We ONLY Spend $200 per Month on Groceries! | Homestead Vlog | Aug. 9, 2023 

I feel like if we shelter our children from treats, once they are on their own they will over indulge in them. I want to teach them balance now. You're doing a great job!

I absolutely adore you and your family, you are so honest and real. I am 74 years old and have learned a lot from you all. My only regret is that I didn't learn when I was young to live life to the fullest, use my energy to live as we were meant to, and lastly simple hard work is a good thing. I am so grateful for people like you all. 🎉❤❤❤🎉❤

I have a fabulous chocolate gravy recipe that took me a few months to perfect. 1/2 cup cocoa 3/4 cup sugar 3 Tbsp flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 cups milk 4 Tbsp butter 1 tsp vanilla Whisk the cocoa, flour, salt, and sugar together in a medium sauce pan until there are no lumps. Pour the milk into the mixture and whisk until well combined. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until it's consistency is similar to gravy, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir the butter and vanilla into the mixture until the butter is melted. Serve immediately. 😋

My Mother passed in 2016 at the age of 90 and she called the cookies 🍪 cow patties 😂

Megan I've watched you many times cook some incredible country style meals for your family,a lot of it sourced from your farm. And you buy shredded cheese lol. Just giving you a hard time. I used to do the same until I recently found out that pre shredded cheese is saturated with chemical anti caking agents that are horrible for you all. Take less than5 minutes and shredded yourself. Much better tasting and no chemical additives. Your fan from st Paul Minnesota Paul

Thanks for being so real. I buy some of those same items.

I can make melt in your mouth homemade biscuits ( so I have been told) but I am like maggie I like can biscuits better. Love your videos and I am in the process of binge watching all your videos. I just love how the kids help you all and don't fuss about it

My Dad was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC when I was younger, I remember those hotdogs, they were the least expensive and with 8 kids my parents needed to cut costs. One funny story about those hotdogs is, Dad had earned extra money from working on cars so he decided as a treat to get some more expensive hotdogs, well none of us kids were willing to try them because they weren't the normal red. I found out later that in order to get us to eat them mom put them back in the original water with red food coloring in it and told us she cooked them a bit too long and all the color washed out 😅

I love Dukes. It makes the best potato salad

Oh my goodness. I can’t believe you can get all that food for $100! You must be a bargain shopper! 😃 Do not be embarrassed or apologetic about the packaged food. I’m sure your family is perfectly healthy eating all of those veggies from your productive garden. I’m impressed how much food you are able to grow/produce yourself. It must be satisfying to know that you are providing for your family using your skills and your land.

I like how real and unpretentious you both are. And I really appreciate the tried and true tips you give.

Love your videos 😊 God bless!

Thank you for keepin' it real, Megan! My kids get some junk food snacks, too. Although we eat healthy, from scratch cooking most of the time, I never want them to think that they were deprived.

Enjoy you simple way of life and your honesty.

You got it going on.

Junk food is permissible if 80% of your diet is organic, homegrown vegetables, dairy, eggs, etc... I'm in love with your accent btw, I need an Appalachian woman! I wonder if people dont expose children to junk food when theyre young (within reason) if they'll develop an intolerance/hypersensitivity to it when theyre older.

Its great to know you love some of the junk food too. And you let your kids partake in that. It is so good to hear your honesty. I love your channel.😊

Great Job Meagan!😇!😇!😇!😇!

Megan, that was a fine grocery haul. I think as long as most of your meals are from home-grown food, you are probably in the top 5% of healthy-eating Americans. It would be almost impossible to keep every treat away from you kids in this day and time. At least, I couldn't do it. Enjoy life and love the Lord and He will take care of you.

You’re missing Fritos and Coke! Those are American staples that I doubt anyone can make at home! 😂 You guys do a great job with your farm!

Megan, I’m so glad I found your channel. Love it. You have impressed me on all your hard work and canning.

In our house we call them Wackies! Why? We have no idea other than it's wacky that you can make cookies without turning on the oven. 🍪

I'm hellmans all day every day!! Just another thing we can make ourselves but it's so convenient.

I'm in Winston Salem. I enjoy your content. And Dukes Mayonnaise is the only mayonnaise I buy .

Miracle whip guy here😃

That’s awesome! When it’s gone you wait until next time. I am not sure how much the Azure brand is, but I have been buying 25 lb bags of sugar, from Walmart or Sams. I store it in a couple of food grade containers, I bought on the cheap, from a local sub shop. God love the kids around here, 1 time, I had a young man who checked me out and asked, how much kool aid does your family drink?😂😂❤ I have not bought kool aid since, my 36 year old son, was about Jacob’s age. Hi Jacob 👋!! “modern convenience’s” are great tools to help you, like indoor plumbing, electricity, grocery stores on every corner, but what happens when you can’t afford them? Or the grid gets routinely shut down? “To preserve power”? I don’t believe the mass people, are seeing the writing on the walls! I pray I’m wrong 😑 sorry that went serious for a minute! I worry for the whole world, but y’all are showing me that I really don’t have to! Thank you for sharing your life!

Our household has increased from 2 of us to 8 of us. Lordy! It’s been a challenge. Always looking for ways to save on that grocery bill! Last month we spent over $2 k. We can not afford that. Now that the adult children are working, they best be pitching in! We will increase our garden again this spring as well.

I absolute love your channel.

Nothing but Dukes! When my brother was still living, he lived in NJ with the woman he fell in love with and married in his 50s. Every single time he came home to NC, he stocked up on Dukes-he even got it as Christmas gifts sometimes.

Enjoy how real you are. Everything in moderation they say!

❤We all love snacks from time to time. You are doing a wonderful job! ❤

I’m with the kiddos on them snacks, especially those tater chips & cheez-its Lol Not many people can say they spend so little at the grocery store these days!! 👍🏻👍🏻

Yall definitely deserved it what u get at the store enjoy ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I have the same problem with Azure lol… it’s a 1.25hr drive to the closest drop and I can’t just up and leave my mom if a sitter doesn’t show up. I thought about doing a drop coordination here but that person is responsible for everyone’s orders. If someone doesn’t show up, I may not have fridge/freezer space available til they show up. Not to mention the $500 minimum order (which I probably could swing half right by myself lol) but not every month. I’m not sure the frequency that has to be maintained either.

I use to be able to get a full cart of groceries for $100 just a few years ago. Crazy how much everything has gone up. I’m lactose intolerant so I couldn’t eat half of what u bought but I sure would if I could lol Thanks for sharing.

Kudos to those people who eat the perfect diet, but in today's world in my opinion, that's pretty rare. Probably a large percentage of kids are living on junk food, mac and cheese and pizza. You're always in the kitchen preparing good food for your family. I wish more kids had that.

I love these videos.

This is Helen, James wife. You go girl! you have the right idea and do it well. Have just started watching you and enjoy ur down home attitude. I'm fm Appalachia also. No one compares to us111

Thanks for sharing and keeping it real. I like to indulge in sliced bread and 7up once in awhile lol.

It can be done, i spend about 150.00 a month and usually have some to put back. My breads and deserts are home made. And i buy my macaroni in shells kind and we have mac and cheese for supper a couple a times a month. Sometimes I cut up a meat in the mac and cheese. And mac and cheese has to have Velveeta. Maybe a dip of cheese, hamburger, sausage, diced tomatoes and you have to have chips to dip. If we run out of chips then I just make flour tortillas and spread the cheesy mix on them. And I add lettuce and tomatoes and whatever fresh veggies we have. Rice and potato mix casseroles are good. Try to cook my meat in my old croke pot for supper. We are not big breakfast people, but we do love breakfast foods for supper to. When tomatoes are really coming in we like BLTs. And there's always cornbread and a pot of beans. It nice have your own meats and knowing what they eat. Having fresh vegetables and fruits and putting it away for winter. Now I.may spend a little more during the coldest winter months but it works out.

Thanks!! Would you please share your muffin recipe sometime?

If you order in bulk enough to last six months from Azure, you would only have to go the hour drive 2 times a year. A different way to look at it... maybe.

I've been identifying with your channel more than any other homesteading channel I watch. Some places you have mentioned are very familiar to me. Peanut butter delights are a staple and Duke's is really the only mayo. Your honesty is refreshing.

Are you just being polite, or are you like us over the hill in Tennessee ? My family and I have always called no- bake oatmeal cookies Cow Patties!! 😅

The thing is you're not eating that processed food every day at every meal, nothing wrong to have as quick meals on busy days

We only shop twice a month too, and we spend almost double what you spend for me and my hubby. Thanks for showing us your haul.

My father used to say "all things in moderation...including moderation!"

Good morning from Whiteville,Tenn

Wow, $100 every 2 weeks. Y'all are definitely growing most of your own food. I am curious if you shop the weekly sales since you're mostly purchasing "wants" or snack type items. We love snacks a little too much at our house, but regular prices have gotten ridiculous.

Yes to Dukes mayo!!😂

cool amazing and awesome~!! good job mom~!

Yous are on to it awsome

Good morning 🌄 Megan ☕️ and 🍩 to ya from Kentucky.

I really like how you "indulge" as well. Also, I'm sure there are recipes on some of the junk food you bought, like the cheez its. So if it does go down, your babies won't be "deprived" of the good stuff. Lol.

Love watching!

Being from the north east. The best hotdogs are by far " Red Snappers " also real hotdogs rolls are split on the TOP! Dukes is the BEST! Buy it by the gallon

There with you on the Dukes!!!

You can substitute your sorghum molasses for the sugar

Great haul, the 80/20 rule. Eat good 80% of the time, other 20%

Oooh and chocolate gravy is the best! I haven't made it in a while, I need to make some.

I KNEW YOU HAD GOOD TASTE. THE ONLY MAYO WE USE IS DUKES ALSO. THE ONLY MAYO TO BUY. $ 200. PER MONTH IS A GOAL I NEED TO SHOOT FOR.

Megan, you may already know this, but I wanted to mention that buying cane sugar from the grocery store is better than buying sugar that doesn't say "cane" on it. According to the article I read the sugar that is not cane is made from beets which have been genetically modified. The cost difference between the two kinds is ususally not that much.

I have the same problem with azure. We have to go to Fayetteville.

My goal to get to 70/: self sustainable!! Go girl!!

Good morning. Im searching for ways to put up cabbage. Any recipes you can recommend? Love your channel!

Im 69 in NW Ar. We called them whackies all my life.

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Southeastern NC here and it’s only Bright Leaf hot dogs here.

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Can you tell us how you make the Velveeta Mac, please.

Y'all don't have a Sam's club or Costco?

Don’t apologize you eat healthy otherwise

Not video related but what beans is it you say are similar but better than pintos?

Can u point to your icicle pickle receipt?

Health 1st. Money 2nd.