INTHECLUTCH REACTS TO THE BEAUTY OF STRUGGLE MEALS

[@InTheClutchEnt]

Whats some of yall favorite struggle meals?

[@christianarnold4779]

Bologna with melted cheese

[@CHICAGOWIND1981]

Syrup sammiches #ALAGA

[@FaysalIsGoated]

Noodles🍜, and microwaved chicken🍗.

[@thetruej7872]

Ramen Noodles & Fish Stick Sandwiches

[@SHADOWIZARDMONEYGANG7146]

Beans on toast.

[@Breelio2valid]

Hood dogs was extra clutch 😂😂

[@ChiefKT98]

Was😂

[@Johnin3D_]

Still are for sure

[@jayeell1253]

And sometimes you put things together that didn't look right, but you got through it

[@adamwarlock2099]

Only thing worse than a hot dog on a slice of bread is a burger made with bread instead of buns. The grease would soak into the bread and almost make it liquid and your fingers would get all greasy and run down your arm. We got McDonald's at home? Mother this ain't no McDonald's smh

[@internetuser736]

Till to this day lol

[@janaadams497]

The struggle meals took me ALL the way back! Being our mom got paid once a month because she worked in the school system, there were times she was able to make $5 last us through until her next payday which was a miracle in itself! We thoroughly enjoyed hood hot dogs, corn flakes with the extra sugar, syrup bread, spaghetti with butter and salt if we didn't have the sauce and meat, Ramen, PB&J and hoghead cheese with saltine crackers, too.

[@roseking8555]

Also the best cheese toast was made with government cheese!! 😍😍.

[@whitneyneely2880]

​@@roseking8555💯💯💯💯

[@Baniameteriyaki0227]

Growing up in Japan, I usually resorted to eating instant ramen noodles or rice balls from 'convenient stores' (Deli type shit) to fill me up (pause). But if I didn't have enough money, the most simple struggle meal that I had was rice with whatever I can find in my fridge or cabinet (Rice w/soy sauce and butter. Rice w/raw eggs, Rice w/mayonnaise, Rice w/potato chips (especially the Garlic flavor ones) and Rice w/ramen broth. For bentos, I usually get them のり弁 (Nori-Ben)= Rice covered with sheets of seaweed since it was dirt cheap. My ma used to make me them Yakisoba-Pan (Fried Noodle Bread) during kindergarten since glizzys weren't popular in Japan. Just fry some noodles and put them in some bread. Get some soy sauce and you set. For struggle sushi I had them かっぱ巻き（Cucumber Rolls) or たくわん海苔巻き (Pickled radish rolls) since my family couldn't afford 'real' sushi (tuna, salmon, etc.) But I was mad amazed how creative Americans can be with them struggle meals. A roommate of mine during college made majority of these at the room but also had them 'Prison Burritos' and shit. Baffled my Oriental mind. Edit: Forgot to mention the bite sized ramen. Buy a packet of ramen (I go for the ‘Sapporo Ichiban’ instead of the ‘top ramen’ since it breaks apart easier), break them into bite sized pieces, pour the seasoning pack, shake and enjoy. Still to this day I eat these whenever I feel like a depressing ass Californian Roll.

[@Killahkurt]

Im still living off of struggle meals lol.

[@christophersnedeker]

A few of my struggle recipes I've made over the years for all my strugglers out there. Mackerel cakes, pop open a can of mackerel and drain the brine, split the fish in half and scoop out the spines and ribs, mash the fish and add breadcrumbs, an egg and whatever savory seasonings you have on hand like cajun seasoning, diced onion or Italian seasoning. Then form into little cakes and fry in a pan with about a quarter inch of oil flipping once. Just be careful with the hot oil. Prison pad ti, make raman according to package directions and add a spoonful of peanut butter and some hot sauce. A few other raman add ons I've tried are raman with egg, raman alfredo, raman with sardines and raman with mackerel. Struggle jambalaya, make some spanish or yellow rice and add beans, canned diced tomatoes and chilies, frozen peppers and onions and canned mackerel.

[@LowercaseKev]

My favorite struggle meal was the infamous one slice of bread fried bologna sandwich. BAR-S brand that came thick sliced in that plastic that you could put the top back on....for like a 1.25 per pack in the day.

[@rojeliocastro9733]

I can't eat bologna any other way now

[@hassanhamilton1363]

Yes indeed! Don't forget 2 poke a hole in the middle lol.

[@LwandaMandla-eo3io]

Here in South Africa, we be living on struggle meals every now and then😭😂

[@thetruej7872]

Ramen Noodles, Hood Dogs, Syrup Sandwiches, and Fish Stick Sandwiches were my meals.

[@RedBeardMortis]

At one point in my life my parents were so broke we didn't even have jelly so I started eating peanut butter syrup sandwiches. Still an amazing uncontested combo

[@NDJunction]

bread. melted butter. cinnamon. syrup. your combination is WILD delicious but i'm hella allergic. so this is for my poor peanut pansies out there xD

[@ThornQueenJunko]

Struggle meal growing up poor in Tokyo. I stayed eating them corner store instant ramen and them packaged sandwiches. That shit would carry me when my mom had to work and ain't have much money to leave us to make a meal at night

[@fishinggunsflyrods]

Everything I've cooked in this unit has come out great kzbin.infoUgkxD4Qeo-HRLxMfom_PDinM_SBfes00qJsB ! Everything tastes so good. Some of the recipes I've changed a little to improve the taste. For instance, for french fries which call for no oil, I spray them with olive oil and season them with salt and pepper. They come out great! It makes the best toast I have ever eaten. The recipe I use calls for lightly buttering both sides of the bread. It calls for cooking at 400 degrees for 5 minutes on one side and then 2 minutes on the other side. This time has a lot to do with the kind of bread you are using...so keep an eye on it. Also, the fans in this Ninja are a lot stronger than other air fryers. So lay a metal spoon or something on the bread to keep it from flying around. It's a little extra work to use your Ninja as a toaster but it is worth it!

[@professional923]

Sugar water, sugar sandwiches, sardines, Vienna sausages, miracle whip sandwiches....I been through it all 😭😭😭 Yall don't know about Focus Hope tho 😂😂😂

[@xXlyricaljewelXx]

That Miracle Whip sandwich was fire back in the day!

[@pbjanonymous]

Man what do y'all know about: -Plain oatmeal with no butter/sugar -plain grits with no butter - pancakes with no butter/syrup or anything sweet to put on them -end pieces of bread if you're lucky with ketchup - and plain old sleep with hopes and dreams (didn't have the luxury of nice water because dad never fixed the pump. We had metal infused water lol) Mannnn the struggle was really real. 😅

[@crisikingful]

Plain oatmeal......🤔 I just eat it plain to lose weight it's whatever not bad

[@Nocturnewashere]

Damn, you were really in the trenches fr. I hope you and yours are up now these days.

[@pbjanonymous]

@crisiskingful we were kids we did have any weight to lose lmfao. In the military, during basic, everyone loses weight. I actually gained weight. We didn't starve, though, and that was great. Parents did what they could.

[@pbjanonymous]

@Chao yes we are all up now. Most of us joined the military. It was the trenches. Had to chop firewood year-round. So we would have heat in the winter. We only had a wooden stove for heat. It would go out in the night and be cold as hell in the morning. Getting buckets of water from my grandma's house because the pipes were always frozen. I wasn't a bad childhood. It just makes you appreciate the little things in life 😁

[@imdone-cat5200]

Yeep, plain oatmeal. I didn't like it, but it was better than literally nothing. Man, you had it rough though. Metal infused water? Sheesh.

[@Alex_Bryant]

"I don't think you're supposed to be eating that much toothpaste at one time." Fellas I'm neither a doctor nor dentist but I don't think you're supposed to eat toothpaste at all lol

[@dragastarr2926]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dannycarlow8204]

You would be correct. Just crush up some candy canes and sprinkle it on if that's the taste you want. Not sure who would, but I'm not everyone.

[@zyshawnmoore551]

My favorite struggle Meals growing up was the syrup sandwiches, macaroni with hot dogs cut up, ramen noodles, grilled cheese, toasted peanut butter and jelly

[@ShadowTails17]

Worst thing for me was struggle cereal. Ice water cereal....it hurts

[@kingaxxidnt2484]

Growing up water and cereal was awful but THEM noodles wit wawta in the mic was GODLY Sugar and bread was mid Peanut butter by itself most definitely was 4th quarter clutch I can list more ngl but i enjoyed this 😂😂😂

[@NowayTino]

My nigga sugar and bread?? 😂

[@kingaxxidnt2484]

@@NowayTino man .... I bs you not

[@philiptombe5708]

​@king axxídєntѕ Man, I used to that when there was no type of spread. Personally, it was better with icing sugar when it was available.

[@imdone-cat5200]

Heh, I can relate. If there was no milk, we'd boil the water, put sugar in it, and mix it with the cereal. We'd do the same with the milk if the cereal wasn't coated in sugar, and if the milk wasn't consistent of it. Plain milk though, was definitely more preferred than the water tactic. Noodles were bomb as hell too. Also, I tried sugar and bread before, as well as dry crackers, and man was that an awful time. I can say without a doubt though, that chocolate dust and bread was the sh-t. Peanut butter by itself was definitely a banger too, especially if it had nuts in it.

[@ThatsRightUnclePhil]

@@NowayTinoAustralians put butter and sprinkles on their bread, bread really is the food equivalent to a Swiss Army knife lol

[@djuchiha]

11:00 man’s forgot the Chef Boyardee(yes Ik it’s considered canned food but it deserves to be in its own section and definitely should have its individual recognition). Classic Ravioli that was it and the beefaroni and Lasagna options were the elite options in the pantry😂😂 of course Murry’s branded foods (SE, DC go to store spot) were the most elite you’d get when it comes to struggle foods. Of course the Kid Cuisines w that wack ass penguin on the cover 😂😂😂

[@reggiewolfpac]

Hot dogs on bread yes ,oodles of noodles yes & I ate cereal plain & drunk my water or soda with it I still eat cereal anytime of the day & spaghettos this video taking me back bruh.

[@PACNYY]

Thumbs up button has been smashed 👍. My favorite hood meals of all-time that got me through are #1. Ramen Noodles With Cut Up Hog Dogs and #2. Mayonnaise Sandwiches. 🔥🔥🔥

[@RubixQube2020]

I remember making "nachos", potato chips with ripped up pieces of cheese, take that to the microwave for a lil bit.

[@roseking8555]

🤣🤣🤣. This video is great!!! Takes me back to my childhood. Many of these meals I don’t touch since I’m grown and can afford different food. But I definitely remember and appreciate what Mom provided in order to take care of us and I’m grateful for the many blessings. Thank you for finding and showing this video! 😃👍🏽

[@SupremeCommanderBaiser]

My favourite "struggle meal" of all time will always be pasta with a piece of butter and maggi to season it. I still eat it today. Fast and tasty as hell.

[@teddyjones1056]

Pasta with butter and garlic powder was my favorite struggle meal. When we didn't even have sauce. I appreciate that you guys keep things real and relatable.

[@cheekiegirl987]

Beautiful timing! Cause I was about to yeet tf out my child 😂😂❤❤❤

[@AubreyLemon05]

Take every meal with a hotdog and replace it with a smoked sausage. *chef’s kiss*

[@itk_music]

I know someone who adds chocolate to their ramen. I don't claim here, I just know her. My favorite struggle meal is just some sort of deli meat, some sprinkle cheese, jalapenos and put that plate in the microwave for about 25-35 seconds, just enough for the cheese to get a little melted and greasy and "Chef's Kiss".

[@dragastarr2926]

“I don’t claim her” 🤣🤣🤣

[@namco003]

While I can say we didn't struggle growing up, my parents still had the struggle mentality and it was definitely passed on. Especially my mom, seeing as she was born in the south, so she's from New York. IYKYK

[@NDJunction]

not NY; you just brought back my suppressed childhood depression :0

[@paquinraino8180]

seeing as she was born in the south, so she's from New York? what?

[@weedfairy209]

We had Tampico instead of minute maid in my house back in the day, shit would hit hard asf & I still don't know why that shit never gets cold XD

[@willdathrill515]

I’m surprised that he didn’t mention Totino’s Party Pizzas… They would be like 5/$5 at the grocery store! They came through like Jordan in Game 6 of the Finals.

[@ssantos88]

I never had Minute Maid in my childhood . I was living in Puerto Rico, so it was either Kool-Aid, or a juice brand that isn’t around anymore (I think) called Suiza Fruit. The cereals, I wasn’t allow to eat any pass breakfast time.

[@imdone-cat5200]

When there's nothing to eat, and you manage to find something and make an innovative art out of it, for some reason that random piece of creative craft, would make a much better treat compared to the average meal- ESPECIALLY when you're starving, because let me just say this; When you're hungry, you'll eat almost anything, and that anything, can actually taste good. The thing with struggle meals though, is that when they're the only option, you get to test your creativity, and you get to experiment on things. For example, I never knew how good MILO chocolate dust tasted with raisin loaf bread, until I actually tried it, and man that sh-t was good. Even though more foods are available now, compared to how they were before in my life, I still at times prefer struggle meals.

[@Apostolic401]

nostalgia. the slice of sandwich bread was everything for every meal.

[@missmajesty5073]

Growing up in a Jamaican household, corn beef and cabbage was the Stamp of struggle meals. Once I saw the canned cornbeef which still uses primitive methods to open and that obnoxious head of cabbage, I knew what was up. I’m amazed by how my parents always found ways to feed three children on such a tight budget.

[@lifewithjaz21]

The struggle meals were bussing thow 😂 especially when u knew that's what you was go be eating

[@lunikbase4644]

Fried Bologna sandwich was my struggle meal. That with some original lays chips and Dr. Thunder soda. Didn't have the name brand drinks lol

[@ashleysanders6731]

Theme of my childhood: “It’s noodles in there!” 😂

[@xXlyricaljewelXx]

Ooo I just heard it too 😄

[@nightspeed2386]

I used to live off of spaghettios when i was a kid. If i needed something quick and easy to make, thats my go to.

[@quisevlogz2955]

Tht water and sleep hit different had that meal last night 😂😂😂😂💯

[@Sergio-wm5du]

i used to eat kraft single cheese by themselves 💀

[@H4wk0n]

My trauma got triggered real bad when I saw the water being poured into that bowl of cereal 🤮

[@blkavy519]

Can't go wrong with a fried egg sandwich

[@ReekDaGod]

My favorite struggle meal back in the day was a potato chip sandwich regular Lays chips with two pieces of bread and mayo 🤤

[@thepoetryofmandycore1479]

There are several that we still experiment with today, like the hood dogs!

[@ShaunInce123]

The hotdogs & bread struggle meal, I still have from time to time. Though these days, I usually experiment with noodles because there's infinite amounts of things you can do with them.

[@KennyFromDaPark]

We gotta address the elephant in the room… bologna sandwiches

[@lucifermorningstar5258]

Hood dogs are a staple in my household. We also had a classic I like to call, Peanut Butter Bread. Basically you put peanut butter on two slices of bread and combine to make them a sandwich. To make the loaf last, we’d only spread peanut butter on one slice of bread (no jelly), and fold it so it’d be like somewhat of an appetizer. Most of these are staples in my childhood if I got to be honest. Ohio does not treat you well. We eat these foods on the daily, and we still have no money at the end of month. Consider that a sign to not come to Ohio. Unless you’re from here. Ohioans are ingrained with these foods. This shit is like a documentary, it’s crazy. Loved the video guys. Best channel out here.

[@daniellebobbitt603]

Watches this as I’m eating a hot link on white bread 🤣

[@HeavenlyDemonicEmperor]

This whole video made me cry bro gaaahhhhhh damn 😭😭😭👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@hatakurem687]

I have had most of theses meals and they came in clutch

[@xXlyricaljewelXx]

I still eat cereal buckets at a time like it's the last thing on Earth. Also, who remembers Beefaroni?

[@reezyisthaname]

My struggle meals when my mom didn’t have feel like cooking Ramen noodles, hot dog sammiches wit cheese, bologna and cheese sammiches, pb and j, Vienna sausages and to wash it down wit a cup of Kool Aid or Minute Maid or that big bottle of Gatorade or Powerade you saved that you put in the back of the fridge so it will icy cold so nobody will touch it

[@weezdajooz9909]

I remember I used to microwave tortillas with shredded cheese then roll it up. And spread butter and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on it. 90s we’re such a good time

[@Lonezewolflonewolf]

Have any of you had the mayo sandwhic? Just mayo between bread. About it. Nobody gon bring up the hood classic of flour and water to make pancakes?

[@rojeliocastro9733]

Tortilla with butter gotta be my biggest struggle meal growing up. Shit slaps tho

[@iPULLdaTRiGg3R]

Bush’s baked beans with hotdogs was my go to

[@deathseal9722]

Omg this was so relatable 😂😂😂 struggle was just chef boyardi speghetti we cooked it with the cigarette lighter in the car. Bakery bread with butter and cheese.

[@amethystjess18]

Fried bologna 🥪, sugar bread/water, and the bain of my current existence, Hamburger Helper 😂😂😂

[@virallcullture8585]

Things that kept you full the longest depending on age... Soup, peanut butter, toast, bananas

[@philiptombe5708]

Corned beef with cheese sandwiches. Toast one side of both slices of bread. Put shredded or sliced cheese, so that it melts and add corned beef on top. Divine taste for sure.

[@Pjazerlazer]

I didnt know ravioli was a struggle meal till I got older. That mess clapped back then💯

[@Rubens-Jean-Baptiste]

2:20 Yup 😢 5:20 Peanut Burtter Jelly Jam ❤

[@drunkmatthew18]

Not gonna lie, I was smashing a bowl of cereal while watching this video 🤣

[@angelique707]

Damn… I remember counting out 100 pennies and twisting them up in paper as a makeshift roll. My mother would send me to the store to buy a 5lb bag of potatoes for 99 cents. It think ramen was like 4 or 5 for a dollar. I’m officially old talking bout prices. 😂

[@roseking8555]

Good one!! I totally forgot about the pennies! I remember going to the store with rolled up pennies to buy chips or cookies and .50 cent soda bottles. Many times that was all we had for the day.

[@TaariqSaadiqfilms]

the eckridge/hillshire/keilbasa sausage with burnt ends. the KevOnStage pocket sausage

[@carl8790]

Didn't even know that cereal and PB&J sandwiches were considered 'struggle' meals. Thought that shit was normal breakfast for everyone lol. Like I still eat that to this day bruh 😂

[@markusstevensakabiginfinit9523]

Vienna sausages & ritz crackers was the ultimate hood appetizer lol

[@LoonySolo]

The hood dogs will always save me

[@FaysalIsGoated]

Microwaved Chicken🍗 and Ramen Noodles🍜 came in clutch for me so many times back then.

[@artissbarbour5493]

That leftover Spaghetti turned into a Spaghetti sandwich!!! Top tier

[@adriannieves1495]

Tha hot dog wit one slice a sandwich bread, the cereal wit water, the Cup a noodles wit Hot sauce, corn tortillas wit Onions( literally tortillas with just Onions), definitely grilled bologna on a pan wit a slice a bread, and another one ain’t get enough recognition, Spam wit grits. Spam Probably ain’t the best for you, but that was Good. Oh yeah, another one I forgot to mention, Cream corn sandwiches, and I still remember when my brother and I first EVER saw the peanut butter WIT tha jelly together, we were like That’s a Thing?! We’d literally ONLY have peanut butter sandwiches; definitely ain’t had the PB&J mixed together till that time.

[@whitneyneely2880]

It's not Digiorno, it's da struggle 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spikenelson6669]

dogs on bread..mustard sandwich and the peanut butter and mustard sandwich. Dont knock it till you try it. Honorable mention...cold cheese sandwich

[@reasonofhumanity]

If you had them hood dogs and found a can of chilli in the pantry you knew it was bout to be a good day

[@BoomorBust]

Mayo sammich, Vienna sammich, brown n serve sausage sammich, fish stick sammich, sardines and saltines , man all of it.

[@younghoodstar24]

Those bush’s baked beans are clutch. My grandma put me onto those

[@rojeliocastro9733]

Kraft mac n cheese with diced up hot dogs

[@xXlyricaljewelXx]

Spirals if you were lucky

[@JabbaTheAmerican]

Mom would make a punch bowl of spaghetti that was supposed to last at least a few days. On multiple occasions, my older brother would come home coked out and eat the entire punch bowl by himself overnight. He remains the only person I've ever known who got fat while on coke.

[@jaywashington2196]

Bread syrup bread Cereal was a classic with no milk

[@Rocket1377]

Especially Frosties/Frosted Flakes. I preferred them without milk. 😊

[@DaltonKY08]

Butter and sugar bread was king, also we just gonna ignore The Chef and his raviolis, and ofc totinos party pizzas

[@jamichealgates]

6:55 I catch you doing this personally smacking it out of your hand and going to buy you a meal. That ain't even scruggle That's the level under scruggle

[@privatesocialhandle]

Here is an international struggle meal: Raw sliced onions, bread, and tea. (Although tea is kinda fancy but the rest is struggle as fk)

[@ThouArtWise144]

Noodles, Hamburger Helper, Spaghetti, Hot pockets, PBJs, Ravioli, Cereal, Peanut butter out the jar, single slices of bread, 🤧😮‍💨

[@yungalpha2478]

Called them syrup sandwiches Ghetto McGriddles 🤣🤣

[@jaymca730]

The bologna rolled up on the side like a ashtray with the cheese singles. Then grab some kool-aid, 2 packs in the pitcher with about a quarter of a bag of sugar and we were good

[@mizzlibra007ma]

Ravioli was my favorite struggle meal and sugar water

[@KingHoechoCinco]

I’m very thankful for my parents. I didn’t have to eat shit in this video.

[@12mexirican]

It's 1034pm in cali and I'm eating spaghetti right now 🤣🤣

[@jamichealgates]

4:15 You can't even talk to me about scruggle meals if you never had this

[@hbcubandwatch4383]

Who remembers beanies and weanies with the baked beans

[@TalkManT]

Cereal and pizza rolls were my main 2 growing up

[@yvettemckinzie9082]

I ate those Ramen noodles the first 3yrs of college. Never never never again!!!

[@jiggsaw1666]

Sugar water and Syrup sandwiches all always be the goat

[@ville5ideniko95]

That ramen pack brought back some memories boy 😂

[@iwantmyvanback]

Syrup sandwich was a new one to me! Haha

[@SpiralSkylines]

We all out here surviving 😂😂

[@frozenfoxgames5300]

Hawaiian style Ramen can be hard to match. Take a bag of Ramen, smash it into small pieces, take the seasoning out, open it, dump it in the bag, shake it, and enjoy.

[@kingaxxidnt2484]

1:17 DON'T GET ME STARTED... Man i would warm up 4 hot dogs or whatever wit double the cheese then slap on the chili and mustard eat it wit chips you had a plate ONG

[@reneeluv1986]

I feel attacked,😅 I love strawberry jam. I eat Roman almost everyday still. I fancy it though 😋