$20 Vegan 1 Week Meal Prep in 1 hour!? (Healthy & Easy)
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- $20 Vegan 1 Week Meal Prepped in 1 hour! Is it possible in the US in 2023? Back in 2016 Cheap Lazy Vegan posted a $20 Canadian ($15 US) budget meal prep video in Wal-Mart. And today we decided to recreate her grocery list to see how expensive it is in today's dollars. I also wanted to see how easy her recipes were to make and how tasty they are.
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🕒 Timestamps
00:00 intro
00:21 shopping & checking out
2:15 going over everything I bought
4:29 meal prepping & taste testing
14:42 BLOOPERS!
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• MEAL PREP FOR THE WEEK...
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🛍️ Itemized grocery list
-If I didn't get the seasoned tofu (which is not crucial to this meal prep) everything would have been $16.88!
2lb. of white rice $1.62
2xcans of seasoned diced tomatoes $1.76 (total)
canned black beans .78
canned chickpeas .78
instant oats $1.68
fresh mushrooms $1.78
fresh spinach $1.98
16oz. penne pasta .98
dijon mustard $1.50
frozen corn .98
taco seasoning .52
5 bananas $1.11
lemon poppy seed flavored tofu $4.53
fresh broccoli $1.41
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Can I say how glad I am to see this channel active again?? We love to see it and we love the Scott inclusion.
Thanks! I'm glad you're here for it!
Yess dont go anywhere please
A really cheap vegetable is an old fashioned head of cabbage. Red cabbage is especially healthy.
Truuuue
But where was momdre. Can't believe you went to a supermarket without her 😂
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So happy to see this channel is active again. Yes, plant based eating don’t need to be expensive. In fact in my college days 30yrs ago, rice+veggies is my go to food when i was down to my last $100. That lasted me a whole month too. To top it all off i did my grocery shopping at chinese/asian supermarket that sells all sorts of Asian veggies for cheap+10kg or 20kg bag of rice. It costed me about $50 back then. While it might cost close to $100 these days, it’s still cheap than having to buy meat, cheese & eggs.
Sounds like you know from experience how affordable it can be!
@@NoEggCraig Hey Craig, I Just wanted to let you know that the Beyond Burgers, and sausages are at some Dollar Trees this month and were only $1.25! Another channel, PrettyNFlawed, featured them in her new Dollar Tree shop with me video. I was shocked to see them that cheap. Just FYI :)
@@NoEggCraig not just affordable but also quick. I never realize until i switched to plant based eating how much work it takes to make animal edible, not to mention expensive. I now live in my home country of Indonesia and plant based eating is even cheaper.
It's so good to see you doing a budget meal video again and also interesting to realise it was based on one that Rose did.
I actually first discovered you from way back in the day when you used to do your own budget weeks at Aldi first I think and then other stores, so I'd be more interested to see what you would come up with on your own. Look forward to hopefully seeing that come to fruition. Thanks 😊
I do plan on doing some of my own!
Some great takeaways from doing this experiment, Craig. It’s also fun that you’re shooting with Scott and can get his feedback and opinions, too.
Yes, and since he's not vegan and doesn't like healthy food he has a very different perspective lol
That purple pan is soooo pretty ❤
I enjoyed this so much. I've watched cheap, lazy vegan for many years and that made it extra fun. I hope you are going to do more like this.
Maybe trying other people's budget meal plans and coming up with my own!
So glad you are back! I loved this video!
Thanks Cathy!
Thanks for this fun vidya and all the tips and tricks to stretch your money. It all looked yummy. Thanks, Craig and Scott.
Thanks for watching Crystal!
Thanks! Fun, and practical ideas...
I'd love to see more of these at different budgets!!!
For anyone interested, The Beyond Meat burgers and sausages are at Dollar Tree this month for only $1.25! I was completely shocked to see them there. A channel on RUclips, PrettyNFlawed, just did a Dollar Tree shopping video and there they were. Enjoy :)
That's actually really good to know!
Not my dollar tree 😢
I’m pumped. I’ve watched the “one week eating only this food “ playlists multiple times.
I'm glad you liked it!
Rose usually has everything written out on her blog so it's a bit easier to follow 😉
Oh that helps! I didn't know that!
Thanks for sharing ❤
Thanks for watching!
I love these types of videos 😂😂
Thanks!
I'd also like to thank you for reminding me of Rose's budget video as I had watched this one back when she first uploaded it but hadn't gone back to it in a while, so now am inspired to make some of these dishes again.
I actually don't mind tinned corn and think compared to other tinned vegetables corn isn't bad that way, as opposed to things like asparagus, green beans and peas.
Here in Australia frozen corn costs about double what tinned corn does, so that's another thing to think about.
There's other budget videos of hers that I'd enjoy watching you try, one she did with lentil patties and many other things and made so much food from what she bought, it looked like about two weeks worth!
Nice to see you cooking in your parents house too, have followed you for a while and always enjoy your easygoing way of doing things. 😊🌽🥦
I hope you try some of the things from this video!
Craig: simple dressing: 3 TBL good balsamic vinegar, 2 TBL dijon mustard, 1 TB maple syrup--delish! and easy! :) Great video--enjoyed! :) Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :) LOVE THOSE COOKING VIDEOS!
That's actually very similar to what I usually do...but those ingredients weren't in the budget of this video haha
@@NoEggCraig That's my "go-to" dressing: quick, easy & delish! Loving those cooking videos, Craig! :) Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)
Canned corn is surprisingly not bad. I think because corn is tough enough to withstand the canning process without turning mushy.
In your opinion 😂I've had it before lol
love your,e content,and love vegan food
Thanks!
I totally agree with you on the corn. Frozen corn is so much better. I also went to frozen veggies to save money. That taco seasoning tip, I will have to it a try. Mustard to me is not a dressing. 😂😂 love these kind of videos! 👍🏻😄
But on that tight of a budget making a good dressing would be very difficult!
@@NoEggCraig May favorite dressing is 1 tbs balsamic, 1 the deli mustard, and a tbs water … I don’t add oil and use immediately. ( Note: I have some White balsamic and it’s really sweet so it makes it taste almost like a honey mustard… )
While “gourmet” type vinegars can be expensive…I find they last a very long time. A person could use cheaper vinegars. I also stock up if I ever see them on clearance ( because expired vinegar… it’s just “aged” 😂).
Take in account inflation and 21 dollars is an awesome take away price! Add liquid smoke or smoked Paprika to regular Tofu and you have the flavor you need.
Right!? That was pretty good!
I hate both mushrooms AND Olives, so I'd be all set and stay within! 😂
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Impressive!! I bet if you had bought regular tofu instead of the pre-seasoned kind, you probably would have come in on budget! I love Dijon mustard so the pasta salad actually sounds intriguing to me, haha.
Truuue, I just didn't have anything to season it with haha
I love rose and I love YOU! Your both so helpful with recipes and hacks to help any vegan make awesome choices! Thank you for this! Love it! And you did good financially. Price of food is nuts! Have you tried the chickpea pasta? Red lentil pasta? Aside from the price I love it! What do you think?😊
Thanks! I eat lentil pasta quite a bit haha but like you said definitely not a budget food
Really en. New subscriber
Canned corn is a staple for us. Sorry about the oatmeal opps. We only get plain oatmeal and add dried fruit or fruit as we desire. Loving these meal prep videos.
In the long run that might be cheaper too
That price wasn't too bad, Wal-Mart has gone up in its prices but its sill on the cheaper side. that same stuff could be more expensive at another store. I think you got a good variety of stuff as well. If you already have seasoning it makes it better. I think a little oil and vinegar mixed with the mustard would have made a nice salad 🥗 dressing. The meals did look good though and a good idea to save money👍
I 100% agree that that dressing could have absolutely been made better with a few extra ingredients. But To only use what was within the budget would have been very difficult!
Just in time, I'm broke and hungry 😊
Perfect!
The Beyond Burgers, and sausages are at some Dollar Trees this month and were only $1.25! Another channel, PrettyNFlawed, featured them in her new Dollar Tree shop with me video. I was shocked to see them that cheap. Just FYI :) I hope this helps. :)
Lentil soup with bread is my favorite cheapo meal 😄 That sucks about the oatmeal I have definitely grabbed stuff at the store and then been like…..I didn’t even read this lol.
If you mix the mustard with maple syrup (and maybe some vegan Mayo) it would be good.
Yeah I make "honey mustard" all the time with maple syrup
Rose also did a $3 a day challenge for a whole week I think (£2 for her at the time), which she was inspired to do after watching someone else do a $3 a day challenge.
That one was really good as well and she was able to buy a bit more food with that challenge so came up with some other creative dishes. It would be good to see you try that one out to compare and see what you think.
Thanks again for reminding me to get back to some of Cheap Lazy Vegan's videos, when I first got onto RUclips it was when I did the Live Below The Line Challenge and her videos came up as she'd also done it too, about seven years ago. They were very inspiring and thought provoking to watch, and probably a lot more relevant these days, so anyone reading this should definitely go and check them out!
I will check that out! And $3 a day is about the budget this video had haha
Excellent, I think you'll enjoy it. 😊
That's right actually that the budget is similar, however from memory the meals were quite different but with the same Rose logic applied to them of reusing or repurposing different things, so definitely worth a look. Let me know what you think. 👍
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I just need to point out that your outfit is very nice! You look great and this video is awesome! 😅 I get surprised too with the prices now; but if you don’t buy all the faux meats/cheeses or tofu type things, and eat a lot more fresh/frozen and safe/clean canned foods you’ll save a looot of moneys.
Haha thanks, and yes it a lot cheaper without the vegan meats and cheeses and ice creams!
@@NoEggCraig ahh I didn’t know you replied! 🫠🫶🏻
It can be cheap eating the healthy stuff. Sometimes. But lately things have just been creeping higher and higher. It’s awful!
Just an FYI, it's a four part series, not just one video, but they're all short videos, titled 'How To Live On $3 a Day'.
She applied the point you made where she got a lot of good staple items and did cook from scratch too, so cooked her dried chickpeas herself the night before, but then had some other items to make it easier too like frozen mixed vegetables and frozen brussel sprouts, no canned corn from memory!
This one would be a really interesting one to see if you could come close to what she spent if you tried to recreate it, definitely worth giving it a go, that would be good to watch! Thanks 😊
Oh okay, so the weekly budget didn't matter as much as the daily budget, that makes sense since you would have to buy in larger quantities to save money
So sorry but not sure I follow what you've said completely, however she still bought most of what she used at the beginning from the total amount she had to spend, and then bought two more items at the end with what was left. So I think in total she spent maybe £10/$15?? Still going with the same types of size packages as the other challenge, let me know if you watch this series though, it's a really good one, quite creative at times. 👍
Just to clarify too, the weekly budget and the daily budget both were important, as she only allowed herself to spend £10 for the 5 days, but it's just that it worked out to be £2 a day or $3 US. Hope I've explained it better now, thanks. 🙂
I also can't get behind canned corn * shivers *
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You have such pretty color eyes. Mine are this really light blue grey. A few times people have asked if I was a demon. LOL I wish mine where bright like yours.
I've never gotten a demon comment before, so you beat me 😂
I will never forget getting 10 boxes of bananas for free off a truck. All together there was 24, I just took what my coworkers didn't want and gave bananas away to my neighbors. I still ended up with 6 boxes. They hadn't been chilled so they would ripen. I had a chest freezer and box by box I ripened them and bagged them in the freezer. Had so much banana bread smoothies and nice cream and covered them in chocolate. 😅
Dannng eatin like a queen for months I'm sure 😂
@@NoEggCraig Was never so happy to have a big chest freezer in my life lol
I don’t shop for groceries at Walmart. My family owns a grocery store. Yes it’s a bit more expensive, but the quality is better. They have a butcher, deli where things are made by items in the store, not Sysco. The bakery is fresh every day at 4am. They have local grown fruits and vegetables.
Oh I'm sure the quality is a lot better there!
Jeez, broccoli here is about 4-7 bucks for that size. I do buy oatmeal in 9kg (About 20 pounds). That is unbelievably cost effective especially for oatmilk. I have perfected my recipe for that. It's about 1.70 for 1/2 gallon, Canadian. I saw someone mention that cabbage is cost effective. Last time in grocery I saw that smallish head of purple cabbage was 6 to 7 bucks.
It is so frustrating that veggies cost so much in comparison with dead animal's parts and secretions.
I know that in the US the government subsidizes meat so that it's more affordable, but there isn't as much money in Bigg Cabbage 😕
@@NoEggCraig It's funny that you mentioned that. Once someone asked me why if broccoli was so good for you, that it isn't pushed more, and I said the animal ag industry is subsidized with bigg monies, and they told me, "oh yeah, you don't think bigg broccoli tearing up the environment is a thing?!" what can one say to that?
lol I love instant oatmeal for breakfast because the apple cinnamon from Trader Joe’s is vegan
Yeah most are! haha
Maybe you need to have a word to youtube's ad department. The first ad I got before your video started was for a supermarkets roast pork. I'm going What The. Geez RUclips context is a bit off. I have a rice cooking "recipe" that takes 15 mins and has worked every time so far.
Key words that clearly spell out how non vegan the oatmeal you bought are: "Strawberries & Cream."
Sometimes we let our guard down or aren't paying as close attention as we should 🤷♂️ but we live and learn
Would love to see the comparison of how much the exact groceries would have cost at Aldi and Wegmans. If you bought regular tofu and baked it yourself you definitely would have been under $20. Did I miss you making the mustard “dressing”? Did you use some of the pasta water for it?
No that's just mustard lol and maybe add a 1 in front for Wegman's 😂
@@NoEggCraig oh noooo that’s definitely not salad dressing and yes on the wegman’s estimate 😂
This would have been cheaper in Aldi.. Back in 1982 I would do a week of food shopping, 3 meals a day including meat, for £16-18. I only had a fridge so no mass prep to be able to freeze meals.
Yes, there were definitely some things that could have been cheaper at Aldi, but I was trying to recreate her Wal-Mart video
How could you not read the ingredients on that oatmeal?? Otherwise a great video, dude. I hope you do some hiking/camping vlog type of stuff soon.
Lol I was capable of reading it 😂 I just wasn't as careful as I should have been
Actually, with your 2% back (yeah, I saw that card, you savvy saver), you are well under $20 (even with the mushrooms and the tofu).
Go No Egg Craig!
I'm all about those credit card points 😎
I would "like" this, but
phuque Malwart.
waaaait.... you're here! And why does it look like you're back in the house? I thought it sold?!?!
Haha it was sold...From my parents to me
Did you take into effect she is in Canada?
Yes, I mentioned that in the video actually
You did really Good. 👍 A vegetarian could add honey to the Mustard.
Thanks!
Cheese makes it all good.
Well as for the salad, they al can't be winners lol
With that few ingredients that's true haha
@@NoEggCraig lol It looked like it was lacking
I am not vegan but this was entertaining. You have great chemistry with your boyfriend
Lmao that's not my boyfriend, that's my employee 🤣
Lol
All that food looks awful. I just ate a steak rn. Nutritious and delicious. I feel amazing
Duh, you could've purchased plain quick already-vegan oatsfor substantially less than the strawberries/cream in packets you couldn't eat anyway
Did you mean to say 1 days' worth of meals because that does not look like enough food for a whole week!
Lmao I should have shown how much food was left over and how much total was prepared. But it made so much I had to freeze some of it so it wouldn't go bad before I could eat it all 😂
Just eat meat and eggs man. Reclaim your health. I don't mean this in a malicious way. I struggled as a vegan too and i can see your suffering. Animal based diet saved me.
Ain’t no way “water with a little bit of taco seasoning” broth can be the highlight of a meal😭 I can’t live like that
Lmao you might need to live on $30 a week then 😂