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Vegan Food Made Cheap and Easy

April 26, 2012

Hello Christine,

I’ve been wanting to make a dietary change for a while and I’ve come across this vegan lifestyle. I’m just trying to find a way to stick to the diet with a low budget and not a lot of time to shop for and cook all of these complex dishes. Are there any basic foods that I can start off eating that can be easily found in a grocery store and without a huge price tag?

~ Cassie

Hi Cassie,

Thanks for writing! Congratulations on your change in diet. For a healthy and low-cost vegan diet, focus on eating fresh veggies, fruits, beans, legumes, grains, nuts and seeds. A few ways to save money include:

  • Buy beans, grains, nuts and seeds in the bulk section if your grocery offers this.
  • Use dried beans instead of canned beans to save money.
  • Skip organic if it’s too expensive. Eating whole foods is what matters most — in my humble opinion.
  • Skip packaged foods — even if it’s vegan. They usually cost more and are typically less healthy.
  • Check the weekly ads at your grocery and buy what’s on sale.
  • Make food at home and enjoy with family and friends.

I have written a few blogs posts that I think may be helpful:

Cheers to healthy, vegan living!
Christine

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Gardening and the City

September 21, 2011

Urban Gardening

Community gardens enjoy a long history in the U.S. and are popping up all over urban areas. More and more people are growing their own food. Doing so encourages self-sufficiency, saving money and a sense of pride. A community garden also builds a sense of, well, community among neighbors often lost in an urban setting.

For several years, I envied the gardeners involved in the gardens in my area. In 2009 I participated in a “veggie bike and dine” where we toured several community gardens on the North side of Chicago. I was in awe of what these folks were accomplishing and practically in my backyard.

Fast forward to December 2010. My boyfriend joined a group of folks starting a new community garden in our neighborhood. This group started late in the Summer of 2009. It took two years and a lot of hard work to take a small, forgotten city park and turn half of it into an official community garden with beds ready for planting. This city park was so forgotten that neighborhood gossip suggests it was used as a brothel until the sofa hidden behind the trees was removed. Seriously.
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