Budget Vegan Haul

There is a YouTube channel I discovered in the last few months and I really, really enjoy it. It's No Egg Craig and he and his family are just so nice, and funny and warm. It's become one of my favorite channels, and I want to be part of the family if I'm being honest. He does quite a few vegan budget challenges which I love because I'm on a budget so it's so relatable. And it's so helpful because so many people think vegan food is expensive. I've mentioned it before, but I get asked about the expense more than protein. So, I'm doing a thirty dollar a week challenge myself. I will be eating all my meals for seven days on thirty dollars. That works out to around four dollars and some change a day for food. I've lived on much, much less to be honest.
I did some shopping yesterday and spent around fifteen dollars, and I will spend my other fifteen later in the week. I don't like to meal plan, as soon as I do I all of a sudden I  don't want any of the food I planned on so this leaves me some room to be the spontaneous person that I am.
I went to Sprouts first because they were having some amazing sales on produce. I have to chuckle at myself because when I was a kid I used to roll my eyes so hard at adults who scoured the sale flyers and made lists for groceries, and now here I am doing the same thing! But I don't go to Sprouts that often because they can be more on the Whole Foods price range, but if you check their flyers they can have some really amazing deals too.

Cilantro, blueberries, brown rice,avocado,apricots, ataulfo mangoes,English cucumber, limes, Jasmine rice, ten pounds of potatoes!

I got all this stuff for nine dollars! If you have a Sprouts near you and need some produce you should go! I'm super happy to be able to have all this produce on a budget!

I didn't buy these of course, but I saw them at Sprouts. I didn't realize Hilary's made breakfast sausages. Has anyone tried them? I have to admit Hilary's burgers aren't my favorite, I find them to be a little dry but the sausages look pretty good.

Bananas, lemons, red lentils, 1 onion, bulk garbanzo beans, bulk spices

I picked up a few things at Trader Joe's and Smith's. The Garbanzo beans in the bulk section were on a crazy sale so that was a total score.

Smith's also had this Yves tofu on sale for $.99 and the chipotle Just Mayo on sale for $1.99! I had to get it. Since I'm going to be eating a lot of potatoes I really enjoy dipping my fries in this and what a great, budget friendly price!

I also saw this at Trader Joe's! They are getting in on the kombucha trend! Decent price too. I can't wait to try it. I do wish it were in bottles and not cans because I reuse the bottles but at least it isn't more plastic I guess. And ginger is one of my favorite flavors too!
So, I think I did pretty dang well for fifteen dollars, and I think I'll be able to make some tasty food.
Yesterday I had the usual kitchari for breakfast, and oven fries for dinner, along with this tasty banana, apricot, blueberry, maca powder and hemp seed smoothie. Check me out even having superfoods on a budget!

I know this post is getting long, but before I go I have to show this delicious dinner I had on Friday night. It was another thrown together meal that turned out to be one of my favorite things I've eaten in a very long time!

I cubed some potatoes and seasoned them with garlic and onion powder, and topped them with some chickpeas I simmered in BBQ sauce, and topped it all with green onion and a dollop of the daiya blue cheeze. This was seriously so, so amazing! The BBQ sauce got all absorbed by the potatoes and it was just a delicious flavor bomb! I can't wait to try it with spicy buffalo chickpeas!

Here's Kanye living and lounging to the fullest! She loves to show off her belly, and it's so cute it's easy to understand why!