Part 2: $35 Feeds My Family of 5 For SIX DAYS || You Chose My Budget || Extreme Budget Meals 

For those “questioning” if I really spent $35 on these items, go watch part 1… that explains prices.. also YES I DID. Lol

It cracks me up when Kylen sets his food down first now, so he can pass out. That kid is a hoot!

Half-way through this video I had an upsetting phone call about some work we may or may not need to our woodstove and chimney. With every person I've talked to, the price continues to increase - I kid you not and we haven't even received the estimate for the chimney work yet. The point of my comment is your voice and your sweet little face. And your boys' enthusiasm for your cooking. The combination of all that and your cooking has calmed and soothed me. I spoke with my husband right before I un-paused your video and y'all were there for me when I needed a distraction. Thank you! God's Blessings on you and yours'.

New video (or even series) idea: Pick a budget and see how many days it feeds your family (don't start with a set number of days, just go until it's all gone). You can show creative ways to stretch every bit of food (example...don't toss or compost your potato peels, instead make some homemade tater skin chips). I know you can do it! Edited to add: If you make it into a series, you can record and post one day at a time until done. At the beginning of each day, show what you have left to work with for the day. You'll have people on the edge of their seats waiting for the next day.

Your boys must be a joy to cook for. They're such good eaters and appreciate their mama's cooking! 😊❤👍

Brooke I Love it how you don't waste anything it makes me aware of how many times I look around my pantry and fridge and don't "see" anything to eat....if I'm being honest I should be saying if I'm hungry and willing to make an effort to use what I have I can make lots of things

Thank you for this weeks 35$ ideas for a week! I have a family of 4 and need to save money on our budget! Food is the only thing I can cut!! The bank wants the whole house payment, and the whole car payment unfortunately lol! Thanks again from ohio!

Oh, and a tip. I slice my bread ends pretty thick and you can use them as buns. I save the ends of the loaves up until I get enough to use as buns for the whole family.

Looks good. My daughter smoked a Boston butt in the smoker today along with a whole chicken. We ate the chicken tonight and the pork if for later this week. Pray for me, y'all my baby is going off to college next week! (North Carolina!)

❤ you are the G.O.A.T of budget family meals. Noone else on RU-vid touches you! Years ago I used to read "a prudent housewife"'s page on the net. She was very very good too.

Fried bologna sammies are some very fond memories for me. When we had snow days back in the 80s my sis and i stayed by the radio to wait to hear our school being closed!! My mom couldnt get to work so she had a snow day with us and she always made us those. Sweet memories!!!!❤❤❤

Brooke, I love what you do, how you do it, and why you do it. May those who critize or don't understand never have to suffer food insecurity, and may God open their hearts to see what goes on around them.

I am binge watching your videos, looking for inspiration for my recipe file and for make ahead freezer crock pot meals for my granddaughter. She has a new baby and a two year old son. She is feeling somewhat overwhelmed, so we decided having delicious meals in the freezer to fix without having to worry about it would be very helpful. I am enjoying your down home southern cooking. I just wanted to tell you, I love the way you take care of your family!

`You outdid yourself, Brooke! Everything looked great and filling. That bread was the bomb and fried bologna is so underrated. I grew up always having a full pantry but my gran & pa pa were depression children and they never wasted anything. Leftover mashed potatoes were the best fried pies. Thanks for sharing and be blessed always, my Southerland Squad! xoxo

You knocked this one out of the park Brooke. I loved the longer video too.

I just love watching your videos. You are so wholesome and make me feel safe. I am just a single lady and have no family to feed, but I feel like I am part of yours when I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing some of your life with us!

Great video! For the leftover tortillas you could cut them into wedges like a pie and fry them in shortening until puffed and lightly golden. Then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar while still hot. That would be a great treat or dessert for the supper with the burritos, rice, and beans. 👍

Fried bologna sandwiches were a staple in our house growing up. I still make them for myself. Delicious !!

I love when your little guy passes out. He is adorable. These are great budget meals! Thanks for the inspiration.

I mean there's savvy Brooke, dependable Dusty and them fantastic boys.... This family is just chefs kids 😊

Hey Brooke! I just found you and realized we're neighbors! (or used to be) 😊 I have a favourite cookbook i have always shared with my all the men folks' girlfriends and/or eventually wives. Not all of them stuck around so i have singlehandly sent this cookbook allll over the country 😂! Now that everyones settled down Im distributing it to other young ladies that love experimenting as much as i do! It sould be coming your way from Amazon soon I hope you like it as much as i do. Enjoy!

I love you so much Brooke and family. You are helping me through a very tough time and I don't know if I could make it without you guys. God bless you and keep up the great work. ❤

Young moms could fare well by learning these skills and cost saving ideas. Thank you.

WHEN OUR BABY FAINTS YOU KNOW ITS DELICIOUS 😋 THANKS BROOK GREAT VIDEO ❤️

Love the egg tortilla never thought of making it that way. Thanks so much for the short cut😊

I LOVE your boys! Thank you for sharing that they are complimentary of your cooking efforts! It makes my heart smile:-)

The kids are seriously so cute. I cannot get over it. They each have their own little personalities! Sooo sweet. Love you and Dusty too!! Your videos make me happy! Hope I can eventually get a handle on my grocery budget, like you do.

I love your frugal recipe ideas. I would love to see Collin do a happy dance instead of the fainting approval. He is so cute, as well as your other sons. Love y'all

I normally like all your videos anyways (you and your family are amazing), BUT this time it was you dancing when taste testing that made me smile and hit that button. ❤ y'all!

You post your video's any time that best suits you! Very enjoyable any time of the day.

Ya know what gets me about the boys? Ryder is like a perfect 50/50 blend and then Braydon and Kylen are looking like just Dusty so far. It makes me laugh cause I’m the oldest and a more even blend of my parents then my two younger siblings are almost 100% just our dad.

When that babyboy " passes out" then gives his Mommas cooking a thumbs up....precious 😇

Your boys are so nice and grateful. Makes my heart happy ❤

Kilins face when you said ok my little pumpkn ...priceless! Love his approval faints! 😃👍

I love, I love your boys ❤ I wished mine were as easy to get to eat things and faint and love everything I make! ❤❤ great video!🎉

You totally killed it Brooke! You do amazing, filling meals on a tight budget.I am going to make some of these dishes this weekend for my family. Ty for opening my eyes and showing me different ways to put tasty meals together.❤

Not everyone is comfortable with this, but I would have saved the bones from the first night of chicken to add to the broth. Yes, even from people’s plates. By the time you boil/pressure cook for a long time, I wouldn’t worry about germs. You did a great job keeping everyone fed with good variety!

All your dinners are well balanced with protein, vegetables and a starch. Your boys and husband are lucky to have freshly cooked meals! What a great family!

Gosh that open faced sandwich on the toasted homemade bread looked absolutely delicious!!

You are so creative and I’ve gotten so many ideas from you and I’m 64. I liked your bbq pork happy dance! That chicken and rice soup was perfect at the end to use up everything

I need a blooper outtake video of Braydon not liking foods 😂

You are so wonderful! We love your personality and your family is fantastic and supportive. You guys rock!!! Thanks for another wonderful video.

Your beef pot pie is in my regular rotation. It’s SO good! I like it in the summer and it’s going to be awesome in the winter.

Goodness, Brooke, you sure are a genius when it comes to coming up with a variety of meals. I need to start documenting them all because there are too many to remember. They all look so delicious!! I believe it's time to get me somethin' to eat 😊

Your mexican rice and beans are good in a bowl together with tortillas, yum or bean and cheese tacos with the flout tortillas with rice on the side, great video of recipes.

Takes creativity to come up w tasty meals on such a tight budget🎉

Take tortilla and coat it w the pb or cinnamon spread, then put the banana on it. Roll up and cut it like pinwheels. It’s a great snack for the kids

Brooke, I appreciate ur videos so much. I have an instant pot and haven't used it very much so I absolutely love when you use that to cook because I'm learning lol

You worked so hard for these meals to be on budget and delicious! I would take any one of these over eating out any day of the week!

I’m so glad you love the electric knife!!! I love having one too!!! It definitely makes life easier 😊

I’m gonna suggest to have one rando item that you base your make it to payday video with as an idea examples might be 1/2 pound of sausage, 1/2 block of cheese, or a entire bag of frozen anything. I think we all experience this situation at a time or two.

Homeschool mama of 3 little ones here! Your videos are my favorite way to take a break during naptime and help me get my budget meals planned for the week. 🥰

I really like how not only do your videos show people how to save money on feeding your family, but how to use everything up. Those homemade tortillas can easily be frozen, that pasta isn't going bad, and the rest can be breakfast the next day.

Can't wait for the next video! The boys are so endearing. You can tell they love everything you make. Great family.

Them green peppers and onions would be good on that breakfast tortilla too! Yum

Lol no cheese, that would've been the second thing I added after the beans.

The Burritos you made look so good. Have a wonderful weekend. God bless you and your family.

I’m so happy to see I am not the only one who doesn’t eat breakfast. When I do eat breakfast it makes me sick throughout day especially if I have things to do. I’ve always been told there is something wrong with me because of that but I’m so happy I’m not the only one.

I love your channel!! I took a special trip to the Dollar Tree just to get that cinnamon toast crunch spread and they only had 1 left!!! But you are right... its soooo freaking good! Thank you for introducing it to me!

That Cinn Toast Crunch spread is good to dip apple slices in.

I love how your son just collapses from the deliciousness! You did an absolutely awesome job stretching that tight budget , the meals look really tasty! I also love that wooden salt and pepper container with the lid that swings open, it looks so convenient! ❤

Brooke - I love your videos - you're very creative & can really stretch a dollar - the bananas were crying out to be made into banana bread - thought French toast topped with bananas could have been nice (unless the kids don't like French toast) - just wondering do the kids ever not like anything you make??? Also had a blast from the past watching you make fried bologna sandwiches - use to eat these as a kid.

Yep, you are Southern. You knew to slice that bologna to keep it from buckling. Everything looked good.

I love fried bologna sandwiches especially on homemade bread. You used to be able to buy bulk bologna and slice it yourself and that was the best to fry. If I had some I'd be frying that for supper tonight

You can really stretch a buck. Great job Brook! Toot-toot 🎉🎉🎉

Wow!! This was amazing, and your kids enjoyed eating too. Super hard, and you make it look easy! Love your content for down to earth families like mine.

I think you're the best. Nice husband. Good kids and a pretty mom

Hi Brooke! God I love your videos!. You are infectious..your attitude is so awesome..I love the ideas you come up with. This is a great series. Your boys are so adorable.. so enjoy your channel. 💗

Your boys are awesome! Nice meals!

You’re such a sweetie, you put a smile on my face whenever I watch your videos!

I love the idea of the crispy tortilla sandwich, my husband can't have bread and that would be perfect for him 💙

I love your recipes and I love your family! Your boys are so sweet!

The Mexican rice taste really good with a little chicken bouillon powder. That is how my husband's family taught me to make it and it's delicious!

Your channel has taught me so much. Thank you 😊

We can cubed pork butt and stew beef and it's amazing. I have a cronic illness so some days are really hard to cook. This is often what keeps us from eating out. BBq Pork sandwiches can be made in just a few minutes. Sometimes I'll sautee onion and add a can of cut mushrooms to the stew beef. I use the broth from the can and flour to make a little bit of sauce in the pan and we use it in sandwiches, over rice, etc. I can bone in chicken thighs to make fast quesadillas or to use in a lot of stuff. I don't care for canned chicken breast or ground beef because of the texture.

Brooke you stretched that $35.00 budget ! And you did amazing😄👍

❤yummy. Just shows how a little bit of something goes a long way. Happy family

I recently added bbq pulled pork to my baked beans! They were awesome!

Your hair looks fabulous!! I love the shorter length.

Wow! Your creativity and hard work paid off. Very motivational.

The momma did good ,in fact the momma did brilliant , Well done u

Pickles would probably be really good on the open faced sandwich too! Wow yum I’m going to be adding that to my menu

Everything looks Absolutely Delicious and Flavorful!😋😋 I ALWAYS Enjoy 🥰🥰 Loove the taste tests!💙💙💙

Some of my favorite meals using macaroni and cheese is to add sliced hotdogs or can vienns sausage or macaroni cooked with pork n beans with hotdogs. The kids loved it and it was filling.

I love all of your videos, suggestions, and ideas ❤ thank you so very much for sharing with us

A good spread is smash up the banana, then add sugar and stir until smooth. It's awesome. I think your son will love it.

I was a single parent working rows of 12hr shifts. I had no time to cook. On my days off I would prepare meals and freeze them in portion sizes then nuke them as needed.

I love your cooking inspirations. You all eat good. I like that you consider individual food preferences. I also like your relaxed layed back attitude. You go with flow and always say it's fine.

thank you -i started watching your channel and i started cooking again after my surgery two months ago i became depressed and lazy and didnt know what to cook anymore so i didnt but becuase you do everything in the kitchen with a smile and great ability i started wanting to eat home meals again- yesterday i made beans rice and chicken barbeque chicken and tater tot hash- not a grain of rice was left! God bless you and those beautiful precious children and husband

Definitely going to have to make the chicken and potatoes, but I will be making it just for me with some chicken breast :) love you, your family, and everything you do! Bless you all

I have to say you have the sweetest boys especially the older two. There’s very few teen age children that would be willing to do what they do on mom’s video. Extremely respectful young men. Great videos. I just wanted to commend you and your husband on those three amazing boys!!❤

I am so glad you are doing these videos. So many people have no idea how to do this and go hungry😢 you rock and are my hero. No one needs to go hungry. Great blessings to you and your family

Love how in this video and in an earlier one, the meal in question for Ryder is "top tier" if it includes the cinnamon toast crunch spread! LOL

Great menu plan for your family for $35. It looked tastey not cheap, if you get my understanding. Keep it up Brooke! Thx! Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰

Great meals. Way to stretch your budget. Good job 😊

I love your kids' appreciation for the meals you make

I just love how you make super yummy meals with ingredients everyone has. Not anything fancy, real food! But it is super yummy!! I have to try the pulled pork on the Texas toast! Oh my!

Open face sandwiches looked delicious!!

Great job Brooke you doing good with these budget friendly ideas! I must try the chicken and potatoes with broccoli or green beans 😋thanks 🙏🏾❤️

This is in regards to your zucchini bread recipe. I know that this is not the video with that recipe, but it's getting late, I am totally pooped out from cooking, cleaning, putting away groceries etc, but wanted to let you know how absolutely wonderful that recipe is. Thank you so much for sharing that with us. It is such a wonderful and studying zucchini bread, that I had only that for supper and got ready for bed, and am satisfied. Again THANK YOU so much for putting it up on your video!!!!!!