TRYING TO EAT FOR ONE DOLLAR A DAY | EXTREME GROCERY BUDGET CHALLENGE

In this extreme grocery budget challenge I'll try to eat for one dollar for one day. I'll be making 3 meals. In this one dollar grocery haul discover frugal dishes that can be made for less than .35. If you are trying to save money on groceries this video will help.

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INGREDIENTS

RICE WHITE 0.26
tvp 0.16
flour 0.12
potato 0.25
Lentils 0.2
TOTAL = 0.99

Pierogies

1 potato
1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt or more

For the pierogies, I used half cup of flour and about 1/4 teaspoon salt and mixed together. I made an indention in the flour mixture and poured in hot water and worked it in with a fork. Then added a little more hot water until I had enough. I then made a ball with dough. Put flour on area so dough wouldn't stick and kneaded a little more then rolled out. Cut out with a glass.

cut potato in slices, boil in heavily salted water until tender. Drain, mash, add half teaspoon onion powder ( or more to taste), add pepper to taste. Check for salt level and add more if needed. fill pierogis with potato mixture and close.

Boil pierogies in water until they float and then for 3 minutes longer. They are now done. can eat with sour cream or fried onions with paprika or just sprinkle with paprika and pepper.

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[theresaanndiaz]

When I was very poor, I routinely mixed tvp with an equal amount of hamburger to stretch it out. It worked well with any dish using ground beef.
This was a good video.

[SinasCents]

I don't think I have ever seen a better $1 food plan!

[jacki]

That sure made a lot of food for the day. It shows that cooking from scratch pays off!

[kj]

This is amazing. At first I thought was $1 a meal. I was shocked to find out it was a dollar for the whole day!

[starduster]

I used to eat on less than 30 cents a day with foraging and fishng, but your creativity certainly can help in these high inflationary hard times as now.

[JamesBrown-xgjr]

We're witnessing true culinary alchemy here, turning these simple ingredients into gold, absolutely awe inspiring 😲☺

[teresakryvenchuk]

My husband is Ukrainian and he makes these. He loves cottage cheese as a filling too. You can serve with polish sausage, minced onions, sour cream. He always boils first and then fries in butter. You did a great job.

[ennyschlaghecke]

Hi Michelle! Thank you for your wonderful ideas! When I boil potatoes or vegetables, and they are done, I never waste the water. It is full of flavour and vitamins and I use it for making gravy or for soup, You can leave it in the fridge when you don't use it the same day. Many greetings from the Netherlands, I wish you a merry Christmas! Enny.

[SusanR]

That was an amazing use of $1! All of it looked delicious and filling. Just goes to show you what you can do with a little creative thinking! Great job

[gaildawson]

I'm impressed by how a small amount of bulk foods plus a potato made so much food! I always have frozen, store-bought pierogies in my freezer but watching you make them made me feel I could make my own from scratch.

[cristea]

I don’t salt my lentils until they’re done cooking or they never seem to soften. You make miracles happen with every meal!

[ArabellaCharm]

I mean, I'm floored. This is amazing!

[tanyaaustin]

I'm in awe of the delicious looking meals you was able to create with just $1

[sameoldsteph]

What an incredible day of eating for $1! When I first saw your ingredients I thought it looked like far too little to work with, and yet you made some of the most amazing meals. Best challenge yet!

[donnavee]

Michelle, I've been watching you for years. I also am a SO Cal girl and shop at the same stores. I'm plant based for many reasons and the economy is one of those. I know you always offer suggestions for those with this lifestyle but it would be awesome to show people how much they could save and what delicious food they could eat plant based even if it's just for a season. I know your extreme meals don't include meat or dairy but let's show them how abundantly they could live on 20- 25 dollars a week even in this economy. You're my hero 🤗

[saraherber]

Bravo ! You made wonderful food. A great teaching video. Thank you for sharing about the increase in food prices. I feel sad for anyone who is struggling to pay for food right now. I hope they feel they can go to a food bank. Everyone deserves to eat well. I made potato soup today and fried the potato skins to garnish the bowl and give a little crunch. I have put pierogies on my to make list. Please know I appreciate your hard work as a content creator. Thank you.

[wishingb]

I wanted to thank you. I work for a family business that has been in business for 55 years but this year there are changes that happened where I suddenly can't pay myself very often. I haven't had a paycheck since September and have been contemplating how to live on the $2 a day they give for food stamps if I go that way and a can of diced tomatoes is $2, so it would be 3 meals worth of money for 1 can and I had no idea what I would do. Your videos are life-saving.

[TessaRietveld]

I’m lucky to be in a good place financially right now, but I feel like these videos are gonna save my life some day, when money runs tight! Keep it up, this is amazing 😄

[jonicabeird]

No one else on the internet does an extreme grocery challenge as extreme or well done as you. You are definitely the extreme grocery challenge queen of YouTube. It’s truly amazing to see how creative and delicious your meals are with barely any ingredients. So glad I found your channel. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[shess]

Gosh, I just adore your extreme grocery budget videos! Thank you so much for all that goes into making them❤