Salads have been getting a bad reputation for far too long. The image of sad looking iceberg lettuce in a bowl still haunts some people but things are looking much brighter for salads, and we are determined to prove it! This vegan Mexican 3 bean salad recipe will become your new go-to. The days of…
Have you ever thought about going vegan but can’t fathom giving up your old favorite foods? There are many approaches that can empower you to take massive steps toward vegan living without going “all the way” just yet. There’s Meatless Mondays for those who want to dip their toes in a tiny bit. Well-known food journalist…
Vegan food is becoming more and more accessible every single day. This became extraordinarily obvious to me after stepping into grocery superstore Costco for the first time in a while. I was in awe of all the new vegan offerings on their shelves! So, of course, I grabbed my camera and my partner-in-compassion Toni Okamoto, and together…
We’re thrilled to share our newest endeavor: The Plant-Powered People Podcast! In this show your podcast hosts Toni Okamoto (founder of Plant Based on a Budget) and Michelle Cehn (founder here at World of Vegan) are bringing uncensored conversations with everyday people who are embracing a plant-powered life right to your headphones. Whether you turn to podcasts on your morning…
Recipe from The Super-Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook by Toni Okamoto. Photo by ©Sporrer/Skowronek/Stockfood.
Sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest foods on the planet. They’re packed with Vitamin A, potassium, and fiber, and they’re a wonderful food to incorporate into your diet whenever possible. So…how about swapping out that boring white bread you toast up in the morning with some colorful sweet potato toast? It’s healthy. It’s delicious.…
There are so many vegan milk options appearing on grocery store shelves that it can be hard to decide which to throw in your shopping cart. Should you go with a traditional almond, soy, or coconut milk, or get really wild with some cashew, hazelnut, rice, oat, flax, or hemp milk? To help with these…
In a world of quick-fix this and drive-through that, sometimes it’s nice to slow things down. Toni Okamoto—creator of the popular site Plant Based on a Budget—has done just that her new book, The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook. And lucky for us, Toni is sharing one of her favorite recipes from the cookbook here on…
Have you heard the news? Yet another major ice cream company—Häagen-Dazs—has launched a new vegan line! This is exciting not only because you now have another excuse to eat ice cream (you have to at least try it, right?), but because it is making vegan more mainstream and accessible to all. No longer will you have to…
Think eating healthfully is expensive and veganism is only for privileged people? This new Plant-Based on a Budget Meal Plan shows otherwise. With a grocery budget of as little as $25, you can feed yourself delicious meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for an entire week. Yup—that’s just $3.60 a day and $1.20 per meal. By…