291: How to Save Time & Money and Go Plant-Based on a Budget with Toni Okamoto, Maya Kaimal and Leslie Durso

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Three of the myths we often hear about going plant-based is that is time consuming, expensive and difficult. So today we have three plant-powered pioneers in the plant-based space who are busting every single one of those myths and teaching us how easy, affordable and fun it is to eat a vegan diet. First up is Toni Okamoto, author of Plant‑Based on a Budget: Delicious Vegan Recipes for Under $30 a Week who is here to share her tips and knowledge on making eating delicious plant-based faire easy and affordable. Then Alli and Suzy are talking to Maya Kaimal, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Maya Kaimal Foods and winner of the Julia Child Award for her cookbook Curried Favors, Family Recipes from South India to learn more about plant-based indian cuisine. And finally Alli sits down with Food Heals favorite Leslie durso, who is currently the vegan chef at the Four Seasons Punta Mita and the Four Seasons Santa Barbara to hear her plant-powered tips and advice for making vegan easy and not compromising style for sustainability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Food Heels Podcast, episode 291.
0:04.0	And so what I started to do was create free meal plans on plant-based on a budget.com
0:08.4	that showed people how to eat on a tight budget of $25 per week, a fully plant-based
0:16.0	Monday through Sunday, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, meals.
0:19.5	It's not like you kind of focus on one spice when you're cooking Indian food, right?
0:24.6	It's really about the flavor of Indian food and the balance of flavors and ingredients is where the
0:31.1	artistry is in Indian cooking.
0:33.2	Cooking for yourself is one major, major thing that's just going to slash your expenses immediately.
0:39.2	It's always way more affordable to cook for yourself at home.
0:42.7	It's more affordable than Postmates?
0:44.5	Yeah, just a little bit.
0:46.0	Just a little bit.
0:46.5	Just a little bit.
0:47.2	What you spent on one post makes, I could probably feed you for an entire week.
0:52.5	Holistic Voice presents the Food Heels podcast with your hosts, Alison Melody and Susie Hardy.
0:59.2	Join the Food Hills Nation and learn the secrets to go from feeling unwell to healing yourself.
1:05.2	Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living
1:08.9	longer, an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and chemo, and a spike in Tinder matches.
1:14.1	In rare cases, people have experienced a strong desire to put down the Ben and Jerry's, get off the
1:17.7	couch and take a walk outside. If you experience any of these symptoms, tell your Facebook friends
1:21.2	immediately. All right, welcome, Food Heels Nation. Thanks for joining me. I'm Alison Melody. And three of the myths that we often hear
1:29.6	about going plant-based is that it's time-consuming, expensive, and difficult. So today we have three
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