In this episode on Teach Me How To Vegan we share some easy and doable tips for improving your food budget, we share our food budget and how we determined our budget, and some meal ideas that feed a family of four for five dollars or less. We include ideas for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and some of our go-to meals.

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Recipes Mentioned:

Cooked Oats. https://www.veggiesdontbite.com/simple-oatmeal/

Overnight Oats  https://lovingitvegan.com/almond-butter-overnight-oats/

Instant Pot Porridge   https://veggiechick.com/instant-pot-oatmeal/

Smoothies  https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-green-smoothie/

Biscuits https://apnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Fluffy-Biscuits-Recipe.pdf

Gravy (use vegan butter and vegan milk)  https://www.food.com/recipe/most-simple-vegetarian-white-gravy-306761

Poor Man’s Sausage  http://icookandpaint.com/2018/12/03/meatless-sausagestarving-artist-fare/

Chili Stew   https://thekitchengirl.com/3-bean-vegan-chili/

Arroz con Gandules (omit the ham and use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth) https://www.delishdlites.com/recipe-index/holiday-recipes/arroz-con-gandules-puerto-rican-rice-with-pigeon-peas-recipe/

Curry https://minimalistbaker.com/30-minute-coconut-curry/

Tofu Fried Rice https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-vegan-fried-rice/

Cheese Sauce (for Mac-n-Cheese)  https://gourmandelle.com/best-vegan-nacho-cheese-sauce/

Tofu Scramble   https://apnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Tofu-Scramble-Recipe.pdf

Tofu Breakfast Bake https://apnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Tofu-Breakfast-Bake-Recipe.pdf

Vegan Egg Yolk  https://apnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Fried-Eggs-Recipe.pdf

Pancakes   https://apnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Pancakes-Recipe.pdf 

Tofu Bacon https://apnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tofu-Bacon-Strips-Recipe.pdf

Pizza Crust https://www.sugardishme.com/10-minute-pizza-dough/

Enchilada Stew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pmY9h51i1U

Green Chile Stew https://apnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Green-Chile-Stew-Recipe.pdf  

Products Mentioned:

Organic Rolled Oats https://www.bobsredmill.com/shop/oats/gluten-free-organic-old-fashioned-rolled-oats.html

Steel Cut Oats https://www.bobsredmill.com/shop/oats/gluten-free-organic-steel-cut-oats.html

Silk Soy Milk https://silk.com/plant-based-products/soymilk/original-soymilk/

Arrowhead Mills Organic Flour (Tony’s Favorite)  https://arrowheadmills.com/cpt_products/organic-all-purpose-flour/

Tofurky Deli Slices https://tofurky.com/what-we-make/deli-slices/

Morningstar Italian Sausage Crumbles https://www.morningstarfarms.com/en_US/products/meal-starters/msf-meal-starter-flavored-italian-sausage.html

Tofurkey Italian Sausage https://tofurky.com/what-we-make/sausages/italian/#flavormenu