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Reader Questions: How to Stop Wasting Food and Start Saving Money?
This post is part of an ongoing series of questions from my readers about eating a plant-based diet. If you have a question that you’d like answered, please email me at diane@plantbasedcooking.com. I read every question and answer them personally. If you feel overwhelmed…
What I Ate for 7 Days on a Plant-Based Diet
A little bit of meal planning, I’ve found, helps make my time in the kitchen go so much more smoothly. I’ve made a list here of a week’s worth of meals so that you can get some new ideas for what you might want…
The Magic of a Weekly Meal Planner
If you find yourself scrambling last minute to put balanced, healthy lunches and dinners on the table, you’re not alone! We’ve all been there (well, at least most of us!) In fact, I’ll confess that to save my own sanity I got creative and…
Plant-Based Meal Prep for Busy People: Five Tips to Keep You Cooking
Do your dreams of organizing and streamlining your plant-based meal prep always seem to fall short of your ideal? Is that lean, green, spotless plant-based cooking machine of a kitchen you’re trying to set up never quite getting up to speed? You are not…
Beginner’s Guide to Easy Plant-Based Vegan Meal Planning
Meal planning is often a significant challenge for those just starting out on a plant-based diet. In fact, according to my online survey of Plant-Based Cooking email subscribers, meal planning is the #1 challenge! Since meat is not the main event on a plant-based…
49 Plant-Based Vegan Recipes Using Canned and Packaged Foods
If you’ve had a busy day at the office or shuffling children, sometimes tackling dinner is the last thing on your mind, but I know you want wholesome plant-based food. What’s a busy cook supposed to do? Pull from your canned and packaged whole…
How to Stock Your Plant-Based Pantry
It may seem basic, but knowing how to stock your plant-based pantry with essentials is an important step to staying on a plant-based diet. Keeping a well-stock pantry leads to better meal planning and saves you time and effort, as well. You might find…
How to Save Money on a Plant-Based Vegan Diet
Plant-Based on a Budget Eating healthy gets a bad rap when it comes to cost sometimes – there’s a common belief that eating healthy is expensive, out of reach for average folks and that it’s basically a luxury that few can afford. But if…
10 Plant-Based On-the-Go Meal Ideas
It’s always good to know what people find challenging, like on-the-go meal ideas. I love it when people ask me questions about their journey eating a plant-based diet. And these make for great blog posts. I received a question on my Facebook page about…