"If you've ever melted shredded cheese directly onto tortilla chips or thrown a hot dog into a slice of bread, no toppings, congratulations - you've eaten a struggle meal. Thanks to this here economy, struggle meals are trending on Tik Tok, from people joking about going back to eating nothing but Hamburger Helper and cinnamon toast, to other creators curating grocery lists for super cheap struggle meals that'll feed an entire family."
"In case you need to catch up, struggle meals are essentially dirt cheap snacks and meals, like a fried egg on rice, buttered noodles with parmesan cheese fresh out of the shaker, or a spoonful of peanut butter as a treat. For some, they're easy things they could make themselves to eat when they were kids; for others, they're a sign that their families didn't have much and were making do."
"Search the hashtag #strugglemeal on Tik Tok and you'll see tens of thousands of videos on the subject. Some users share their favorite childhood struggle meals in a nostalgic way, waxing poetic about how good a microwaved baked potato can be if only you happened to have shredded cheese in the house. This one about the masterpiece that is melted cheese on top of tortilla chips (which I have heard called poverty nachos before) racked up nearly a thousand comments."
Struggle meals are inexpensive snacks and meals such as melted shredded cheese on tortilla chips, a fried egg on rice, buttered noodles with shaker parmesan, or a spoonful of peanut butter as a treat. The trend appears widely on TikTok under #strugglemeal, with tens of thousands of videos showing nostalgic childhood recipes and ultra-cheap meal plans. Creators share grocery lists and pricing that can feed families on tight budgets, and viewers respond with nostalgic and practical comments about favorites like microwaved baked potato or "poverty nachos." Some posts provide practical budget menus and tips for feeding households economically.
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