tell me more! ingredients, please!44Ronin said:Turkish lentil soup. You must try it. Best soup ever.
tell me more! ingredients, please!44Ronin said:Turkish lentil soup. You must try it. Best soup ever.
I don't eat dairy due to:bassistx said:You can't be vegan. I mean, veganism extends beyond dairy products lol. I mean, think of a muesli bar or bar of chocolate or whatever. Anything that contains animal products (think gelatine in lollies) is not vegan.
I think you'd die lol. Because you're not doing it for youknowwhat. So maybe just exclude meats (replace with lentils & beans & tofu) and eggs.
Dairy milk and soymilk are priced pretty much the same. If you get $1 per L dairy, then you can get $1.50 per L soymilk. If you get $2 per L dairy, you can get $2.30 per L soymilk.. etc. I get mine for $2 a L (Sanitarium So Good).
Also, and although I count this as a delicacy because it's just so good (and expensive!)... Soyco make fantastic Malaysian peanut satay tofu. Cut it up into strips, a lil olive oil in the pan, then add your veggies. Best stir-fry ever.
The two main reasons is that people go beyond your plan is that that style of living is pretty unhealthy and also some (like myself) are wanky gourmet types who need more variety and flavour.Graney said:1. Cereal + Milk, bit over a dollar at most, fruit doesn't blow bludget
2. Sandwich, 2min noodles, hot chips, all easily less than $3
3. Pasta, stir fry, in large amounts, freeze and reheat, very cheap, sausages $5 a dozen, Steak once or twice a week.
I don't know how you spend so much? Eating out is pissing money away.
Just eat lots of fruit and vege if you really want to save money. Some uni's run fruit and vege co-op, where you pay $10 a week and get as much you could eat.
FROZEN STIR-FRY?!?!Graney said:1. Cereal + Milk, bit over a dollar at most, fruit doesn't blow bludget
2. Sandwich, 2min noodles, hot chips, all easily less than $3
3. Pasta, stir fry, in large amounts, freeze and reheat, very cheap, sausages $5 a dozen, Steak once or twice a week.
I don't know how you spend so much? Eating out is pissing money away.
Just eat lots of fruit and vege if you really want to save money. Some uni's run fruit and vege co-op, where you pay $10 a week and get as much you could eat.
shona1990 said:I don't eat dairy due to:
1) The ways in which dairy cows are treated.
2) The veal industry depends solely on the dairy industry, so in my opinion supporting the dairy industry = supporting the veal industry.
3) A cow's milk is meant for it's calves, not for huan consumption. Just as human's milk is meant for our babies. It's hardly natural, and there's no need when you can get your calcium elsewhere.
4) It's contaminated with pesticides, hormones and antibiotics and is linked to allergies and diseases.
I rarely ever ate chocolate anyway, and there are substitutes for pretty much everything now.
It's not as hard as people think.
I'm not incredibly strict.. If something has a tiny bit of milk solids in it, I'm not going to stress over it. And yes, I still wear leather, BUT only that which I already owned before I became vegan. It wouldn't do much good throwing it away.
I'm well aware it extends beyond dairy products. I pretty well cut out most animal products. I mean, tyres have animal by-products in them... But I still need to drive and catch the bus... Basically, I do my best. If this means I'm not what fits into the incredibly strict definition of vegan then, fine.
This was not meant to begin a vegan debate! So please don't flame me. Just stating how it is possible.
I'll have you know I'm the picture of health sir.Harry Flashman said:The two main reasons is that people go beyond your plan is that that style of living is pretty unhealthy
I think I misunderstood.bassistx said:Um. Well. I was saying that Jas would find it hard if she wasn't thinking "animal rights/cruelty" I don't mind things that "may contain traces", because that's just from the factory processing stuff. Otherwise, I'm not having it
Another benefit of living on campus.Malfoy said:it'd be impractical to go home to eat!
No need to defend your lifestyle. Completely understand I have it easier than most. You just seemed to be expressing disbelief at what is to me the real cost of living.Malfoy said:I don't understand how one can eat for $3 a meal either, in all honesty.
Yeah, I'm pretty much the same.Malfoy said:I eat out a lot, particularly when I'm at university because it's far from home and it'd be impractical to go home to eat! And when I work nights, I eat at work because I'd rather not come home really late and eat then.
I think that making your own lunch is really the best thing to do when you've got time on your hands. I also wasted a lot of money eating out, and I really got so, so sick of it. I started making my own lunch on the days where i didnt have classes that started at 8.30am. However, i dont like making my own lunch, because im lazy, and it takes me a while to choose/figure out what i should makeaMUSEd1977 said:Used to spend too much, but often our home fridge (family!) is empty of things to use for lunch. Hopefully if I can find a stable job, I will start buying some stuff that I can throw into my lunch etc etc, that isn't crap.
I am starting to eat a lot less bread, so I'm going to start buying tortilla wraps and lebanese breads to make lunches with wooh.
fun is what's missing. variety. don't you get bored?Graney said:I'll have you know I'm the picture of health sir.
Unlimited fruit and vege, lots of cereals, 1 or 2 small serves of meat daily, what is missing from that diet?
Are you a celiac/coeliac aswell? Yeh, it's a bi*ch going out coz you can't eat anything if your a committed vegan, every gluten free cookbook i've seen reccommeds going against gluten free vegitarian and vegan meals coz of the lack of variety.bassistx said:No, not starving. You think it's starving? Try being vegan with a gluten allergy! Hah! lol.
I actually just had some awesome vegan soup I made myself. It took like 10min to make. And I'm going back for more xD
She didn't post up everything she could eat, I daresay she only put the staples up there. I mean you could easily add a number of different soups, salads, various rice dishes, and lots of other things that easily keep within that budget.snowflakelatte said:fun is what's missing. variety. don't you get bored?
each to their own, though