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[@madiemic0506]

Butter is good for you, the idea it’s bad comes from Crisco. They needed people to stop using butter so they started telling people that butter was unhealthy. Real food is always better than super processed foods like margarine.

[@tomcatt998]

i found a twinkie behind the seat of my old truck it was 6 years old and still delicious.. ask me how i know>> because i ate it 😸

[@taylorp1330]

As someone with an autoimmune disease-Diet is not the place to be cheap. That’s how you end up disabled and not able to work.

[@janismartinmooradian1312]

Using olive oil is healthier, margarine can not be used for baking, believe me, you can tell the difference. I'm extremely frugal,but there's no compromising on health.

[@allyboballymomally7440]

Sorry, margarine is a few molecules away from plastic. So called “vegetable oil” is very harmful to consume. More and more research has come out with this information.

[@marcus.guitarist]

Quality food is one thing I won't sacrifice. The savings aren't worth the health problems. Fasting is free and has tons of health benefits.

[@ooohhitskaren63]

I have food allergies, so I buy what I can eat and eat what I buy. I am also well stocked. I rarely eat cooked eggs. So I freeze them for baking when they are cheaper. There are other foods that can be used in place of eggs when baking.

[@claudiaharris2873]

Agree.

[@Evania_Brook_Homestead]

Yeah. I don't do margarine or canola oil.

[@The_Food_Police]

This comment has been approved by food police 🚨

[@karenmhteh]

Eat poorly to save money is not frugality

[@GLeon-ov9yu]

I will never use canola, vegetable oil or margarine or packaged foods. All of those items cause inflammation and are not healthy. I only eat Whole Foods (nothing that comes in a box or container).

[@moogman5]

Strongly disagree with your choices here…butter is not bad for you and there is a huge issue with vegetable oils vs real olive oils health wise…If you cant afford butter you are making really bad life choices

[@craftingwithapurpose6479]

Can’t stand the taste of margarine. Some things aren’t worth the swap just to save money.

[@katydid2877]

It’s mostly soybean oil so …

[@PrepperPrincess]

I grew up on it so I’m used to it.

[@montanaliving4769]

@@PrepperPrincess i grew up on that and miracle whip. My husband on butter and mayo! I still can't do mayo but omg I love my butter lol!

[@justwannasay5454]

Same. Real butter is so much better for you than artificial margarine. Havent had margarine for decades.

[@justwannasay5454]

@@fordilac Same. Margarine is horrible.

[@annetedder8202]

The cheap oil and margarine you recommend substituting causes inflammation. Buying healthy food is more expensive but not as expensive as disease. It's not frugal to put your health at risk.

[@nat9655]

100%

[@mistermaster4495]

You save money by buying crap food so you can later spend it in a Hospital???

[@TheMoneyMakingMentor]

She looks healthy to me

[@cinderella23queen37]

I'm sorry, butter is actually better than margarine

[@belladonna2104]

Way better. Before they dye margarine yellow, it's black 😬

[@cinderella23queen37]

@@belladonna2104 are you serious?

[@belladonna2104]

@@cinderella23queen37 yep

[@marshawargo7238]

Not only better, but if you melt both in a pan the margarine is half water while the butter coats the pan! Mom loved margarine (probably the cost) but if she made her potato dumplings it Had to be salted butter! You can't brown margarine...

[@johnballard6725]

Life is too short not to have butter !

[@Everythingiskeane]

You are swapping healthy food for poison food and a sickly lifestyle. Vegetable oil, margarine, cereal, sugar, flour, Etc...and we wonder why america has an obesity problem.

[@oxcart19]

@Goofy Investor = Poison food?

[@endlessness80]

I love how people will list the “terrible ingredients” of margarine will still eat fast food like they’re fooling ANYONE but themselves. 😂😂

[@m1m767]

We shop on a budget, but won't use vegetable oil. It's extremely unhealthy. I buy extra virgin olive oil at Aldi. I'd rather spend a bit more & have fewer medical problems/bills. Yesterday I made a huge pork roast that will be turned into several different dishes over the next few days. I also buy the blue dish liquid at Aldi that's just like Dawn.

[@OldManGlitch]

Prepper Princess, Margarine, is so very close to plastic in its molecular composition. That the long term impacts are just now beginning to show up in Dementia studies. So, reconsider the use of margarine again. Butter is not a bad fat, just too many people use it too much and too much. I am with you on the Pork Loin Jowl. Love it.

[@LCculater]

Canola oil and vegetable oils are so bad and margarine wow this poor girl is eating soo unhealthy so save some pennies 😂

[@AngelaMerici12]

I mean, if you really need to safe money, I think you can do it, but as soon as you can afford it buy butter and/or olive oil.

[@genevievebarker943]

Butter is very good for you - the Science has completely turned around! Seed oils - canola, sunflower, safflower etc lead to macular degeneration. Cold-pressed olive oil is preferential for long chain fatty acids.

[@unpredictable913]

I agree with you Genevieve. I love to invest in my health by eating healthy foods. I can cut some other expenses but I can't do so when it comes to eat healthy foods.

[@lynnenewell6812]

Yes yes - people need to read scientific literature and find the facts and please none of those processed full of sugar cereals.

[@oxcart19]

@@lynnenewell6812 No chocolate Chex or fruit loops? Boo!

[@maryrenaud6732]

Butter contains nutrients including choline, it is way better for you than hydrogenated oils in margarine…

[@Sunshowers902]

I do not agree with using vegetable oil, nor margarine.

[@cindyb.2951]

I also use only butter. And olive oil. But recently purchased an inexpensive air fryer oven, therefore using very little olive oil.

[@cindyb.2951]

I have dietary restrictions but can adapt many of these ideas to fit my lifestyle. Thank you Prepper Princess 😄

[@ScirkyNZ]

Yeah no.... I'm recovering from cancer. FOOD is life. Either you pay for clean healthy food now or later in medical bills.

[@heathermoore772]

YES. SO very true. It just isn't worth it. Besides that, cold cereal is generally more expensive, so things like that are a double whammy. Expensive/unhealthy. We shop the perimeter of the grocery store and buy very little from the rest of it. My husband's cardiologist was amazed at how well he's doing. The cardiologist said it's not very common that heart surgery patients actually clean up their diets and start exercising, and he commended my husband and myself for doing the necessary research and work.

[@Breathless00700]

Vegetable oil and margarine? No way. Healthy fats are important or you risk an expensive heart attack down the road.

[@preparingformountainlife]

All these will save you money now but do your own research on long term health benefits from eating vegetable oil.

[@pegpatterson9544]

Vegetable oil is inflammatory. Extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil is what we should be eating. Butter good also.

[@Lisajen-h5u]

Butter is way better for you than margarine. A lot of margarines contain Canola Oil which causes inflammation. My suggestion is to purchase home brand butter if your on a strict budget.

[@stacyj7]

Butter actually has vitamins in it, if you google what vitamins are in butter it shows, Vit A, Vit K2, Vit D, Vit E and Vit B12.

[@juttadestiny6810]

Agree!😸💜🇦🇺

[@janismartinmooradian1312]

Margarine is rather unhealthy for many, esp for those with gut problems. The healthiest oil is EV Olive Oil. I am forced to eat healthily & Olive oil gives me no problems at all. Although, I am extremely frugal.

[@RippSnortin]

I won't be swapping olive oil for some random veg. oil. Olive oil is awesome and tastes great. One thing l refuse to do is skimp on quality foods. I'll give something else up first. I have the opposite problem when it comes to body weight. At 68 l'm pretty active and have a fast motabilism, so l need more fuel then the average couch potato and it needs to be high quality. I'm amazed at how little people know about the way food effects your health. Maybe not so much when you are young, but as you age it will catch up. By then it's too late to turn it around. Daily excerise and a diet of quality foods pays off. Not drinking alchol is a key also. Many of my old drinking buddies are dead now and suffered on the way.

[@jmubreader]

If butter is bad for you how come people in France are so skinny and healthy. They put butter on everything.

[@lissac67]

Portions are much smaller.

[@unpredictable913]

Butter is good.

[@carenfeldman8854]

They also walk a lot more than we do here.

[@stephaniet9264]

They don't eat as much processed food. No GMO's and sprayed with tons of pesticides like here in the USA. France and Italy take pride in their food and agriculture methods. Also, their food is more local. It all adds to healthier eating.

[@PrepperPrincess]

Because they walk everywhere and we don’t

[@vl8209]

I follow you and agree on most things but the food category is a no compromise. Butter is good for you, olive oil great. Whole foods, quit buying processed foods. Since I switched to time restricted eating, getting rid of artificial butters, eating more eggs and fish, my lab work is all normal, blood pressure is normal, off meds, off my blood sugar meds and cholesterol meds. Changing my diet was one of the easiest and cheapest things I did to improve my health. I’m now back to work after not being able to work from chronic pain and my savings and investments are all on track and I will retire 7 years earlier than I thought 10 years ago.

[@michelestellar7725]

There is a great doctor on KZbin that I follow but at this moment cannot remember his full name, only Sven, maybe you can find him, he advocates intermittent fasting and low to zero carb eating. Sounds like you are doing great, congratulations on you improved health and lifestyle!

[@likeargamanflaming940]

You've succeeded at saving money. This is for sure. Unfortunately, many of the items you've mentioned are unhealthy. Please don't scrimp on your health Prepper Princess. Health is very important

[@thisvagabondlife7132]

I refuse to swap healthy food for garbage food

[@sahphie]

Vegetable oil is terrible for your health :( it's super inflammatory used in all sorts of junk food. Some things you can't skip on when it comes to your health long term. We got a giant thing of Avocado oil and it's been lasting us 3-4 months now.

[@lilirobin7136]

30% are diabetic, 20% are pre-diabetic, and 30% are insulin resistive and don't know it making 80% with blood sugar issues. Very few can eat like you are promoting and live. Giving up needless calories like sugar, seed oils, and white flour will save $$ and save your life.

[@rhondahughes7415]

Thank you for pointing that out

[@lisagarrison25315]

My grandparents saved bacon grease and cooked with it. They ate ANYTHING they wanted, were healthy and lived to 93 and 97. If we all stay away from processed foods and exercise portion control , we could all live as long as my grandparents.

[@oxcart19]

@@lisagarrison25315 = yep, mine had bacon and eggs every freaking morning for 93 years and died still taking no medications, being able to climb a flight of stairs, mentally sharp, etc.

[@Krysb107]

@@lisagarrison25315 Because bacon grease is healthier than margarine and vegetable oil.

[@oxcart19]

@@bernieozzie7480 = stick with it, Bernie!

[@galvaautovued.i.8460]

Regarding the state of your kitchen remodel: no apologies warranted, PP. In fact, you are doing some viewers a positive reinforcement in the value of patience and the importance of saving. People need to be reminded that they can survive on a budget, both in consumables and long-term. Keep it up, young lady! 😊

[@sleeplessinchicago9082]

When buying groceries, nutrition is my highest priority. Margarine is not healthy. I never buy it. The same goes for the cereal. Just check the ingredient list and the sugar content. Oatmeal is super healthy and cheap.

[@robertafletcher1392]

Bugs won't even eat margarine

[@PrepperPrincess]

Have you ever tested that? They do eat it.

[@tomcatt998]

i know a 🐁 will eat margarine. ask me how i know 🐀🦝🐭🐿

[@jasonvoorhees7288]

​@@tomcatt998You sure know a lot of animals that eat everything. Odd.

[@SuzanneU]

The correlation of vegetable oils (including margarine) with chronic inflammation and disease is too strong for me to be willing to swop it for olive oil and butter. I don't use much of either so it wouldn't save me significant amounts of money to change.

[@1sense21]

I absolutely love your ideas. I am probably around your mom's age and find you inspiring especially for our younger generation!! I do the egg salad with onion and celery to extend our meal, excellent idea for deviled eggs.. I am mostly plant based, my passion is nutrition! I eat foods the way mother nature creates them. I will not eat hardly anything man-made I make homemade sourdough bread 🍞 I buy a bag of potatoes or sweet potatoes and bake about 6 or so of them and eat them for breakfast add beans, cheese, butter, chilli.. broccoli.. whatever you 💕 love Low cost way to save Yes veggies for breakfast,☺️

[@catloverx2]

I like sweet potatoes with blueberries and a little honey in the morning.

[@ashhh987]

Disagree here with most of these swaps. There's a way to eat well and still eat decently healthy. The olive oil to vegetable oil swap is a hard no for me. I don't judge anyone for choosing it, but just be aware of the lack of nutritional content that you'll likely pay for later.

[@ashhh987]

For an example, here's what we do as a dinner bought at Walmart: 1. 20lb bag Jasmine rice $16.74 (202 servings) = $0.08 per serving 2. 8lb bag Pinto beans $6.88 (104 servings) = $0.07 per serving 3. 1 bag of Broccoli florets steamable $0.98 (4 servings) = $0.25 per serving Basic beans and rice with Broccoli for $0.40 per serving. You've got a vegetable, a starch, and a protein. Sure, it's basic, but it works if you're really trying to save on money. We do not butter our veggies or rice so no cost there. To add flavor, we'll use hot sauce or Mrs. Dash no sodium seasonings so if you add those: 4. Frank's Red Hot Sauce $3.26 (71 servings) = $0.05 per serving Brings the total to $0.45 per serving. Is this a meal that you would crave? No lol However, it is a good base to use when you need to balance saving and nutrition. Add items to it as you see fit to make it more interesting and use leftovers for things like bean burritos. Hope this helps someone!

[@RaymondWilliams-od6ib]

I always dilute my dish soap. I buy a large bottle and a small bottle to sit on the sink. Keep refilling the small bottle from the big bottle. Fill the small bottle 1/3 and the rest with water. I do the same with my shampoo. Water it down and make it stretch. Buy it at Dollar Tree for 1.25 and then water it down.

[@cindyl7648]

Real food is always better than processed food. Don’t compromise your health to save a buck. You spend it in doctor bills down the road if you do.

[@marlaelliott398]

If you have the discretionary income to buy super healthy food, go for it. But a lot more people don’t have that. These tips make a lot of sense if you are struggling to put food on the table to feed your family. The key is to measure your servings. Anything in excess is harmful but anything in moderation is okay in most cases. When you have a bunch of hungry kids to feed you have to find ways to stretch the dollar or your kids will go hungry. When I was growing up my mother did all these things, margarine, vegetable oil, cereal, oatmeal,

[@marlaelliott398]

And I am a healthy 75 year old.

[@janelynjohnson5147]

My mother would mix up powdered milk take a gallon of milk...pour half in another container and pour up to the top with the powdered milk...shake good every time you use it..

[@marlaelliott398]

@@janelynjohnson5147 I remember those days. My mother did the same thing years ago.

[@mint4444]

There's literally websites dedicated to eating healthy when you're broke. Oatmeal, lentils, rice, beans, frozen veggies etc.

[@chegadorn]

I keep bacon grease in fridge. Homemade soups are cheap! Eat less. Fast often. I'm 70. Not been to doc in 25 years. No meds.

[@jasenkavukelic5047]

Great genes!

[@anoodono1841]

More power t u!

[@dianejennings50]

Olive oil is not bad for you all the other oils are. Sorry

[@christineschmidt1025]

I appreciate your advice but the margarine and seed oils are very inflammatory so I’ll keep spending on butter and olive oil. I have to due to gut issues.

[@CP-rc9sw]

I grew up in a “coffee is ALWAYS on” household! Coffee!!!

[@jjc2323]

the only thing I disagree with is the margarine swap for butter. Margarine has plastic in it. Just NO! find butter on sale - stock up. it freezes very well!

[@Jackie_W82]

I make a big pot of bacon or ham split pea soup once a month during the colder months and portion it out for many freezer meals. It works out to less than sixty cents a meal. A big pot of rice pudding or steel cut oats and dried cranberries lasts me a whole week for less than fifty cents a meal. A rotisserie chicken from Costco makes a giant batch of chicken pot pie or chicken stew. Making big batch meals and freezing them into portions keeps the food monotony at a minimum, allows me the savings of buying items only when they go on sale and saves me valuable time, not to mention the lure of eating out since it only takes five minutes to reheat them. I won't skimp on good quality dairy including eggs, butter or creamer but only use very little of them. Coffee is life. I make my own cold brew concentrate during the warmer months.

[@tammykaufman1946]

You won’t give up coffee - i won’t give up butter for margarine EVER - lol

[@justwannasay5454]

Same

[@Agnar669]

Even if a person doesn't need to make the savings now, it is always important to know what to do and how to cut down should one ever need to. Most people don't plan for disaster and the need to cut costs. Knowing how to make drastic cost saving cuts is a very useful tool.

[@josephinedeck9821]

You're not telling people to eat unhealthy food. You're tell us to "do what you can with what you've got." Many people "don't got."

[@marsfran55]

We have chosen whole food plant based diet for about 95% of our diet. We have our own chickens so we use some eggs (and give away a LOT of eggs to those less fortunate)…. We cut our food bill in half the first year of WFPB lifestyle and the second year even further…. It’s not a lifestylefor everyone but so far working well for us (nearly 70 years old)….and we’re super active! Hike, bike, ski, camp etc…we’re all in this together, thanks for the economic tips!

[@gladysbohle1741]

Just got off a three day fast. (72 hrs). Amazed at how easy it was. Will try it again in a couple of months.

[@kevinfestner6126]

It's hard to explain to poor people about budgeting. This is the one tool, or lack of tool, that keeps these people poor. Bravo for your holding off on the kitchen remodel for a couple of months.

[@diann824]

Inflation a great way to start eating correct portion sizes hence eat less and loose weight and save money! Great tips PP thank you

[@hannahh8182]

Thank you for providing sensible advice in a world where so much information is thrown at us. I like your videos because it feels like you are talking to friends and you are real about it and not ashamed of showing who you are.

[@KatyInNH]

I just made a ‘tuna’ salad sandwich using chickpeas - it was delicious. I made it with onion, gherkins, Mayo and celery and sliced peperocini peppers and put it in a pita bread.Yummmm

[@1sense21]

I love this dish, yum

[@pamrobinson520]

Girl, you do not have to explain your kitchen. We have all been there at one time or another. Thanks for the tips

[@karikendrick1158]

But these are swaps for the unhealthy versions.

[@NooAcademy]

Is peasant foods!

[@lindsaysimplified]

Exactly. You’re either going to spend money on healthy foods now or on doctor bills later. I choose to eat better foods. I had gestational diabetes and I can say it’s cheaper to eat a proper human diet than it is to pay for insulin because white bread and seed oil appeared to be cheaper.

[@racheldebasitis8184]

I love this - even though my approach to food is very different from yours! One thing I've been making lately is homemade fried rice, and I use whatever veggies I have in the house - mushrooms, onions, celery, half a green pepper, peas from the freezer, whatever. You make the rice first (or use leftover if you have that), sautée the veggies (add bits of meat if you want that), add the rice to the veggies. Then take 1-2 eggs, mix and then fry them in a pan without stirring. When it sets, flip the egg to get a thin pancake. Cut that up into small pieces, and add that to the veggies and rice. Add salt, pepper, soy, hot sauce, whatever you like. The eggs give protein which is great if you're not using meat, you get your veggies, and the rice stretches it to save $$. It makes about 7 meals for me, and even with my buying the more expensive (organic) versions of foods, it ends up being really inexpensive. And it uses up scraps of veggies and meat in your fridge, so you don't waste them. I didn't even think of deviled eggs - doh! I'm going to make some this week. You are a freakin' genius. Thank you!

[@kellyd8776]

Good thinking on the stir fry. I'm glad it works for you. I have to be careful because diabetes runs in my family. I could probably do a very small portion - the brown rice is a little better for me than white, but it tends to dry out as a left over - doing this might help with that.

[@juttadestiny6810]

@@kellyd8776 im diabetic i make fried rice try this a small quantity of rice but plenty of vegetables!! Eg i use shredded cabbage grated carrot mushrooms frozen peas and corn and whatever vegetables you like i also use a little chicken / vegetable stock powder to taste and sometimes curry powder and a little coconut powder add a little butter/oil if i have leftover chicken i add that or simply plain or with an egg delish! 😺❤️🇦🇺

[@Not-thatKaren]

I won’t give up my Dawn dish soap. But I will add a bit of water to it. We are on a septic system and it really does cut the grease and oil better than anything.

[@norawillow3974]

My tips: buy meat on sale, bone if possible for broth/soup. Buy sale vegetables, or frozen for 1 or 1.50. Clearance mushrooms are perfect. Slow cook the meat, bone-in for tasty broth/stock. A VERY small amount of good butter or oil, whatever you like makes a decent soup. Skip breakfast, soup and/or eggs for lunch. More soup and possibly a salad for dinner. Lost 8 lbs and saving money. Also, do not go to a store to "look around". Make a list, keep it flexible, such as ground meat, so you can grab the sales.

[@NE0Nwhip]

This is so UNHEALTHY!

[@gregpainter6885]

Princess, I rarely disagree with you. But you are dead wrong about butter.

[@melonimurphy9077]

One thing that I do all the time now is when I'm cooking my pasta is I shut it off a couple minutes before it's done and let it sit in the heat. That saves on the propane. I do this at least four times a week. It really does add up over A month's time. Another thing that I do to save on using from my propane tank is I will heat up the water in the microwave..... it is cheaper to run the microwave for 3 minutes then it is to use propane to bring water to a boil. Just little simple ways. They really do add up you don't think about it until you actually add up the minutes and times that by a month. I'm a huge fan of yours prepper princess you are awesome!

[@onetwenty6670]

Yep we shut off the heat in the oven and let things finish cooking off at the end

[@minkademko2335]

Fasting is easy and I've found my magic healthy meal schedule: don't eat till after noon, nor within an hour of bedtime. That's an 8 hour window to eat. My main meal, meat and veggies, is around 6 PM, the first food of the day is usually a big salad. My energy level is so good, sometimes I eat very little. My body needs time to process food.

[@IceCreamHoldingFee]

Listen, I'm your fan and I've been following you for years, but your cost savings suggestions for your grocery store are gross and really unhealthy. So you'll eat cheap grains and oils and then get sick from that, and you'll end up spending your money on your health care bill. No thanks. I'll spend a little extra on quality food up front and save TONS of money by not getting sick.

[@elainehirst]

Add a handful of porridge oats (oatmeal?) to your ground minced beef, in Chili con carne or bolognaise sauce (spaghetti sauce?). You would never know the difference and it makes it go much further.

[@laurioakes9249]

Vegetable oil and margarine are horrible for you.

[@janiewerner]

Well it will have to do until this resession passes.

[@debbielicona5030]

I keep the Grease from bacon and sausage, to flavor greens ect. And to fry food. I hv put bacon grease in my cup cake batter in place of the oil , and it was good with cream cheese icing and real bacon crumbles on top . I also use any soap , shampoo ECT for what ever hands , laundry cleaning the toilet and the best thing for cleaning my floors is laundry detergent actually. I hv went to powder laundry detergent because I'm trying to get away from plastic if I can , because I don't pay for trash pickup

[@anoodono1841]

I don't do trash pick up either but luckily stores in Ireland take cardboard and plastic for recycling purposes. Ideally it's both f these that hve been bought in store but who is watching 👀

[@AstroMartine]

Whenever I think of margarine, I remember my grandfather who was a WW2 veteran, and he couldn't stand it because they only got margarine in the army and he said you'd burp petrol vapors after eating it lolol

[@chineando8078]

Love your channel. Advise from a Spanish subscriber: olive oil is amazing for salads with just some grape vinegar and salt. That's the only dressing we use un the country and if you only use the olive oil for this dish you will stretch it much longer than if you used it for frying.

[@whysoblutube]

I generally don’t eat cereal, so there’s that. I love butter and the only oils I buy are Olive, Extra Virgin, and Avocado oil. I also stay away from oil blends, as well.

[@lwest7894]

DO NOT eat margarine.. its not real food.

[@oxcart19]

@L West - that's right! It's tractor oil and farm machinery lubricant. I learned that from the comment section a little earlier in the discussion.

[@christamanwaring5794]

Wash your dishes with whatever you want, but don’t discount the money saving power of Original Blue Dawn. I make just about all of my household cleaning items with it, and use it for my dishes. I’ve had my current bottle for well over a year. It cost $9, and I still have about 1/3 left. I use it as a laundry stain remover, it goes in my grout cleaner, my window cleaner, my stove top cleaner. I use it to make Dawn power wash refills for Pennie’s on the dollar. I’m sure watery shampoo works fine, but don’t discount the huge value that is blue Dawn!

[@LouiseAnneWelch]

I also dilute Dawn, I will fill most of the small container until there's just enough room for three tablespoons of Dawn, works very well on dishes, even if they are very greasy. I have been doing this for many years long before Dawn came out. We were using Sunlight dish liquid this way in the late seventies.

[@jane6517]

She is trying to help people who are having a problem affording food. If you buy butter, good for you. Others need to resort to the cheaper stuff to fill kids bellies. No apology just doing the best they can with what you have.

[@FlaGrown1955]

If you get carrots 🥕 with tops, the tops can be used to add to salads,use as substitute for parsley and.. saute with garlic in a pan with oil..just wonderful...add spices or parmesan cheese.

[@justwannasay5454]

💯 Absolutely. I buy fresh celery ( I like the lighter-colored inner ribs best) and use the tops (chopped) too and throw into white tuna along with mayo, red onion, dill baby gerkins, blanched slivered almonds, the celery etc. Serve on thick toasted bread with lots of lettuce, avacado and potato chips. Love it. And it's filling and you can stretch it into 3 🥪 sandwiches over 3 days.

[@laurab7379]

Prepper Princess, it would be nice to hear more about how you fast and what you drink or eat during your fast since you seem to have so much energy even while fasting. Thanks for the great tips!

[@PrepperPrincess]

I am filming and will make a video

[@danjuhas3094]

normally, i love your tips & pointers. 90% of Americans need to listen to you (they won't) BUT you're right-- i part company when it comes to eating well. pour toilet water in your car's gas tank to save money-- nope. same thing. short terrm, "margarine" & cheap "cereal" (aka pure SUGAR) "saves money", but no. horrible trade- off, health-wise. You are way too smart to sell such ideas.

[@gonefishing3644]

If you buy bacon, save the bacon drippings that you get when you cook that bacon. Use those drippings in place of cooking oil or butter when pan-frying food or when making cornbread or if you want a meaty flavor in a homemade vegetable soup or want to give a pot of home cooked dried beans a smoky flavor. The bacon drippings are free when you buy bacon and can save you the cost of buying cooking oils or butter. And the addition of just one or two slices of cooked and crumbled bacon can add a lot of meaty flavor to a homemade soup or sauce. Cheap and nutritious breakfast: oatmeal porridge. Ingredients: rolled oats, tap water, powdered nonfat milk, cane sugar (optional) and ground cinnamon (optional). Top with raisins or dried cranberries if you like. If you are allergic to milk, omit it or substitute soy milk or almond milk. Cheap lunch to take to work: one homemade sandwich + one piece of fruit. Make a sandwich from two slices whole wheat bread, mayo and one slice of real Cheddar cheese. Add one small apple for dessert. Or make a sandwich with two slices wholewheat bread, peanut butter and either grape or red plum jam. Add one small orange for dessert. Bring along a Thermos flask of homebrewed tea (either chilled or hot) or homebrewed coffee. Put your sandwich in a sandwich size Zip Lock bag and save the bag -- bring it back home, rinse it out, let it air dry and reuse it multiple times. Get some brown paper lunch bags or white paper pastry bags and use one of those paper bags to pack your lunch. Save the bag and reuse multiple times it until it gets stained or torn. Dinner: homecooked cooked potato chunks or cooked pasta or cooked rice topped with a homemade chunky sauce. Make a white sauce or a cheese sauce from scratch or heat some bacon drippings with canned tomato sauce. A homemade sauce will cost less than a premade canned sauce or canned condensed soup. Season the sauce with minced fresh or dried herbs. Cannisters of dried herbs are expensive, but a little goes a long way. Or you could try growing some pots of culinary herbs to use fresh or dried. Add some leftover, cooked, chopped vegetables to the heated sauce and perhaps some canned or leftover, diced, cooked meat or poultry. The sauce will have a lot of calories and so will the starchy food you pour it over, so you add enough veggies and/or meat to your sauce just for texture and flavor. If you do not want a sauce over your cooked starch, cook some dried beans until they are tender, drain off half the liquid, then stir in a small can of tomato sauce, some bacon drippings and some chili spices (ground cumin, Mexican oregano, dried cilantro, salt, cayenne powder) and simmer for a few minutes. Cheap salad to accompany your dinner: 1/4 of a head of raw cabbage shredded, one medium size raw carrot shredded, 1/2 a small onion peeled and sliced plus some homemade oil and vinegar dressing with or without the addition of dried herbs, mustard and some sugar. The cheapest dinner beverage is a glass of tap water with one or two ice cubes.

[@crowma]

I make butter with whip cream and a mixer. It took a while but it has less preservatives. I add in what I like for salt too. I make 1/2 litre and add 1 tablespoon of salt. 😍👍

[@Retired-jr3qs]

When it comes to my nutrition health I gladly spend my money. I suggest you watch Dr. Sten Ekberg for health and nutrition advice.

[@lwest7894]

I concur! Dr. Ekberg is worth the watch for nutritional health.

[@amydecker6207]

Back when I had three little ones at home and was dead broke, shampoo was often used in place of dish liquid and laundry soap. We lived on $1400 per month for four people. Those days were hard, but resourcefulness helped us get by.

[@juanitagarcia958]

I am so like you on the coffee, everything will go BEFORE coffee goes. I love your transparency, who cares about the negative Nancies.

[@NYCHFAN]

Hey, I've used laundry powder for dishes, lol! When things are tight, you do what you've gotta do. It doesn't work so great, by the way, lol! A big pot of lentils is cheap, filling, lasts a long time, and tastes yummy! Every time you open your fridge, there is a sweet little puppy who comes running. ☺️ ❤️

[@mak2867]

Our next door neighbor has used cheapest powdered laundry detergent all her life for dishes. Her mom & grandma still use it.

[@jeffbeamer9882]

Vegetable oil instead of Olive oil ... Margarine instead of butter? ummm ... I'm guessing the medical bill show will be next!

[@deborahcaldwell9775]

Egg Extensionnnnn I love that suggestion. As far as I’m concerned, btw, the hysteria over the expense of eggs has nothing to do with anything but drama. If I buy a dozen eggs for six dollars therefor $.50 each, I consider that one good ball of protein for a very reasonable price. .

[@noreenn6976]

agree!

[@MalikaBourne]

Prepper Princess, I love to see your work in process. No need to apologize. I made my own "instant oatmeal". I added prunes, raisins, figs, chia, hemp, flax seeds in the blender mix for my bed-bound son with doctor's orders. Much cheaper than the fancy boxes and so quick and easy. A jug of prune juice is too expensive I make up a hug batch of pancakes or waffles all at one time. Then I put them in reusable zip-lock bags in the freezer. Quick and easy for my son's snack or quick breakfast instead of the brand in the freezer section. As it turns out many brands of olive oil are rip-off that are not 100% extra virgin olive oil that you think you are buying. If you are starving - pay your money - take your choice.

[@br2080]

So many do that. Not only cheaper but probably better for you. Hope your son gets better. I like to see PP’s progress too. I don’t think I could do what she does

[@LVT2314]

Great tip

[@morningmoondove5065]

@PrepperPrincess @ our house there's a 3 cup bowl full of water & a squirt of Dawn a few drops of Clorox bleach (sanitizing) on the sink. We hand wash. I have 5 roommates & this has kept us all healthy for the last few years. No one gets sick here. The bottle of Dawn lasts forever. Even with 6 people in the house. No paper towels. just a stack of washable bar towels to use. Lots of homemade soups from the dinner left overs for everyone's lunches. We cook everything from scratch together. Still $50 week total for us all. None of us speak the same language but we all practice team work together. And wear out google translate. ✌️

[@jonathanjacques7250]

Healthy food is costly, but worth the benefits.

[@alexrossi4464]

I save on meats, cheese, pastas on sale etc. But olive 🫒 oil is so much better and more healthful if you can afford it.

[@katrinagauld5639]

You lost me when you started swaping out healthy things for unhealthy things you're pretty smart lady but that's not smart butter is way better for you than margin and Olive oil is far better than vegetable oil do some research I know you're smart

[@oxcart19]

@Katrina Gauls= Perhaps you missed the general concept of the video. It wasn’t about nutrition, it was about ways to save a few extra dollars when your back is up against the wall and you are scrambling to make ends meet. If the extra $50 you can save on your grocery bill doesn’t matter, then this video doesn’t pertain to you.

[@pawsomfunandfrugal]

By the way, I do get a lot out of you and your channel so I want to tell you I appreciate all that I have learned from you as well. I actually love all your quirky money saving ideas.

[@luckyrobinshomestead]

If you whip 8 oz of butter with 1/3 cup of olive oil you will make something that spreads easily and it fluffs it up and increases the volume since you are filling it full of air. You don't need to use as much even though it seem like you are. I'm not sure how well it works with margarine. But since you have the butter and the olive oil, its a good way to use it up, while still being frugal about it. If you add 2 tsp of garlic powder and a tsp of dried parsley and a tsp of dried basil or oregano before you whip it, you will have a nice spread for making garlic bread or putting on salmon, even if you are just spreading it on toast. Grocery tips seem to be going around this week with all my people.

[@JesusChrist-Gives-Eternal-Life]

I tell ya, you are the real deal. A millionaire that will not complete her kitchen because it's not on track with the monthly budget.... is the real McCoy.

[@michelestellar7725]

I'm of Italian heritage, there is no substitute for butter or olive oil. Your advice about eating less however is the real deal. People nowadays are not active enough to burn the calories so eating less will indeed add years to your life. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY WILL BE HEATHY GOOD YEARS...75 here no scrips, still have a small farm , prep my own wood for a wood stove and can lift and carry 50# bags of feed. Eating healthy is the ticket to vitality, and it is never too early or too late to start.And yes I am a woman.

[@michelestellar7725]

@@LA-wv7gf Doctors and meds are a lot more expensive than a good diet.Good food need not be expensive. Cut corners elsewhere.

[@ByMy-SPIRIT-saysTheLord777]

I use regular Costco brand olive oil. Not only do I use to cook with, but my family of four use it as a moisturizer for our body..

[@magomago7819]

Try Avocado oil, it doesn't have the funky smell for body moisturizer.

[@kathymurphy506]

You can use some of your olive oil for for face moisturizer also

[@sierrasky2491]

I love your tips but we have 2 different views on food. And that's ok. It took me years to see the horrific effects of Trans fats of margarine in my relatives health ie heart disease etc. Butter is good for you (if it's grass fed animals or raw. ) just my 2c. Love your hair today!

[@cedarforest4621]

Or skip both and just cook in water.

[@RavenMystic54]

I work at Walmart but I've actually stopped buying my groceries there after shopping aldis and being able to feed me and my daughter for under $200 a month and we don't eat meat

[@kerrynwright]

My biggest grocery savings comes from trying to only buy items when they're half price or highly reduced. This is saving our family a lot of money. We water down our hand soap too.... & shampoo! 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨