The video taps into the relatable struggle of managing groceries and reducing food waste, offering a practical and organized approach to meal planning. The creator's direct and conversational style, combined with the visual display of food items, makes the content engaging and informative for viewers looking for meal inspiration and tips on efficient grocery shopping.
Summary
The creator shows a haul of groceries, explaining that it's all food they didn't eat from the previous week and need to consume this week. They go through various items, including frozen foods, snacks, produce, and dairy, detailing how each will be used in their meal plan. The video highlights a new series where the creator plans to make the "invisible work" of meal planning and grocery shopping visible.
Structure
1Introduction of the grocery haul and the concept of using up leftovers
2Showcasing frozen meals and snacks from Bettergoods
Original caption
Next up the grocery shopping trip 😅 #leftovers #foodwaste #groceries
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3
Reviewing pantry staples like noodles, cream, and drinks
4Discussing produce items like celery, cabbage, asparagus, and corn
5Highlighting dairy products such as cheese, yogurt, and cottage cheese
6Concluding with remaining items like sweet potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, and shrimp
Product placement
Yummy Hot Fries (frozen food) ACTS - shown as a meal option. Removing it would change the video. Bettergoods (brand) ACTS - shown as a stack of food items to be tried. Removing it would change the video. Bettergoods French Fried Onion Rings (frozen food) ACTS - shown as a meal option. Removing it would change the video. Bettergoods Mini Pizzas (frozen food) ACTS - shown as a meal option. Removing it would change the video. Bettergoods Chicken Wings (frozen food) ACTS - shown as a meal option. Removing it would change the video. Bettergoods (brand) ACTS - shown as a stack of food items to be tried. Removing it would change the video. Bettergoods Bagels (food) ACTS - shown as a breakfast item. Removing it would change the video. Roasted Garlic Cream Cheese (food) ACTS - shown as a breakfast spread. Removing it would change the video. Cheesy Noodles (food) ACTS - shown as a meal option. Removing it would change the video. Udon Noodles (food) ACTS - shown as a meal option. Removing it would change the video. Heavy Cream (dairy) ACTS - shown as an ingredient for a recipe. Removing it would change the video. Coconut Water (drink) ACTS - shown as a beverage. Removing it would change the video. Juice (drink) ACTS - shown as a beverage. Removing it would change the video. Yogurt (dairy) ACTS - shown as a snack/smoothie ingredient. Removing it would change the video. Celery (vegetable) ACTS - shown as a vegetable for recipes. Removing it would change the video. Cabbage (vegetable) ACTS - shown as a vegetable for recipes. Removing it would change the video. Asparagus (vegetable) ACTS - shown as a vegetable for recipes. Removing it would change the video. Cotija Cheese (dairy) ACTS - shown as a topping for dinner. Removing it would change the video. Cucumbers (vegetable) ACTS - shown as a snack. Removing it would change the video. Blue Cheese (dairy) ACTS - shown as a dip/topping. Removing it would change the video. Cottage Cheese (dairy) ACTS - shown as a snack/recipe ingredient. Removing it would change the video. Sweet Cream Cheese (dairy) ACTS - shown as a spread. Removing it would change the video. Sweet Potatoes (vegetable) ACTS - shown as a side dish. Removing it would change the video. Tomatoes (vegetable) ACTS - shown as an ingredient for pico de gallo. Removing it would change the video. Baby Carrots (vegetable) ACTS - shown as a snack. Removing it would change the video. Corn (vegetable) ACTS - shown as a side dish. Removing it would change the video. Louisiana Shrimp (seafood) ACTS - shown as a meal option. Removing it would change the video. Parmesan Romano (spice) ACTS - shown as a seasoning for a recipe. Removing it would change the video. Teriyaki Salmon (seafood) ACTS - shown as a leftover meal. Removing it would change the video.
On-screen text
THIS IS ALL
WE DIDN'T EAT
LAST WEEK THAT
WE NEED TO EAT
THIS WEEK
I KIND OF LIKE
THIS NEW SERIES
ISH OF MAKING
THE INVISIBLE WORK
OF WHAT'S FOR
DINNER GROCERY SHOPPING VISIBLE
SO BEFORE YOU
SHOULD ALWAYS
TAKE INVENTORY OF
YOU STILL NEED TO CONSUME
WE'RE GONNA START
WITH FROZEN THINGS
IN THE FREEZER
(Bought 2 weeks ago)
WE FINALLY TRIED
THESE HOT FRIES
WE HAVE NOT
EATEN THESE HOT
FRIES YET SO
ON THE LUNCH MENU
A BETTER GOODS HUNT
WE GOT A
BETTER GOODS THINGS
TO TRY
HAVE BEEN EATEN
YET TODAY HECTOR
AND I ARE
GOING TO TRY
THE MINI PIZZAS
BUT THAT STILL
LEAVES US WITH
FOUR DIFFERENT APPETIZERS
TO TRY AT
ANOTHER TIME
OH
BETTERGOODS
WE'RE GONNA HEAT
UP FIVE PIZZAS TODAY
WE ALSO GRABBED
THESE BETTER GOODS WINGS
THAT NEED TO
GO ON THE MEAL PLAN
AND THEN I
OF CLEARANCE BAGELS
THIS JUST
SIX ASIAGO BAGELS
BECAUSE I HAD
ALSO BOUGHT
ROASTED GARLIC CREAM
CHEESE
ABLE TO HAVE
CHEESE FOR BREAKFAST
THIS WEEK
CHEESY NOODLES
LEFT THAT'S HALF
THE BOX AND
WE STILL HAVE
FOUR OF THE UDON
LEFT SO THESE
BACK ON THE
I SHARED WITH
HAD HEAVY CREAM
GONNA USE IT
LOUISIANA CHICKEN PASTA WE
DID
CUP LEFT THERE
ARE NO
(Bought 2 weeks ago)
CREAM SO I
AM GONNA FREEZE THIS
I STILL HAVE
MY COCONUT WATER
AND MY JUICE
I DID DRINK
WEEK BUT I
SPEED UP
HOW FAST I'M
DRINKING THIS
I BOUGHT THIS
YOGURT LAST WEEK
THERE'S FOUR CUPS
IN THE BOX
WE'VE HAD TWO
OF THEM FOR
SMOOTHIES AND SNACKS
CELERY I BOUGHT
AND I'M JUST
GONNA KEEP USING
LAST FOREVER
AND THEN THAT
CABBAGE FROM LAST
ALL WE HAVE LEFT
WE BOUGHT ONE
PACK OF ASPARAGUS
SHRIMP HOWEVER THERE'S
WEEK THAT REQUIRES ASPARAGUS
SECOND HEAD AND
THIS ON THE
MEAL MEAL PLAN
BECAUSE THIS ASPARAGUS
IS A LITTLE
PROBABLY GONNA BRING THAT
RECIPE UP SOONER
KNOW IT GETS EATEN
COTIJA CHEESE IS
FOR DINNER TONIGHT
THIS ALL
FOR OUR CUCUMBERS
OF THE WEEK
THEY WERE SLICED
AND PUT IN
SNACK DRAWER BUT
THEM TO THE
KIDS YET
AVOCADOS WE STILL
HAVE THREE LEFT
TONIGHT THEY'LL GO
GREAT WITH THE NACHOS
TO HAVE LATER
BOUGHT THIS PARMESAN
ROMANO FOR CRUSTED
CHICKEN ROMANO USED
IT FOR
LEFTOVER TERIYAKI SALMON
THIS COTTAGE CHEESE
COTTAGE CHEESE RANCH
GONNA USE IT
CHICKEN FRIES SO
THIS WILL GET EATEN
WE DID EAT
THIS A LITTLE
WITH PRETZELS WE
GOT MORE PRETZELS
WE'LL DO PRETZELS
AND CHEESE ON
THE MENU AND THIS WILL BE SOME OF
THE KIDS EAT
USED UP
I HAVE AN
OPENING OF BLUE
OF MY HOT CHICKEN
FRY WRAPS THIS
WEEK HAVE TO BE
BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE
THE REST
YOU ONE CREAM CHEESE
A SWEET CREAM CHEESE
TOO SO I'LL
BE EATING BAGELS
WITH CREAM CHEESE
FUTURE UNLESS YOU HAVE
ANOTHER WAY I
COULD USE THESE
I'M THINKING MAYBE
A FRENCH TOAST
THIS ONE WOULD
BE OKAY FOR COFFEE
BIG BAG OF
AND ONLY THE
UGLY LITTLE ONES
ARE LEFT
I BOUGHT THESE
LAST WEEK KEPT
FOR PICO TONIGHT
TYPES OF BABY CARROTS
TO MAKE SURE
THE KIDS GET CARROTS
THIS WEEK AND LAST
WE GOT CORN
CAUSE SOMEONE RECOMMENDED
GO WITH OUR
LOUISIANA SHRIMP
AND THAT'S EVERYTHING
WE DIDN'T EAT
AND OUR PLAN
THIS WEEK
Transcript
THIS IS ALL
WE DIDN'T EAT
LAST WEEK THAT
WE NEED TO EAT
THIS WEEK
I KIND OF LIKE
THIS NEW SERIES
ISH OF MAKING
THE INVISIBLE WORK
OF WHAT'S FOR
DINNER GROCERY SHOPPING VISIBLE
SO BEFORE YOU
SHOULD ALWAYS
TAKE INVENTORY OF
YOU STILL NEED TO CONSUME
WE'RE GONNA START
WITH FROZEN THINGS
IN THE FREEZER
(Bought 2 weeks ago)
WE FINALLY TRIED
THESE HOT FRIES
WE HAVE NOT
EATEN THESE HOT
FRIES YET SO
ON THE LUNCH MENU
A BETTER GOODS HUNT
WE GOT A
BETTER GOODS THINGS
TO TRY
HAVE BEEN EATEN
YET TODAY HECTOR
AND I ARE
GOING TO TRY
THE MINI PIZZAS
BUT THAT STILL
LEAVES US WITH
FOUR DIFFERENT APPETIZERS
TO TRY AT
ANOTHER TIME
OH
BETTERGOODS
WE'RE GONNA HEAT
UP FIVE PIZZAS TODAY
WE ALSO GRABBED
THESE BETTER GOODS WINGS
THAT NEED TO
GO ON THE MEAL PLAN
AND THEN I
OF CLEARANCE BAGELS
THIS JUST
SIX ASIAGO BAGELS
BECAUSE I HAD
ALSO BOUGHT
ROASTED GARLIC CREAM
CHEESE
ABLE TO HAVE
CHEESE FOR BREAKFAST
THIS WEEK
CHEESY NOODLES
LEFT THAT'S HALF
THE BOX AND
WE STILL HAVE
FOUR OF THE UDON
LEFT SO THESE
BACK ON THE
I SHARED WITH
HAD HEAVY CREAM
GONNA USE IT
LOUISIANA CHICKEN PASTA WE
DID
CUP LEFT THERE
ARE NO
(Bought 2 weeks ago)
CREAM SO I
AM GONNA FREEZE THIS
I STILL HAVE
MY COCONUT WATER
AND MY JUICE
I DID DRINK
WEEK BUT I
SPEED UP
HOW FAST I'M
DRINKING THIS
I BOUGHT THIS
YOGURT LAST WEEK
THERE'S FOUR CUPS
IN THE BOX
WE'VE HAD TWO
OF THEM FOR
SMOOTHIES AND SNACKS
CELERY I BOUGHT
AND I'M JUST
GONNA KEEP USING
LAST FOREVER
AND THEN THAT
CABBAGE FROM LAST
ALL WE HAVE LEFT
WE BOUGHT ONE
PACK OF ASPARAGUS
SHRIMP HOWEVER THERE'S
WEEK THAT REQUIRES ASPARAGUS
SECOND HEAD AND
THIS ON THE
MEAL MEAL PLAN
BECAUSE THIS ASPARAGUS
IS A LITTLE
PROBABLY GONNA BRING THAT
RECIPE UP SOONER
KNOW IT GETS EATEN
COTIJA CHEESE IS
FOR DINNER TONIGHT
THIS ALL
FOR OUR CUCUMBERS
OF THE WEEK
THEY WERE SLICED
AND PUT IN
SNACK DRAWER BUT
THEM TO THE
KIDS YET
AVOCADOS WE STILL
HAVE THREE LEFT
TONIGHT THEY'LL GO
GREAT WITH THE NACHOS
TO HAVE LATER
BOUGHT THIS PARMESAN
ROMANO FOR CRUSTED
CHICKEN ROMANO USED
IT FOR
LEFTOVER TERIYAKI SALMON
THIS COTTAGE CHEESE
COTTAGE CHEESE RANCH
GONNA USE IT
CHICKEN FRIES SO
THIS WILL GET EATEN
WE DID EAT
THIS A LITTLE
WITH PRETZELS WE
GOT MORE PRETZELS
WE'LL DO PRETZELS
AND CHEESE ON
THE MENU AND THIS WILL BE SOME OF
THE KIDS EAT
USED UP
I HAVE AN
OPENING OF BLUE
OF MY HOT CHICKEN
FRY WRAPS THIS
WEEK HAVE TO BE
BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE
THE REST
YOU ONE CREAM CHEESE
A SWEET CREAM CHEESE
TOO SO I'LL
BE EATING BAGELS
WITH CREAM CHEESE
FUTURE UNLESS YOU HAVE
ANOTHER WAY I
COULD USE THESE
I'M THINKING MAYBE
A FRENCH TOAST
THIS ONE WOULD
BE OKAY FOR COFFEE
BIG BAG OF
AND ONLY THE
UGLY LITTLE ONES
ARE LEFT
I BOUGHT THESE
LAST WEEK KEPT
FOR PICO TONIGHT
TYPES OF BABY CARROTS
TO MAKE SURE
THE KIDS GET CARROTS
THIS WEEK AND LAST
WE GOT CORN
CAUSE SOMEONE RECOMMENDED
GO WITH OUR
LOUISIANA SHRIMP
AND THAT'S EVERYTHING
WE DIDN'T EAT
AND OUR PLAN
THIS WEEK
