@chelseacardenas1667]

My struggle meal is either a bowl of cereal or a Ramen. If I feel like it I'd just make a sandwich.

[@gennafer]

$15 doesn't seem like a budget for a single person. I could make a ribeye and baked potato for $15. I also wouldn't count the cost of a whole bag of rice, or beans, just what you used. My budget meal is rice, eggs, breakfast sausage. About $3/person.

[@kerrina0316]

Prices vary upon location. A $15 meal where they are may equal a $5 where you are. Real variables to consider, cost of living etc.

[@DeityLover]

I can't even buy a rib eye without paying less than 15 lol

[@gennafer]

@@DeityLover Ribeye is about $25/lb. Go to the butcher counter and ask them for a 4oz cut, it's around $6.50. Have to know how to get what you want and not buy the only thing the store offers. (And that steak price is for organic grass fed beef from Sprouts, you could definitely get more for cheaper)

[@gennafer]

@@kerrina0316 sure but I live outside of LA in SoCal so I don't think their prices are far off from mine. You can straight up get a meal from Panera for under $15 no need to eat rice and beans. You could see their receipts.

[@erikkacarr3727]

I'm not even on a struggle budget and $3-5/ person is about how much I spend everyday. A true struggle meal is eggs and rice for a grand total of $3! Enough to feed 6 people easily.

[@theredcupcake]

i know it’s budget meal not struggle meal but makeba is so real for her honest meal & critiques.

[@WackJack101]

The ENTITLEMENT is real in this video. And shepherds pie ain’t really just a white person meal 😂💀

[@chrissy916]

Makeba was just there to eat and I aint mad at it.

[@annettebogart]

I have to say that the first dish was actually much more a budget meal imo. They didn't use expensive seasonings(if any), probably the bare minimum amount of cooking oil and included a low cost protein (beans). I thought that they were on point with keeping it low and nutritious regardless if it was lacking flavor. I don't think $15 is a budget meal either. The first meal bought things that'll last a few days versus spending a whole $15 on a singular portion.

[@user-wh7pt1og9g]

“LACK OF FLAVOR PROFILE???” Girl bye, you brought white rice and beans 😂 come on now

[@bellar6437]

$350 a week is INSANE like shit anything over $100 is even crazy tf🤣

[@k_moniique]

My go to budget meal is a pasta side pack and a long pack of chicken lol and I'll more than likely bake it!

[@crysy2444]

Exactly!! U can do so much from just 15 dollars. How about rice and some chicken. Canned peas.

[@bcaye]

What even are those things?

[@vvl3032]

⁠@@bcaye It’s a pack of dry pasta w/ flavoring. You only have to add water or milk. Knorr has alfredo, cheddar broccoli, four cheese, etc.

[@bcaye]

@@vvl3032, okay, I know those but we don't call it that where I live. They aren't very good.

[@SweetnSourqt3]

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[@h.m.4253]

Makeba said she needed some vegetables with the rice and chicken. Yet she didn't provided meat nor vegetables with her meal.

[@jccanteen]

And had a whole $9 to play with 🫤😂😂😂

[@mon6745]

She so funny 😂

[@AlbertFu]

when she said she wanted to replace the chicken with beans I just loled

[@msjkramey]

​@@AlbertFuwhat's wrong with that? I love beans

[@capkronos00]

350 dollars a week on just food for one person is INSANE. I spend between 150 and 200 a week for food, drinks and all of the household stuff for two people, plus all of the stuff for three pets.

[@MyMomCallsMeSar]

$15 is a lot to make a meal if we're honest.

[@narutotrickzxtv3D]

Makeba talked about sucky plating like girl you had a spoon of rice sprinkled with beans on top with struggle plantains put around it for garnish. Plz! 🤣

[@nca4794]

Yes, them bean sprinkles.🤣 She funny af tho.

[@NeeceeDior]

When the rice and beans lady was giving her critique on how to improve the other meals, I clutched my imaginary pearls 😂😂😂

[@Hon3ypie]

😅😅😅

[@Brandyyyyy]

My struggle meal is fried rice. Rice, eggs, and frozen veggies last a while and are cheap but feels like you're eating something good!

[@johnserosanguineous1886]

Shout out to Souped Up Recipes.

[@irapuff1924]

5:08 "ok, it's cold HAha" gets me every time lol

[@Social_Pugatory]

"I don't want my booty to squeeze." said every lactose intolerant black person lol

[@eishethPov]

What did Makeba do with the rest of her $15???😭 I just want to know

[@reallifeskeez]

$8 left prolly got a lil gram 😂

[@kooley2shae836]

"I DONT WANT MY BOOTY TO SQUEEZE" IS CRAZY LMFAOOOOO

[@SuperMan-xy8ui]

When the budget is $15 for 2 meals, max out the budget. Main dish, side dish, and salad.

[@annarainexo]

I loved the first dish!! A struggle meal, truly is just that. A meal with whatever you have left in your cupboards/pantry. It's not meant to be fancy, it's meant to be edible.

[@bethanycooke2115]

Kayline: “I’m making Shepherds pie. I know what you’re thinking…” Me: “It’s going to be expensive” Kayline: “It’s white people food” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@am6847]

Lmaoooo

[@andreablossom3929]

Lol I would say I tried Shepherd's Pie and it is very good. Good enough that I make it myself now. However, before my 20s I never seen nor heard of it in my home or the black homes around me and the first time I tried it was from a white person lol.

[@nca4794]

​@@andreablossom3929yup! I watch cooking shows so I knew about it, but didn't taste it until adulthood when my mom cooked it a few years ago lol.

[@magnuskane246]

@@andreablossom3929 Because it's originally a british/french meal.

[@AshenWolfe-xh3ry]

My struggle meal has become dry beans in the crockpot with whatever spices i have on hand (or leftover bacon grease) or if no good spices for it, just water. Potatoes go a long way a hundred different ways as well.

[@tastw10]

I haven't finished the video yet but 15 dollars for a meal is more than enough in Portugal. It's so crazy seeing this. I could buy a whole chicken, rice, veggies all of that and it could feed like 4 people, not even a joke

[@jenniferidehen4016]

Makeba is definitely trolling with that plate. She can't be serious 😂😂😂

[@reallifeskeez]

ran off w $8 she dead df serious 😭

[@adriennebaptiste5864]

As a trini girl I didn't know Sheppard's pie was considered a white dish to Americans. Cause over here it is synonymous with Christmas.

[@xxarianahiltonxx5116]

It's from Scotland that became popular in England then it migrated with them to the Americas. That's why we consider it a White dish.

[@cyrusfolami898]

Caribbians outside of the Spanish and French colonies have allot of European meals. especially around Christmas and easter

[@charmedgeek_]

I’m American and I didn’t know that 😂 I love shepherd’s pie. I thought it was just a southern thing.

[@NaishaS]

@@cyrusfolami898Shepherd’s pie is also a thing in Haiti though it’s not called that

[@ashleydixon557]

I’m American and don’t consider it as a white dish at all

[@phillipgordon378]

I like the girl who knows its a competition and doesn't mind giving positive feed back

[@coffeelover1763]

A struggle meal is rice, bacon, onion, frozen veggies. Made into a fried rice. So a person could eat it for two weeks of dinners if they had to for that price. Or peanut butter sandwich and a banana.