Street Cents stretches lunch money at the salad bar
A chickpea sandwich anchors five uploads, alongside snack shopping and the new Roomies 4Ever comedy series.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
$5 Vegetarian Lunch CHALLENGE 🥪 #FoodChallenge #Vegetarian #Budget #StreetCents
Street Cents finds a useful loophole in the grocery shop: a pay-by-weight salad bar means buying just enough vegetables and dressing for a sandwich, rather than whole packages of everything.
That small shopping decision helps Hannah and her co-host bring their vegetarian lunch in at $4.26. Inspired by Kay Chun's chickpea salad sandwich recipe, they compare chickpea prices, negotiate the price of a bakery bun at St. Lawrence Market and head back to the kitchen to mash, mix and assemble. The finished sandwich is the week's most-watched new upload. In the comments, viewers trade sandwich ideas, including hummus, and one admits to struggling with vegetarian fillings.
The budget-food experiments continue in the snack challenge, with Hannah shopping at Nations Fresh Foods while Sam tries fast-food restaurants. But three of the week's five uploads take household spending into fictional territory. Roomies 4Ever is a staged comedy series starring Hannah and Daibei, whose ridiculously detailed roommate agreement meets shared expenses, a boyfriend with a key and a proposed bedroom swap. Knowing what you owe is one thing; agreeing on it is apparently another.
The channel's strongest daily momentum belongs to an older clothing comparison: Value Village and H&M face the same shopping list of a white T-shirt, black hoodie and gray sweatpants. Its focus on price, quality and shopping time keeps the bargain-hunting remit broader than lunch.
Street Cents added about a million views over the week while its subscriber count held steady. Among nearby food channels, Broccoli Mum and Golden Brown Coffee drew larger weekly audiences, with Street Cents next. Its own daily viewing is currently above its usual level, with that thrift-store question doing much of the work.
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What viewers say
i’m always so bad at making vegetarian sandwiches this one looks sooo good
@kyliej8160See it on YouTubeAlso I've used hummus on a sandwich before. It's good!
@CrackrzzSee it on YouTubeWow! That is a sandwich I'd be willing to try. Great job ladies.
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That sandwich looks Soo good 😋
Something worth more than 5 dollars🤤@Every_Video_CommenterSee it on YouTubeI have missed this
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The videos drawing views on Street Cents right now
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- Channel
- Street Cents
- Subscribers
- 337,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,013,700
- Videos published this week
- 5
- Video published
- November 1, 2026
- Video views so far
- 73,440
- Views on its first day
- 20,793
The numbers
Here's how Street Cents's week looks in views and subscribers.
💡 Test your knowledge
Where do the Street Cents hosts buy small portions of vegetables and dressing for their sandwich?
The pay-by-weight grocery salad bar lets them buy small amounts while staying within their lunch budget.


