✨REALISTIC✨ Family Budget Meal Plan for a Week!

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If you're looking for an EASY, step by step, complete meal plan on a budget, then look no further! This video contains a grocery haul, plus breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack options that fed my family of 5 for week on a $150 budget! These budget meals are also realistic and easy because we're a busy family!

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[emilyann]

Thanks to you, I am able to feed my family of 7 for less than $120 a week. We all appreciate you, Mindy, thank you!

[TeresaRaab-hbco]

The Food Network needs to give you your own show. I think that so many could really relate to your cooking and meal planning style.

[Kymom]

One thing I have done since I have been married is take 300.00/500.00 out of our tax return go to Sam’s and stock up on nothing but meat and break it down once home into meal sizes and then I continue to spend my usual weekly budget which is 100.00/150.00 and obviously rotate but helps me stay a head all year by getting the freezer completely full then Continuing to buy the meat we need.

[kyrastuart]

I love the addition of the carrot to the popcorn mix. “Now it’s healthy!”

[katdelrio]

I think it's easier to keep the budget down if your family is satisfied with small portions. Or if your kids are younger. My boys are 6' 5" and thin, but they eat like an army. I never have leftovers. Lol. They burn a lot of energy at work. They work overnights at a paper mill. So I make them breakfast, and they crash, then get up for dinner. They're 20 and 21. We aren't pushing them out the door because rent is outrageous in our area. One of the boys is paying off his truck, and the other is paying on student loans. But I did sit them down and tell them they had to take turns chipping in for groceries. Because I have been struggling to feed them since high school when they shot up like weeds and started eating everything in sight. Lol.

So we do a weekly rotation. For our family of 4, it's consistently been between $250-300 each week. Everyone chipping in is the only way we're getting by. Each boy eats a whole pizza on his own. And they are still hungry. I mean, it just takes a lot to fuel their bodies and have the energy they need to operate their machines, pack and stack boxes, etc. I find casseroles and bulky crockpot meals to be the biggest bang for our buck. I cook from scratch pretty much every day. Convenience meals are a luxury.

[anpe]

I love how realistic your mealplans always are.

[MrsAlmaTrumble]

This channel is a blessing to everyone who watches. Thank you for all you do, Mindy.

[dmmrad]

I am a senior on a fixed income. Thank you for these great ideas. I have always been frugal, but the prices of food and everything else has me in cheap cheap mode.

[eeriingraacee]

I’m a new wife and have almost no experience in the kitchen so your videos have been so helpful for me to get ideas for making meal plans for my husband and I! Thank you so much for all the work you put in these ❤️

[chantelgreig]

I love this style of video how you did a budget grocery haul then showed us what you cooked for dinner and meal ideas with it

[jasonjjj]

I am currently budgeting 50$ a person per week for food. So for a family of 4 I am spending 200$ on food. I know I can go tighter, but I also want some comfort too.

[Dogloverplus]

I love adding chopped spinach and feta cheese to my turkey meatballs!

[mirandalindman]

Just love all your videos & ideas Mindy. What a blessing you are. ❤ So appreciate you have chosen to share your many gifts with the rest of us.

[mimitravels]

Your videos are fabulous! Just found your channel

[jannifercopley]

The sadness that hits at around minute 17:50ish when you realize you cant be excited about it being Friday because youre watching the video on a Monday. 😂😭

[morganbailey]

This is absolutely amazing! So realistic for a mom with kids. Love how it’s on a budget but is not bare bones.

[Olive_O_Sudden]

'Spring of Deception'! A nice alternative to the butterscotch chips would be toffee bits (Heath or Skor).

[mareebryant]

I just went onto a generic grocery website here in Australia (Coles) - I didn't buy all of the treats that you listed. I added hommus, sweet potatoes & I had to buy 2 regular size pizzas as they aren't as giant here in Australia! Generally I shopped the absolute lowest unit price and took advantage of buy 1 get 50% off the next. We're a family of 3 in Brisbane & this meal plan would cost $240. Thank you SO much for the ideas & the challenge!

[jesstodd]

Mindy - "It's Friday, Woohoo!"

Me - watching this on the Mondayest Monday ever!

I'm gonna get there eventually! 😂

Thank you for this video, I am meal planning right now and adding some of your ideas! ❤

[lynbomb]

That fend for yourself breakfast is a great idea. Thanks 😊