Is a vegetarian diet cheaper/more expensive/the same as a more standard diet?

Question

If I were to return to my vgetarian ways, but do things right this time *okay, so i lived off french-fries. i was TWELVE for pete's sake* would it cost more or less or be equal to eating "regular" food? Would this mean that I'd need to learn how to cook really well?

Answer 1

cheaper in the long run if you do it right as in you'll get more minerals, vitamins and plentify your body with a more mineral rich diet.

but it depends... not all prices are the same.. shop around.

make sure it's fresh!

with vegetables..learning to steam is the best... unlocks essential nutrients.

there's loads of information online.

key in vegetarian in google.com

or vegan.


http://www.goveg.com/

http://www.vrg.org


http://www.vegan.org/

Answer 2

I've been a vegetarian for three years and a meat eat for many years before that. I think that a vegetarian diet is actually cheaper than eating meat. At the grocery store it may seem expensive because of the rising produce prices, but the home-made meals stretch further. Meat is expensive by itself and becomes the bulk of many traditional meat-eaters meals. The sheer quantity of meat cooked and eaten in one sitting would cost as much as making an entire vegetarian meal with many servings!

Answer 3

Vegetarian food can be more expensive. You can still eat a standard diet cooking food in a healthy way. Try to reduce salt and fat,consume more fruits,fiber and important reduce the portions. Also, you can use natural flavors to add a good taste to the meat. For example, use natural garlic over a chicken breast instead of BBQ sauce or something like that.

Answer 4

Rice, pastas, and dried legumes can be bought very cheaply. Fresh produce, if bought in season, is not terribly expensive. It's when you buy asparagus in December that things get pricey. If you want some of the specialty items, some of the more unusual grains, it could help to research stores in your area. Very often, there is a store that few people know about, that has these items at lower prices than the big chain health food stores.

Answer 5

cheaper as i eat only fresh fruits and veggs
i get more then i can eat in 1 day for less then $5 and i eat 6 meals with more then 3 servings of fresh juice

Answer 6

It can be cheaper if you learn to cook. Most of the staples are very cheap in bulk (pastas/noodles, rice, beans, canned veggies, breads, tofu, etc...) Go to farmer's markets to get fruits and vegetables, they are cheap at most of them.

If you buy special items then it will cost more, but that is normally true of special items like fake burgers, premade frozen dinners, etc...

Answer 7

It is as a rule much less expensive , but if you only use organics that will add to your budget ....vegetables, pasta, and veggie meats are cheaper then meats.......well it would be good to learn make simple rice dishes or pasta dishes (very cheap meals).....who knows you might like it

Answer 8

Being healthy is very cost effective, steaming vegtables or strir fry is very easy, if you can boil water. What is "regular" food? packaged animal body parts, processed oils, food dyes, chemicals,with 10% chance of bug or mice droppings from the factory, bug spray from the plant; Yes let us all glow in the dark with the radioactive twinkie in our mouth. And people wonder where alzhimer comes from.

Answer 9

Probably more expensive unless you live off bean burritos at Taco Bell alot...

Answer 10

it is more expensive to do a vegetarian diet healthy food is more expensive. When I did it I spent more money than just doing a regular low fat diet.