I have heard so many people say that to be vegan is expensive. As a struggling vegan myself (Life long vegetarian and mainly vegan)I would say it depends how you go about it. If you are buying pre-packed all the time then in my opinion yes it is very expensive....very much over priced by companies who are not helping the cause by putting people off with the price. If however you are cooking fresh then no it is not expensive...vegetables and basics are very cheap and can make multiple meals.
Best thing to do I feel is find something you like the look of and try to make it yourself..for a fraction of the price! ha
Hi. Expensive? quite the opposite. Buy 5-25 pounds bags of beans, grains, pasta, quinoa, nuts, seeds. Make you own by soaking beans for 12-20 hours, grains for 8 hours, then rinse, add water, and cook. Soak nuts and seeds before using them. Compare that cost to the cost of canned beans, and to cardboard packaged foods--they cost 5x as much.
You can make your own veggie burgers 12 at a time and then freeze some. Make 1/2 gallon of soup or chili and feast for days. Packaged processed foods
are very costly, whether they are vegan or non-vegan, yet many humans want convenience. But that comes at a cost. Buy fruit in large bags or
by the box at a wholesaler. You can can your own vegetables, or even make your own sauerkraut or kimchi, costs 1/6 what it does already packaged.'
Eat lots of vegetables and salads, they are not expensive but are healthful. Another thing to focus on is the cost of disease-care, most people forget that the more processed their diet, the higher their health-care costs are. Eat LOW on the food chain. Buy a good crock-pot, toaster oven, cooking pots, sprouter, knives, food processor, nut-milk bag, dehydrator, bowls--including salad bowls and storage bowls. You have two choices, make your own or buy it already made. Or a little bit of both. Many omnivores and vegans eat a ton of processed foods and very little fresh vegetables and fruits. Peace.