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Eat vegan—for less!
Between low-paying jobs, car troubles, student loans, vet bills, and trying to pay down credit card debt, Toni Okamoto spent most of her early adult life living paycheck to paycheck. So when she became a vegan at age 20, she worried: How would she be able to afford that kind of lifestyle change?
Then she discovered how to be plant-based on a budget.
Through her popular website, Toni has taught hundreds of thousands of people how to eat a plant-strong diet while saving money in the process. With Plant-Based on a Budget, going vegan is not only an attainable goal, but the best choice for your health, the planet—and your wallet.
Toni’s guidance doesn’t just help you save money—it helps you save time, too. Every recipe in this book can be ready in around 30 minutes or less.
Through her imaginative and incredibly customizable recipes, Toni empowers readers to make their own substitutions based on the ingredients they have on hand, reducing food waste in the process.
Inside discover 100 of Toni’s “frugal but delicious” recipes, including:
5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Bites
Banana Zucchini Pancakes
Sick Day Soup
Lentils and Sweet Potato Bowl
PB Ramen Stir Fry
Tofu Veggie Gravy Bowl
Jackfruit Carnita Tacos
Depression Era Cupcakes
Real Deal Chocolate Chip Cookies
With a foreword by Michael Greger, MD, Plant-Based on a Budget gives you everything you need to make plant-based eating easy, accessible, and most of all, affordable.
Featured in the groundbreaking documentary What the Health
From the Publisher
Publisher : BenBella Books; First Edition (May 14, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 1946885983
ISBN-13 : 978-1946885982
Item Weight : 1.42 pounds
Dimensions : 9.02 x 0.64 x 7.05 inches
MommaLayne –
Eat Vegan Without Breaking the Bank
In Plant-Based on a Budget, Toni Okamoto offers a practical and inspiring guide for anyone looking to embrace a vegan lifestyle without financial stress. Drawing from her own experiences of living paycheck to paycheck, Toni reveals how she transitioned to a plant-based diet while navigating the challenges of low-income living.This comprehensive cookbook features 100 delicious and budget-friendly recipes, all designed to be ready in 30 minutes or less, making plant-based eating not only attainable but also convenient. The recipes range from 5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Bites and Banana Zucchini Pancakes to hearty dishes like Sick Day Soup and Jackfruit Carnita Tacos. Toni’s imaginative and customizable approach encourages readers to make substitutions based on available ingredients, which helps reduce food waste and maximize savings.With a foreword by Michael Greger, MD, Plant-Based on a Budget is an essential resource that demystifies vegan cooking, showing that anyone can enjoy healthy, flavorful meals without spending a fortune. This book empowers readers to take control of their diets and finances, proving that healthy eating can be both affordable and delicious.
V –
I thought I knew a lot about cooking on a budget ….
I thought I knew a lot about cooking on a budget but I was still eagerly awaiting this cookbook’s arrival as I had pre-ordered it some time ago, and it arrived this morning! I’m one of those people who will read a cookbook from cover to cover if I find anything useful in the early sections, and I’m so glad that this book does not disappoint at all. From the interesting “My Story” section to the tips for new cooks and seasoned cooks alike, and to the interesting recipes that are going to be really easy to make, I’m so looking forward to cooking from this book. In the past, I’d never have reviewed a cookbook without cooking from it, but it’s plain to see that the recipes are wonderful, very budget-friendly, creative and are going to be easy to put together. Tomorrow I’ll be making the Banana Zucchini Pancakes for breakfast and the Tofu Scramble for lunch. The Overnight Oats looks and sounds so delicious, I think that will be breakfast for the following day! Everything looks so fresh and interesting that I really want to try every single recipe in this book, and I shall.I like Toni’s little stories and the one about her dad holding up the line in a grocery store while making sure he was getting the sale price on an item when she was little, took me back to my childhood and grocery shopping with my mom because she’d do the same thing. Anytime I said “Mom, everyone is looking at us” if mom was taking too long to pick something at the market, or trying to decide if she should put something back, I’d get the same response, “So? They’re not paying our grocery bill!” LOL!!Can’t wait til’ I try every single recipe from this creative cookbook. I’ll post updates as I try the recipes.
S.C –
LOVE LOVE LOVE
This book is a HUGE staple for myself and my family. I make at least 1 recipe (at minimum) from here every week. The variety and ease of the recipes is great. I really appreciate how there are instant pot options for a lot of the meals too. My favorite part is the space at the end of each recipe where I can write my own notes for future reference. Tony does an amazing job at making eating healthy and vegan accessible to all. My husband is not vegan but he loves to eat the meals from this book.Whether you want to stretch your dollar out or you’re wanting to eat healthier this book is an investment! Definitely recommend for anyone to have in their kitchen <3
Some Lady –
Simply delidious
Just what it says it is–a real vegan, really inexpensive, simple, good-tasting recipe book. I’m sure the author actually made and enjoyed eating the recipes herself; it’s that good. Useful even if you aren’t vegan but want a mostly plant-based diet. Just add an egg or two, a few pieces of cooked chicken, use real instead of plant-based milk. No exotic time-consuming, unavailable or expensive procedures or ingredients are required This book is for real, really busy health-conscious folks with plenty of other things to do.
CC –
delicious, simple, fast, easy-to-find ingredients
I have way too many cookbooks, mostly vegan/vegetarian, but am only compelled to write reviews for some of them. While I love to spend an afternoon buying unique ingredients from various ethnic stores followed by more hours in the kitchen making my own bread/tortillas, sauces, desserts, etc., medical school has greatly limited my free time to grocery shop and prepare healthy meals. This book has been a godsend to help me prepare simple, healthy, delicious meals, usually with ingredients I already have on hand, in a timely manner. Many of the recipes seem basic, but then surprise my husband and me with how they end up being more than the sum of their parts. For example, I thought the pumpkin bites would be bland, but they were good enough I would make them again and again (I did add salt, as I do in pretty much everything). I couldn’t believe how yummy the chow (or lo?) mein was given it contained so little oil. I’ve made about a third of the recipes so far and none have disappointed. I also greatly appreciate that the author uses a lot of whole grains, but also isn’t afraid to use a little sugar or white flour in desserts or a tablespoon or two of oil in a main dish. For me it’s refreshing to have a cookbook written with this balance in mind (especially in a society that leans toward extremism and polarity). I strongly recommend buying this book and am thrilled to get her latest one in October!
Margaret Hostler –
This book gives you exactly what it promises.Recipes easy to follow, uses everyday products, and keeps costs down. Lots of good tips and beautifully illustrated. The odd time ingredients are listed as USA. E.g. cornstarch =cornflower, zucchini =courgette but no problem whatsoever. Wouldn’t part my book.
Krys A –
One of the drawbacks of some cookbooks is the difficulty in finding the ingredients, or they are “specialty” items that are not affordable. This book is great because it is accessible to anyone, regardless of income. Most of the ingredients can be purchased at any grocery store, and many would already exist in a typical kitchen. The instructions are straight forward and there are photos of the finished dishes. This book is a fantastic introduction to healthful, plant-based fare that doesn’t involve restocking your kitchen with new and unfamiliar foodstuff.
Miguel –
Lo compré para un regalo y la verdad que trae muchas recetas variadas. Súper sencillo y con ingredientes que puedes encontrar en cualquier supermercado. Como punto negativo se echa de menos una variedad de especias en las comidas para potenciar el sabor de los platos.
AnnaM –
Great book
Amazon Kunde –
Fantastic book. I use it all the time for my family meals.