In August, 2015, I spent a week eating a vegan diet on no more than $3 per day. It was an experiment in response to an article on the subject. I wanted to see if I could come up with a tasty diet that covered my nutritional needs. I came in below $21 for the week and there are things I could have made that I didn't.
As of now, I have not posted my recipes but when I do that, I'll include them here.
These are the links to each day's posts in chronological order.
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: An Introduction
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: Day 1
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: Day 2
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: Day 3
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: Day 4, Part 1
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: Day 4, Part 2
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: Day 5
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: Day 6
Eating Vegan on $3/Day: Day 7
Summary of Costs and Nutritional Analysis, Part 1
Summary of Costs and Nutritional Analysis, Part 2
Some More Cost-Effective Choices
Some recipes:
How to Make Really Tasty Soy Milk
Frugal Vegan Chili
Chocolate Soy Milk Pudding
Here is a summary of my diet for the week.
Day 1: Breakfast: Home made soy milk, bran flakes, banana, cup of tea: $.30
Lunch: Black beans and rice, kale, sliced tomato, tea: $. 90
Dinner: Chili, corn tortillas, broccoli, peach: $1.21
Snacks: PB&celery, chili, tortillas, carrots: .54
Total Day 1: 2.95
Day 2: Breakfast (same as Day 1): $.30
Lunch: Black beans & rice, kale: $.55
Dinner: Chili, corn tortillas, peach: $.99
Snacks: PB & celery, soy milk & bran flakes, carrots: $.65
Total: $1.89
Day 3: Breakfast: the usual: $.30
Lunch: Dal & rice, kale, tea: $.58
Dinner: Black beans & rice, tomato & tung-ho (a leafy green) salad: $.99
Snacks: Soy milk, kiwi, smashed potatoes, PB & celery, brown rice: $.76
Total: $2.63
Day 4: Breakfast: the usual: $.30
Lunch: Black beans & rice, kale, peach, tea: $1.01
Dinner: Chili, garlic pasta, tomato: $.65
Snacks: PB&celery, chocolate pudding, smashed potatoes, carrots, cantalope: $.87
Total: $2.76
Day 5: Breakfast: the usual: $.30
Lunch: Chili, tortillas, kale, cantalope, tea: $.47
Dinner: Bread, garlic spread, black beans: $.43
Snacks: Chocolate pudding, tofu, PB, peach: $1.04
Total: $2.24
Day 6: Breakfast: soy milk, bran flakes, kiwi, tea: $.39
Lunch: dal & rice, kale, tea: $.58
Dinner: Tofu, WW bread, tomato: $.53
Snacks: PB&celery, cantalope, carrots, brown rice: $.58
(two small muffins, free at an event)
Total: $2.08
Day 7: Breakfast: bran flakes, soy milk, cantalope, tea: $.30
Lunch: Dal & rice, broccoli, tea: $.68
Dinner: Cabbage & onions, chili, kale, black beans: $1.05
Snacks: Carrots, pb& celery, chocolate pudding, soy milk, tortillas: $.71
(two small cookies at a dance - free)
Total: $2.74
Total for the week: $18.30
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