“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
― Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
There are a lot of reasons to eat more plants, and a lot of misconceptions about what that means. What we’re trying to do at Plant Based on a Budget is to show how affordable, easy, and delicious eating a plant based diet can be, how you don’t have to shop at specialty grocery stores or restock your pantry with all kinds of unfamiliar products and substitutes, and, most of all, how you don’t have to sacrifice time, taste, or money in the pursuit of healthier, tastier eating.
Though all of our recipes are plant based, we’re not advocating a political agenda, and we’re not making a list of Things You Shouldn’t Eat. We’re just a bunch of people who love food and cooking, and want to share some of the recipes and tips we’ve learned along the way.
More than anything, we think that everyone should be able to cook delicious, healthy food without spending a fortune. That’s the goal of our site: plant based, on a budget.
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TONI OKAMOTO is the founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, the popular website and meal plan that shows you how to save dough by eating veggies. She’s also author of the Plant-Based on a Budget cookbook, The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook, and the co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast. Okamoto’s work has been profiled by NBC News, Parade Magazine, and she’s a regular presence on local and national morning shows across the country, where she teaches viewers how to break their meat habit without breaking their budget. She was also featured in the popular documentary What the Health. When she’s not cooking up a plant-based storm, she’s spending time with her husband in Sacramento, CA.
You can find Toni on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
I speak at conferences, universities, elementary schools, and veg fests educating on plant-based eating on a budget. It ‘s my passion to break the misconception that veganism is too expensive, and to share how it is accessible, fun, and delicious.
For more information, contact: Toni (at) plantbasedonabudget (dot) com
Toni is the author of the Plant-Based on a Budget cookbook, The Friendly Vegan Cookbook, Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plans, andThe Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook.
Through 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.
Expect go-to kitchen tips to make meal planning a breeze, helpful shopping lists, and directions for making your own staples—nut milks, dressings, pasta sauces, and breads. The Friendly Vegan Cookbook is filled with meals that will become your new favorites and go-to staples for when you have meat-lovers to impress. Because amazing food should be shared.
Does spending as little as $3 a day on all your food sound too good to be true? Believe it. The Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plan has helped countless people save thousands of dollars a year, while also saving their health, the planet, and animals.
By using a slow cooker for both full meals and basic staples, cooking instructor and founder of the popular food blog, Plant Based on a Budget, Toni Okamoto creates simple, healthy meals that are packed full of flavor and nutrients. In The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook, Toni shows you how to get your money’s worth when making vegan meals at home. The easy-to-follow recipes in The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook make it simple to enjoy healthy vegan meals that you’ll love to eat―without the fuss of using multiple pots and pans.
In my mission to make plant-based eating more exciting, accessible, and achievable, I create short videos that can be seen on the Plant-Based on a Budget andWorld of Vegan (co-produced with Michelle Cehn).
I’m the co-host of the Plant-Powered People Podcast, and the former co-host (season one) of the Business for Good Podcast.
Life is always easier and more exciting when you have friends to share in your journey, and the path to plant-based living is no exception! On the Plant-Powered People Podcast, you’ll hear from folks who’ve embraced plant-based living while they share their experiences overcoming obstacles in the most graceful (and sometimes not-so-graceful) ways.
Join hosts Toni Okamoto and Paul Shapiro as they talk with some of the leading start-up entrepreneurs and titans of industry alike using their businesses to help solve the world’s most pressing problems.
