We Try Each Other's Struggle Meals

Battle of the Struggles Episode 1 is here! Black people share their struggle meals for a taste test. Who will have the biggest struggle? 👀
00:00 - 00:00:58 - Struggle Meal Intro
00:0058:01 - 00:02:02:05 - Cooking
00:02:05:06 - 00:02:20:23- Done cooking/Food reveal
00:02:23:15 -00:07:52:08 - FOOD SWAP
00:07:57:19 - End - OUTRO
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[@Euterpe416]

"What counts as a struggle meal is when you're one step away from having sleep for dinner" by far the best line in this whole video

[@nikkihayes9236]

That was REAL!!💯🤣🤣🤣

[@lexp8980]

the way everyone is collectively agreeing that Kali never truly struggled is so funny 😭

[@eumka191]

ikr

[@TheLoveLeeChanel]

But what is considered a struggle meal? Something cheap right? Lmao. That meal is cheap

[@helynnmelanin2897]

@@TheLoveLeeChanelmy struggle meal in my house is spinach avocado quesadillas 😂 we always have that in my house with mozzarella for some reason

[@grainrifle]

@@TheLoveLeeChanel that is exactly what i'm saying. it can also last for days.

[@thelyinggamefan11225]

Lmao cause she’s biracial 😂😂

[@nolahhh828]

kali's struggle meal was giving more "i'm not going grocery shopping until later this week so i'm just making something simple" than "i literally can't afford groceries so yall are gonna have to do with ramen, hotdogs, and kool aid for rn"

[@IM-qy7mf]

And maybe she can't go grocery shopping "until later" because she's working 3 jobs to repay her quarter million student loans, while living in a tiny apartment and being a-$200-rent-increase away from homelessness. But who cares, her struggle doesn't look like yours so it ain't valid, right?

[@ms.liljaii]

@@IM-qy7mf you’re projecting and we can tell

[@clown2657]

@@IM-qy7mf but she can’t seem to figure out what a struggle meal is when it hits her in the fsce

[@IM-qy7mf]

@@ms.liljaii projecting what? I have no loans, work one well-paying job, and live with parents. But that doesn't mean I can't SYMPATHIZE with the reality of others, which is my whole fucking point. Being broke and bitter ain't a good combo - pick a struggle

[@IM-qy7mf]

@@clown2657 Or maybe her struggle meal looks different than yours, because her struggle are different than yours in the first place. Wow, what a shocking idea. Go to Africa or the Middle East, tell them about your so-called "struggle meal" and see if they don't laugh in your face because your situation is still better than some of theirs

[@brinleypaige4715]

Kali made me mad as hell😂 her “struggle meal” is my “I’m feeling fancy tonight” meal

[@queenrudshel9802]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 LOL

[@destinybrew7118]

😂😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@amethyste684]

Ngl I wanted her plate the most tho😂

[@peace2668]

U are funny 😂

[@markncely7578]

Y'all wilding she's the only one who didn't have any meat on her plate. That's a real struggle meal.

[@kaniahjames1041]

the ramen and hot dogs was the real struggle meal🤣🤣🤣

[@Parisroam]

Understood the assignment 😂

[@BluemoonLacrymosa]

Instant ramen stays one of the struggle essentials

[@latarjahwilliams6141]

I just ate this 😂

[@lawnside82]

Struggle? I eat this when i got money. Just all beef ballpark and put alfrado sauce or chicken stock in my noodles.

[@FloraNovax3]

@@BluemoonLacrymosa it's really not though...maybe in the US.. but Ramen is popular & culturally present in East Asia regardless of income.

[@AshleyMcClendon]

"When you one step away from having sleep for dinner" 🤣🤣🤣

[@kngarrett1]

Yeah he took me out with that one.

[@AshleyMcClendon]

@@kngarrett1 most definitely!!

[@art_see_shan1849]

Lord yes I be knowing

[@pablobecerra1995]

that shit spoke to me directly 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽😳😢

[@AshleyMcClendon]

@@pablobecerra1995 fr though!

[@niyanyree2271]

Kali legit was the most judgmental & hers was the FARTHEST away from being a struggle meal

[@Be1smaht]

Disagree

[@LexitaMai]

She doesn't come across as knowing the struggle, so checks out 😂 💀

[@whuuuut2035]

And according to everyone, the farthest from being good enough to eat even in a struggle.

[@luevang5235]

Struggles don’t have to lack flavor💀hot dogs is not the only cheap thing😭

[@MrSpittaz]

@@luevang5235 Kali meal was probably the cheapest out of them all, her mean came off as "i like to cook but cant afford it"

[@bethelll]

I love Jaidyn attitude throughout the whole video. She wasn't rude or overly critical but she was open to trying the meals and giving credit where it's due. Kali on the other hand hasn't truly struggled and it shows, and I would assume that people who actually struggled would've eventually learn how to cook good food lol.

[@joesuff17]

"I would eat it if I was really, really Hungry". Well yes Kali, that's what a struggle meal is lol.

[@TlhomphoDitedu]

😂🎉

[@jshaianne26]

@@DarkDomain0001 Don't worry...we won't

[@alliebabi2977]

You can tell she prob never faced those circumstances

[@jshaianne26]

@@alliebabi2977 U can tell by what she made that she's lived with her Italian mother or somethin. Lil baby ain't had to struggle frfr

[@siantelove]

@@alliebabi2977 My thoughts exactly: Bertolli olive oil, red & yellow bell peppers & penne do not equal "struggle" lol

[@mikayladubray3825]

You know kali never struggled when she wasted olive oil in the water and had fresh tomatoes lol

[@artistasha9331]

😂😂😂

[@grooveisintheheart5283]

But isn‘t it way cheaper than meat products? I mean u can also use a olive oil bottle for at least 3 months

[@grooveisintheheart5283]

I actually think u can save a lot money with her dish tbh

[@irantcusiloveyou4453]

KETCHUP SANDWHICHES, that is all I am going to say. I thought that would make it in the video but I agree with the sentiment, some of the people in the video never struggled a day in their life.

[@crip34983]

@@grooveisintheheart5283 Niggas in the hood aint eating fresh tomatoes nd using olive oil lolol.

[@brinleypaige4715]

“You know snack time in daycare” GIRL YOU JUST TOLD EVERYONE YOU NEVER STRUGGLED

[@sl.3548]

How is that a bad thing? Like, caps were necessary? How poor were you?

[@Dreamergirl-lx5zb]

she's right tho, they be giving kids stuff like this😂😂

[@matthewcooper4248]

@@sl.3548The fact you actually have to ask how poor she was shows you've never struggled a day in your life.

[@Xilladan093]

​@@sl.3548 clown

[@sl.3548]

Financially? Again, you say it like it's an insult.@@matthewcooper4248

[@Idothingsvr]

“If i was really struggling I would eat that”. Yes Kali,that’s what a struggle meal is

[@pamelaparnel8721]

LMAO WHY IS SHE THERE

[@bubblesvibes9361]

Kali didn't grow up struggling she only struggled when she got to college that's the vibes she gives

[@KaitlynKolosjaii]

fr im getting the vibe that she only struggled once mommy & daddy told her she's on her own once she started college 🤣

[@Paidnewt46]

😂😭😭 she ate tasteless pasta in her dorm. She was alright

[@naomiluxe0]

Low key cause that was one of the struggle meals I made in college cause the ingredients are so cheap

[@topshotta9779]

@@naomiluxe0 20 dollars doe

[@vaughntaylor7687]

Okay let’s not make fun of her for not struggling as hard or as soon everyone else😂

[@KaitlynKolosjaii]

kali is giving "never struggled a day in my life" energy

[@skyiburton6762]

lmaooo i literally commented this befor i saw this n you right

[@KoiinuNe]

commented the same thing lol

[@rubydavis127]

Fr you can rlly tell who’s actually struggled or not based off the meal they chose to cook for this video 😭😂

[@KillCapp]

I came to the comments to say this, shorty talking about some “the presentation throwing me off” YALL MAKING STRUGGLE MEALS

[@Yummmypie]

Right… I love noodles and weenie she rated it a 1… like sis leave

[@TheDope2000s]

"hotdogs is just like a hood delicacy 💅" ngl I'm LIVING for Jaidyn

[@MoistToweletted]

Her saying that and it panning and zooming in to the guy putting hotdogs in his dish made me lose it

[@clown2657]

The way Kali talks about each dish it never really seemed like she struggled at all 💀💀

[@MiVidaBellisima]

She swears she’s roasting too 😂

[@flosjourney963]

I know she didn’t put lawrys seasoning in that boiling water…baby seasoning your water means adding salt not actually seasoning lmao

[@SoArtsy90]

Chiiiiiiiile 😂😂😂

[@jaminwaite3867]

She said salt is salt 😂

[@SoArtsy90]

@@jaminwaite3867 😂😂 don’t waste my Lawry’s girl 😂😂

[@taykoolie]

😂😂😂

[@AshleyMcClendon]

@@jaminwaite3867 lol exactly. Lawry's is the exception... as it is FULL of salt 🤣🤣

[@100Stratusfiedx]

No but seriously even if you’re not struggling pasta and rice are great to keep in the pantry.

[@walkingintruthknowledge7418]

That’s why they’re struggle meals. Using what’s in the pantry and fridge/freezer without trying not to buy anything or if so something cheap

[@julliannacarmona6206]

My bfs grandmother always buys us 2 huge bags of rice every couple months 😂 they’re Filipino so rice is key

[@92spice18]

Facts. Goulash is a great struggle meal. Hubby and I use one pack of pasta and we both ate for 3 days😂

[@samariperez4297]

Yes rice and pasta aren’t struggle means by themselves it’s the lack of ingredients to make them full dishes or full sides that makes the meal that have them struggle

[@parisn2963]

Potatoes too

[@jadetapia9842]

“That’s something I’ll eat if I was really really hungry.” -Kai. Girl, that’s the point. 😂

[@taytaygurl09]

Here I was thinking the person with best tasting struggle meal was gonna win when it was actually the meal with the most STRUGGLE LMAO!!😂😂 shout out to Troy

[@briannamitchell4428]

i skipped back 3 times like ik i can count lol

[@absolutebeautyxoxo]

It makes so much sense tho

[@ogf_cornbread1261]

Came all the way from my TV to phone just to see if I was buggin

[@genesisreyes5815]

Fr i was like 🤨 i thought jaidyn had this in the bag

[@arianasykes3678]

Facts I thought it'd be the best tasting cheap meal

[@Stxgnxnt]

Troy really been threw the struggle lol when he said them hot dogs be making you feel fancy I really felt that lol😂😅 they will humble you

[@justchynna]

On me 😂😂😂😂😂 I swear .

[@michellem9693]

facts🤣🤣🤣😭😭

[@formiuu]

Fr 😭😭

[@crisdav7927]

hell yeah lol

[@brandygraham8499]

😂😂😂

[@brandonb3262]

Troy’s meal is the true struggle meal. It used to be 5 packs of noodle for $1 and 1 pack of 10 hotdogs for $1. That was 2 days worth of food for $2. And hotdogs as a substitute for other meats is an important part of a struggle meal.

[@janicehahnbuck9751]

Your right

[@Galaxykat2046]

Frfr

[@formiuu]

Right

[@markncely7578]

Kali struggle so real she didn't have meat her meal was about 28 cents per serving over a week

[@stoverboo]

My mom used to get "bacon ends and pieces" for cheap. It's a bit of protein in a cheap meal, plus you get all that delicious bacon grease to add fat and flavor to other meals.

[@drayaabraham6320]

I knew Kai wasn’t gonna win when she said $5 a day💀💀.

[@miraclemeshun]

Lol, that had me rolling when I heard it. Cause I was thinking more like $5 for the week.

[@amethyste684]

Damn y’all got me feeling pribeleged $5 a week seem like a struggle imo😭

[@amethyste684]

A day*

[@Sergedfabre]

@@amethyste684 it's below average but not struggling struggling

[@tazhoncho8881]

I’m surprised nobody did the cut up hot dog with beans 😂

[@jonesycourt]

Cus Thas fasho my struggle meal lol

[@TrueBeliever111]

Exactly! Beans, hotdogs, and if you wanna be fancy add a slice of bread on the side.

[@virtuousAssassain]

Pork n beans with just sugar 😋

[@bubblegum-4713]

we call em beenies and weenies 😭😭😭

[@amethyste684]

Or the hot dog on the white bread

[@justycewithay]

the real twist was the winning score in the end 😂😂

[@artistasha9331]

FR, I was like WAIT A MIN😂

[@msbeautifulsoul3764]

@@artistasha9331 me too

[@misschin99]

I liked that surprise lol and the person I wanted to win won anyway looool

[@Travisj.91]

Yes I’m confused af ion like that method 😑😑

[@ruffprophetproductions]

Lmaoooooo if you think about it, it makes sense. Their meal was definitely the most struggle

[@lexaporter8909]

the way that the girls cooked actual meals and the boys made mac and cheese/ramen with hot dogs is cracking me up

[@dude4054]

i’m too lazy to cook anyways so the mac and hotdogs would’ve had me set.

[@absolutebeautyxoxo]

Facts the first sis could’ve fed her family for a week on tht zatarans

[@TheCRYSTALLURE]

And forgot the packets!!!!! Like it comes with the packet why didn’t ya use it😭😭😭😭

[@itsmeliesworld]

frr

[@amethyste684]

That’s how it is

[@foreverkohai]

kali got that fancy pasta. not even the free pasta from the food bags 😭.

[@escabasket153]

Right! That’s some name brand pasta! My mom always used to buy the cheap 25¢ a box pasta back then! Or the 10¢ thin Mexican pasta bags. Nowadays bc of inflation, even the cheaper stuff is more expensive than back then, but still loads cheaper than the name brand stuff!

[@dianebrooks1859]

Jaidyn is the type of person I'd love to cook with and try new recipes with. She seems like such a fun foodie!

[@coldkittens]

that olive oil posta is nooot a struggle meal 😭 but it is a lazy, after work/tired type of meal

[@lollmao2987]

This is so real

[@amarabrown7451]

It’s an I can’t cook meal lol

[@izayoi2006]

I think it's a cheap meal but not a struggle meal if that makes sense.

[@ediblecrayons2382]

@@izayoi2006 yeah, theres cheap and theres CHEAP

[@DeeesLife]

Yo, all it was missing was the feta and then you got that viral feta pasta. Like girl, people who struggle ain't going fresh - they're going PROCESSED! lollllll

[@ciarraleone2040]

Kali is not giving struggle. I love Jaidyn!

[@shyannem9688]

LIKE?? Really complaining that the struggle meals are struggle meals😭 ik we all got different levels of struggle, but damn

[@lollmao2987]

@@shyannem9688 WORD

[@sia7547]

She never struggled before obviously lol

[@Janniyahodge]

@@shyannem9688 right😭

[@MajiTV_]

@@sia7547 literally

[@marcelle215]

"Time is money I don't have" I felt that.

[@chrischris7003]

$2.50 for basically one serving of rice. Nah, that's a waste of money

[@empressoftheskies]

Never having to struggle is growing up calling it pasta and knowing pasta. Struggling is growing up with ramen noodles and knowing it as noodles. For those struggling, pasta wasn't a thing until your first trip to the Olive Garden!

[@tossover6490]

Many pastas cost like 20 cents a serving though, cheaper if you have access to Mexican brands, and way way cheaper and better if you know how to make your own for prep, sounds more like a budgeting issue to me

[@naiadolling]

I’ve only been to Olive Garden once in my entire life. And it was because of a date. But we always got the fancy pasta from the food kitchens/food pantries. Maybe it was because the people who donated to those places always donated the nice stuff😭❤️. But we also had our fair share of struggle meals🥲💔

[@Celestials1aurora]

honestly...

[@PHSDM104]

Or she actually read a book. I grew up in the hood but still knew what pasta was.

[@revjaybird2]

@@naiadolling I purposely buy name brands and some fancy stuff to donate to food pantries. I used to know the struggle. Yes, it's kind of cool to get a jar of artichoke hearts or something at the food pantry. I usually get a couple small bottles of olive oil, too because you aren't buying olive oil when you're struggling. Some brand name Oreos or something.

[@dlbronx718]

Troy is the only one who really struggled 😂

[@stefanmarchione6757]

Right? The most bare, cheap asf ingredients, LOL! Bronx here, too 🗽

[@aentn]

Bro pulled the ramen and I already knew he struggled fr

[@troy9524]

i didnt

[@6ixgi119]

yes yo this what i said😂 the rest is giving y’all had enough ingredients to not struggle

[@acemarc7071]

I know right... LOL Trenton, Brooklyn, Baltimore here...we understood where he way coming from 🤣🤣🤣.. He thanked the strugglelies too for the win..🤣

[@XannnyTanner]

Troy radiates a humbleness that only comes from coal being pressured into a diamond. Glad he came out on top, definitely the one that felt the most relatable to me. Kelby and Jaidyn had me weak the whole video though 🤣 "This colorless European noodle"

[@debs4143]

Troy caught me with the putting hotdogs to make you feel fancy, so hotdogs really the universal black indicator for struggle, because I'm from London and I felt that 😭

[@escabasket153]

I’m a Latina in the US, and grew up poor. My favorite struggle meal was weenie wrapped in a tortilla. So good! Pack of flour tortillas are cheap, heck, even making them is super cheap. It’s just flour, baking soda, water, salt and fat. 😂

[@Taniyamaine]

I would of made beanies and weenies with white rice…that was our struggle meal growing up and my mama use to pan fry the hot dogs to make it a lil special or if we had it she would get some sausage and fry it instead of the hot dogs!The good days I wish I could have back!

[@christalisfab]

yo this is what i was thinking! you have to pan fry the hot dogs so it browns and the edges crisp up a little 🤌🏾 same with fried bologna for a sandwich, they used to HIT fr. 😭 or roger wood sausages on the good days 🤣

[@noahzero9380]

@@christalisfabExactly. I rebuke boiled hot dogs in the name of Jesus.

[@losergang823]

kelby's humor is SENDING me 💀💀

[@psychxmania]

i completely agree LMFAOOO.

[@deianira7928]

“Hm. That’s awful.” LMAOO

[@foreignluvr]

FUNNIEST.

[@nisettelle]

Lmao he has be cracking up!

[@tdaetaunm]

The only seasoning she should add to her pasta water is salt 😭 So much is wasted when you drain the water because it hardly sticks to the pasta. Add everything else to the meat, sauce, or bare pasta after you strained it Edit: This comment blew up WOAH But I stand by what I said. I may be an Americanized Italian but I know you only add salt to your pasta water. Then you take some of that pasta water to add to your sauce AND THAT'S when you add all the spices. I also season my meat but it's important to taste through all of this because you could overseason once the pasta water, sauce, and meat come together before topping the noodles.

[@thatstonerr7738]

I don’t agree proper seasoning of the water can entirely Change the flavor of the pasta salt is a flavor additive not a seasoning Italian seasoning garlic onion powder all these flavors can be melded into that pasta during the cooking process hell a little beef boullion or chicken boullion etc can make pasta go from 0 to 100

[@rhiannonkyle4831]

seasoning salt lol its still just salt! she said it so confidently that you need to season your water.....but only used salt

[@thatstonerr7738]

@@rhiannonkyle4831 it’s so frustrating so many say to season the water then proceed with Morton’s lmaooo I’m like yooo their is like 300 herbs and spices and you choose just salt ? 😂🤣

[@rhiannonkyle4831]

@@thatstonerr7738 like for real! so proud of her salt too! like if you are going to go so light, hit it with some garlic and some chicken broth or something!

[@ladnasmith6421]

AGREED

[@cactusjackie9145]

Jaidyn was cracking me tf up lol I love her personality

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Kali is giving *"I've struggled so hard! One day my manicurist, Bing Li, wasn't available and I was forced to come back Two Hours Later!"* 🤣😂🤣She don't know what a struggle meal really is. Also, folks, hear me: Struggle Folks (and people with sense in their head) do NOT put Olive Oil In The Water When Boiling Pasta! Any Italian (especially my Nonna) would tell you all you need is salt, love and to stir it.

[@stoverboo]

If you have olive oil to waste, you're not struggling.

[@revjaybird2]

@@stoverboo If you have olive oil at all, you're probably not struggling.

[@6la6ni6]

jaidyn was the light of the video; incredibly positive and fun energy. Loved her!

[@RonDonProductions]

I fell in love off this one clip 😂

[@kevinjohnson6648]

I like her too… a lot!

[@mttic55]

I'm not even a minute in and I know the ramen and hot dogs is the MOST struggle of struggle meals. Only because I used to do it almost daily. Its only an act of god that stomach wasn't wrecked like it is now

[@blank7883]

Didn’t even know it was a struggle meal until I watched this, I used to eat this growing up and buttered toast with sugar on top for breakfast thinking it was normal 🤷🏽‍♀️.

[@mttic55]

@@blank7883 now that's just different

[@NicholsKT]

Maybe years of this is what wrecked it, and the consequences are only presenting themselves now?

[@Buttascotch]

@@blank7883 Oooo the butter toast with sugar and cinnamon! Ah man the memories..shit was legit though lol

[@haveyouseengeorgehennen]

@@blank7883 buttered toast with sugar on top is certified that shit just hit different, in and out the struggle can't go wrong with that 👌🏽

[@earlsanders1468]

That Ramen with hotdogs used to be hitting back in the day ol boy wasn’t lying. We used to add an egg with the yolk running and hot sauce, black pepper, good ol government cheese and lite bread on the side and you got a nice bourgeois hood meal 😂

[@GTAShowcase]

there’s always that one hater that intentionally gives people terrible ratings in favor of their own and Kali is the epitome of that lmao

[@Fueunachimba]

Well clearly she didn’t understand the rules 😂 you don’t win from it tasting the best, you win from most struggle😭

[@chinyerekorie6298]

Kelby reaction to Kali's noodles is everything 🤣🤣🤣 6:18 "you know what, that's not enjoyable"

[@elmazevictor3906]

He’s hilarious 😂😂😂

[@yourfavgirl29]

It was hilarious

[@LaKei_]

I died 😂😂Lol

[@bbyvshleyy]

The pasta definitely wasn’t a struggle meal if you got vegetables in your fridge you not struggling 🤣😭

[@sneakgamecrazy]

the fresh cherry tomatoes not a struggle lol but everybody else wilding saying you can’t eat pasta for a struggle meal. shit literally $1 for a box and $2 for a big ass jar of pasta sauce

[@smedia6534]

@@sneakgamecrazy truee, it becomes a struggle meal cause you gonna be eating it for a good few days.

[@quincywinning8997]

You needa go on welfare if you cant afford a single tomato

[@foxroxy86]

If she used frozen veggies I would say that’s a struggle meal. Those bags are $1 to $1.50 if you buy the store brand. Honestly, that what I eat anyways.

[@quincywinning8997]

@@foxroxy86 everyone got different struggle meals if you judging how someone grew up based off of what they eating then you got some wrong with you

[@Melissa-tw2gp]

You know Kelby has struggled calling Ramen a “European noodle.” 😅 Mine would be egg noodles, butter, and shake Parmesan.

[@TamaraInTanzania3]

Yep!!! And it still slaps to this day

[@VSorceress]

My struggle meal growing up was corned beef hash (from the can) with white rice. My mama would put that hash in a pan, sauté it with hot sauce, ketchup butter and basic seasonings. Put a little water and butter… in no longer struggling, but I make it every once in a while in memory of her, good food, and good times even when things weren’t so good

[@Fluff_Noodles]

Kelby is hilarious!! The cut from 1:52 into him saying "If you use the seasoning as the whole meal, that's a struggle. You need to get a better job." Had me screaming laughing 💀💀 2:47 "Pray for me as I consume these 😔🙏" HE'S SO FUNNY I CAN'T 5:53 I NEED JAIDYN AND KELBY AGAIN PLEASE!! Her talking about the white cookout killed me again 😭😭

[@DiamondP97]

They are a vibe 😂😂😂

[@foreignluvr]

PLEASEE

[@kayalvizhi7611]

“This colorless European noodle” 4:06 is what got me😭😭😭

[@topsecretsquirrel5141]

@@kayalvizhi7611 guess he doesn't know ramen is asian...🤷🏽‍♂️

[@karinaotero8]

seeing his spongebob shirt made him even funnier to me lmaoo

[@aakashmukhopadhyay1285]

If ramen and hotdogs is considered a struggle meal, then everyday is a struggle for me LOL. When I'm feeling rich I just add an egg to it! :P

[@penelope.b3297]

😂 Love it! You just made my day

[@spero7675]

Same it's my comfort food and when I am feeling rich. I also add an egg and cheese the spicer the better for me it's a delicacy.

[@SnapszDuhh]

Add an egg to any meal and if becomes fancy. I love it.

[@HYPE421]

@@spero7675 I added cheese to my ramen and my husband refused to eat it. 🤣🤣 He from the burbs. I tore it up. 🤣🤣🤣

[@nims3563]

Mac and cheese + hotdogs is comfort food honestly. Made me realize a lot of comfort food is also struggle food

[@revjaybird2]

Everyone needs a little comfort when they are struggling.

[@hotpotato7519]

my struggle meal as a kid was raw ramen because we didnt have a microwave and our gas was off. it was paired with some type of canned veggie because my school gave out canned veggies and packets of oatmeal for everyone.

[@neeshathomas1830]

Kali said it looked like a daycare snack 😂😂😂😂 and kelby tried his hardest to say something nice about kali's mean "the cool thing about it is....." 😂😂😂

[@samtapia8739]

“You got to swallow that whole” had me laughing so hard 😂

[@LA-ux8iv]

I was about to comment this. I nearly spit out my coffee when he said that 🤣🤣😂.

[@allbutperfect]

He was so funny

[@BurningFreesias]

Mac & cheese with hotdogs was practically a staple in my home growing up. Lol. Adding a slice or two of Kraft singles in there to melt would help boost the flavor.

[@missadeloo]

My struggle meal is actually something i do whenever i make pasta meal : i'll make extra for the next day and pan fry them with some spices and it's a crunchy and spicy delight, served with the occasional cheese or salad leftover.

[@marcusczech1115]

Love that the winning meal is the one with the lowest score 😭😭😭

[@elenamichaels9658]

O I missed that

[@chantellbaker7677]

I was so confused

[@heythere1358]

Legit 🤣

[@magi__akakihyossideboo7231]

Fr

[@finessegod2]

I don't think I'd want to win this competition... to win means you've basically had a terrible life full of challenges most people never even think about 🤣

[@wowzerskeetintrouser8042]

Kali dead ass lost points cuz her meal wasn't hood enough 💀💀💀

[@error_4004]

Realistically speaking too, hers was the cheapest to make🤣 Growing up, we were really screwed if we didn’t have any type of meat left, that included hot dogs. So it was some rice and beans in those really hard times

[@DrBitchcraft.]

@@error_4004 I was so confused hahahahh her’s looked the most similar to what I made when I was so poor, I sometimes ate out of trash cans. Kinda like pasta+butter/ rice+butter etc etc.

[@error_4004]

@@DrBitchcraft. it confuses me that people think that processed food is the cheapest thing to eat. Sure ramen and deli meats are cheap, but they don’t last multiple meals in the long run so you have to spend money more frequently. Bulk bags of rice and beans and dry pasta last for so long and are cheaper in the long run. The uncle ben’s rice is pretty expensive too if you continually buy it for every meal compared to bulk rice.

[@marlowsmith4680]

they confused a "struggle meal" with "not knowing how to cook meal"..seriously an onion is like 50 cents and they were just serving plain pasta and oil lmao

[@CrazySexyCoolmeisha]

It sounds like it didn't taste good either

[@mermaidtingzzz]

I think pasta and veggies are cheap enough to be a struggle meal, but the presence of said veggies gives “i don’t live in a food desert” 😂

[@MsAuroraLights]

im mexican for us hands down the ultimate go to struggle meal was eggs and pinto beans, sometimes the eggs would be fried other times scrambled it was fancy when my mom added hot dog or ham to the eggs ah good times 😌💖

[@escabasket153]

Or weenie wrapped in a tortilla! Yum! I still eat that sometimes 😂😂

[@escabasket153]

Or just a plain butter (fake butter) tortilla.

[@BullyBreedBeliever97]

I was over here rooting so hard for that ramen and hot dog 😂😭

[@amialive3254]

SAME! if I'm extra hungry, I'll keep some soup in there and add more spices because ramen seasoning is kinda bland here. It's delicious and hits every time

[@ragingcholulabath]

Oh wow when did you taste it?! let me know :) I'd love to assume as well!

[@d4ug]

@@ragingcholulabath I mean you can pretty much assume what ramen and hotdog tastes like together

[@yuioyup]

Look like he dumped the packet and juice out

[@jordanw7110]

@@ragingcholulabath Bro it literally taste like it sounds its noodles and hotdogs this was a actual meal for me growing up it aint bad but damn it gets boring quick.

[@karringtondureaux2268]

Did he not put the seasoning on the ramen?😭

[@One38]

I think it just really looked bland because he poured the soup out

[@ladyviking89]

I always leave some soup to help make sauce flave. I eat struggle meals and guess what they are good if made right.

[@bodyofhope]

I add the packet after pouring all the water out. I like it salty salty.

[@simplymolly7021]

Its bc he put the seasoning in when the water was still in there

[@emmarodriguez4884]

My mom's go to was sopa de conchas with corn, ground meat, and potatoes. That or fideo, still some of my favorite meals and I never thought about how she made that to stretch out the budget when my older half brothers came to stay with us doing the summers.

[@aroundthecornerhomestead9095]

Some of the struggle meals I had as a kid..that I loved… elbow noodles with butter and salt, pepperoni and mustard sandwiches, tomato soup with elbow noodles and hot sauce in it with grilled cheese, baked beans with hot dogs in it and obviously ramen.

[@cassa7267]

Cornedbeef and rice would have been a winner in this category!

[@asabibeckles110]

Corned beef and rice brings me back man. Fried onions and some sweet peppers, and plenty thyme, tomatoes and that corned beef like a Bolognese. Undercover meals !!!

[@lashaunclayton1149]

Corned beef used to be a struggle meal until 1 small tin got more expensive than 1 pound of chicken. I haven’t had it in a while cause I feel like if I’m going to buy that, I might as well get some chicken or turkey or even beef. I’m Jamaican tho. So not sure what it’s like in your country.

[@jessmuartist]

This is the oneeee

[@lushouslipzz]

A can of corned beef is $6.99. That is no struggle.

[@anuklong7835]

​@@lushouslipzz wow it's only $1.99 in Charlotte NC at Walmart

[@evelyntromp789]

Jaidyn’s comments on Kali’s pasta was so funny

[@madeleineg8438]

😂😂😂

[@kayl7055]

I remember in 2013 all I had was 2 bags of shrimps, rice, and a bunch of cream of chicken. Payday was exactly the next day. That struggle meal fed 5 and my cousin was pregnant at the time. This meal has been her craving for every pregnancy and we both still cook this struggle to this day.

[@quincy7258]

I think the actual struggle meal wouldve been better if he stir fried the hotdog pieces first. It adds a crisp and saltiness to it. Combined with the soft noodles and the flavor packet that comes with it, it should be a pretty tasty meal

[@acatnamedjimmy8060]

Did anyone else’s family make “Beenies and Weenies”? Literally the cheapest hotdogs they could buy along with whatever baked beans were on sale/cheap. I actually LOVED it and haven’t had it in a long time. I’ve been incredibly blessed to not have to have sleep for dinner/breakfast. I’ve had some food that wasn’t the best, but I have been EXTREMELY lucky.

[@cookiesncream5000]

This was my family’s struggle meal. I still love and make it to this day. My mom would put mustard and onions in it. If we had brown sugar she would add that too.

[@acatnamedjimmy8060]

@@cookiesncream5000 YESSSSSS.

[@honeybabybarbecuniqua6004]

It was delicious when i was younger and still to this day. I would eat it with crackers. I know for fact how it feels to have sleep 4 dinner too

[@theitssodumbitsfunny]

It’s my main depression meal

[@dutchmastamami]

Yes with white rice it was my favorite.

[@MoonParadise369]

I would've served eggs & rice with smoked sausage and a glass of kool-aid 😅

[@blaque843]

What time is dinner?if that's a struggle meal I want it.🤣🤣🤣

[@floc.7243]

Whoep Whoep struggle meal twinning 🙌🏽

[@jjleb85]

Smoked sausage? Oooh! You fancy in the struggle 😆. Love it!

[@mkmanu4253]

Yooo eggs and rice is possibly the best struggle meal!

[@lichi1244eva]

Yoooooooo *ding ding ding* eggs n rice that just made my mouth water

[@mercedes984]

“One step away from having sleep for dinner” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@magnus466]

My favorite struggle meal was always pinto beans made from dried beans in the cupboard (because of course you always have those around in case Times got lean) with hot water cornbread and rice. If I had some ham hocks in the freezer That was even better. If not, I just used fat from leftover bacon grease. I can thank my grandmother for my depression era recipes

[@alexmartinez9645]

Kali definitely has not struggled in her life 💀

[@jossynda]

Our struggle meal was “breakfast for dinner” featuring homemade biscuits and sugar syrup because we couldn’t afford the store bought syrup.

[@elianayvonne7386]

yessss!! didn’t know anyone else did this!

[@charlexusharbin4508]

Chilll that sugar syrup used to hit tho

[@ambercastle3667]

Breakfast for dinner still slaps sometimes. Lol luckily I am able to do it by choice now but I’m glad to know I wasn’t alone in that struggle meal.

[@dianebrooks1859]

We still do that lol

[@RainaRavenwood]

My struggle meal is Spaghetti, chicken noodle, or potato soup. Lol Make a big pot of it with cheap ingredients, freeze leftovers, eat for a week. Can also just store the leftovers but my mom always froze them. To me, anything you can make that is filling and will cover multiple meals is good. As a plus, all the meals can be made for under $10.

[@revjaybird2]

That's the thing, if you're struggling, you don't have the ingredients to make spaghetti.

[@SteganDaMallion]

Can you guys do more struggle meals episodes!? 🤣🤣🤣

[@LaTeRaLuSeYeS]

"Hot Dog is a just Hood Delicacy..." 💀 Felt that 😂!!! ROFL growing up always hot dogs and Bologna in the fridge... 😋

[@Decypha77]

This should be a series. That was funny as hell.

[@miurtouissi1093]

Right I have so many ideas for struggle meals... not sure it's good though 🥲

[@ZayGwapo]

@@miurtouissi1093 u should tuna macaroni

[@alexuswhite8097]

Love these shows

[@trishr.3986]

I used to cook macaroni & cheese with fried hotdogs (cut them to whatever size, fry them and mix with the macaroni & cheese) for my kiddo's, with can veggies on the side. I cooked a lot of rice combos as well. So, those would be my favorites in that order. Fun to watch the reactions though!

[@nicolerobinson835]

Shiiiiid I still eat a struggle meal, with a house full of groceries

[@ojaededajuice]

right, i like that they added time as a struggle

[@EcoJulie-vx6rx]

It’s good ngl

[@lh493]

Me too girl!!

[@katherinelinares1]

I didn’t know it was so many of us at one point struggling like that ! They’re funny though 😂

[@tarachristie933]

Go away

[@chrellzsrocks010]

@@DarkDomain0001 okay

[@malcahgrecholi3426]

Kelby is hilarious, love his vibes 😂

[@dontakami]

My struggle meal was ice, salt, and lime. If I was feeling fancy I would add cayenne pepper.

[@BlckMariposa]

The ramen with hotdog was definitely my struggle meal. Moms made a whole pot of it for dinner once 😂

[@justchynna]

My granny fed the gang multiple times with it 😂 we ain’t ever go to bed hungry .

[@ollybygolly9326]

My mom’s go-to struggle meal was always tuna casserole. $1 box of pasta, $1 can of tuna, $1 can of campbell’s cream of mushroom soup thinned with some milk. She wasn’t pretty but she fed a family of 3.

[@cblw14]

Dang. Dissing your mom

[@JamesThompson97]

@@cblw14 😂😂😂

[@One38]

I'm surprised no one used canned tuna.

[@deej6795]

Tuna is kinda pricey these days

[@AnotherStream]

damn didn't have to diss your mom at the end like that

[@ark01000]

My struggle meal was basically two. The first it’s maze meal ( Iv had it in the uk and in uni but it’s an African thing) ( that’s what it’s called in the west) made into a sort of grits way. But it’s sweet and soupy. You add milk, butter if u had it and some sugar. Best thing ever in the morning. U let it go around the sides of the bowl using a spoon and blow. This cools it down as it’s doesn’t cool fast. Then u just scoop up the ring around the bowl. In the uk, it was ever bake beans on toast or something my mum made. It was semi cooked baby potatoes and egg fried with soy sauce. It’s so good and it’s definitely something I made continuing into uni. Also one of my biggest childhood memories ( and even now, I know eggs are a lot rn but I get them off fathers hens).

[@robjdtv]

My go to struggle meal when I was broke AF was canned chickpeas and rice with a stock cube, seasoning and some onion if there were any in the cupboard, as a sort of soup. Other go-to struggle was value beans & sausages with potatoes or bread.

[@pri_shay_dior]

Jaidyn is me all the way. My struggle meal will not taste like a struggle. 😂 Season it up!!!

[@skyiburton6762]

right lmao

[@iamladyblack1188]

This was fun. I’ve had sleep for dinner before, and for breakfast too. I’m surprised nobody made a tuna fish dish. And to think, I practice intermittent fasting on purpose now!

[@nmascol]

Who knew your prior experience was just practice?

[@breeg2331]

Yeah tuna salad and crackers would have been a good one.

[@kolurose2062]

Yes! or a tuna/sardine sandwich with mayonnaise.

[@Dotcom001]

Crazy thing is tuna and canned fish arent that cheap anymore. wild

[@wonderzofcloudn9ne]

I enjoyed this video! And loveeee the bob!!

[@k222raw]

lol i loved this video! but how do you find out that blueberry & jerk go together???

[@tochiagbo]

Kelby's reaction to Kali's food is sendingggg meeee 🤣🤣🤣

[@Waldo2O5]

I don’t know what everyone else cooked but hotdogs and noodles is a real struggle meal 😂, same for beanies and Weenys, cereal, noodles, syrup Sandwiches, han and cheese sandwich and chips with kool aid, Hotdogs and etc.😂

[@lizziedanse8335]

I saw no fried bologna sandwiches . Smh yall don't know, struggle. No bowl of cereal....

[@Waldo2O5]

@@lizziedanse8335 cornbread and beans, sugar Water, a bread Sandwich and everything it so much 😂🤣

[@lizziedanse8335]

@Waldo205 That sugar water tho! 😭

[@Cowboy_Z28]

“Season your pasta water”, proceeds to dump Lawrys in it😂

[@djavanpenny2464]

This was hilarious 😂😅 and no Kali did not struggle. NOT A STRUGGLE MEAL! LMAO

[@user-sz1il8xu4j]

I remember a short period where we eat Mac and Cheese and hotdogs. I just thought my mom was trying to be creative with our favorite kid foods. Now I realize my parents might’ve actually been struggling during that time. 😂😅

[@princessramona3324]

Me too! and a few of the other 'struggle meals' mentioned in the comments! eek - cup of soup, corned beef and rice or fried rice w egg.

[@simplymolly7021]

They wernt struggling thats a meal familys just buy

[@simplymolly7021]

I still eat that somtimes to this day...its just good

[@simplymolly7021]

And my family makes a gpod amount of money a year

[@jordanw7110]

@@princessramona3324 Yo egg fried rice is fire i still eat it now and order it with curry dishes from take outs thar aint no broke food.

[@starcherry6814]

Hot dogs on white bread was the struggle meal in our house

[@jessica33313]

omg!! yes!

[@DonHbankz]

Oi this one here 😭😭😭😭

[@jasperj.d.g.4147]

Used to be just what I ate regardless 🤣

[@LightieeT]

Ramen and hot dogs was the struggle meal from my childhood. Not struggling anymore but I make it for my toddler when I’m lazy and she wants lunch, she likes it so much she specifically asks for it or gets both the ingredients and brings it to me 🤣.

[@b1njjj95]

Okay, time to start adding these recipes to my struggle meal/lazy meal list.