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life on the veg

the most affordable way to eat is also the best way! Eating plants is not only great for your pocket, it’s also super healthy for your body and great for the planet too.

The fruit and veg that are the building blocks of vegan cuisine are just plain delicious, with the added bonus of being cheap too. We will show you how to take these building blocks and use them to create incredibly delicious, affordable plant-based meals.

How can you save money and cook good food? What does ‘budget’ actually mean? The answer is different for everybody. Whatever budget means to you, we’ve got you covered.

Convenience costs money, so we’ve gone back to basics in a way that we never have before. Making some staples yourself, instead of buying them, is a lovely way to spend your time and a cheaper way to cook. It also gives you a better end product.

It’s also easy to forget about seasonal food, as supermarkets have everything available all year round! But that convenience comes at a price, and not just a financial one. Produce that is out of season is often shipped in from abroad, racking up food miles and depleting in flavour as it makes its way to supermarket shelves. It’s also not great for the planet. Produce

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