re: Could you feed yourself quality meals over a 7 day week on $12?

Chicken is relatively cheap. Chicken and some rice - quality meal.

You could cook a whole pot of red beans for under $12

That's what I was thinking, we pick up the 10lb bags of leg quarters when they go on sale, lately that's been ~$5. Give me a bag of leg quarters, a few onions, a bag of rice and I can crank out a huge pot of rice and gravy or chicken stew that could last a while.

We try to keep grocery cost ~$100/week as a family of 4(2 small kids) and usually are right around that number. We buy proteins when they go on sale, usually in bulk, then separate/vacuum seal to use later.

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Beans + Rice = complete protein.

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This is meaningless.

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Inconceivable. I've been assured it is too expensive to eat healthy and that poor people are fat because they are forced to eat fast food.

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This has proven to be false time and time again. Healthy food is cheaper than unhealthy food in almost every instance.

You can compare lean ground beef, rice and beans to a processed meal or junk food and it's way cheaper.

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Yes, I know. It was sarcasm.

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I know. I was agreeing with you

Babytac and Mingo do it every week.

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she used spices, salt and pepper and the like, the stuff most everyone has in their pantry already

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while you can grow herbs in pots, spices (even black pepper) can cost some $$$.

I don't see any garlic nor peppers in that basket, but then again, you can grow them in your yard or even in a pot.

The lack of animal protein (meats, eggs, and dairy) would be difficult for many of us but then again, it can be done.

ETA: she did have onions there. beans can be awfully dull without onions, garlic, bell pepper, hot pepper, et al.

I don't think you know history.

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I didn't watch the actual meals but I watched her pick out the ingredients and got the idea. I'd be depressed as hell having no meat in my diet

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True but you can get around 5lbs of chicken breast for around $12. So for $24 you can do the same thing while adding an additional 3700 calories and 700g of protein

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I would like a pork chop or two and some eggs. Maybe 20.00 would do it.

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^this right here I could sustain if I had to. A dozen eggs and a family pack of pork chops or maybe a whole chicken and you would be around $20. Oh and I'd substitute the lentils for red or white beans. And I know you can get giant bags of frozen veggies for about $5. Hell, I might try and do a cajun version of this and make my own yewtewb channel. I bet my stuff would taste better than hers.
Btw, I couldn't help noticing that her voice was kinda shaky and I kept thinking she might have borderline Tourette syndrome and I was waiting for her to blurt out some profanities. That would have made the video more entertaining. "Cooking and cursing on a budget" with Tourette Lady