$100 a week grocery Budget for a family of five

@chelsea8831

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Why it worked

The video taps into a common pain point for many families: managing grocery costs. By offering a practical, step-by-step approach to budgeting and meal planning, and by showing tangible results (like discounted meat purchases), the creator provides actionable advice that resonates with viewers seeking to save money on food.

Summary

The creator explains her strategy for feeding a family of five on a $100 weekly grocery budget. She emphasizes planning meals around existing ingredients, shopping her pantry and freezer first, and then hunting for clearance items to supplement her list. The video outlines a themed meal plan for each day of the week, highlighting how she utilizes discounted meats and other items to stay within budget.

Structure

1Introduction to the $100/week grocery budget for a family of five
2Explaining the meal planning process: shopping the kitchen first, making a list
3Showcasing frozen meats purchased on clearance for the week
4Outlining the daily meal themes (breakfast, tacos, pasta, chicken pot pie, pizza, sheet pan meals, hamburger helper)
5Identifying essential ingredients needed for the week
6Teasing Part 2 and a trip to Kroger

Product placement

Kroger (store) - appears, removing it would not change what happens in the video. Smithfield (brand) - appears on packaging, removing it would not change what happens in the video. Bear Head (brand) - appears on packaging, removing it would not change what happens in the video. Al Fresco (brand) - appears on packaging, removing it would not change what happens in the video. Kroger (store) - appears on packaging, removing it would not change what happens in the video.

Original caption

How do I feed a family of five for $100 a week? It starts way before I ever walk into Kroger. 👀 First I shop my own kitchen, figure out what we already have, build meals around it, make a list of what we actually need, and THEN I take whatever money is left and go hunt those clearance shelves. 🛒💸 No, I don’t have a magical coupon fairy. No, we’re not surviving on ramen. I’m just very committed to making that $100 earn its keep. 😂 #frugalliving #clearancefinds #budgetfriendly #budgetmeals #whatsfordinner

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Transcript

I feed a family of five for $100 a week and everyone wants to know how I make that work. I don't make my children fast and I'm not handing out seven Cheerios and just telling everybody to pace themselves. The first thing I'm gonna do is I'm gonna make a list. I have a whole process on how I plan meals for each day of the week. If you want me make a video on that, let me know. And then once I make my list, I'm gonna go from my fridge, freezer and pantry to see what I already have and make a list of what I need. This is all of the meat that I'm going to use for the entire week. I'm gonna go ahead and put it in the fridge so that it's thawed when you're ready to use it. Every single one of these was purchased on clearance. That means when I plan dinner, I don't have to go out and buy any of these at full price. I've already got it in my freezer for super cheap. Every Monday is breakfast. Every Tuesday is tacos. Every Wednesday we do pasta. We use this hot Italian sausage. Sausage is so much cheaper than ground beef. Thursday we're doing chicken pot pie. Friday we're doing pizza. Saturday we do sheet pan meals and Sunday I'm making homemade hamburger helper. So I need lettuce, potatoes, some kind of vegetable and velveeta cheese. So out of $100, I'm gonna buy the four things that I need and then I'm gonna check the clearance to see anything else that I can stock up on that I know my family will eat. Okay, so I need lettuce, potatoes, some kind of vegetable and velveeta cheese. So out of $100, I'm gonna buy the four things that I need and then I'm gonna check the clearance to see anything else that I can stock up on that I know my family will eat. Okay, so I need lettuce, potatoes, some kind of vegetable and velveeta cheese. So out of $100, I'm gonna buy the four things that I need and then I'm gonna check the clearance to see anything else that I can stock up on that I know my family will eat. Follow for Part 2. All right, let's go see what Kroger wants us to eat this week.