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 the author of the Plant Based on a Budget cookbook, co author of the Friendly Vegan 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 and their rescue dog in Sacramento California.

How her plant based journey began 1:22
The benefits she has seen 5:50
Some of the best sources of protein 10:13
Favorite sources of fiber 19:18
Calcium 22:53
Preparing plant based meals 25:08
Healthy plant based Thanksgiving dishes 30:32
Tips for substituting foods 34:01
For people who “need” meat 36:46

“I’ve gone through many different phases of cooking. I originally was inspired by my family who helped me create Plant Based on a Budget. They didn’t directly help me, but they were the exact people I wanted to reach. They were suffering from all kinds of diet related health issues and I wanted to help them eat healthier, so I took our family’s recipes and started making them plant based versions.” 32:24

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