The Allsorts Podcast

Plant-based (and delicious!) on a budget with Nisha Melvani


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Have you been racking up your grocery bill trying to eat vegan? This episode will help you fix that. This week, we’re chatting with Nisha Melvani of the amazing Cooking for Peanuts blog, which is all about making plant-based cooking practical—and affordable.

About Nisha Melvani:

Nisha Melvani is the author of the new cookbook, Practically Vegan, as well as a registered dietitian and nutritionist. She studied pre-med at McGill University and later received her Master’s degree in Nutrition from Columbia University. Nisha then attended culinary school at the Natural Gourmet Institute in NYC. She’s also a Mom to three beautiful girls.

On this episode we chat about:

  • How Nisha took a detour as an investment banker before finding her calling in food and nutrition
  • Her experience growing up in both Jamaica and England—and how the contrast in cuisine influenced her culinary journey
  • How parenting changed the way Nisha cooks!
  • The 80/20 rule: what it is, and why it’s good for your mental health
  • Why going vegan takes a bit more mindfulness than becoming a vegetarian (e.g. you DO have to consider things like B12)
  • How to create a huge variety of interesting meals using the same ingredients
  • What we get wrong about plant-based nutrition
  • Tips for grocery shopping on a budget
  • Her three key meal builders: aromatics, fresh produce, and herbs & spices—and how to use them
  • Why she devoted a whole chapter to dressings and sauces
  • Learned something new? Have questions?

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    Connect with Nisha Melvani:

    Website: cookingforpeanuts.com

    Instagram: @cookingforpeanuts

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