Cheap plant-based food

By eating this way, you can get all the nutrients you need for as low as $4/day (yes, even with today's inflation).

Basic principle

Macro-nutrients come from foods.
Micro-nutrients come from supplements.

Foods

General principle: Buy whatever whole ingredients are on sale or are inherently cheap. This will depend on your location and time of year. It also changes from year to year - for example: one year there might be lots of black beans on sale; another year there might be lots of green split peas on sale. Go with the flow 😎

Ingredients to use

Legumes - dry beans, lentils, chickpeas, split peas
Root vegetables - especially potatoes, onions, carrots
Grain products - such as pasta, rice, flour, cornmeal
You may also need some vegetable oil, sugar and seasonings. discussion TODO: Debunk some misconceptions about grains and seed oils. Show more clearly that the diet described on this page is nutritious (unlike some other diets, that give grains and seed oils a bad name).

What to make with these ingredients

Soups
Breads
Fries
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Supplements

A general-purpose multivitamin (typically less than 15 cents/day).
- Found at most pharmacies (brand names may include "Centrum" or "One-A-Day")
Also add a calcium tablet (typically less than 10 cents/day)

Nutrition analysis

A lot more nutritionally balanced than how most people eat (surprisingly).

See: Nutrition/Examples/Cheap plant-based

FAQ

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