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Toni Okamoto

Plant-Based on a Budget: Delicious Vegan Recipes for Under $30 a Week, in Less Than 30 Minutes a Meal Paperback – May 14, 2019

by Toni Okamoto (Author), MD FACLM Michael Greger (Foreword)

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Eat vegan—for less!

Between low-paying jobs, car troubles, student loans, vet bills, and trying to pay down credit card debt, Toni Okamoto spent most of her early adult life living paycheck to paycheck. So when she became a vegan at age 20, she worried: How would she be able to afford that kind of lifestyle change?

Then she discovered how to be plant-based on a budget.

Through her popular website, Toni has taught hundreds of thousands of people how to eat a plant-strong diet while saving money in the process. With Plant-Based on a Budget, going vegan is not only an attainable goal, but the best choice for your health, the planet—and your wallet.

Toni’s guidance doesn’t just help you save money—it helps you save time, too. Every recipe in this book can be ready in around 30 minutes or less.

Through her imaginative and incredibly customizable recipes, Toni empowers readers to make their own substitutions based on the ingredients they have on hand, reducing food waste in the process.

Inside discover 100 of Toni’s “frugal but delicious” recipes, including:

5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Bites
Banana Zucchini Pancakes
Sick Day Soup
Lentils and Sweet Potato Bowl
PB Ramen Stir Fry
Tofu Veggie Gravy Bowl
Jackfruit Carnita Tacos
Depression Era Cupcakes
Real Deal Chocolate Chip Cookies

With a foreword by Michael Greger, MD, Plant-Based on a Budget gives you everything you need to make plant-based eating easy, accessible, and most of all, affordable.

Featured in the groundbreaking documentary What the Health

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256 pages
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BenBella Books
Publication date

May 14, 2019
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7 x 0.7 x 8.9 inches
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1946885983
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978-1946885982
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“When I became a vegan in 1987, I was making $2,500 a year and spending $10 a week on food. And amazingly, I ate well! This book shows how easy it is to eat well and be a vegan without spending a ton of money.”

—Moby, singer and songwriter

“Plant-based eating has never been easier—or more affordable—than now. Buy this book and let Toni Okamoto help you keep your stomach and wallet full at the same time.”

—Klaus Mitchell and Robbie Lockie, cofounders of Plant Based News

“Eating plants saves animals, and Toni Okamoto expertly shows you how it can save you money, too.”

—Gene Baur, New York Times bestselling author of Living the Farm Sanctuary Life and Farm Sanctuary

“Toni Okamoto gives you the truth what too many large health charities are afraid to: eating a plant-based diet can help save your life. She also shows you how it can save your finances, too.”

—Kip Andersen, co-creator of What the Health

“Whether or not you’ve got money growing on the trees in your life, if health is wealth—and I believe it is—than this book will give you the great gift of wealth that you deserve.”

—Dr. Michael Greger, New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die

About the Author

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 author of the Plant-Based on a Budget Cookbook, The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker 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 in Sacramento, CA.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ BenBella Books; 1st edition (May 14, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1946885983
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1946885982
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.7 x 8.9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #12,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #30 in Whole Foods Diets
- #43 in Budget Cooking
- #102 in Vegan Cooking (Books)

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Emilee Yoder

NOT Plant-Based

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2019

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This book should be called “Vegan on a Budget.” Most of the recipes contain oil, which is not a part of your typical plant-based lifestyle. If you do not use oil, don’t bother buying this. WASTE OF MONEY.

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Val

I thought I knew a lot about cooking on a budget ....

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2019

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I thought I knew a lot about cooking on a budget but I was still eagerly awaiting this cookbook's arrival as I had pre-ordered it some time ago, and it arrived this morning! I'm one of those people who will read a cookbook from cover to cover if I find anything useful in the early sections, and I'm so glad that this book does not disappoint at all. From the interesting "My Story" section to the tips for new cooks and seasoned cooks alike, and to the interesting recipes that are going to be really easy to make, I'm so looking forward to cooking from this book. In the past, I'd never have reviewed a cookbook without cooking from it, but it's plain to see that the recipes are wonderful, very budget-friendly, creative and are going to be easy to put together. Tomorrow I'll be making the Banana Zucchini Pancakes for breakfast and the Tofu Scramble for lunch. The Overnight Oats looks and sounds so delicious, I think that will be breakfast for the following day! Everything looks so fresh and interesting that I really want to try every single recipe in this book, and I shall.

I like Toni's little stories and the one about her dad holding up the line in a grocery store while making sure he was getting the sale price on an item when she was little, took me back to my childhood and grocery shopping with my mom because she'd do the same thing. Anytime I said "Mom, everyone is looking at us" if mom was taking too long to pick something at the market, or trying to decide if she should put something back, I'd get the same response, "So? They're not paying our grocery bill!" LOL!!
Can't wait til' I try every single recipe from this creative cookbook. I'll post updates as I try the recipes.

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Rachel

This book is boring and useless

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2019

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This book was useless. It has a million staged photos of the author pretending to eat. That’s like 30% of your book. Ugh. It hardly has any recipes and is way too simple. There are pages on just how to cook plain beans. As if it’s hard or like each bean is sooo different it needs a whole new page. Apples with peanut butter. Oatmeal. A baked sweet potato. Add a vegetable to pasta. Add a vegetable to rice. Have avocado on toast. Then have hummus on toast. Eat soup. Have ramen noodles. No creativity at all. Yes, just eating rice and pasta and potatoes is cheap. But it’s boring and that’s why I was looking for cookbooks. I don’t need a “recipe” to add water to oatmeal.

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Becky Cowan

Delicious and easy with no weird ingredients needed!

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019

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I love cookbooks and trying new things to keep food interesting. However, I hate having to buy some random spice or ingredient I will never use again. This cookbook is PERFECTION. I can flip open to almost any page and create a recipe because it calls for ingredients I buy regularly!

The recipes are delicious, quick, and EASY. Did I mention delicious!? Even with a family of picky eaters I can find something in here everyone will enjoy. Being plant based is so important to me and my family and this cookbook is a life saver.

Also, follow @plantbasedonabudget on IG! She’s amazing.

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Caleb Gulliver

Crazy Yummy Food Approved by Vegan Jesus

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019

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This book is beautifully laid out and the photos are perfect. We used the Plant-Based on a Budget meal plans when we first went Vegan and it really took all the guesswork out of what to eat. We love all the recipes and are so excited to have such a gorgeous cookbook to use all the time. It also has a forward from Dr. Michael Greger, who is our Vegan Jesus (nothing against Earthling Ed), so you know its legit.

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Dez

I feel like an actual cook

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019

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I thoroughly enjoy the style of Toni’s book. I like that there are tips from her and others that have tried her recipes. I also like that there is a space after each recipe to put your own tips. It allows for more creativity instead of feeling like I have to stick to the recipe. I made her Minestrone Soup (pg.127) and it came out super delicious. It was perfect especially since I was sick. I added sugar snap peas since I had those available & instead of 2 cans of red beans I used 1 can of black and 1 can red beans. Thanks Toni for such a great cookbook!!

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Jen Christie

Favorite Plant Based Cookbook

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2019

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Love everything about this book. It has photos with each recipe, new receipes that arent in any of my new plant base cookbooks, list of grocery staples, informative information, one person meal plan, and much more. It has became my new favorite cookbook.

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Kathleen

Healthy, tasty, easy and budget-friendly - perfect for this busy mom!

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019

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To summarize my review, this is an awesome cookbook, whether or not you are fully plant-based. I preordered the book and got it earlier this week and have already made several recipes. They have been so good that I plan to work my way through the entire book over the next few months. Today my 3-year old daughter and I made Five-Ingredient Peanut Butter Bites (“cookies”) for a snack, and she loved them. Healthy, tasty, easy and budget-friendly - which is perfect for a busy working mom. !

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Great healthy and cheap recipes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2019

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I wish there was a wider range of ingredients. There’s only one or two recipes with butternut squash and zero with eggplant. Other than that- I’ve now tried multiple recipes and keep going back to them. Really easy and delicious recipes, you can use the same ingredients for a lot of them so it definitely saves a lot of money.

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A great range of cheap, vegan recipes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2020

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I heard Toni on an episode of the Chickpeeps podcast and was inspired to buy her new book. She includes tips on sticking to a budget as well as useful shopping lists. I have bookmarked many of the recipes to try and made the berry cobbler last night, which was simple and delicious.

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Miss Lesley Carol Saunders

Great Budget Meals.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2020

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Excellent Healthy Eating Cookbook.

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vacancysignsxx

Great for beginner cooks

Reviewed in Germany on July 16, 2019

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I have loads of vegan cookbooks and love to try new recipes. This cookbook has lots of yummy looking recipes that are very easy to make. Mostly, you only need a few basic ingredients. Also, the recipes take up little time - if you are going to actually cook, you will probably not be able to spend less time in the kitchen than is the case for these recipes.

While I think this is a great cookbook for beginner cooks or people new to a plant-based diet, personally, I find the recipes lacking in depth and uniqueness. I love Toni's "my tips" section and use it as I add to the recipes very freely. While it's great tweaking recipes, I find the recipes in this book a little too simple.

Some cookbooks may be a little too elaborate with recipes that take up too much time, but this is the opposite. I don't like when recipes include a lot of store-bought items (I don't have to pick up a cookbook for that). For example, a pasta recipe calls for store-bought marinara sauce. Now, making your own sauce is cheap (cheaper, I'd argue) and doesn't have to take very long. Personally, I feel like there are no big revelations for me here compared to cookbooks like the Oh She Glows ones or books from Isa Chandra Moskowitz, but it's a nice cookbook for when you need a quick dinner.

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Catherine

Very SIMPLE recipes!

Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2020

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Recipes are delicious and presentation is great! I'd worry however being plant-based, I would not get all daily nutrition required!

With that being said, recipes are a great base for a meal, especially if pressed for time, should you use these meals throughout the day, I'd suggest adding your favorite veggies and nuts to the meals to enhance vitamins and nutrients overall !!

.... and the author actually does suggests extras that can be thrown in! She's on the ball!

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