I agree that many ' low budget' meals include too many processed foods. These recipes offer a variety of vegetables, protein, fruits, & meals kids would eat! Thank you, Laura, your hard work is helping so many!❤❤

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️ I really appreciate that!

@phylliss.-ur3td

Ай бұрын

@@LauraLegge tried the oatmeal quick bread...added a touch of cinnamon, & some dried cranberries I had, delicious! Thank you!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

@@phylliss.-ur3td yay! I’m so glad to hear that! I’ll have to try it with your additions! It sounds amazing!

Love how varied your shopping hauls are ! I have said it before and it bears repeating , when other channels do emergency, low income hauls they rely on carbs and often leave out veggies and fruit. Your $68 or less haul for 4 people is includes all food groups. The Salmon bowls look delicious! . Great video

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that! This is exactly how I shop every week on a budget. I shop my pantry first, pick up things on sale (especially the sale produce items), and then stick to my meal plan ☺️ It has helped me adhere to a super small budget. Most weeks I’m spending $30-$50 at the store for the 4 of us. I think it’s so important to show these types of meal plans to help inspire people to use what they have on hand ☺️

@jillgott6567

Ай бұрын

​@@LauraLegge a huge inspiration for me

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

@@jillgott6567 I’m so glad to hear that 🥰

Your style of scratch cooking is right up my alley. And just when I feel like there can be nothing new or creative left to try, you have FRESH ideas! I love it.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate you saying that! ☺️ I get a lot of my inspiration from random things I see on the internet haha.

So happy to see how you gently include more plant-based meal options and instruct how to prep those meals.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ We’re slowly reducing our meat intake and it’s been so fun to explore new recipes!

Sometimes accidents are happy little accidents. After the taco seasoning spill, I would have just added the black beans and seasoned them up with the taco seasoning as well.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Oooh that’s brilliant! It turned out to be perfect because the tofu needed the seasoning lol 😂 Thankfully I make the taco seasoning myself and it wasn’t much salt

Your ingenuity to using what you have on hand is brilliant. I would say you are definitely battling this high inflation to its fullest and you're doing a great job just found you today and I subscribed.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you saying that. Welcome to my channel! I hope you love the recipes and find some inspiration!

You are so talented in doing this. And you're helping many people. Thank you!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate you saying that ☺️

I really need to try the meatless meatloaf!!! It looks great and I love lentils!! I’ve fooled my grandkids plenty of times substituting lentils for burger😂😂

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yes!!! I can’t wait to hear what you think! I’ll have to try substituting the lentils instead of ground beef in other things and see what my kids think!

Thanks for the great ideas! These recipes were easy to modify to plant based and I had everything in my pantry and fridge so no spend week for the win!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, yay! I’m so glad to hear that! I LOVE no spend weeks!

Thank you for being low budget and still nutrition conscious

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you ☺️

I’m amazed! You should consider writing a book….. truly amazing! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏿

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! ☺️ I’m actually finally releasing a meal planning guide with recipes and printable worksheets! It’ll be available on Saturday!

@imaxinebrown694

29 күн бұрын

@@LauraLegge wonderful🙏🏿

We had a lot of great ideas the Oat Bread looked really nice

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I hope you love the recipes ☺️

@lorisiedl8733

Ай бұрын

@@LauraLegge oh I think I will

THicker., heavier bread fills up little tummys fast! That looked delicious. Love how many different recipes you made and how varied the meals were. Impossible to tell this was a week's worth of meals on a budget!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! That’s so nice of you to say! The bread was definitely filling and perfect for breakfast or a hearty snack. Even my kids enjoyed it, so it was a huge win ☺️

I have learned so many things from you & gained so much inspiration! Thank you!!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that!! Thank you ☺️

I'm glad I found your channel! Great ideas and well done, nice to see whole ingredients used and not processed. Definitely trying the bread, the lentil loaf and the southwest rice this week. Thanks!!!!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I can’t wait to hear what you think! I hope you love the recipes ☺️

Excellent video....loved the recipes!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear that!

You're amazing at how simple you break this down. Thank you!!!!!! Excellent ideas

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that ☺️

Your meal ideas were amazing! I will def try some of these and see how my kids do! Thank you!!!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yay! I hope y’all love them! And thank you so much ☺️

Amazing, quality meals for a family of four for less than $80/week!! I'm definitely making some peanut butter tomorrow, thanks for the inspo! ♥

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I can’t wait to hear what you think of the peanut butter!

Hey 👋🏻 there! New subscriber here from a YT recommendation. Love the budget saving and less processed options. ❤

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear that ☺️ Welcome to my channel!

Oh I never thought to freeze prepared dried beans thank you!!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome! It’s been a huge time saver for me! ☺️

Great job

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I Love Lentil Meatloaf. Been wanting to make it. Uselly love cold meatloaf sandwiches. May have to try the melt. Yum.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

I can’t wait to hear what you think! It’s one of my favorite meals now 😋

I really like your last dish in this video. I have a recipe similar to it. I take a can of black beans, can of tomatoes, a can of corn, and my seasoning like minced onions Italian seasoning to a pot or even a bowl and microwave it. I use it as a dip or even a main dish that I eat. I may try it with rice next time. I like that you added an avocado to it as well.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yum!! That sounds amazing!! I’ll have to try it! I’m making a super simple bean and corn dish in a video I’m working on right now too. I love how versatile those ingredients are!

I was saving your video for when I have more time and somehow made cabbage steaks in the meantime, haha 😁 All of these look very delicious and well balanced, I'm definitely taking notes!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yay!! I’m so glad to hear that! How did you like the cabbage steaks?

@gremlinofprague

Ай бұрын

​@@LauraLegge They‘re very enjoyable! I‘ve been trying to consume less meat lately, can‘t say I regret it - garlicky and grilled, what‘s not to like! 🙂

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

@@gremlinofprague yes!! They’re so good!! I’m glad you enjoyed them too! ☺️

I love the overnight oats so healthy

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yes!! And they’re so delicious too! It’s like having a treat in the morning ☺️

I make a similar granola bar. My recipe includes 1 tbsp each of coconut oil, chia seed and ground flax. They are delicious.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yum! That sounds amazing! I’ll have to try that. Thank you for sharing your recipe!

Always buy the organic carrots they bleach the carrots that aren't. 🤢 They aren't that much more either :) TY for the video!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the tip ☺️

I believe most DT's sell their white rice as two pounds. Their brown or Jasmine/Basmati's may sell in smaller quantities.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Oh interesting! The one near me has 1lb of Jasmine rice for $1.25 but nothing else 🤔 I have a feeling my store doesn’t have as many options as some of the others

@yvonnepalmquist8676

Ай бұрын

@@LauraLegge I live in a rather large city/area, which is extremely helpful for variety, but not always good for keeping prices low. This is a plus for Dollar Tree stores.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

@@yvonnepalmquist8676 I adore dollar tree! It’s one of my favorite stores. I hadn’t done much grocery shopping there but I went looking for a few things recently and I was sad to not see things like oats and lentils, which I’d seen in some other people’s stores. I think mine is just smaller but I still love it ☺️

I've made granola bars before. Think I will again. I have so many oats I need to use up. But I think I'll add some hemp seeds to mine too. Those are good.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

What a great idea! I’ll have to try that!

Wow! Raspberries are $9.50 for that size here. I love your ideas 🇦🇺❤️

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Oh wow!! That’s wild! And thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear that ☺️

The meatless meatloaf looks delicious!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! ☺️

I love lentil loaf yummy!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yes! It’s so delicious!! ☺️

Can you post your granola bar recipe? It’s difficult for me to understand the proportions of the different ingredients you used by just watching through video. Thanks for all the meal ideas!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yes of course! Here’s the recipe for you! ☺️ Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars Ingredients ⅔ cup Peanut Butter or Any Nut Butter ⅓ cup Honey 1 tsp Vanilla Extract ⅛ tsp Sea Salt 2 cups Rolled Oats ⅓ cup Mini Chocolate Chips Instructions 1. Line an 8x8 container with parchment paper and set aside. 2. In a medium bowl, mix together the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, and salt until completely combined and smooth. 3. Add rolled oats and mini chocolate chips and stir to completely combined. 4. Pour into prepared 8x8 dish and use another piece of parchment to press the mixture evenly. You can use a measuring cup to smooth and press the mixture to get an even layer all the way to the edges. 5. Cover and freeze for 1 hour. Remove to a cutting board and slice into 16-24 pieces. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

I’m gonna try to bake the oat bread with my little ones today 😅

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yay!! Have so much fun! I can’t wait to hear what y’all think! ☺️

@blessed1113

Ай бұрын

@@LauraLegge I would probably add more honey next time or maybe a little bit of sugar because I like more sweetness; however, It was really yummy! The best part is to see my 8 year old get so excited about making the bread :-) you have provided not just a recipe but an opportunity to bond with my little one 🙃 so thank you so much! 😊

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

@@blessed1113 yay! You’re welcome! The memories are the best part ☺️ I added peanut butter and honey on top when I ate mine so I agree that it could use more sweetness 😋

Try using Himalayan pink salt for extra minerals

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the suggestion! ☺️

I would love to make my own peanut butter. Can you tell me what blender that you use or what appliance I should use?? Thanks!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

I use a food processor but you can also use a blender! Mine is a 3.5 quart KitchenAid - I have it listed in my storefront and my KZread shop if you’d like to check it out ☺️

@LisaCleary

Ай бұрын

@@LauraLegge thank you 😊 I’m glad I just found your channel!

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

@@LisaCleary you’re welcome! I hope you love the recipes! ☺️ Welcome to my channel!

My aldi has eggs for 1.79

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Oh wow!! What a deal! 🤩

Can you use a food processor for the oat flour?

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yes definitely ☺️

We eat leftovers also

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yes! We always have so much for leftovers. Honestly, if there’s no leftovers, I enjoy peanut butter on bread for lunch with a bit of honey 😋 I usually just like a snacky lunch haha

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@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

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Thanks is the salmon wild caught?

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Yes, it says wild caught for this one ☺️

I would put a few spoons of salsa on fish

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Great suggestion!

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@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

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Great video. Make sure to rinse your rice really well to get rid of the extra arsenic . non-organic oats are very high in the pesticide in round up.That's why I only buy organic oats.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the tips!

@user-bg6dw4mf9i

Ай бұрын

I actually invested in an oat flaker because of this. I paid monthly payments for 6 months to be able to afford it but it was worth it! I buy oat groats and flake the oats when I need them. I use my oat flaker constantly!

Why not just oil the cabbage cooking sheet,opposed to oiling the cabbage top only to turn over to oil?”.

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

The oil and seasonings are able to get through the layers of cabbage this way so there’s flavor in every bite ☺️

Your husband must not have a big appetite

@LauraLegge

Ай бұрын

He just eats regular portions most the time 🤷‍♀️