Depending on where you live, some of us can grow zucchini. And the zucchini reproduces like crazy. Did you know you can chop it raw, freeze it and then in the winter , add it to homemade chili? The zucchini absorbs the flavors of the chili, stretches your chili for pennies and adds good nutrition to your soups or stews. This is what I do.

I'm in my 80s. One thing I have learned. Surviving and living are two entirely different things.

@novizivot3631

Ай бұрын

True.

Grandma Lela grew up poor as dirt in Arkansas in the early 1900’s. You want to talk about someone who foraged. She was something else. When she got old, she moved next door to us in Oregon. That old women knew exactly what berries, nuts, fruit, wild forest fruits and berries were in season. She even knew which mushrooms were edible and herbs growing wild. I’m glad you are carrying on such a valued hobby. There really is a lot of food to be had, just growing in the usual and unusual places.😊

@mrs8792

9 ай бұрын

@@tmusa2002 Awe. Sweet Clara. Yes, I watched her videos many times.

Great cheap source of protein are chickpeas. I make hummus. Blend chickpeas, tahini, lemon garlic… season to taste add a pepper for extra vitamins. Great on toast or use as a dip.

I’m a community healthcare worker and if you are unable to keep your pantry full and are paycheck to paycheck, I encourage people to still visit their food bank anyways. You shouldn’t wait till you have nothing! A lot of the food banks in my area have leftover food anyway and more than enough. So please get some canned food for a rainy day. You should always have 2 weeks worth of food at a minimum in your pantry!

@rayf6126

9 ай бұрын

My foodbank and I think most are required to get rid of veggies before the weekend because they have sat for a long time. I go a half hour before they close on Friday and take everything to can at home. Even the already rotten stuff goes in my compost bin.

@Misswho5

9 ай бұрын

@@rayf6126 this is a perfect example! I LOVE THIS!!!

OATMEAL : 1 cup oatmeal A Pat or 2 of butter 2 dashes cinnamon 1 handful of dried cranberries 1 handful of slivered almonds 1 and 1/2 cups of water Bring to boil , Then simmer Place in bowl Wait to cool Add organic honey Flaxseed optional Enjoy

@GrannyLinn

9 ай бұрын

Yum! I like grits rather than oatmeal.

@vivvoveo384

9 ай бұрын

Sonds good :)

@kathleenororke549

9 ай бұрын

But that's more than one morning's serving, right?? Sounds delicious, but high on cost if you are really trying to stretch the dollar.

@vikkibendle1341

9 ай бұрын

I have never heard of putting butter in porridge….🇦🇺

One of the money-saving tips I learned living in Asia was to use the entire food, and learn to cook so you can make at least 3 dishes from the same ingredients. You can pickle watermelon rinds, make jam from berries, debone chicken and use the bones/skin to make stock for soup. Also rice and beans are cheap and filling - both can be mashed and fried to make snack chips. Cheese and eggs are protein-packed and can be cooked in many ways. Also learn to bake your own bread and pasta - very few ingredients, cheap and easy to do.

I have all The Tightwad Gazette Books. The author says you can tell when people have spent too much money when they focus on trying to save on food. I used to read her books yearly. I have the gist down. Prepper Princess, you remind of the author. Matter of fact. Saving money isn’t hard but we need to make an honest effort to be successful. When people are desperate they want someone to tell them what to do. If they put in the effort all the time, they wouldn’t be desperate. (My favorite video of yours will always be where you cut your vegetables and meat on the same cutting board, then rub your hands all over them. Makes me laugh every single time!) Thank you for all you do!!

My favorite bargain food that makes enough for multiple meals is dried pinto beans. I cook them with a SMALL amount of ham or sausage, onions and celery and tomatoes. Delicious and filling and easy to make.

@timothyglassel1239

9 ай бұрын

I love black-eyed peas as well.

Yay! Another frugal chef video! We just moved to rural Arkansas after losing job. This is perfect timing!

The lady that helped me put my budget onto a spreadsheet didn't believe my food cost. I pulled out my meal plan. She shook her head. Thank you PP for your tips! 😊

I like that you share with your subscribers, but what I really like is that you are always learning and you enjoy learning. I believe it’s what makes you resilient.

My grandma lived through the Great Depression and one thing she would do with left over spinach was make spinach sandwiches. It was sautéed in garlic and olive oil and Eaten on toasted bread. Was so good!

@SherrylJones-bz5wv

2 ай бұрын

I love kale that way, haven't tried sandwiches!! But I will!

Great tips. Just cut the expensive Tv bill. Also rechecked my cell bill. Between the both per month saved $150.00. Whoo hooo $1800.00 back in my pocket a year.

My daughter lives In Arizona and when the lemon tree bears lemons she squeezes them and puts them in ice trays and freezes them and puts them in the freezer in a ziplock bag. Maybe you could do that with your oranges and save some for winter..💋🧚🏻‍♀️❤️🇺🇸

@PrepperPrincess

9 ай бұрын

Winter is when they are ripe.

@festussmom6364

9 ай бұрын

@@PrepperPrincess -Oh…

@lisapainter525

9 ай бұрын

Save the peels. You can make lemon vinegar. I use it to clean. Smell so good

Calories in 1 serving from a 30 serving oatmeal canister: 150 Calories from a 2.5 cup of cut watermelon with 4oz Blackberries, and 2 large plums: 119 + 49 + 60 = 128 Calories 4 oz Chicken, 1 cup canned green beans : 190 + 60 = 250 Grand Total Calories: 528 To get to 2000 Calories you only need to drink 73.6 servings of Coffee mate. Seems easy enough.

I know I’m weird but I would love a tour of your new refrigerator. 😊

You are a wonder! My parents survived the depression and they learned! They became marvellous gardeners etc etc. my mum would love you! They were heroes for their times as you are for yours!

Filled my freezer with cherry tomatoes, beans, squash and zucchini. Set for the winter.

For dinner I cooked up a quick chicken breast with a side of green beans and layered some chicken gravy on it. So simple but one of the best and most filling dinners I've had in awhile.

My grandma lived till 105. She was a cheapskate all her life. She said, if SHTF one can survive on just oats for over a year without getting sick of malnutrition. Better don't try....but starting the day with some oats is just fine for me and the dogs.😊

We have fresh Popeye spinach here, and it's very reasonable priced. You can add some to scrambled eggs, put some in a sandwich, add it to soup, and it's much nicer than canned spinach.

Your pups look so cute the way they cuddle up together.

Make a nice tomato sauce..pasta is cheap!! Olive oil onion garlic 2 cans whole tomatoes...oregano basil...4 meals

If you want to quickly fatten up a rabbit, give it just one tsp of oats a day. There's a reason why grains are used to fatten livestock.

We don’t try to keep our food bill low, we eat well. We keep our other expenses low.

@PrepperPrincess

8 ай бұрын

I try to keep ALL my bills low. But as long as you buy 1 ingredient foods, it doesn’t cost that much. Medical is my biggest expense. Food doesn’t even come into the picture until number 5 or 6.

@kristinheimburg1371

8 ай бұрын

Prepper Princess, what about taking a part time job with TSA? You’d have low cost Federal health care subsidized health care insurance options.

I started buying oatmeal and using a coffee grinder to make my own oat flour because it's cheaper than buying the oat flour.

@letty5515

8 ай бұрын

Wow. Thank you. Very helpful.

@lifetobelived9102

8 ай бұрын

@@letty5515 I think it tastes better.

All good advice! In our area, food banks are criticized and ostracized for giving out food past "best by" date. Please educate people that this does NOT mean it's unsafe!! I am not food insecure and gladly consume food after the "best by" date, along with many family members. I also wanted to commend you on how nice your kitchen looked! Low income doesn't mean messy, dirty, or cluttered.

@tabijozwick

8 ай бұрын

I agree. I do save food that is past the best buy from several months.

@IrisP989

8 ай бұрын

She is not low income. She said that she became a millionaire in a video. It’s called “5 things that will make you wealthy”. She said that at 0:55.

@carollynt

6 ай бұрын

Old canned goods may be safe but after a couple of years the flavor is off.

I have to cut my food bill by half as I cannot eat processed foods much. I am also diabetic, so that cuts off a LOT of choices for me as everything canned and processed add extra sugar and salt. Pity that. So I took advice from Chef Ramsey, and now cook everything FRESH! It made a huge difference in my food choices and I know more what to add and what NOT to add. Not exactly a diabetic diet, but the food is helping me to reduce added sugars that don't need to be in it. Thanks for the reminder of getting blueberry bushes again. We will have to implement those again this year.

Nala and Mr. Rocky pants are just the cutest ever ❤.

I love tomatoes sandwiches with mayo. Also tomato and grilled cheese. Hmmmm

Lately you are more relaxed and funny. Finally we are seeing the real prepper Princess. You have made me laugh in four or five of your videos I have watched lately!😂

Oats can also be put in the blender with an egg, water, and baking powder for pancakes

I finally switched over to mint and within 3 months have saved an entire years worth of cell phone bills. Love your channel PP I’m always learning something new from you

@msovaz77

9 ай бұрын

And I just switched to Xfinity internet and only pay 35 bucks a month. And I too switched to Mint as well, but Xfinity has cheap cell phone plans as well.

Beans and cornbread, one of my favorite meals. I use dried beans because they taste better. I can eat it for breakfast or dinner. Roasted cabbage and boiled potatoes. Fried baloney and onion sandwiches. Bean burritos. Minestrone soup from scratch is so good for you. Seems like pork has been cheaper than lettuce lately. Eat fresh produce when the individual items are in season.

@carriefilion794

8 ай бұрын

All that sounds wonderful!!

As a Vegan, I appreciate so much you sharing about how protein is in ALL foods and that we don't need a lot of protein. It's hard for people to understand this fact given how the low-carb, Keto FAD DIET has become so popular. I eat primarily the same way you do (minus the coffee), but I still enjoy my veggie burgers and tofu every week (instead of meat). Thank you for your video!!

I don’t know why it cracked me up so much “ i’ve been painting, not my nails”

@donnajaemoon

9 ай бұрын

It didn’t crack me up. But, when she said it, I was like, “Yep. I get it.”

The only thought regarding having say chicken breasts and splitting into 4 oz portions, is to be mindful that many companies put in tiny letters on the packaging, that they have injected the meat with water, broth, etc. That ups the weight and lowers the actual meat you're getting to enjoy. Therefore, you might have to adjust the pre-cooked portion sizes to account for that. Now, a whole chicken, on sale, is very economical. In our area, every so often, they go on sale for .88 a lb. So, roast a chicken (or two if you have a bigger family) have roast chicken and side dishes of your choice the first night, maybe chicken enchiladas, chicken pot pie or chicken/broccoli casserole next and then turn the rest into chicken/veggie soup and also freeze a container of broth and also soup for later. Last night, I just made a big Dutch oven of lentil soup/stew using some bacon ends, then sauteeing onion, leek and carrot from our garden. Then added in celery (from the store) and garlic. Then added in homemade stock, rinsed lentils, tomato from our garden, as well as cumin, turmeric, paprika, bay leaves, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, parsley and spinach from the garden and a thick slice of leftover elk/wild mushroom meatloaf. I just crumbled the leftover meatloaf in there and the lentils were amazing! Before serving, add a squeeze of lemon or a dash or red wine vinegar if you like. We are already looking forward to leftover lentils tonight, we are sharing a nice big container with a friend and will freeze the rest. Here's some advice also for getting seasonings and such to have on hand. Many times someone with a garden will let you pick some veggies/herbs if you are willing to do a bit of weeding or watering. Also, if you have a friend or family member and say they have crushed red pepper flakes and you have garlic powder, share some with each other. Years ago, when our kids were tiny, a friend and I would trade condiments, seasonings and sometimes even baking ingredients with one another. That way, she only had to budget for bulk oats and brown sugar and I'd budget for flour and yeast.

@seamusmullarkey5996

9 ай бұрын

My mouth was watering after this. Just shows that economical, healthy food can be so delicious

@MaggieLoveMTC

9 ай бұрын

Great tips and your recipe sounds delicious.

I live it the SF Bay Area. The Mexican and Asian grocery stores are a great source for fresh fruit. I just bought a 12 pc box of Manila Mangos for 5 dollars. Less than 50 cents a day for a mango with my morning coffee for the next two weeks. Yum!

Oatmeal+cinnamon+brown sugar with toast and butter. Filling and oh so delicious.

A pound of white rice is about $1.25 also. That will stretch your meals. Thanks for the advice for those who need food help. We all should be growing something to cut down on food costs, as well as being more self sufficient. Food prices are going up and up.

I have not been doing well with my budget and food is a huge reason why. I came to binge watch your food videos to get my butt back in gear! Today I cooked homemade non traditional patty melts using ground beef we had on hand, sour dough, onions and sliced cheese, and made twice baked potatoes from left over baked potatoes. My husband was like…. What brought this meal on? I said “oh I was watching Prepper Princess!” He said it was better than any restaurant! God bless ❤

@SherrylJones-bz5wv

2 ай бұрын

That really sounds delicious ❤

I really like the stove and refrigerator. Such a nice kitchen.

There's nothing better than wild berries. Free superfood.

I'm strong to the finish 'cause I eat me spinach I'm Popeye the sailor man toot toot.

Hello from Italy! Here in the summer, when we have many tomatoes and they are sweet and fragrant, we cook them before freezing and during the winter we make spaghetti, lasagne, meatballs, soups etc...and they taste really good! A little bit of summer for the cold cozy days...

I've been doing it by getting my produce from aldi's dumpster cause it gives me winter meals and allows and cash for the meat prices. I've got cases of fruits veggies,relishes, juices ,jellies and jams. And yes everything I got is still in bags or containers on top. It all has too be washed anyway.

Your skin is so clear and vibrant! Probably from all the whole foods and lack of garbage in your diet! ❤

I love your new kitchen.

Just finished meal prepping and feels amazing

FYI, flies can be driven out if you get a bar of Irish Spring soap (yes, must be), put small thin slices into a web bag and put near the door. The flies won't like it. Also you can rub a bar around the edge of a picnic table outside and it will help keep them away. Makes me wonder what is in it but whatever...

WE BOUGHT YOUR BOOK and read cover to cover!! I'm handing it over to my kiddos (in their early '20s) Thank you for your awesomeness!!

I've had to educate a few people recently that "foraging" is not helping themselves to my blackberry bushes in my front yard (that's partially fenced). I will probably have to pick my apples a little bit early this year too

@mimi1o8

9 ай бұрын

That’s been entitled, really 😂

@juliewolfe7558

8 ай бұрын

We've had the same problem here. It can be pretty frustrating.

Sweet potatoes are cheap and very nutritious. As strange as it may sound, they're good for breakfast. Thanks for the creative ideas!

Imagine a time before grocery stores and people grew their own foods. I’ve learned to can my food. That saves a lot for me. It’s sad that most rely on stores to survive. Especially during these scary economic times.

Great ideas, prepper princess, thanks!

I have a pear tree fed water from my roof. Produces pears so big takes 2 hands to cover one. I give away pickup bed full of pears every yr

Shopping what on sale and planning your meals around that can save a lot of money.

Chicken, rice and chili beans is my favorite budget meal.

Thank you Prepper Princess! I love the humor towards the end! 😊

I use a meat mallet to pound chicken breast pieces, A nice alternative is to make a parm cutlet

You were so serious and I was concentrating so hard on what you were saying that I didn't see the fig joke coming. Hilarious!

These are my favorite videos from you! Thanks for posting another one.

OMG!! You crack me up so much!! I forage here if I'm feeling well and it's not too hot. Our wild blackberry season is in the Spring, and I have friends who bring me pears, plums apples, muscadines, Satsumas, Meyer lemons. I'm hoping to get out this week to pick beauty berries to make jelly. Girlfriend, I wish I lived closer - I'd can stuff for you. I routinely can things like strawberry-lemonade concentrate, grape juice, tomato juice, fruits, berries, and satsuma segments. Also, you can buy those ginormous restaurant-size cans of just about anything and re-process the contents into smaller portions if you can't get fresh. Buy corn and green beans from local farmers and pressure can them into pint-size jars. So much better than the stuff in metal cans, and better for you. And if you don't like the idea of canning, find someone who does and share the produce if they'll put it up for you.

Dehydrated (possible in the sun) figs are amazing. You can eat them through all winter, use them as a natural sweetener, make cough syrup from them... a regional delicacy here are cut opened dried figs, filled with almonds or other nuts and orange zest (and cinnamon/dark chocolat if you like). They are a wonderful snack, a real treat

Yes, figs can be frozen ;) RECIPE: Figs with chocolate: Cut top of a fig in cross, put one piece of chocolate in it, freeze them. When you want to have a sweet snack put frozen figs on tray, bake them for 10min in oven and voila :) you can add one scoop of vanilla ice cream.

@ValerieinSC

9 ай бұрын

That sounds delicious!

You have two gorgeous fur babies.🥰🇬🇧🐾🐾🎃

Wash fig and cut stem off then freeze in Ziploc bags. Can cut in half. Snack on them frozen or in oameal. Grapes are great frozen also as a snack or in oatmeal. Thanks for the tips and ideas for weekly meal planning.

Cabbage is cheap per pound and a good add in to alot of dishes. Rolled oats can be used to stretch meals that use ground beef.

If it's hot where you are or want to save electricity, make overnight oats. I add a few raisins and they sweeten the oats. Throw in a container and can eat on the go. Always look forward to your videos. Would love to see your garden!

Lentils are my protein power food. I prep a nice pot of lentil soup with potato, sweet potato, tomatoes, a half bag of seasoning blend, and bouillon cubes. This makes a huge pot. Divide it into 5 lunch servings over rice. Super cheap, super tasty, super filling. Cheap. Good video.

I prefer grits over oatmeal. I’m a true southern bell. 😊

@PrepperPrincess

9 ай бұрын

I’ve only had grits once. Had a strange consistency to me

@vikkibendle1341

9 ай бұрын

Grits are corn aren’t they?🇦🇺

I discovered a relatively clean dumpster behind a certain store with 3 letters & starts with a C. You’d be amazed at how much food they throw away & isn’t expired.♥️

@debbiewalker273

9 ай бұрын

Good plan for a single person. ☺️ Love how the pups sleep touching each other. 💜 They’re really bonded. 🥰

Love these cooking videos Prepper! 😎🥳 your kitchen looks great 👏🏼

Hi everyone. Speaking of onions... when I heard "onions are cheap everywhere" I recall a saying of ours.. "to eat bread and onions" was a way to intend "be as frugal as possible", I think the US equivalent is "rice and beans"? But now bread and onions are both expensive (waaay more than ten years ago). Thank god I can grow onions and I'm doing it 😂

Omg thank you for making this .I need idea's. Make more, please.

Phew! 🤣 LOL!!!! Thanks for the smiles! And you're 100% on point.

I love these grocery/meal videos. I rewatch your grocery hauls and your how to make food for cheap videos all the time. I love when I see a new one!

Bananas are extremely affordable and filling also potatoes 🥔. Potatoes can be done so many ways. Buy the Sales and in season. 🌻

I make my oatmeal with chicken broth, salt and pepper. I like it better than sweet.

@sheashea4622

9 ай бұрын

Sounds good😌😌

35% cream has zero sugar. I water it down for recipes that need milk. Tastes great in coffee.

There's a lot of the recipe ideas you can do with oats p.b. raisins n eggs.

Glad you got your kitchen together - I will need to follow some of your examples, but I quit Coffee, and creamer five months ago, and don't trust refined grains anymore. Like a lot of us out here - my path is personal. Your need to be economical reminds me of my own families struggle to budget nourishment - in order to pay ( too much ) for necessities - like transportation, and housing. In the end - Health was what was lacking .

Hi Prepper Princess!!❤❤❤...WOW !! I LOVE YOUR SWEET DOGGIES!!!... SOOO BEAUTIFUL !! Take care !! LOVE ALL 3 OF YOU !! PRECIOUS !!❤❤❤

I don’t know who’s cuter, you or the pups, but all of you make my day.

You can make fig preserves. They are the best on toast.

Figs are easy to freeze. Just wash them and cut off the stem and cut in half… freeze for a couple of hours on a tray and then put in freezer bags. They will keep 6-8 months!

The fig comment was the icing on the cake...

Aww, I just love your fur babies and I love how much they have bonded. They are best friends for life now.

Thank you for sharing, take care of those dogs. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

Anyone who can't afford to purchase food needs to apply for state government food assistance

@MissRed-AKgirl

9 ай бұрын

Why rely on the gov't? Last resort as far as I'm concerned. Absolutely no offense meant

@rexcarebear4701

9 ай бұрын

And a lot of time people who are living right on the edge don't qualify because they're five or ten dollars over the limit so no help for them

@AnnMitt

9 ай бұрын

@@MissRed-AKgirl because you need to feed your family

I love the frugal food videos. More please 😃. I’m in the Bay Area and food prices are ridiculous. One day I’d like a house that has a yard (and with sun) so I can have a garden. My dad was an incredible gardener and cook. He grew so much on just a large side yard - corn, green beans, tomatoes, etc. Canning might be a waste for one person, but maybe not if you can trade or sell for what you don’t have (but I’ve never canned anything!)

@vivvoveo384

9 ай бұрын

Canning is definitely not a waste even for just one person. Think of what you use in a year.

@DWN590

9 ай бұрын

Today I talked to a man selling a fixer upper in Clarkfork Idaho For sale by owner perhaps that could be for you. Reply to me I’ll give you the address and phone number

The fig joke cracked me up. Thanks, i needed that.

@emmadalrymple4102

9 ай бұрын

I lost it when she said that! gotta go out and look at me figs...LOL. Her timing is perfect!

The clips of the fur babies at the end always gets me, they are just too precious 💕 thanks for the great video and ideas for keeping food costs down!

I am strong to the finish, cause I eat my spinach. I’m Popeye, the sailor man toot toot!

@shmataboro8634

2 ай бұрын

Now I'm wondering if all those cans of spinach makes Popeye toot-toot.

You can dry the figs and keep them in an air tight container. My grandma always did this. I dont even like them fresh because I'm so used to the dried texture.

I eat a small bowl of youghurt with different fruits in it for a lunch meal.

I’m old enough to be your mother but if you were my daughter I would be a very proud mum 😊

Loads of blackberries growing wild where I live. Sadly though these days hardly anyone picks them, so apart from birds that may eat them, they are left to rot.....such a shame 😢. Totally different from when we used to go out picking wild fruit when I was a kid. Today they all pay over the odds for a punnet from the supermarket, when they could be outside in nature getting them for free.

Thanks for the tips and for the chuckle at the end!