I feel like the "vegan food is expensive" comes from all the mock meats/cheeses/chocolate/ice cream and other convenience vegan food which is definitely super expensive, but the basics of a vegan diet (rice, beans, chickpeas, season veg and everything else mentioned in this video) isn't inherently more expensive than a meat eating diet. Where veganism does become more challenging is for those without the knowledge, facilities, time or energy to spend time cooking or prepping cheap vegan food (ie those who are chronically ill, disabled or living in poverty, just for example) - but often those who use those arguments against veganism are nearly always not affected by any of those things. It's like they have this mentally of "well some people can't do it, so I'm not even going to try!" There are still vegans out there who manage to be vegan even though they live with some of those things (hi, it me, I'm chronically ill, low income and i have to eat a low fodmap diet) and it's very frustrating when some of my ailments are used as a reason for not being vegan when I'm here, managing to do it despite some of the barriers.
My shopping bills went down when I went vegan! Plus I save a lot of money on takeaways and stuff, too. I'd guesstimate I spend around £100 per month less on food now, and I eat a lot healthier too! To be fair, I do cook most of my meals from scratch, but I work from home and so I can do that :D
1. Shop online/don’t eat when hungry 2. Buy frozen food 3. Buy in season produce 4. Go for the food on sale (get to market early in Morning) 5. Don’t buy vegan alternatives just buy produce or grains 6. Buy in bulk in nonperishables 7. Buy local bc they usually have smaller packaging 8. Buy generic brand 9. Buy at ethnic markets 10. Buy things buy (they usually taste better too) 11. Freeze leftover fruit and veggies (unpeel them and freeze) 12. Don’t eat out 13. Stay hydrated to keep you full and plus it’s free 14. Plan your meals 15. Have leftovers for lunch 16. Batch cook 17. Use simple ingredient list 18. Get creative and use fridge recipes
I find making my own hummus actually goes further and it's cheaper, even if I do have to used tinned chickpeas because the zero waste shop doesn't have dried ones. I made use recipes a lot of the time that says serves 4, so love eating the leftovers another day.
I soak beans and chickpeas overnight and cook the following morning and then freeze in suitable quantities. When I’m doing chickpeas, I soak throughout the day and cook overnight in my slow cooker. They’re done by breakfast and then I freeze. Sometimes I save the cooking liquid as well as that’s aquafaba in ice cube trays.
I really appreciate this kind of content, so thank you! Really well thought out and original tips, great editing, chill and quiet background music and amazing vibes all-round. Thanks a ton!!!
I am probably twice your age guys. We learned this stuff in school in a subject called "home economics" and therefore I have always done the things you are suggesting - it is great you are getting this message across to younger people. I fear there is a whole generation who don't know this type of thing as "common sense".
Sometimes fresh produce is actually more pricey, & all that pre-packaged “vegan TM” food is typically way overpriced for me & my fixed-income budget. I typically (bc I gotta) avoid all that gimmicky “vegan-TM” stuff-experience has taught me that those foods WILL break a tight budget-So I ❤️ that you’re offering these tips! I’ve gotten “really good at “super-low-budget-vegan poverty eating!” Thanks be to my InstantPot, I know now that canned beans will never-ever taste better than beans that were cooked from dry. Thank you, InstantPot, right??!! :))) My first stop for groceries in the USA is my local Dollar Tree store-I’ve found so, so much fantastic food there; they have frozen veg, frozen berries-today I even found vegan burger patties. I’ve never tried them before, but here’s to hoping they taste good, at least! I was so excited to find those! I also got tons of different beans (dry &&& canned), as well as lentil soups, Himalayan pink salt...marinades for tofu or other beans, tempeh...anything you can imagine! (& I’ll hit up my regular grocery store-esp the produce section (!!!!) tomorrow. I’m way more excited about that than is likely typical. Heh. I guess I’ve learned in my (very few) months as a committed vegan, that everything is possible on any budget. It’s just really all about your ingenuity/problem-solving skills & abilities to plan ahead for like a week. I’m such a creature of habit & routine-but my vegan lifestyle just began w such tiny & incredibly simple steps. I don’t handle change very well, but going vegan was personally just the next logical step among so many that I guess eventually create a lifelong commitment to vegan eating & living. So-Ok, I’ll cook-cook a few times during a month-I love those days bc I really enjoy honing all my knife skills, for example. I’m really into all that kitchen minutiae-my favorite moments are those when I get home from the market & have the time to just focus on the “chopping days.” Those days that I spend in my kitchen are my favorite days, tbh! From there, all my typical daily meals (LOTS of lentils!!) are prepped early & either frozen or just thrown into the fridge. I love that I can create a fantastic vegan meal from a fridge-raid & other random bits from my pantry! Anyway, I guess I’m just really grateful & stoked on my vegan journey right now. Had a. Bit of a bumpy road for a couple of weeks, but here we are-four months & no animal flesh or byproduct consumed. (Yay!) I lime this channel bc BOSH! really knows how to make vegan fun. I needed this video today. Thx!!
If you go to the local market, go about half an hour before it closes. Often, sellers will cut down on their prices so they don't end up with so much waste!
Hey there! 🌱 Oh, I just stumbled upon your video, "21 Tips for Eating Vegan on a Budget!" 🙌🏼 Totally needed this! Can't wait to save some green while munching on those greens! 😜 Thanks for sharing these budget-friendly plant-based hacks! 🥦💚 #VeganOnABudget #SavingGreenEatingGreen
Thanks for the tips! I end up spending a lot of money on vegan meats as my husband is transitioning to a more plant based way of eating and misses all the meat that he used to eat. We do need to be more creative and you guys are definitely inspiring! ❤️Kathy
When you flashed that package of nearly expired veggies, I immediately thought of a veggie stew with tamari and cocoa and mushrooms. Cheap Cheap cheap.
Love this video! I'm very cheap, so I've always known that a vegan diet was perfect for me! We always need to think about nutrition no matter what we eat - vegan, meat or otherwise; the same goes for supplements. Anyway, the video was full of excellent tips! Thank you :)
Glass storage containers (anchor hocking) are way better than tupperware. No leaching or staining of plastic. I try to not use anything packaged in plastic or cans.
I think that vegan food can be expensive if you couldn’t cook at your place and you live in a country where carnism is a normal, cultural thing. I live in a dorm where cooking is not allowed so it’s hardest for me :(((
Not sure why you would need multivitamins if like you say, you can get everything you need from the veggies, grains, pasta etc. Kind of sends out a mixed message? Also, buying things in bulk is a great idea, but if you are living on a budget chances are you are living in a very small space like in a house share....So not necessarily that practical 😕
You can’t get b12 and dha without eating fortified foods or taking vitamins. Other than that, I personally prefer to take my vitamins rather than spend the time and effort looking into everything I eat to make sure I get my vitamins (which are pretty cheap)
Jenny and you can buy bulk from a bulk bin and get exactly what you need for the week, but if you don’t have those around you it would be difficult i agree 😕
My local market is often more expensive than my local co-op for veg. 😲 Also, the phrases “for cheap” and “for free” are grammatically incorrect; you can drop the word “for”.
You shouldn’t eat pasta everyday , you should eat it every4 days as it takes 3 days average for your body to digest , eating it regularly will make you constipated
Vegan food has the cheapest cost at the highest quality, and all that food is completely unsubsidized. Meat is expensive. I don’t know how anybody affords meat.
@@cloudthief8918 It costed me. I was showing symptoms of long term heavy metal exposure from the recycling plant that was a mile from my house. It was even in the national news that they falsified the readings on gauges so they were spewing more lead into the local area than was legally allowed. 2 years ago with Northern Metals. It was hell.
If you drink more than 150ml per day, fruit juice is bad for you. As fructose can only be broken down by liver cells, without the fibre in whole fruit or smoothies, after long term can result in fatty liver disease
I feel like the "vegan food is expensive" comes from all the mock meats/cheeses/chocolate/ice cream and other convenience vegan food which is definitely super expensive, but the basics of a vegan diet (rice, beans, chickpeas, season veg and everything else mentioned in this video) isn't inherently more expensive than a meat eating diet.
Where veganism does become more challenging is for those without the knowledge, facilities, time or energy to spend time cooking or prepping cheap vegan food (ie those who are chronically ill, disabled or living in poverty, just for example) - but often those who use those arguments against veganism are nearly always not affected by any of those things. It's like they have this mentally of "well some people can't do it, so I'm not even going to try!" There are still vegans out there who manage to be vegan even though they live with some of those things (hi, it me, I'm chronically ill, low income and i have to eat a low fodmap diet) and it's very frustrating when some of my ailments are used as a reason for not being vegan when I'm here, managing to do it despite some of the barriers.
My shopping bills went down when I went vegan! Plus I save a lot of money on takeaways and stuff, too. I'd guesstimate I spend around £100 per month less on food now, and I eat a lot healthier too! To be fair, I do cook most of my meals from scratch, but I work from home and so I can do that :D
1. Shop online/don’t eat when hungry
2. Buy frozen food
3. Buy in season produce
4. Go for the food on sale (get to market early in Morning)
5. Don’t buy vegan alternatives just buy produce or grains
6. Buy in bulk in nonperishables
7. Buy local bc they usually have smaller packaging
8. Buy generic brand
9. Buy at ethnic markets
10. Buy things buy (they usually taste better too)
11. Freeze leftover fruit and veggies (unpeel them and freeze)
12. Don’t eat out
13. Stay hydrated to keep you full and plus it’s free
14. Plan your meals
15. Have leftovers for lunch
16. Batch cook
17. Use simple ingredient list
18. Get creative and use fridge recipes
Long time vegan here, but still loved hearing all this info! Your recipes are amazing!
I find making my own hummus actually goes further and it's cheaper, even if I do have to used tinned chickpeas because the zero waste shop doesn't have dried ones. I made use recipes a lot of the time that says serves 4, so love eating the leftovers another day.
I soak beans and chickpeas overnight and cook the following morning and then freeze in suitable quantities. When I’m doing chickpeas, I soak throughout the day and cook overnight in my slow cooker. They’re done by breakfast and then I freeze. Sometimes I save the cooking liquid as well as that’s aquafaba in ice cube trays.
I really appreciate this kind of content, so thank you! Really well thought out and original tips, great editing, chill and quiet background music and amazing vibes all-round. Thanks a ton!!!
I am probably twice your age guys. We learned this stuff in school in a subject called "home economics" and therefore I have always done the things you are suggesting - it is great you are getting this message across to younger people. I fear there is a whole generation who don't know this type of thing as "common sense".
So much more affordable and so much better for you! 100% - love shopping for what's in season the most for even more savings.
You're doing very well guys! 👍👌 Nice video with useful tips for new vegans, and nice you mentioned other fab youtubers 🙏 Keep it up 💪🙌
Sometimes fresh produce is actually more pricey, & all that pre-packaged “vegan TM” food is typically way overpriced for me & my fixed-income budget. I typically (bc I gotta) avoid all that gimmicky “vegan-TM” stuff-experience has taught me that those foods WILL break a tight budget-So I ❤️ that you’re offering these tips! I’ve gotten “really good at “super-low-budget-vegan poverty eating!”
Thanks be to my InstantPot, I know now that canned beans will never-ever taste better than beans that were cooked from dry. Thank you, InstantPot, right??!! :))) My first stop for groceries in the USA is my local Dollar Tree store-I’ve found so, so much fantastic food there; they have frozen veg, frozen berries-today I even found vegan burger patties. I’ve never tried them before, but here’s to hoping they taste good, at least! I was so excited to find those! I also got tons of different beans (dry &&& canned), as well as lentil soups, Himalayan pink salt...marinades for tofu or other beans, tempeh...anything you can imagine! (& I’ll hit up my regular grocery store-esp the produce section (!!!!) tomorrow. I’m way more excited about that than is likely typical. Heh.
I guess I’ve learned in my (very few) months as a committed vegan, that everything is possible on any budget. It’s just really all about your ingenuity/problem-solving skills & abilities to plan ahead for like a week. I’m such a creature of habit & routine-but my vegan lifestyle just began w such tiny & incredibly simple steps. I don’t handle change very well, but going vegan was personally just the next logical step among so many that I guess eventually create a lifelong commitment to vegan eating & living.
So-Ok, I’ll cook-cook a few times during a month-I love those days bc I really enjoy honing all my knife skills, for example. I’m really into all that kitchen minutiae-my favorite moments are those when I get home from the market & have the time to just focus on the “chopping days.” Those days that I spend in my kitchen are my favorite days, tbh!
From there, all my typical daily meals (LOTS of lentils!!) are prepped early & either frozen or just thrown into the fridge. I love that I can create a fantastic vegan meal from a fridge-raid & other random bits from my pantry! Anyway, I guess I’m just really grateful & stoked on my vegan journey right now. Had a. Bit of a bumpy road for a couple of weeks, but here we are-four months & no animal flesh or byproduct consumed. (Yay!)
I lime this channel bc BOSH! really knows how to make vegan fun. I needed this video today. Thx!!
If you go to the local market, go about half an hour before it closes. Often, sellers will cut down on their prices so they don't end up with so much waste!
Hey there! 🌱 Oh, I just stumbled upon your video, "21 Tips for Eating Vegan on a Budget!" 🙌🏼 Totally needed this! Can't wait to save some green while munching on those greens! 😜 Thanks for sharing these budget-friendly plant-based hacks! 🥦💚 #VeganOnABudget #SavingGreenEatingGreen
Great Video. You guys are Awesome. Thanks again for the Info.
Thanks for the tips! I end up spending a lot of money on vegan meats as my husband is transitioning to a more plant based way of eating and misses all the meat that he used to eat. We do need to be more creative and you guys are definitely inspiring! ❤️Kathy
I like that you mentioned other channels that might help as well. 👍
When you flashed that package of nearly expired veggies, I immediately thought of a veggie stew with tamari and cocoa and mushrooms. Cheap Cheap cheap.
mary sibb Love all things vegan-cheap!!
Very good tips, Gents. Yes, we enjoy your channel as well as the Happy Pear’s! 👍
Thanks guys!
the last few tips about cooking and recipes were so useful for me! Thank you so much!!
The water from my tap is toxic, but I'll do everything else😂 great video👍
I filter mine with a water filter - Everything I put it in comes out miles better!
I do most of this ,but I’ve still learned something here although I am also gluten intolerant which more difficult 😃
Great video, even after 4 years it is still really relevant.
Soooo true!!! We pay less then we did before we went vegan. :D
My How to Live Vegan Book arrived today and my BOSH Healthy Vegan Book arrived yesterday :-) great video Guys!
Brilliant lads 💪🏻
Love this video! I'm very cheap, so I've always known that a vegan diet was perfect for me! We always need to think about nutrition no matter what we eat - vegan, meat or otherwise; the same goes for supplements. Anyway, the video was full of excellent tips! Thank you :)
Vegan for 13 years and going strong! Cheers, mates🙏🏻🍀💚
I like your videos very much, you are great!
Glass storage containers (anchor hocking) are way better than tupperware. No leaching or staining of plastic. I try to not use anything packaged in plastic or cans.
Love you guys!
Go on!
Peace
Stephan :-)
Now I really want to hear what you said in response to that panaler comment.
Can I find your new book in stores in Australia?
Kombucha is where it's at. Fizzy, Fruity, SO GOOD.
@@FABIOof119 It's not fizzy or fruity. Of course it won't compare. Completely different product?
@@FABIOof119 Dairy is scary. No thanks.
@@FABIOof119 Not from another animal though. My mothers milk is human milk.
@@FABIOof119 Check your facts... Also, we are not in the wild.
@@FABIOof119 Funny how you represent yourself with a plant pokemon, but preach exploitation and such.
Nice!
Bravo! 👍💚🌱😍🌎
👍
How do you unpeeled a banana?
Go Bosh :)
I think that vegan food can be expensive if you couldn’t cook at your place and you live in a country where carnism is a normal, cultural thing.
I live in a dorm where cooking is not allowed so it’s hardest for me :(((
Damn. Did you look into a raw vegan diet? This diet involves zero cooking.
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No 22. Use a pressure cooker -- cooks things fast, saves time and electricity/gas and preserves nutrients better
Not sure why you would need multivitamins if like you say, you can get everything you need from the veggies, grains, pasta etc. Kind of sends out a mixed message?
Also, buying things in bulk is a great idea, but if you are living on a budget chances are you are living in a very small space like in a house share....So not necessarily that practical 😕
You can’t get b12 and dha without eating fortified foods or taking vitamins. Other than that, I personally prefer to take my vitamins rather than spend the time and effort looking into everything I eat to make sure I get my vitamins (which are pretty cheap)
Jenny and you can buy bulk from a bulk bin and get exactly what you need for the week, but if you don’t have those around you it would be difficult i agree 😕
My local market is often more expensive than my local co-op for veg. 😲
Also, the phrases “for cheap” and “for free” are grammatically incorrect; you can drop the word “for”.
You shouldn’t eat pasta everyday , you should eat it every4 days as it takes 3 days average for your body to digest , eating it regularly will make you constipated
Vegan food has the cheapest cost at the highest quality, and all that food is completely unsubsidized. Meat is expensive. I don’t know how anybody affords meat.
Have your soil checked for heavy metals before you eat from your garden. :(
People always neglect this
@@cloudthief8918 It costed me. I was showing symptoms of long term heavy metal exposure from the recycling plant that was a mile from my house. It was even in the national news that they falsified the readings on gauges so they were spewing more lead into the local area than was legally allowed. 2 years ago with Northern Metals. It was hell.
1:32 banara? Wtf
I don't agree that it's a privilege
Fruit juice bad for your health? I disagree... 😱
If you drink more than 150ml per day, fruit juice is bad for you. As fructose can only be broken down by liver cells, without the fibre in whole fruit or smoothies, after long term can result in fatty liver disease
Just my opinion: skip the juice and eat the fruit. It's healthier: contains more fiber, usually has fewer calories, and fills you up.
Eat your food! Juice and smoothies are so yesterday.