Feed YOUR Family For CHEAP! 🌟 Build Your Own FRUGAL Meal Plan!🌟 #mealplan #meal #homemadesimple

Making a meal plan is important! And learning how to build a frugal plan that is nutritious sometimes seems undoable....but you CAN DO IT! And, today, I am going to show you how!
I'll take you through all the steps of how I make my weekly meal plans and then I will take you through the grocery store to show which items will give you a TON of nutrition for the smallest cost!
Thanks for watching today!
Be sure to share you favorite frugal meal plan tips down below!!

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Lori

[sherrysawyer]

The book your mom made you when you got married is so precious. What a wonderful and beautiful gift! 💗

[breezybre]

Thanks for makign videos that are safe for my 5 year old son to watch with me.

[jillgott]

Julie Pacheco, Save Saute, That Lisa FmDawn, Southern Frugal Momma are great channels in addition to Laurie's channel. I wish I could post a photo of the delicious pizza I am eating right now here at home. Most if not all the ingredients were on clearance or on sale. Yummm
Part of the problem is many folks are not interested in being flexible in their meals. If, Spinach is on sale as opposed to Asparagus, we'll for me, it's Spinach. Meat I buy on manager's specials. Some weeks I eat the same leftovers but that's part of being an adult. I only cook for myself so lots of leftovers.

[karenforgacs]

I love what you had to say about potatoes and totally agree. On Sundays I often scrub, oil and bake whole potatoes in my large cast iron skillet. Then they are ready for the week to slice and fry up with onions for a quick side dish, hash browns for breakfast or cube and turn into potato salad or even soup. Love your channel 🌺💕🌸

[nancycarney]

I love how hard your work with such a good spirit.

[roreyb]

Hi Lauri Lane is adorable I always appreciate the tips considering healthy foods .I know, you did not talk about it in this video but because of you I don't toss out pieces of onions or celery peppers and other various vegetables. I now store them in my freezer and use them when making souls or broth.This is definitely something I learned from you can't believe how much food I wasted in the past not any more so THANKS !

[lanadixon]

Cheering you on! This is how we work our food budget as well.

[sherrigibbs]

Diane in Denmark has great vlogs on meal planning and decluttering. Thanks for encouragement.

[georgiawise]

Personally just started seeing frugal videos online. Frugal Queen in France finance and food ideas great. Any and all ideas are great.

[hello-vsme]

We were out of chicken went to go to Albertson's chicken leggs 99 cents thighs 99 cent got 2 big package 5.00 each big leggs package 3.78 spend 15.78 for 12 pounds of chicken

[muwgrad]

Love your videos! I agree on pork tenderloin as what you get is lean meat, and you are not paying for bones and skin. Also, Lane is such a cutie!

[beccascraps]

Your kiddo is so cute and that setup is brilliant

[dakotacoren]

I really appreciate your wisdom! Thank you!

[MimiThree]

Lori i am a new subscriber and adore your channel!❤ it's just like being with a girlfriend sharing life.

There are so many younguns that don't know how to grocery shop or meal plan. This was a great teaching video.

Also, thank you for representing your faith without reservations. (I wear skirts and dresses too). Sharing your devotion time is so important.

[madelineeverritt]

👏 bravo! Another great video. Someone gave us some canned foods. Which I was so thankful for. There were some peas and carrots. I don't know if it's the brand or what. It's duchess. I've never heard of brand before. For some reason, the peas are very hard. The carrots are good. Each can is that way. I don't know if I need to cook them longer? I've never cared for dry beans, until my daughter cooked some and put chicken bouillon in it. Big difference. My doctor wants me to eat more foods that are high in protein. Because of our belief, we don't eat pork. There are so many other meats. I can't thank you enough for everything that you do to help others like me. Have a blessed weekend everyone ❤

[HollyBeeForYouAndMe]

If you like looking through cookbook another great resource is the library! Lots of cookbooks and culinary magazines to borrow and flip through. Also, some of my favourite cookbooks I bought were from second hand book stores or thrift stores. Happy cooking!

[crystaljordan]

Woo-hoo! Great video!
I found 2lb bags of dry black beans on the walmart clearance shelf for $1 each! 50 cents/lb is the lowest ive seen in a long time!
I had to share with someone who would appreciate a deal!
Love y'all! ❤

[susans]

Your channel sends out such a powerful and positive message! (Cutie Lane doesn’t hurt, either!) I sometimes get to thinking I’m an old pro at frugal dining, for many years we’ve pretty much shopped for just sales and loss leaders. Lately, partially due to your encouragement, I’m spending a little more to increase the amount of organic and low ingredient foods. It’s kind of like, now that being a cheapskate for so many years has paid off, I feel we can afford to do this. It’s still difficult at times when I see ‘cheaper’ options, but I’m reprogramming myself to fully embrace the notion that you get what you pay for!❤

[Nisa-gmwg]

I feel like I hit the jackpot when I find sales at the grocery stores and staying under budget too. Love your channel and subscribed

[sherrysawyer]

Really wonderful advice and video. Thank you for sharing this with us. Sending love to you and your sweet family; Lane is adorable!💗