People Try Each Others Budget Meals

Jokes aside, this first meal is a clear example that people are STRUGGLING. Be thankful for what you have and help those you can.

Can I just say a struggle meal and a meal on a budget are two different things. How I would spend $15 on a meal is different than how I would spend my LAST $15 on a meal. I think that’s where the confusion came in. That rice beans and plantains would gↄ a lot further if you struggling. 😂

The first girl won. Her meal an actual struggle meal. A mix of things you probably have on hand already too

I like the girl that knew she wasn’t going to win but was also honest with everyone else dishes

I’m shocked no one bust out the ramen with eggs or pot of spaghetti as a struggle meal

The First Lady had a lot of critique for a person whose struggle meal literally says STRUGGLE.

The first lady is the only one who understood “struggle” meal. Respect because that’s a real struggle meal. I will say she could’ve put some sliced hot dogs in her beans to make it better for like $1 more.

I appreciate the honesty of the rice, beans, and plantain. That is a real meal I have had many times. Sometimes, you add an egg. You can add hot sauce, if you have it, and keep that bean broth. Others hating on that meal came off as privileged and we had to stop watching. Rice, beans, and plantains wins!

We need a $5 dollar meal. That’s struggle for real. $15 I can still grab chipotle or something and have some left over😂

If 15 dollars is a struggle meal then I’ve been struggling my whole life

Tell me you have never struggled without telling me you have never struggled. the rice and beans was very relatable

Y’all never bought a big ass bag of rice and beans that last you forever? That’s what I do 😂

Queen and Kayline ain't ever struggled. Makeba has been through it. She's the only one that created a struggle meal and I appreciate how real it was. You're not trying to be fancy you're trying to survive. Therefore the goal is to be dirt cheap and to stretch. Makeba's did that. The sauce is the ketchup in your fridge, the beans are the cheapest form of protein, the plantain is cheap, filling and satisfying and the rice carries it. You still have money left over in case, and you can safely eat that meal all week till payday. The other two however were showing us $15 meals. She critiqued the way she did cause she knew that someone who struggled the way she did would have come a lot better if they had $15 to make one meal, for one person, for one day. Neither of them milked that money for what it's worth, talking bout chicken fillet, precut bell peppers and almond milk. Y'all better leave Makeba alone, she was spot on. $15 for one meal and you don't even have greens, wheel and come again.

I feel like Makeba was the only one who followed directions and made a "struggle meal" .

They clearly don’t know what a struggle meal is. First girl definitely won in my books. When your struggling you don’t make what you want to eat or what tastes best but what you can afford to keep yourself fed and a roof over your head. She did that.

Shepherd's pie being a "white meal' is so new to me 😂😂😂 I'm blackity black black and my mom always made a mean shepherd's pie

I appreciate Makeba's honesty with her meal. It's definitely a budget meal. I've had simple meals like this before.

Makeba's so authentic. I appreciate her honesty. Definitely a budget meal. And absolutely nothing wrong with it.

“I don’t want my booty to squeeze” has me in stitches right now 😂

Yall crazy. Get some people who actually struggled on here. Get some people who cook for a family of 4. Get some people who had a nap for dinner before. Get some people who got every grocery store's app for the weekly coupons. Makeba is the only one who understood the assignment, she's the real winner here.