Thread: Is there such a thing as a poor vegan?

I am a vegan and I am pretty poor. I am a student and I don't have much extra money. I don't take supplements and I haven't been sick in years. (Actually I gave blood recently and they asked me to come back. Seriously.) Also I drink frequently and smoke cigarettes sometimes-so I am not perfect. I mostly eat variations of beans, rice, whole grains and fresh produce. It really doesn't cost that much. Processed "fake meat" isn't good for you anyway. Put some beans, rice and spice in the crock-pot, make a salad, pour yourself a glass of red wine and call it a day.

Considering you should be eating everything a vegan eats with animal products on TOP of all that, it should be cheaper to go vegan. If you aren't eating an abundance of fruits, vegetables, and greens now, you aren't a healthy omnivore.

I'm a student and living on meager savings - if I can afford it, anyone here can... A few nuts here and there is the most expensive thing in my diet.

Yes, I'm one, having had to give up my part-time job for health reasons.

I'm always puzzled when people assume being vegan (or vegetarian) must be expensive, because meat costs so much.

My incomings and outgoings won't mean anything to you unless you live in the same country as I do and are familiar with average earnings and food prices here - suffice to say minimum wage looks good to me right now.

There's no need to buy fake meats, and usually no need to take supplements as long as you're eating healthily.

Excellent answer Maggie.