Being Vegan Doesn't Need to Equal Expensive with Toni Okamoto

Outside The Studio with Tessa Tovar

English - September 10, 2023 02:30 - 55 minutes - 103 MB
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In episode 108 of Outside The Studio with Tessa:

Cooking every single day for the rest of our lives? How overwhelming for many of us! But, Tessa Tovar invites Toni Okamoto to the show to discuss how we can make our time spent in the kitchen easier, more affordable, and how Toni wrote her new book Plant-Based on a Budget Quick and Easy.

Toni Okamoto is a vegan blogger, influencer, and author. Her mission is to make a plant-based diet and its associated benefits accessible to everyone through her platforms and books.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(03:30) What we eat is how we feel

(05:30) Out of our food comfort zones

(09:35) How did Toni educate herself on health?

(12:00) Kitchen tips!

(16:20) Favorite meal planning tips

(18:15) Meal planning vs prep

(22:20) The right tools in your kitchen

(28:30) Key staple foods

(30:20) What is "plant based"?

(32:00) Whole foods

(32:55) Toni's favorite recipe

(36:10) Banana ice cream

(40:15) Entrepreneur side of Toni's book

(45:20) Work life balance

(48:05) Rituals

(50:40) Last Thoughts

Key Takeaways

1. Be open to experimenting with new foods or ingredients you may have disliked in the past. Trying new recipes will give your palette a chance to adjust to new flavors and methods of cooking; swapping vegetables or staples for what you prefer may also help you enjoy meals.

2. Meal planning versus meal prep. Meal planning is taking inventory of your ingredients, arranging your meal lineup for the week, and shopping for needed items. Meal prep is washing and cutting your produce or making staple foods like rice or quinoa so that meals are simple to throw together later in the week. While many of us come home exhausted from grocery shopping, it's imperative to put our goods away properly (like keeping cilantro in a cup of water) or easily accessible so they won't go to waste.

3. Don't wait for perfection. This applies to our cooking or daily lives, but especially from an entrepreneur view. Waiting for perfection means you will wait forever; it's an illusion. Instead, start with what you have and build on top of your practice and experience.

Connect with Toni Okamoto

Website: https://plantbasedonabudget.com/

New Book Plant Based on a Budget Quick and Easy: https://plantbasedonabudgetcookbook.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedonabudget/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@plantbasedonabudget

Connect with Tessa Tovar

Website: https://tessatovar.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tessamarietovar/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessa-tovar-baa27613

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBenedicktus

The Dark Moon: A Book of Poetry for Savasana: https://a.co/d/e8LgG1T

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHMYm-7kNZfulgaiCi2w8Cw

In Episode 108 of Outside The Studio: