Twenty years ago, I went from spending $500 a month on groceries (for 2 adults) to $50 a month. So, how did I do it? The following is an overview of My System, and I will be writing a more detailed post soon on each of these strategies, so keep checking back! Happy Saving! 🙂 As…
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Vegan Indian Tomato Lentil Soup for the Week – Only $.22/serving!
Every Sunday, I make a big batch of soup for the upcoming week. We usually have it for dinner the night I make it with a salad or bread, etc. During the following week, my husband likes to bring soup every day to work (and he is totally fine with eating the same thing every…
Are There Bugs in our Beloved Candy Cane?!
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click one of my links, I may receive a small compensation at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting The Penny Pantry! It’s that time of year again for vegans when we may hear about carmine in candy canes. Well-meaning friends and family may warn us…
Recipes for My Frugal Plant-Based Thanksgiving
Here are all the recipes, plus some tips for everything to make my Thanksgiving Dinner I wrote about earlier. It might actually cost as low as $26, depending on how much the tofu and cider cost. Everyone eats vegan at my house. 🙂 My daughter and I are both vegan, with slight differences. I try…
The Price of Rice
Strategies Used: Buying in Bulk and Price Book We eat A LOT of rice at my house. It makes an appearance at dinner alongside tostadas, burritos, with stir fried veggies and tofu, etc. My daughter even likes a bowl of it plain with seaweed. I have been known to eat it for breakfast with almond…
Warning to Vegans: Vitamin D3 in Cereal
I just discovered that some of my daughter’s favorite cereals contain Vitamin D3, which is not vegan and most likely derived from sheep. 🙁 Apparently, Kellogg’s and other cereal manufacturers starting adding this to their products, including cereal. I have been vegan 8 years and vegetarian almost 30 years and this was news to…