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Dec 26

Merry Christmas From Cheap Vegan!

Merry Christmas From Cheap Vegan!

Nov 27

10 Healthy Foods with a Long Shelf LifeOne of the benefits of eating vegan is plant based foods tend to last a lot longer than meat and dairy products. Find out some of the healthiest vegan foods with long shelf lives. Frozen Vegetables - Frozen vegetables are frozen right after they are harvesting, sometimes making them healthier than produce that had to travel thousands of miles to get to your grocer. These are a great cheap way to eat your veggies. For maximum health benefits, avoid extreme heat from boiling or the microwave. To remove bitterness some frozen veggies have, squirt a little lemon juice while cooking.  Frozen Fruit - But frozen bags of fruit or freeze fresh fruit that’s going bad. Great for smoothies! Dry Beans - Buying uncooked beans (especially in bulk) saves a lot of money and cuts down on the sodium that’s in canned beans. (Some hints on cooking beans here) Bulk Rice - Buying giant bags of rice is a great idea. You can keep the rice for long periods of time and save money in the long run. Pasta - At $1 a box you can’t really go wrong with spaghetti. Look for store brands and if you can afford the extra 50 cents, try whole grain pasta for a healthier bowl of noodles. Nuts - Nuts are essential for a healthy vegan diet, not to mention they last an incredibly long time. Save money by buying nuts in bulk online or at bulk grocery stores. Nut Butters - A $6 family size jar of peanut butter can hold you over for months. Nut butters are great for breakfast, in smoothies, even mixed with soy or coconut milk in a stir fry. Herbal Tea - Many teas, especially herbal teas have wonderful health benefits. Green tea releases antioxidants, while Red tea helps with allergies. Tea will last for a long time if kept in a tightly sealed container. Look in stores like TJ Max and Marshalls for gourmet teas at bargain prices! Bulk Potatoes and Onions - Potatoes and Onions can almost make a meal on their own. They last a very long time, but be sure to keep them in a dark, dry, and cool place. Sunlight speeds up the spoiling process on these veggies significantly. Soup - Poor people have been making soup for thousands of years for a reason. It’s easy, it saves rotting food, and it’s delicious. Initially (and briefly) boiling the food kills bacteria, and adding salt helps preserve the ingredients. (Check out this post on the benefits and how-tos of soup basics)

10 Healthy Foods with a Long Shelf Life

One of the benefits of eating vegan is plant based foods tend to last a lot longer than meat and dairy products. Find out some of the healthiest vegan foods with long shelf lives.

  1. Frozen Vegetables - Frozen vegetables are frozen right after they are harvesting, sometimes making them healthier than produce that had to travel thousands of miles to get to your grocer. These are a great cheap way to eat your veggies. 
    For maximum health benefits, avoid extreme heat from boiling or the microwave. 
    To remove bitterness some frozen veggies have, squirt a little lemon juice while cooking. 
  2. Frozen Fruit - But frozen bags of fruit or freeze fresh fruit that’s going bad. Great for smoothies!
  3. Dry Beans - Buying uncooked beans (especially in bulk) saves a lot of money and cuts down on the sodium that’s in canned beans. (Some hints on cooking beans here)
  4. Bulk Rice - Buying giant bags of rice is a great idea. You can keep the rice for long periods of time and save money in the long run.
  5. Pasta - At $1 a box you can’t really go wrong with spaghetti. Look for store brands and if you can afford the extra 50 cents, try whole grain pasta for a healthier bowl of noodles.
  6. Nuts - Nuts are essential for a healthy vegan diet, not to mention they last an incredibly long time. Save money by buying nuts in bulk online or at bulk grocery stores.
  7. Nut Butters - A $6 family size jar of peanut butter can hold you over for months. Nut butters are great for breakfast, in smoothies, even mixed with soy or coconut milk in a stir fry.
  8. Herbal Tea - Many teas, especially herbal teas have wonderful health benefits. Green tea releases antioxidants, while Red tea helps with allergies. Tea will last for a long time if kept in a tightly sealed container. Look in stores like TJ Max and Marshalls for gourmet teas at bargain prices!
  9. Bulk Potatoes and Onions - Potatoes and Onions can almost make a meal on their own. They last a very long time, but be sure to keep them in a dark, dry, and cool place. Sunlight speeds up the spoiling process on these veggies significantly.
  10. Soup - Poor people have been making soup for thousands of years for a reason. It’s easy, it saves rotting food, and it’s delicious. Initially (and briefly) boiling the food kills bacteria, and adding salt helps preserve the ingredients. (Check out this post on the benefits and how-tos of soup basics)

Nov 26

davedeath asked: the-reduced-rack-shopping-at-the-reduced-rack-is hey isnt pop tarts not vegan? unless that flavor is, which in that case i'm going to buy a pallet of them

I always wonder if people notice non-vegan items that sneak in when I post pictures. I often grocery shop with non-vegans so sometimes their items sneak in to the photos (like the waffle in continental breakfast post)

Pop tarts, for the record, are not vegan if they have frosting, but non-frosting pop tarts are vegan.

Nov 23

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notsosuni asked: Have you ever made vegan pumpkin pie? I mean there's recipes online, but I dont know how good they will be, so I was wondering if you knew maybe.

writing a post for you now, stay tuned ;)

Nov 20

Cheap Vegan: ON THE ROAD presents… Abusing The Continental Breakfast If you’re already splurging on a hotel for the night, make sure to find one with breakfast included. At breakfast stock up on all things that can help you on the road the following day(s). Good snacks to snah include: Oatmeal Packs Bagels Apples Oranges Bananas  Plastic cutlery Tiny Peanut Butter and Jelly packs Use these ingredients to make extra sandwiches while you’re there for the drive ahead and cut out 2 meals at once. [off the record hint: most hotels don’t notice who is at continental breakfast and most places you don’t need a room key to get in…]

Cheap Vegan: ON THE ROAD presents…

Abusing The Continental Breakfast

If you’re already splurging on a hotel for the night, make sure to find one with breakfast included. At breakfast stock up on all things that can help you on the road the following day(s).

Good snacks to snah include:

Use these ingredients to make extra sandwiches while you’re there for the drive ahead and cut out 2 meals at once.

[off the record hint: most hotels don’t notice who is at continental breakfast and most places you don’t need a room key to get in…]

Nov 02

Cheap Vegan: ROAD TRIP EDITION!  Our first stop on the Midwest/New England US American Road Trip was CALIFORNIA!!! …PA California is right outside of Pittsburgh, so we went in to get lunch. We hung out in a place called The Strip District which had some awesome open markets, Italian and Asian super markets, and cute cafes. So we found some great ways to save money for lunch. First we got a 2 for 1 loaf of fresh baked italian bread at one of the Italian Markets.Then a street vendor had a discount rack that had bundles of produce for really cheap! We got 8 green peppers and 6 apples for $2! Then we split a big salad at a nearby cafe and had half of 1 of the loaves. 3.99 - 2 Big Loaves of Bread$1 - 8 Green Bell Peppers $1 - 6 Apples$5 - Large Grilled Veg Salad  $11 total, $5.50 each, and we still have all of the apples, bell peppers, and 1 & 1/2 loaves of bread.

Cheap Vegan: ROAD TRIP EDITION! 

Our first stop on the Midwest/New England US American Road Trip was CALIFORNIA!!!

…PA

California is right outside of Pittsburgh, so we went in to get lunch. We hung out in a place called The Strip District which had some awesome open markets, Italian and Asian super markets, and cute cafes. So we found some great ways to save money for lunch.

First we got a 2 for 1 loaf of fresh baked italian bread at one of the Italian Markets.

Then a street vendor had a discount rack that had bundles of produce for really cheap! We got 8 green peppers and 6 apples for $2!

Then we split a big salad at a nearby cafe and had half of 1 of the loaves.

3.99 - 2 Big Loaves of Bread
$1 - 8 Green Bell Peppers 
$1 - 6 Apples
$5 - Large Grilled Veg Salad 

$11 total, $5.50 each, and we still have all of the apples, bell peppers, and 1 & 1/2 loaves of bread.

Oct 16

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