Woman Makes $20 Thanksgiving Dinner From Dollar Tree!

A TikTok creator is going viral for helping financially struggling families with Dollar Tree recipes, including a Thanksgiving dinner under $25! Her inspiring meals even sparked a heartfelt moment between two strangers at Dollar Tree. Watch how her budget-friendly ideas are changing lives, inspiring people and giving people hope for making budget friendly holiday meals for their families.

I found her YT Channel! Yall show her love! 💓

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Heartwarming Story of TikToker
02:17 $20 Budget Thanksgiving Dinner from Dollar tree
07:14 Dessert!
09:18 Fried Macaroni balls
11:03 Why "The Dollar Tree Dinner Lady" makes these meals
16:04 "The Dollar Tree Dinner Lady" responded to the first TikToker!

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[gintsyeu]

For the first time the internet gave the right person fame and she deserves it, She's out here doing God's work in this economy.

[briro]

i used to work at a dollar tree in a low income area and so many people were talking about this lady and how they feel proud to give their kids “fancy” meals without breaking the bank. she really is helping so many people ❤

[VexedGenX]

Some people are trying so hard to discourage this lady. It’s sad. She’s helping people. I might try some of the recipes just to save money. The grocery store is stressful.

[TheNeuroticjetfan]

She is basically doing what people did in the Great Depression, used what resources she had to make a meal for her family. Hats off to her and I hope she gets the recognition she deserves.

[erosheartache]

My husband pointed out that she is also helping people who never learned how to cook from scratch because she is teaching people how to be creative with packaged foods. As someone who grew up in poverty, i understand how few people are taught cooking skills becasue their parents are too busy working. Also, YES! Use chicken broth in your instant potatoes!!

[itsbright]

The fact that she is seasoning the food allows me to sleep at night 😂.
This touched my heart though, never know the impact you can have in people’s life

[luminousmoon]

A lot of people don't understand some of the barriers that people living in extreme poverty or with disabilities face. Not having a fridge or freezer, not having an oven, not being able to get to large grocery stores or food banks, not being able to lift over ten pounds, etc. And even with food banks, they're not unlimited. Yes some have free turkeys but they don't have an unlimited supply. I guarantee a lot of people who needed a turkey got turned away because the food banks ran out.

What this lady is doing is providing a meal idea that's accessible to almost everyone, even if their circumstances are really limited, either by poverty or disability. It's really easy to say you "won't eat canned turkey" when you aren't in a position where you HAVE to do that. Most of the people criticizing her for the food being plain or unhealthy just have no concept of what it's like to be truly poor.

[Lullayable]

I love that woman. She doesn't make a joke or a challenge out of it ! She's entirely serious about being helpful and judgement-free. I love her.

[Futu]

There's a quote that I remember reading on "cheap healthy recipes" - "If your starting assumption is that that person has a fully equipped kitchen, you have already fundamentally misunderstood poverty." And that has really stuck with me since. We take a lot of things for granted.

[ct]

All these people critiquing about her being unhealthy is really stupid. She is making meals from dollar tree, hence her channel Dollar Tree Dinner. In this day and age, with all the stupid nonsense on tiktok, youtube and such, she is teaching us how to be creative. You do not have to follow her recipes to be exact, you can swap out stuff thats not canned. Shes showing us that we can eat on a budget. In this economy that's gold! What is wrong with people nit picking on that it's not healthy when you are starving!!

[lizgee]

So much better than those videos that purposely waste food just to get a reaction out of bad cooking

[Mike_G_FPV]

I’ll be straight up, seeing someone make videos to help people provide for their families when they don’t have much, made me pretty emotional. I got a lump in my throat. Very heartwarming.

[larshellgreen]

Rotisserie chicken is a great alternative too! It's only $5 at the Walmart near me typically.

[jennylynn]

People who would never eat canned turkey or chicken have never been poor. I follow this lady and she looks emotional when answering the comments.

[maryannanderson]

The person who said she would never eat canned turkey should be thankful that she never had to. I make a dish with Stove Top Stuffing and chicken and I ALWAYS used canned chicken. I am an old woman (pushing 80) and I am delighted to be able to take this short cut that allows me to have a good meal that is easy enough that I can do it. I have never heard of this lady but I'm glad to learn about her channel and I will be checking her out. I live alone and this year I totally skipped Thanksgiving dinner because I just was not physically strong enough to spend hours making a turkey and all the fixin's for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. If I had seen this video, I might have had this for dinner because I would have had most of the food we normally have for Thanksgiving and it would have been easy enough for me to prepare it by myself. Thank you for putting this lady on my radar!

[Grace-cr]

I made this meal for me and my boyfriend. I lost my job and he isn’t getting much work so I’m glad this was recommended to me.

[Lisalisells]

I lost my job and had to start all the way over. I don’t have a stove but I have saved up for 2 individual burners. I thank God for my life and everything I have. I didnt want to live and I am not suppose to be here. I pray God blessed her tremendously

[lindat]

Currently more and more people are living in their cars, hotel rooms, tents and shelters. Many of us are struggling in this economy to keep a roof over our heads, pay bills, and buy groceries, however we’re far better off than those who have literally nothing, or at the most very little.
Kudos to this lady! She obviously has helped so many have the dignity to put an affordable holiday meal on the table, as well as give other affordable recipes on her channel.

[SummaGirl]

The people who have the audacity to make negative comments about such a kind and generous person need to stop and thank Jesus that they have been so blessed with material comfort that they can look down their noses at people who are truly suffering. There but for the Grace of God go you!

[sjlopez]

As a dollar tree cashier I love to see people purchase from the food section. They be adding new stuff I didn’t even know we had 😊 since am not a stocker I don’t see it all.