WHAT WE ATE FOR DINNERS

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The video likely resonated with viewers due to its relatable and "unhealthy but realistic" portrayal of weeknight meals, combined with popular culture references like TV shows and the World Cup. The day-by-day breakdown makes it easy to follow and provides inspiration for viewers' own meal planning.

Summary

This video showcases a couple's dinners throughout the week, featuring a mix of quick meals like Aldi pizza and buffalo chicken wraps, along with a restaurant meal and leftovers. They also show themselves watching TV shows like Abbot Elementary and Below Deck, and attending a wedding.

Structure

1Monday: Aldi pizza and Abbot Elementary
2Tuesday: Buffalo chicken wrap, fried pickles, and Below Deck
3Wednesday: M&M ice cream sandwich and Santagato Studios video
4Thursday: Aldi sausage pizza and Abbot Elementary
5Friday: Dinner out with family (chicken alfredo, salad, steak)
6Saturday: Wedding dinner (steak, potatoes, salad)
7Sunday: Leftovers and World Cup final

Product placement

The video shows various food items and drinks, including Aldi pizza, buffalo chicken wraps, M&M ice cream sandwiches, fried pickles, chicken alfredo, steak, salad, and canned beverages. It also shows the TV shows 'Abbot Elementary' and 'Below Deck', and footage from a wedding. No specific product is promoted.

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WHAT WE ATE FOR DINNERS unhealthy but realistic for us this week Monday Aldi pizza Abbot elementary Tuesday Buffalo chicken wrap Fried Pickles Below Deck Wednesday M&M ice cream sammie Santagato Studios Thursday Sausage pizza Abbot elementary Friday Chicken Alfredo & salad Saturday Wedding Steak & potatoes Sunday Leftovers World Cup final

Transcript

Here is everything we have for dinners this week as a married couple in our 30s with no kids yet. I will preface this by saying this week was pretty unhealthy, but it was realistic for us. Monday night we had an Aldi pizza because we had traveled for a wedding over the weekend. So I had to stop for groceries after work and then we just didn't feel like cooking. And we've been catching up on Abbot Elementary. Tuesday I made a buffalo chicken wrap. I know it's not quite my honey mustard chicken wrap, but honestly, this was kind of better. And I did want to add coleslaw to this, but with all the weird parasocial stuff going on, I decided to pass on that. And we did have some fried pickles on the side. And tonight we watched the latest episode of Below Deck. We are loving this season so far. Wednesday when I got home, I just had a bunch of cleaning and things to do around the house, so time got away from me and I ended up just having an M&M ice cream sandwich for dinner, which personally, I am not mad about. And I watched the new Santagato Studios video. Thursday, we had another pizza that I did get at Aldi as well. This was in the freezer section. It had sausage and the crust was actually stuffed with cheese. And we watched Abbot Elementary again. Friday night we went out to dinner with Tom's family, his brother and fiancee. We were visiting. I did risk it and have the salad and then also some chicken alfredo and then also some steak and potatoes. Saturday night we had another wedding and the food was very good. I had salad again and then some steak and potatoes and vegetables. And then finally, today was Sunday and I had some leftovers of the chicken alfredo and we watched the World Cup final.