$50 Whole Foods Meal Prep Budget Challenge! - Mind Over Munch

Check out this $50 meal prep for the week, shopping at Whole Foods! With vegan recipes and a one-pot dinner! You CAN be healthy on a budget!
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STUFF From this video:

2 cans (15 oz ea.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 cucumbers chopped
3 Roma tomatoes, chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped
½ onion, chopped
1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste

Toss all ingredients together.
Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve and enjoy!

FREEZER BREAKFAST SMOOTHIES
1lb Frozen strawberries
1lb Frozen pineapple
3 bananas
6oz frozen spinach
water

Blend everything together in a blender or food processor. You want this to be a very thick smoothie (like smoothie bowl consistency) since you will add more liquid when you blend after frozen. Add a little bit of water as you go to keep things moving and allow it to blend smoothly.
Pour into ice cube trays. Cover and freeze.
When you’re ready to enjoy your smoothie, pop out 8-10 of the cubes (depending on size you may need more or less) and add about 1 cup of water, juice or milk. Blend into a smoothie! Enjoy!
Yields about 5 servings.

MEAL PREP STEEL CUT OATS
1 2/3 cups Steel cut oats
4 c water
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
~2/3 cup currants

Bring oats, water, cinnamon and salt to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes, and then turn off the heat.
Grab 5 jars or containers and distribute the oats into the jars. Allow to sit uncovered for about an hour.
Cover and refrigerate.
When ready to eat, microwave the oats (either in the jar or in a bowl) for 2-3 minutes until cooked through. Stir in your currants and additional cinnamon or sweetener if desired. Enjoy!
Yields 5 servings.

TRAIL MIX
½ cup almonds
½ cup pumpkin seeds
½ cup sunflower seeds
1-2 cups Popcorn kernels
any additional add-ins you like (dried fruit, other nuts, etc)

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[steviegallagher]

I work at whole foods and I've been begging our marketing people to do a video like this to show it can be affordable to shop at our store. you beat us to it!

[tiffanyx]

Love that you break down the math and science as well as creative cooking. Would love more of these "under $x" challenges

[stephaniecansfield]

Okay, does nobody else not wonder how she gets the perfect yin & yang of salt and pepper each video!?

[creativegraceco]

You will be my saving grace! I'm currently unemployed and living with family, but things are slowly getting better. Once I have a job, I fully intend to meal prep to save money. Thank you so much!

[chim]

I can't help but admire how high-quality your videos are. I can tell you put a ton of time into this!

[ArlenesLifestyle]

Using a pressure cooker for dry peas/beans cuts down the cook time to 30 to 45 minutes. It's a must in our Caribbean households.

[MindOverMunch]

Munchies! This challenge was tough, but manageable! Just goes to show that eating healthy doesn’t HAVE to be ridiculously expensive. I don’t usually shop at whole foods, and won’t regularly because it’s just easier to find healthy affordable options elsewhere, but the point is it can be done! #noexcuses If you guys want more videos like this or have other challenges/meal prep requests let me know what they are!

[chelseajubis]

My jaw just hit the floor. Less than $50 for a week of meals from Whole Foods?! I've never subscribed so quickly.

[AutumnRedHouse]

I loved everything about this. the number breakdown, the quick hacks, reusing items in bulk for other meals. it's perfect thank you!!

[thriftyacorns]

Wow those prices are incredible compared to here (Ontario, Canada). Frozen fruit is minimum $5/bag, organic frozen cauliflower would be at least $5 as well, and the canned chickpeas are $1.25-$1.75 depending on organic or not.

[CallMeNains]

Yes, more videos like this, and one pot dishes and maybe a freezer meal video!! 💕

[GOTHICKA]

I loved this video!!! I definitely will try the lunch and dinner for my family. Can you do a Trader Joe's and Costco challenge? Thank you

[TheLuzy]

I absolutely love this video filled with amazing information your comparison of canned beans to dry beans is on point and completely accurate I truly enjoyed this type of videos please keep them coming in makes everyone's life so much easier

[ushersbabiigirl]

I've been watching you for years now, and you and your content are just SO impressive. You are always very informative, and it shows how much time and effort you put in to these videos. Much appreciated!

[Thevietvegan]

Whoa that dried vs cooked bean breakdown was super helpful. Awesome!! Thanks for all your work Alyssia! <3

[deyarunima]

I think I get more information about nutrition and reading labels and understanding easy meals preps from your videos than everything else combined! Thankeeee for such a brilliant channel! :) And a BIG Yes to more break downs please!

This channel started this year out with a BANG! The quality of the content and vídeos are just stunning. Keep up The great work and keep em coming!

[babydollsandy]

I also loved hearing the breakdown about the garbanzo beans being frozen or dried and I thought that fact about brown vs. white rice being cooked was pretty cool.

[letthecreativityout]

Yes more videos like this and I loved how you drew out the comparison on dried vs canned beans! I have always wondered about that and just never took time to calculate it out!

[SnowyOwl]

With a full-time job, I find it's _a lot_ easier to stay on track with meal prepping. So yes, MORE meal prep videos, please!