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This meal plan is for when you’re looking for some delicious and cheap meals! It’s super helpful to know what you can do with that can of beans, or those potatoes in the back of your pantry. However, when you do have the make the trip to the grocery store, even if it’s done online, and you’re looking to keep the costs on the low side, this is the meal plan for you! These meals focus on affordable produce like onions, potatoes, beans, rice, bananas and vegetables. If you find that you don’t have a certain ingredient, substitute it out for what you do have on hand or what’s available at the store nearest to you.

We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App  — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest meatless, vegan, plant-based and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help you get healthy! And, don’t forget to check out our Weekly Meal Plan Archives!

Are you ready to have a week full of delicious vegan food that leaves you nourished and content? Let’s get started!

This week, we’re bringing you ideas on how to make cheap meals based on pantry goods for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert that are fully vegan and plant-based!

Monday

Vegan Made In Minutes Veggie Hummus Wrap cheap meals

Source: Made-In-Minutes Veggie Hummus Wrap

Happy Monday! If you’re looking for cheap meals that you can make from pantry goods, this is the week for you! For the veggie wrap, feel free to fill wrap with any veggies you have on hand or that are on sale! Also, you can substitute the leek in soup for scallion or onion.

Tuesday

Vegan Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Source: Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

It’s Tuesday, and what better way to start your day than with a chocolate peanut butter banana muffin! If you don’t have chocolate chips in your pantry, you can simply leave them out. End the day on a beautifully chocolate note with a deliciously easy smoothie that tastes just like dessert!

Wednesday

Spiced Lentil Freezer Meal Vegan cheap meals

Source: Spiced Lentil Freezer Meal

Happy Hump Day! Start your day with a cheap meal like this simple oatmeal that’s flavored with vanilla and enjoy a filling chili for lunch! Feel free to use whatever toppings you have on hand that work best for you! Your day will come to a chill end with a wonderfully easy three-ingredient cookie! These cheap meals are so easy to make, too!

 

Thursday

Vegan brownies cheap meals

Source: Peanut Butter Banana Brownies

This week is moving fast but these cheap meals have your back! If you’re worried about what’s left in your pantry and how to use it up, we’ve got you covered! These banana muffins make a great breakfast that will leave you with a enough for another breakfast or snack. If you’re wanting to make the pasta, you can leave the capers out and just enjoy a simplified version.

Friday

Vegan Hearty Curry With Chickpeas, Beans, and Potatoes cheap meals

Source: Hearty Curry With Chickpeas, Beans, and Potatoes

Happy Friday! Close out the week with these easy overnight oats that have a bit of coffee in them! If you’ve got wilting broccoli or extra pasta, you can easily make this broccoli pasta! Curry is a great way to use vegetables and cans of beans. This one uses chickpeas! End the day with another cheap meal like this quick mug cake that you can eat as you watch your favorite show.

Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental wellbeing, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, prostate cancer and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

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