Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Going vegan is expensive, right? This week I challenged myself to an extreme grocery budget challenge where I only spent $40 on groceries for my family of 4. That means each person had to survive on $10 worth of food for all their main meals for a week (less than $.50/meal). Links to the recipes for each meal can be found below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Also, if you're super observant, you'll notice I say tofu is $2.50 at the very beginning of the video and $0.50 later in the video. The $2.50 was a typo and it's really $0.50 per block here! Crazy!
✨ For a limited time, I'm giving away a free cookbook of my Top 31 recipes! ✨
Get it here: theconscientiouseater.com/greatest-eats
ADDITIONAL PLANT-BASED RESOURCES:
► Plant-Based Meal Prep for Beginners: youtu.be/burZil7eb8o
► FREE Meal Prep PDF: theconscientiouseater.com/plant-based-meal-prep
► My Plant Biased Cookbook! theconscientiouseater.com/plant-biased-cookbook
✨Find the direct links to the recipes in the video below!✨
DINNERS:
► Chickpea and Broccoli Sheet Pan Dinner: theconscientiouseater.com/chickpea-and-broccoli-sheet-pan-dinner
► Tempeh Meatballs: theconsciousplantkitchen.com/tempeh-meatballs-vegan-greek-meatballs-gyros
► Creamy Chickpea and Rice Soup: theconscientiouseater.com/creamy-chickpea-and-rice-soup
► Cabbage and Beef Stir-Fry (I used tempeh): budgetbytes.com/beef-cabbage-stir-fry
► Red Beans and Rice (I omitted the sausage): damndelicious.net/2018/04/30/instant-pot-red-beans-and-rice
BREAKFAST:
► How to Make Oatmeal: theconscientiouseater.com/how-to-make-oatmeal
► Baked Oatmeal for 1 (I quadrupled the basic banana recipe): theconscientiouseater.com/vegan-baked-oatmeal-for-one-6-flavors
► How to Make Baked Oatmeal Video: youtu.be/c2ZJWEbC3kY
► Oat Flour Pancakes: frommybowl.com/vegan-camping-pancake-mix
► Instant Pot Berry Compote (can make it on the stove): theconscientiouseater.com/easy-instant-pot-berry-compote
LUNCHES:
► Homemade Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread: theconscientiouseater.com/no-knead-whole-wheat-vegan-sandwich-bread
► How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter: theconscientiouseater.com/how-to-make-homemade-peanut-butter-3-flavors
► Tofu Scramble (I kept mine simple with just oil, salt and garlic): theconscientiouseater.com/cheesy-vegan-tofu-scramble
► How to Make Kale Chips: theconscientiouseater.com/how-to-make-kale-chips-crispy-baked-kale
Make sure to subscribe and check out my Plant Biased cookbook on Amazon!
► My Cookbook! theconscientiouseater.com/plant-biased-cookbook
► Subscribe! youtube.com/c/theconscientiouseater?sub_confirmation=1
Stay in touch!
🔔 BLOG: theconscientiouseater.com
🔔 INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/theconscientiouseater
🔔 FACEBOOK: facebook.com/theconscientiouseater
🔔 PINTEREST: pinterest.com/theconscientiouseater/_created
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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro to Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge
0:13 - Reasons to Budget my Plant Based Groceries
1:33 - How I Grocery Shop on a Budget as a Vegan
4:07 - Vegan Grocery Haul/Total Bill
7:47 - Easy Plant-Based Meal Prep
10:14 - Vegan Dinner Recipes
13:14 - Vegan Breakfast Recipes
15:24 - Vegan Lunch Recipes
17:29 - Overview of My Plant-Based Grocery Budget Challenge
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MUSIC
Honesty
Last Dream
Better Place (Instrumental Version)
Mint Conditions
Scootaloo
Borrowed Matches
#Extremegrocerybudget #grocerybudget #eatfor$10aweek
Going vegan is expensive, right? This week I challenged myself to an extreme grocery budget challenge where I only spent $40 on groceries for my family of 4. That means each person had to survive on $10 worth of food for all their main meals for a week (less than $.50/meal). Links to the recipes for each meal can be found below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Also, if you're super observant, you'll notice I say tofu is $2.50 at the very beginning of the video and $0.50 later in the video. The $2.50 was a typo and it's really $0.50 per block here! Crazy!
✨ For a limited time, I'm giving away a free cookbook of my Top 31 recipes! ✨
Get it here: theconscientiouseater.com/greatest-eats
ADDITIONAL PLANT-BASED RESOURCES:
► Plant-Based Meal Prep for Beginners: youtu.be/burZil7eb8o
► FREE Meal Prep PDF: theconscientiouseater.com/plant-based-meal-prep
► My Plant Biased Cookbook! theconscientiouseater.com/plant-biased-cookbook
✨Find the direct links to the recipes in the video below!✨
DINNERS:
► Chickpea and Broccoli Sheet Pan Dinner: theconscientiouseater.com/chickpea-and-broccoli-sheet-pan-dinner
► Tempeh Meatballs: theconsciousplantkitchen.com/tempeh-meatballs-vegan-greek-meatballs-gyros
► Creamy Chickpea and Rice Soup: theconscientiouseater.com/creamy-chickpea-and-rice-soup
► Cabbage and Beef Stir-Fry (I used tempeh): budgetbytes.com/beef-cabbage-stir-fry
► Red Beans and Rice (I omitted the sausage): damndelicious.net/2018/04/30/instant-pot-red-beans-and-rice
BREAKFAST:
► How to Make Oatmeal: theconscientiouseater.com/how-to-make-oatmeal
► Baked Oatmeal for 1 (I quadrupled the basic banana recipe): theconscientiouseater.com/vegan-baked-oatmeal-for-one-6-flavors
► How to Make Baked Oatmeal Video: youtu.be/c2ZJWEbC3kY
► Oat Flour Pancakes: frommybowl.com/vegan-camping-pancake-mix
► Instant Pot Berry Compote (can make it on the stove): theconscientiouseater.com/easy-instant-pot-berry-compote
LUNCHES:
► Homemade Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread: theconscientiouseater.com/no-knead-whole-wheat-vegan-sandwich-bread
► How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter: theconscientiouseater.com/how-to-make-homemade-peanut-butter-3-flavors
► Tofu Scramble (I kept mine simple with just oil, salt and garlic): theconscientiouseater.com/cheesy-vegan-tofu-scramble
► How to Make Kale Chips: theconscientiouseater.com/how-to-make-kale-chips-crispy-baked-kale
Make sure to subscribe and check out my Plant Biased cookbook on Amazon!
► My Cookbook! theconscientiouseater.com/plant-biased-cookbook
► Subscribe! youtube.com/c/theconscientiouseater?sub_confirmation=1
Stay in touch!
🔔 BLOG: theconscientiouseater.com
🔔 INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/theconscientiouseater
🔔 FACEBOOK: facebook.com/theconscientiouseater
🔔 PINTEREST: pinterest.com/theconscientiouseater/_created
*********************
Video Timestamps
*********************
0:00 - Intro to Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge
0:13 - Reasons to Budget my Plant Based Groceries
1:33 - How I Grocery Shop on a Budget as a Vegan
4:07 - Vegan Grocery Haul/Total Bill
7:47 - Easy Plant-Based Meal Prep
10:14 - Vegan Dinner Recipes
13:14 - Vegan Breakfast Recipes
15:24 - Vegan Lunch Recipes
17:29 - Overview of My Plant-Based Grocery Budget Challenge
*********************
MUSIC
Honesty
Last Dream
Better Place (Instrumental Version)
Mint Conditions
Scootaloo
Borrowed Matches
#Extremegrocerybudget #grocerybudget #eatfor$10aweek
