How To Live On $3 a Day - VEGAN EDITION (part 1) | Cheap Lazy Vegan
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Hi everyone! I decided to make my own VEGAN version of the original video done by Brothers Green Eats titled "How to live on $3 a day". So this is going to be How To Live on $3 (£2) a day VEGAN STYLE.
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I'm tired of people mistaking the vegan diet to be something only the "elite" can do. Veganism is for EVERYONE and some of the cheapest foods on the planet are VEGAN by nature. Animal products have only become somewhat cheap because of extreme factory farming, government subsidisation and a whole load of other sketchy political reasons. Vegan food including rice, beans/legumes/lentils, potatoes, pasta, corn, etc. are some of the cheapest foods out there and you can do a LOT with these basics.
I took on a challenge to live on $3 or £2 per day for five days, and this was what I ate for day 1, and what I've purchased up to this point.I did this at the end of November - beginning of December.
Here are some of the "rules" and guidelines that I made for myself -
1. I can only spend £10 total in the five days of the challenge on food & drinks, with the exception of condiments and spices that I already had in the house.
2. I will attempt to make each meal different and not eat the same thing every day (so not really doing any bulk meal prepping or something like that which I would normally do!)
3. I will try to be as creative and healthy as possible!
What I purchased (so far) -
500g dry chick peas - £1.09
Asda smart price spaghetti 500g- £0.30
Potatoes 2.5kg - £1.69
Tesco everyday value white rice (1kg) - £0.45
Carrots 1kg - £0.50
KTC chopped tomatoes 3 cans - £1.00
Tesco everyday value porridge oats (1kg) - £0.75
asda smart price mixed veggies frozen (1kg) - £0.77
asda frozen button sprouts (1kg) - £1.00
6 bananas - £0.62
Tesco everyday value soy milk 1L - £0.59
TOTAL SPENT - £8.76
What I have left - £1.24
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I love your channel because you eat so much more realistically for a student and you don't include a huge amount of fruits and expensive superfoods into every meal! X
+Aiko Eliot I KNOW RIGHT!!! I'm a student at university and i dont have the time or money to cook what the other vegan youtubers make!
Ugly but delicious is basically a description of me
I wonder how you taste Daisy ;)
+Valente X this is UA-cam not a dating app lmfao get over yourself
+Elemenoful ikr! Jfc get over yourself lol
When you're cameraman told you that you looked beautiful without hesitation I was like "AHHHH SO CUTE"
Same I was like omfg 😍👌🏼
Your hair matches you kitchen!!! great video, I've been vegan for 27 years but love to watch vids for ideas as often get stuck eating the same few things!
+Paula Tulip 27 years?! that's amazing!!!
I'm proud!
27 years... wow, that's so amazing!
WTF SOY MILK FOR ME IS LIKE $3 ITSELF
the 99 cent store, Biglot and dollar tree always has 1.00 soy milk.
It depends on the quality you're looking for. Here in Finland, from Lidl you can get soy milk for like 1,30€ (which is like a little over 1£, or about 1$ I guess?) but it's disgusting compared to Alpro, in my opinion. But Alpro again is about 2-2,50€ (about 3$ I guess?), so that's a downside. But personally I am ready to pay a bit more for a soy milk that I actually like to drink.
Make your own?
try the boxed ones, they're cheaper. hemp milk is the cheapest
the cheapest non dairy milk I've seen by me so far is 4.5 some times the 6 dollar ones are on sale
thank you for all the awesome comments, guys!! super swamped right now but I will try to respond asap
I'm on snap & it's so hard to budget especially when your allergic to so much (pretty much vegan). I LOVE seeing videos like this. it's so helpful. you should do a video on $200 a month ($50 a week) since that's the common assistance budget & vlog about how you felt, weight gain/loss ect.
+Rosemarie Tsamas it's a shame you get $200 a month to spend on food and complain about it.
+Trey Sullivan excuse me?? I'm not complaining. I simply said it's hard to budget. how much money do you spend on food a month u troll??
+Rosemarie Tsamas far less then 50 a week, Prob half that. and I pay for it myself, I don't have the privilege of getting hand outs.
+Trey Sullivan haters gonna hate. go fuck thyself.
That would be about $34 U.S dollars with that per week grocery haul A little more or little less depending what items you get organically
"do I look okay? are you sure?"......"yeah I look pretty good" hahaha
I was cracking the hell up! LOL
+luca nemes hehhh.... XD
This is really great, you did a fantastic job creating a variety of meals so far :) Also, as someone who has had to live on under $3 a day before, the food you bought and prepared was realistic. And I totally agree that condiments and spices shouldn't be factored in to a short 5 day challenge. Challenges like this help bring awareness to poverty and food insecurity, and I think the negative comments about you "cheating" really take away from that message and make it about the insignificant details. Keep on going you're doing great!
This is an amazing idea!
Thanks, Michael!!
This is how you should promote veganism. Not aggresively like someone *cough* Freelee
Well freelee's style has been working soo... All kinds of activism are needed
+notideallife the same approach doesnt work for everyone, for me personally the 'in your face, this is horrible, people are selfish, go vegan' approach got me thinking and made me feel like it was really important that I considered converting. If I had just stumbled across one of these videos I may have just thought "this is cool, i'll just budget for a little cheese too".
Everyone needs a different kind of activism. For me, I was vegetarian my whole life but couldn't seem to give up dairy desserts even though I knew a bit about the terrible factory farm industry. Once I actually saw videos about dairy cows and chickens in these terrible conditions however, it prompted me to become vegan. Everyone has a different way of converting. No need for the (ironically) passive aggressive comments about "aggressive vegans." It works for some people. It doesn't for others. That's all. :)
I laughed so hard at the oat buns LOL love the improvisation
+Raine S hahhaha :)
You are DEFINITELY NOT lazy - very well done for showing us sustainable and affordable ways of being compassionate and healthy and just a better human being! Looking forward to more. Lots of Love xx
Wow I really admire you for doing this! It shows that veganism doesn't have to be expensive!!! xxx
those prices are outrageously cheap
+GREENMIND believe me, I had to do lots of research and look around!!
+Cheap Lazy Vegan I SEE COOL
Cheap Lazy Vegan where did you go???
Cheap Lazy Vegan did you get them online??
Seriously, I went grocery shopping today and only got fruit and veggies and it was $60.
I love everything about this. Your food looks delicious as always, and i love the idea of oat buns or cakes. I never ever thought of doing that! Great series!
Love all your videos, ideas, and inspiration! Before watching your videos, I never had a good relationship with brussel sprouts, but decided to give them another try and now I absolutely am obsessed with them as well!
Haha my baby niece came up to me while I was watching this and when I sat her on my lap she kissed the screen while you were talking to the camera probably cause she thought you looked pretty and nice (x
Anna Banana aww
your voice is soo calm and soothing and not so high pitched and insanely annoying like 99percent of all other youtubers. i think i just fell in love with you. for real though, girl i really think you super nice!
You are one of favorite UA-cam channels. Thank you for existing. Glad there are other lazy, money conscious vegans out there who want to stay somewhat healthy.
Awwww thank you so much!!
That fried rice looked amazing, I may have to try it out tomorrow! :) Awesome video x
+Eleanor's Vegan Life so simple and so delicious :) thanks for watching xx
Tried being vegan, but then I had eggs and a piece of chicken. People who know that I ate chicken will buy it for me and then I feel rude not eating it. Sigh, its hard, it's easy when you eat at home but when going out, it sucks. Still gonna try transitioning slowly though
Dont worry. Mistakes can be recovered! Just tell them it doesnt make you feel good and that you are on a health journey:)
Just tell them you feel that being vegan is the right thing for you to do. People have to respect your moral code if you really believe in it
well, food isn't apearently expensive in UK, because everything she bought, exept potatos, are cheaper ther then in my country. And we get paid multyole times less, then in UK.
+meq393 yes but in Uk the food quality is very low
+Geoffrey Degouy so true
+Sally Yllas very true
This was awesome! You're so creative.
Looks good and carbohydrate levels seem really sensible too. I'm going to try this plan as a slightly more frugal option, as my diet has got really off game lately, flavour wise and spending too many pennies on the nasty pre-prepared stuff.. Subscribed x
How is everything so cheap there omg
I love the part where you start to make shit up! But honestly, isn't it like that the whole time? lol
You caught me - I always make shit up 😅
I love how creative you got with everything! I would've never thought to have made patties out of the chickpeas, or even oat buns. You gave me lots of good ideas!
RESPECT OF THIS CHALLENGE.
I WENT ALSO VERY OFTEN IN LIFE FOR CHEAP BODYBUILDING FOOD (FOR AT HOME)
RICE POTATOES N PASTA ALWAYS CHEAP...!
HOWEVER VERY COOL OF U N NICE TO SEE A BALANCEND DOWN TO EARTH PERSON LIKE U++
After making restaurant style fried rice for years, I didn't think I would be satisfied with a version that didn't include chicken stock. However, I was wrong. Made the chickpea fried rice last night, and it was delicious. The taste will never be a copy of the original dish, but I liked that, despite the inclusion of sesame oil, it actually tasted "lighter" than ones made with meat and stocks.
I laughed so hard...Added ugly burgers to the ugly oat buns" hahah
awesome video! I never thought of using an oat bun/pancake as my bread, its a great idea! Thanks for the chickpea burger recipe too :)
+Laura Castillejos no problem, thanks for watching, Laura
+Cheap Lazy Vegan how often do you shop
+Cheap Lazy Vegan what do u normally spend on food
I saw the original $3 A Day and am sooooo glad to see you doing a Vegan version! Looking forward to seeing what vegan deliciousness you whip up! =]
+Just A Murmur haha thank you! I had to do it :)
lol oats, 75 cent. For me it's prob 5 euro a kilo. soy 1 litle 2,5 euro? and i'm done for the week! nice :p
double your spending if its twice as much. I'm going to try this challenge but do $20 a week.
How is food so cheap where you live!?!?
She's got lots of Tesco Value stuff :) Tesco is a supermarket chain here in the UK and they do a very cheap range of some basic foods called 'Tesco Value'.
+theyoungparisians just like great value, its walmarts brand in the USA
+Trey Sullivan We also have Asda which is literally the same company as Walmart and they do an essentials line
+Taryn Rogers plus you have to times all of the prices she put up by half again to make it american pricing
+theyoungparisians still in Canada even great value is 4x this price
"Cheap lazy vegan." It's like you know my life.
I laughed out loud when you said "this is where I start making shit up"! I think your oat buns and chickpea cakes are amazing! impressive!
+TheMadisonerin hahaha thank you so much!
Thanks for the ideas! Definitely going to try the chickpea burger & oat buns. Love overnight oats, one of my favorites is carrot cake overnight oats
+Carra D omg carrot cake overnight oats sound AMAZING! how?!?
1/2 cup oats * 2/3 cup almond milk ( i like vanilla or vanilla with honey) * handful of grated carrots * cinnamon * ginger* all spice* put it in the fridge overnight & then topped it with raisins ( optional I like to add 1/2 scoop of protein powder, 1/2 tablespoon flaxmeal * 1/2 tablespoon of chia seeds)
girl, since you're in London, get yourself down to a market for fruits and veggies! And chek places like Lidl and Aldi, super student friendly! This is a really cool challenge! I reckon I could do this if I didn't have to buy gluten free products! :(
+Londons Rock they have lidl and aldi in the UK too? wow 0.o
I think aldi is great. they sell quality products with very low prices (for some articles, atleast, like fruits, vegetables, pasta, teas,...)
Lel Natmee yeh they do! It's really great for those things! Love it!
"This is where I start making shit up." 😂 I'm so glad I found your channel. These recipes are amazing! Thank you, thank you!
+Shayla Alexandra awww thank you so much
That breakfast looks incredible. I can't believe I've never thought of that before!! Thank you!
+Annabel Beresford haha no worries, i hope you try! thanks for watching xx
I love this idea! I might try doing this myself, see if I can make $20 (I'm in Canada) last a week. I love the idea of the chickpea cakes on oat flour "buns"! Thanks for the info!
I can't believe you bought all this stuff with just £8! this is insane, in my country I would spend £20 at least to buy all there veggies and grains.
Finally! A UA-camr with a cheap blender!!😀👏🏽
Your written commentary is killing me haha!
Haha glad you enjoyed it!!
👩👩👦I like that you're a "wing-it" kinda gal, & that you have a great sense of humor. I'm not a vegan....yet, though presently, I'm trying to transition (back) to vegetarian. I have some resistance from my hub & daughter, but I'm working on them. I remember Michael Pollan's mantra: eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. It's becoming my mantra, too. Thanks for your vids--they're informative without being preachy, & fun in spots too. Keep up the good work.
Great! Gave me lots of ideas! and the best part is that it is almost gluten-free so yayyyy!
I don't know the rules of the challenge, but many large supermarket chains throw out produce that won't sell (aka perfectly ripened bananas) and they are definitely willing to sell it an extremely low price, if they don't just give it to you for free!
+Jenna Mayer that's a great tip! also, some people do dumpster diving and get ridiculous amounts of food! I'm not sure if i'm ready to do that yet though LOL thanks for watching
You're my absolute favorite vegan on UA-cam, thank you! 🙏
+Aleah Parker that's so sweet!! thank you so much
This is a pretty cool idea. The rice thing looked really good. The oatcake chickpea burger looked kind of weird but I'm sure was good too. Looking forward to day 2!
+Jezzington Bear yes it was very good!! haha thanks for watching !
i always go to lidl, i live in southampton (1-2 hours from london) and me and my friend agree that vegetables and carbs are cheaper there!
The music was dope, food combinations killer, video awesome! Glad I found your channel
just made the switch to vegan - and these recipes rock - thanks soooo much!
I JUST LOOOOVES YOUR RECIPIES!! and you are amazing!!
I love your recipes! Thanks for sharing them, keep on posting it all plz! 😙
+Angy O thank you!!! :)
and ppl say veganism is expensive????
+Nenad Gavrilovic Lentils Beans Spinach Oats Peanut Butter expensive yea right .... all protein sources and also at BulkPowders you get 5KG of Brown Rice Powder 2 servings/day 3 months for 50 pounds ....
+Nenad Gavrilovic News flash. If you are getting enough calories, you are more than likely getting enough protien UNLESS you are just eating potato chips and soda.
***** You can still get that from nuts and beans. Vegan protien powder too. Just look up vegan body builders. Also, I belive the strongest man in Germany is vegan aswell.
+Nenad Gavrilovic everything has protein in it
+Nenad Gavrilovic ohh ok nevermind, oats and chickpeas are not protein?😂
Really cool idea. Excited to see the next videos !!!
PS 1.000 thump up. Haha so satisfing to see the number change :D
I like this video, because it shows real affordable vegan food :) And making up things is what I do when I run out of ideas and in most cases it's delicious😁
Well done girl!! :) so inspiring! Love this idea, looking forward to part 2 :D this is a great way to prove that a vegan diet does not have to be expensive xx
+Mira Ingrid definitely! thank you so much
that burger looked so dank. cool series - can't wait for part 2
+analr00kie haha thank you!!
I "awwed" out loud when the cameraman said you look beautiful
+racheid77 hahhaa aww
I loled at the descriptions, pretty much summed up my cooking experience so far, haha! I think people need to cut you some slack, I live in the UK as well and it's damn hard to stay under 10 quid, or even 20 for that matter... So kudos to you!! hehe
This really looked pretty good! Can't wait t watch #2
+7peacefrog part 2 and 3 are already out :) check the description box. thanks for watching xx
It all just looks so good :'). Do you have video on how you make your potato chips? Well do you use oil? I'm trying to not use oil when making my potatoes except now I just boil them lol
I often get food in the reduced selection at the supermarket and some things i only ever get on sale so this challenge is awesome ill save even more thank you!
The chickpea and potato patties look delicious and so easy to put together! Do you have any suggestions about the measurements? I am pretty sure you just maybe eyeballed everything which is what I usually do too, but if you have some kind of recipe or something I would really love to see it! But I guess I'll try it out anyways! Nice vid tho :) I like your channel!
+Valerie Heart yup I pretty much eye balled everything - I need to get better at measuring haha thanks for watching
nope you're doing it great, eyeballing is always the way! thank you tho :)
What a neat challenge! I think you did pretty well with what you bought. Can't wait to see what you cook up next! Also, food prices seem reasonable in London, I think it is more expensive right now to shop in Canada with our dollar being so low :(
+The Kale Sandwich Show it depends on where you buy and how much you're willing to shop around! most things are ridiculously expensive! thanks for watching
Thanks a lot, I´m not Vegan, but I cook for my Brother who have recently pass from Vegetarian to Vegan. Finding places where him can eat is difficult here and really really expensive , where from Paraguay, thanks to you I have more options of what I can cook for him :D thanks for Sharing
Hello I love your channel! Gives me lots of meal prep ideas. I just have a reasonable video suggestion. Could there be an honest review from your vegan friend on the recipes? And if you can do a more challenging if they can review a food you prepped 4 days ago. I think it'll be really cool
Love the ugly buns. I just found you and love the videos, so far. Thanks for posting. I'm going to try some of those great ideas.
This food looks good af and it's cheap af 😍😍😍
Hey! i also live in the UK and ill definately be trying this out after i finish my 30 days of what i eat in a day series.
Thanks for doing this! Lots of great ideas for vegans on a budget!
+tiredapplestar thank you for watching!
Haha .... you don't need a new blender, just use a food processor for dry ingredients and a blender for wet ones. Inspirational video though, and great for anyone that supports the Live Below the Line challenge that is held each year.
Cool idea of these burger buns~~ I'm sure it tastes really awesome~!!
+Amy Vegan Life yup they were delish! thanks for watching xx
You could've added some lettuce and a slice of tomato to make the burger appetizing lol it's still looks better than McDonald's
Also I appreciate the fact that you linked the brothers green in your description bc these days so many youtubers steal others ideas in the blink of an eye and no credits for creativity or anything..
use those oats often with cinnamon,sugar and banana...delish!
Wow. In California I could literally buy rice and maybe a bag of frozen veggies...
Your makeup is so pretty!
Can't believe I haven't watched your channel before - friggen smart! With a side of humor too - my favorite kind of Vegan. ;-)
Aww haha thank you!!
Awesome video! I'm totally gonna try this challenge!
This was great! And condiments aren't cheating!! The recipes would still work without them, for one.
Thanks for keeping it real....I totally cook the same way lol Good ideas too!
+Tee Smith thank you!!
Where the heck did you find soy milk that was so cheap? In Denmark it costs like 2 pounds!
It's so true you can eat healthy on a WFPB lifestyle. People who say it's too expensive to be vegan should think again😉😃
Excellent rose!! I'm very interested in cooking vegan on a budget.Gonna make the chickpea burgers / oat patties tomorrow, thanks!:-) x
+Teenie Teenie woohoo! :) thanks for watching xx
Love this! I spend a ridiculous amount in groceries. Maybe I need to stop shopping at Whole Foods
Love you so much started watching your videos recently and I'm so happy your vegan and in the UK 😊😊😊
"Where I start making shit up" 😂😂
Love the way this is a challenge ;) this is actually how I eat cos us students are poor as hell ;) love your channel!! :)
lmao plant based milk costs like $7 and only lasts 5 days but this is still a pretty helpful video. love your channel!
costs me* i'm jealous of people who can buy almond milk for like $1.5 :(
500 grams of spinach is around 3 dollars here in Holland
I would totally put old Bay seasoning and seaweed on top of those cakes to make them taste more crab like!
+Linda Pierre Love Old Bay too YUM!
+Linda Pierre that sounds amazing! :)
holy cow, food is cheap in the UK even with the exchange. I always thought it was so expensive over there. You should see how insanely expensive it is here in Canada :(
Powerful thing for sure! Thank you.
i would like to know where you're shopping because you can't even buy some of that stuff at that price wholesale. i looked it up after buying the same stuff today at Woolworths in Sydney and it cost nearly 5 times the amount you said you spent.
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I would like to see an Australian Version too "How to live on $(lowest possible cost) a day as a vegan"...
... Though it would vary a bit between areas - some people might live in a smaller town or remote area though, kicking up the cost especially if their nearest shop is a Roadhouse in the Outback.
Good ideas!! On a budget or not, looks delicious
You should do another version of this each year!
You should definitely give credit to and link Brother Green Eats as a basic courtesy bc they gave you the idea :-)
+sydney b thanks for the reminder, must've forgot to add the link - it's there now :)
I want to go vegan and your really inspiring me to make this journey enjoyable and easy xxxxxxxx first I'm taking milk, egg and fish out of my diet. :-)