A Week Of Poor Man Meals (for my family of 7) 

I really like the idea of cooking the burger patties in the oven. Less grease spatter on the stove top, Yay! This is now in my mental notes, thank you! 😊

Born and raised in the southern USA 👋 I love hearing a native Canadian use “y’all”!! For the possessive form, I usually hear “y’all’s.” So cool to see international usage!

Absolutely love the idea of doing my burger pattie’s that way. I definitely need to have a go at making flat breads too. I think it’s amazing what you are making for $20-30 for a family of 7! I know people are struggling but as a mum who works full time I’m still able to make things for my family from scratch, I make most of my bread products and do baked goods too

I would love to see how your kids plates look too! Yours always looks delicious but seeing the kids is helpful too

I really like this video, the recipes are definitely worth trying and i love how realistic you use the leftovers. Thank you 🤩

Sarah, your videos inspire me so much and I *finalllly* started my own RU-vid channel 🥹 please never stop being you!! 💛💛

I really appreciate this video! I’ve been trying to utilize some more vegetables without buying ready made hummus etc and add some diversity to our diet and these recipes have made me super excited to get cooking next week. Cheers and thanks for being here and sharing despite the flack ❤

Thanks for the great video! Fellow Canadian here and love these types of videos for inspiration!

sarah!! the burgers made my mouth water 😍 such a good idea on dividing them! thanks for the tip 🫶🏽

Like everyone has said , love the burger party trick! And keen to try the PB hummus since tahini can be so pricey!

I love how you cooked the burger meat! Such a good idea.

I’m cracking up at how many people can get so offended and so mad at the simplest things. Like, you made a $20 meal for a family of seven and people are losing their mind. But you go out and eat, and a family is seven would probably be close to $100. Your videos are amazing and maybe not everyone’s cuppa tea. But, if that’s the case then why are they here? I’m sure it would be easy to go into their homes and sit and watch them and criticize things they did.

Hello Sarah, I really enjoy watching your videos! It’s really inspiring for a young person who I am :) Honesty, I don’t see a problem with “poor man meals” title cause I watched other videos and I know that you and your husband figured it out when you were younger, starting family. I don’t get it why we have to be soo careful saying anything today. Everybody chill out a bit ! Enjoy summer and spread love ❤️ Greetings from Poland :) have a nice day

Hi Sarah 👋🏼 that red dress looks sooo comfortable. ❤ May I have the link to it if there’s any? ☺️🙏🏻

That Greek salad looked amazing!

Def a lot cheaper than eating out, though these are very bougie, high quality “poor” mans meals 😅 . But in context of todays day and age and inflation, $20 for a meal for a family of 7 of that quality is cheap. Just one meal at a local Canadian restaurant will easily come up to $20/person.

This was an i n c r e d i b l e video!! I feel so inspired to eat well and on a budget. This was wonderful ❤

Great family tips made more amazing by hazel eyes and cute haircut!

I really enjoyed! The meals looked so yummy!

Thank you for the inspiration! Love your content ❤

Hey Terese , what board are you slicing your bread on …I don’t see it in your store front ..thanks🌹

Less than $1.50 per person! Way to go! This was inspiring and looked nutritious and delicious Can’t wait to make that chicken

Amazing!!

What about veggies and fruit? I find that wanting to eat healthy with lots of fresh produce is actually the most expensive way to eat but I wouldn’t want to change that.

All these folks just blasting Sarah for calling these poor man meals need to calm down a little, it's ok guys, the world isn't ending! Truth be told as a kid in a big family it does sound like these meals are cheap given what they are, and I appreciate the inspiration even if they aren't what the truly poor man of today would be eating.

Were the chicken skewers grilled or oven broiled?

Poor man is canned tuna.

This is literally the WORST 'poor man' meal video i've ever watched in my life. GOAT feta cheese!?? Frugal?!?? I am a Christian, but I don't think you should post and use triggering titles and phrases for attention because God wants us to live a quiet and peaceful life. You must know that poor families can't buy and consume half of these things on a daily basis. Although its cheaper than restaurant, yes, (tbh, so is literally anything you make at home, whether thats crab legs or spaghetti) this is extremely unrealistic. If anyone is looking for actual budget meals, check out see mindy mom, farmhouse on boone, 3 rivers homestead, or julia pacheo.

These aren't poor man meals these are just homemade meals.

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Using the term "poor mans meals" for click bait 👎

This entire video was extremely insensitive and shows a clear misunderstandingof the reality that most of us are actually living... from calling it "poor man's meals" and flashing prices that most of us couldn't afford, baking freshly baked bread every day when most of us are working full time jobs, inserting sponsored product mentioned that goes for $3CAD per serving... please listen to your followers and understand their struggle

$20 for a whole meal is actually alot! You can’t call it a “poor mans meal”. $5 for total yes (like rice and beans and some kind of cheap protein”. Last time you made “poor mans meals” video was a big chuck roast as a protein. That’s VERY expensive and For us I consider that as a luxury dinner. You shouldn’t title your “poor mans meals” as that, it’s very misleading. I don’t remember the last time we bought fish or salmon, it’s so expensive now, it’s a luxury.

I don’t understand why everyone’s in an uproar about the $20 meal. Dude there are ways to find the fish in an affordable way but you have to look around at where you’re shopping and look for markdowns. Also she fed 7 people for TWO meals. Which means $1.43 per plate. In what world is that not a “poor man’s” meal. And everyone complaining about not having time to do the bread yourself because you work full time that’s fine then making bread isn’t for you (although more realistically you don’t have time to LEARN to bake bread). She’s a SAHM your lives are different. She’s not shaming you for not being the same as her, you’re doing that to yourself. If you don’t have time to make your bread from scratch, then don’t, find a store where you can get your bread option for free. But expecting a true “poor man’s” meal and then complaining about making bread from scratch is kinda silly. Our great grandparents made their bread when it became too expensive so pick your poison. Time is money and when it comes to the bread either make it yourself or pay for it but don’t complain about both, you don’t get magic bread that just appears on your counter

I understand all the criticism you are getting with calling these "poor man meals" however I think people aren't looking at what the reality of these costs are, no one is going out to eat for less than $4 a person (even in the USA let alone Canada) which is what all these meals are. Plus all this food is good for you. I think if you put some sort of price in your title it would draw less criticism. I do really like all the inspiration myself.

I love these kinds of videos!! Please do not cater to the voices that say this is unobtainable or unrealistic. $20 for 7 people with 2 meals left over!! That’s $1.60 a plate US prices. And it looks nutritious and tasty! Just like people are trying to shame the ballerina farms mother of 6. Let these women live their lives and make beautiful videos. If you don’t appreciate these kinds of videos, you don’t need to watch them, shocking concept I know😂. Also, with the $15CAN burgers she said it gave them all leftovers the next day! That’s $.50 a person US. Even if you’re poor, you gotta admit, that’s pretty good

As a young mom who wasn’t taught much about cooking, I am very grateful for your channel. I make your burger buns and pickled onions weekly. We just had a ton of people over and they all raved about both those things. I really appreciate the poor man meals. We are always looking for ways to feed our family for less while still keeping it nutritious. Thank you Sarah! God bless you

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Why not call this affordable meals instead of poor man's meals? A poor man wouldn't use the oven multiple times per week, avocado, cashew nuts, sesame oil, sushi rice or rice wine vinegar! I mean, baking 2 peppers in that huge oven has to cost a fortune!

I cook my family's Great Depression meal (at least 2x per week) which is roasted potatoes mixed with scrambled eggs and ground beef. Sometimes I replace the ground beef with sausages. It tastes so good.

I loved the recipes, lots of great ideas and they all looked delicious. Just maybe give videos like this a different name, like “healthy homemade meals”, or “meals under $20”, etc. Problem solved and no one would be triggered. 😊 Blessings from Brazil.

So how much are you spending bread products jeez to save you thousands. I spend no more than 10 american dollars a week on bread products and thats a stretch. There are 52 weeks in a year= 520 times to years is 1040. So maybe it has saved you a thousand but i think even that is a stretch. A loaf of bread in america is 2 bucks so say i get pita and english muffins that week each around 2 dollars i am spending 6 so 10 dollars in bread is a ton.

Idk why so many people are against buying farmed fish and insist on wild caught only. Wild caught is more likely to cause environmental damage due to unscrupulous fishing practices and is also more likely to contain micro plastic because of pollution. Let’s end this weird stigma against farmed fish!

Why do so many people not understand terminology?

Those might be relatively budget friendly meals. It’s a horrible thing to call them poor man meals. This fails to recognise the reality of poor people, who have to cut out meat and fresh veggies on a daily basis to make meals affordable. Unaware of privilege.

Look, poor is a relative term. Poor food in Kenya is different to poor food in France. It just means relatively inexpensive for her in her situation. Everyone calm down.

I have 3 boys and no one prepares you for joe hard it is too make every single meal!! The creativity can be lacking. Thank you for the idea s!

That 14 minute In gyros meal low key looks amazing and has me starving a. BIt

I enjoy how the way you cook takes into account the home economy and you use the leftovers as additional meals. This makes a huge difference in food cost, especially when something like the $25 meal lasts for 3 meals instead of one, for *7* people!

I love this "poor man meals" segment, really useful ideas for the ones that want to save some money and also are short of ideas for stuff to cook, like me:) thank you for these videos, I am obsessed! You inspired me to cook my meals from scratch and I love it.

So fun! Trying everything specially, the roasted pepper, peanut butter hummus!!

Hmm. I think the issue here is that you live in British Columbia, where I imagine wild-caught seafood can be fairly inexpensive compared to the COL there. However, for more land-locked areas with lower COL, most seafood is considered a luxury, which is why some people might be reacting badly to the "I think people hear halibut and they think, 'Oh, so expensive!' No, not really," comment. 😬It's a bit dismissive and generalizing, and can come across as out of touch. I totally get what you were going for with the title, and I think these are still some great meal ideas, but these perhaps would not be considered a "poor man's" meal in most parts of the West. It seems hyper-specific to your area and thus isn't gonna jive with most people's idea of super budget meals. EDIT: For context, I live in Texas (which generally has low food costs) and I've never in my life seen wild halibut for less than $20/lb, and I'm a pretty darn savvy shopper. Cheap fish here ($7/lb or less) would be tilapia, rainbow trout, or catfish, but that's because they're all farmed (and that's still considered a hefty price per pound for a protein here). However, I guarantee that I can get grass-fed beef way cheaper than y'all can in BC. Just be careful discussing regional foods in the context of absolutes! What might be available for cheap in your area might not be in others.

Istead od talking about not buying bread, learn about fisherman bussiness and talk about how bad it is to eat fish. Stop buying fish.

Love the video Sarah ! When me and my family of 3 go out for dinner it’s a minimum of $40 :( so I’m happy to see these meals and I’m going to try them out .❤❤

I just have one thing to say to you. About your videos. 😀They should be longer.😕 I could watch these all day long.❤

I made your burger buns last night and they were DELISH!

I absolutely LOVE this video! Sarah your content is always on point! I love your view on life and how bold you are. Stay the course my fellow Muma🥰🥰

Yay, watched this for inspo and basically going to use most of these for my meal plan this week! Except the burgers cause we've been doing a lot of burgers lately!!

Thank you for these! I LOVE your poor man meals and all your clever cooking tips!

Pasta is a great inexpensive meal

I’m so grateful for all the recipes that you’ve shared. I’m a full time homemaker in New Brunswick and I’m so inspired by you! God bless you

Thank you for another amazing video my friend❤

I stopped watching RU-vid around the time you stopped it. I'm glad you're back, I'm so happy 😊

Will you make a video about what you feed your babies when they are transitioning from milk to food? Do you make your own purées ?❤

Some of these comments are way too deep 😂

"The kids think it's hilarious" is a great reason to add peanut butter instead of tahini! Hahahaha! Love this.

Did you get your cabbage discounted? I live nearby and cabbage at superstore was 7.25 yesterday so I don’t know how that meal could only come to $25… 😔

My family’s poor man meal is hamburger helper or rice and beans 😂

Hi, Can you list what's goes in the chicken skewer? please..

Calling durum wheat pasta “high protein” is as much a stretch as calling these meals “poor mans”….poor dear Sarah means 20-50$ a week for meals.

Oh just what I needed!

Thank you for share, I love your videos, could you please share with us where do you buy your apron? 11:02

Your a great cook , it all looks delicious .

I will definitely be trying your cold tomato sauce! Thank you!

It's quite priviledged to say these meals are poor man's meals though.

LOVE when you do these videos! I've been trying to be more intentional with our budget lately 👌

Everything looked delicious! Thank you so much for sharing. This gave me a lot of inspiration for meals next week. Can you tell me, how do you store your sourdough discard and for how long can you store it please? I have been making sourdough bread for about 4 months now, but do not save my discard currently.

I would not consider this menu as "poor man's meals"

Love these dinner ideas!

I love your videos Sarah! Always inspired to try a new meal in my own kitchen🧡

I really enjoy watching your channel. Your videos are helpful and peaceful and a joy to watch. Thank you.❤

Can I ask you something? Have you changed your style as far as clothing? I never see you wear pants/jeans/leggings any more. I was just wondering why. You always look nice. I guess I'm just curious. If you don't want to respond, that's fine.

Fantastic video and I think that $3-$4 per person per meal is very good with such good quality dishes that are wholesome and filling. Can’t stand the ‘frugal’ or cheap meals where people use cheap pre packaged toxic ingredient that are bland and almost in edible. Amazing - would love more of these realistic meal idea videos! Thanks for making ❤

Lovvvve this so much! You’re inspiring me with new recipes to cook for my family. Thanks so much for this, Sarah!!

peanut butter instead of tahini is interesting.

I’m the uk at least $20 for one meal is massive !! Definitely not a poor man meal!! however compared to eating out or fast food that is a good price

Hey sarah as a follower since your makeup videos, its kinda insensitive to call these poor man meals, I think you are a bit out of touch because these meals are definately privileged for most people

I bought a bread maker at Goodwill for $6 and it makes bread making a breeze. Perhaps start there for those who think you don’t have time to make your own.

Just found your channel. Love the Canadian content. So relevant!! Great video. Looking forward to binging more.

Absolutely fantastic, can't wait to try these. Also, loving your YT switch to full on homemaking - you've been inspiring me for years (since 2017) and we've come into our Homemaker Mama years at the same time. Also, also, Edmund looks SOOOO like Cal from the back - precious 💛

Great video! Thank you for the affordable dinner ideas! Love it!! It’s so sad to me how many people get triggered over the smallest things when nobody is forcing them to watch this. Life is too short to be upset over something so petty

Some really yummy fresh ideas-thank you! I feel like I’m in a rut but these would go down great in my house😊 the burgers in the oven is what I used to do too but I’d forgotten-thanks for the reminder!

You've inspired some new flavors for me to play around with, thanks! I love all the beautiful, budget friendly meals you shared here that dont skimp on nutrition.

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I love this video. It's so important to eat whole, healthy ingredients and to be a good steward. I believe that you either give it to the grocer or the doctor.

Im solo parenting for a little bit while my partner is away.. here for the ideas as hes the one that makes dinner for us and im.like really i have to make dinner every day? 😅

Absolutely no idea what a poor man's meal really looks like smh. I'll save you the time, this video doesn't show anything remotely poor. White rice and fried eggs is a poor man's meal. Boxed Mac n cheese with frozen chicken nuggets is a poor man's meal. Frozen salsbury steak and boxed mash potatoes. That random pack of chicken thighs in the back of your freezer, baked with some bbq sauce on top and maybe a pack of rice a Roni and a can of corn. Boom!💥 Poor man's meals. Enjoy. This person has never felt a moment of poor.

What kind of rice cooker is that? It looks like the bowl is stainless steel which I haven’t seen before.

That last Mediterranean meal wow !!! Made me so hungry 🩷

All the recipes look so good! Can’t wait to try! 😍