Can You Feed a Family of 6 for $45? | My One-Week Budget Challenge

Can you really feed a family of 6 for just $45? In this video, Lucia tries out a budget challenge of making 5 dinner meals her family will eat for the lowest cost possible.
Whether you're trying to save money on groceries, plan budget meal ideas, or get inspiration for weeknight dinners, this video will give you practical tips for meal planning on a budget.


GROCERIES
10 lb Potatoes
1 container mushrooms
3 lbs Onion
1 head cabbage
2 tomatoes
1 dozen eggs
Flour
Yeast (3 packages)
Pepperoni 1 package
Mozzarella 8 oz
Cheddar cheese 8 oz
1 package Butter
1 Kielbasa sausage
3 lbs turkey
1 lb sausage
2 cans diced tomatoes
Spaghetti noodles
1 container garlic

Time codes:
0:00 - 0:28 Introduction
0:29 - 1:40 Getting Groceries
1:41 - 6:48 Monday
6:49 - 9:50 Tuesday
9:51 - 12:11 Wednesday
12:12 - 13:28 Thursday
13:29 - 14:51 Friday
14:52 - 16:10 Final Thoughts



Directions for Sausage Gravy :
Melt sausage grease on a saucepan, add about ¼ c. flour and whisk well for about a minute. Add milk ( About 2 cups ) and simmer. In another pan, melt ¼ c butter and add in mushrooms and 1 tablespoon garlic. Add sauted mushrooms to gravy. Take off heat and gravy will thicken as it cools. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe for Breadsticks: https://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2...

Stromboli Dough:
5 cups flour
2 packages yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups warm water
2 tablespoons olive oil (or butter)
2 teaspoons salt.

Combine all ingredients, knead and form into a ball. Cover for 20 minutes. Add flour as you roll it out if it is too sticky.
Turkey Meatball Recipe
2 lbs ground turkey
2 eggs
1 onion, diced
1.5 cups bread crumbs
2 tsp chicken bouillon
2 tablespoons garlic
½ tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp sage
(recipe adapted from FOOD FROM THE HEART cookbook)

Mashed Potatoes
Peel and dice potatoes and rinse well.
Boil until potatoes are soft and strain.
Melt 1 stick of butter, 1 cup of milk, salt pepper and garlic and mash using a mixer or potato masher.


MEALS RANKED FROM BEST TO WORST:
Turkey meatballs and mashed potatoes
Stromboli
Spaghetti
Kielbasa Skillet
Egg bake