Thank you for showing that eating vegan doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. I also love that your appliances aren’t pristinely clean and new. You’re the real deal, a busy mom making great videos! You are perfectly imperfect, just like the rest of us. Thank you again. ❤

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

Ha ha my husband always comments on how I need to clean better before I film but I only have so much time while my twins are at preschool!! Thank you for your kindness!!! Glad you are here!

Hello!! Thanks for the ideas to give variety to our diet. A tip for making tacos so that the tortilla doesn't break is to heat it. We Mexicans use a comal but if you don't have one you can use a frying pan or the microwave to heat it.🙂 Blessings from Mexico❤

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I love the fact you show your kids eating too. Thank you!

Great. Now I’m craving those taquitos. And I may be the only person who really loves the taste of tofu, but I would absolutely have thrown some cubed tofu in with the pasta a veggies to boil for a few minutes and firm up. Would’ve been great with that peanut sauce.

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

So true!! But it wasn’t at the dollar store. 😜

Why has your channel never popped up in my feed before!? Love your videos :)

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

Oh thank you! You just made my day!!

You are just simply amazing! It always makes my day to watch your videos!

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

You are so kind! This means so much!! Thank you!!! It really does mean a lot! (Especially after reading someone else’s negative comment) Keep sharing your kindness. It makes a difference. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you again.

Pro tip, save your bean water and use it to make "dirty rice!"

@TheSnerggly

2 ай бұрын

AWESOME meal ideas!!! Thank you

It always always brightens my day when you post a video!! Love your recipes...so easy...your kids just amazing! Thx for all you do!!

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kindness!! It means so much!!

I am going to make every single one of these dishes. Thx for the inspo!

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Yay! They are super simple!

OK I just got up for the morning I must be tired… I thought your Insta pot was programmed to say hi to you when you cooked ha ha ha ha

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha ha that’s hilarious 😂

you know the food is good when your little boy grabbed 3 and ran off! my oldest is 13 and so picky. i should make these recipes soon.

Great idea to spread the refried beans all over the tortillas to help seal it!

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Awe. Thanks Ashley!

I bookmarked this video to try these recipes! Love how you use your Instant Pot. ❤

Thank you for this!

Thanks! I used to buy my lentils at Dollar Tree, but they reduced the size from 16 to 12 ounces for same price.

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I noticed that too! The other beans are still cheaper at the dollar store though!

@kindnessmatters5215

4 ай бұрын

@@plantwhys I was there yesterday, and noticed several of the beans were 12 oz. as well.

@susanjoseph236

Ай бұрын

​@kindnessmatters5215 I think it may depend on the Dollar Tree. We have 3 in.our are and 2 still have 16 oz pkgs of beans.

@janicemeaders1453

18 күн бұрын

Walmart gives u less & raise the price😢

Wow these look so good. Def going to try the taquitos---I think my son would love them---and I have everything for the pasta with peanut sauce. I might make that one tonight! Thanks for the recipes.

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

You bet! Let me know what you think!

Thank you for sharing!

I love all the recipes, especially the last one. I will definitely try them. I'm always looking to save money at the store.

I love your videos! So informative and the recipes are very doable. Thanks, Ali!! ❤️

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Awe! Thank you!!

@judeannemcintyre2112

4 ай бұрын

@@plantwhys ❤️

Love these recipes❤

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

Yay!!!! ☺️

Another amazing video with 😋 cheap vegan meals Ali and love 🥰 the video and love 💕 Ali.

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! You are the best!

I know I had just found you, but I feel like you are reading my mind! 🙄🥺😧Because I was wanting to look up (Shopping Vegan on a budget), and here you are. Thank you and I hope you are going to make more and share them like this?

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

You bet!!

@7peacefrog

4 ай бұрын

@@plantwhys 🤗

Thank you for posting wonderful food! I just started looking for vegan food thar is simple and yummy and without fake meat you did a wonderful job of meet my needs! The price is also right. Looking forward to more in the future 🥰

@plantwhys

19 күн бұрын

You're so welcome!

Can you make more instant pot ans slow cooker meals please, from the dollar store. Thank you!

Like 😊 thanks for sharing 😊 tasty

I cannot find large corn tortillas anywhere around here the only ones I can get are the very small ones. Thank you for your great ideas and letting others know being vegan is pretty fantastic, you get to save lives too-win,win!

@plantwhys

19 күн бұрын

You are so welcome 🤗

I’m all for easy meals. I live by myself and like having food on hand that I can just heat up or make a yummy bowl of ingredients

Never heard of the kombu trick! Luckily I have some :) ❤

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

Amazing! Try it and let me know what you think!

All three look delicious. Instead of edamame, I'd just add some peanuts on top.

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

So smart!!

Sad watching all that lovely bean broth go down the drain. Keep some of that bean broth to add flavor, especially black beans.

For your refried bean taquitos, are you cooking or just soaking the dried pinto beans (the video isn't clear)? I have seen on another YT video that soaking beans with a little baking soda overnight helps with bloating & gas (also rinsed away)...

The rice wash! 😳... I appreciate all these great recipes, but I don't have an immersion blender, or air fryer, or insta-pot or whatever. I'm poor. I have a stove, and an oven. That's why I'm watching this $5 dinner video. 😕

@johannarataj8397

3 ай бұрын

You can do all of this in the oven and on your stove ❤

@bmg9136

2 ай бұрын

You can soak overnight and cook the beans on stove top. Don't pour all of that beautiful bean broth down the drain, (sacrilege, especially the black beans, wasting all of the flavor!) slightly wet and mash (with fork, potato masher, or a wire wisk) .Soft, well cooked beans will mash easily (go easy on the salt, it can make your beans not soften). OR... buy a can of fat free refried beans because easy fast works too. ;-)

May I ask what you added to the dry beans.....it sounded like .' Kombu...' thanks😊

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

Yes 😊 it was Kombu. Any type of seaweed works though!

The refried beans taquitos would have to be a carb cheat day for me because I'm trying to limit my carbs. Well, I could get the carb friendly tortillas. Everything looks so good...Oh and the rice (brown rice will have to do) My dollar store has tons of brown rice. 🎉

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Thats awesome that they have brown rice!

❤❤❤

i have never heard of adding kombu to beans so that it helps with gas and bloating. can i just use nori sheets for this?

@plantwhys

4 ай бұрын

Yes, both kombu and nori can be used when cooking beans to help lessen gas. Both seaweeds contain enzymes that can help break down the complex sugars in beans that can cause gas and bloating. Adding a piece of kombu or nori to the cooking water when preparing beans can help make them easier to digest and reduce the likelihood of gas.

@Kx____

4 ай бұрын

@@plantwhysoh that is so intereseting, thank you very much! that is really helpful, appreciate it

Please tell me the reason you cook your rice like that? I always mess up rice on the stove so i always cook it in the instant pot. But if i have to use it for something else i have to do it on the stove.

@plantwhys

19 күн бұрын

Cooking rice like pasta is way easier than measuring everything out! Just make sure not to overcook it! Set a timer!

Wonder what they are like with flour instead of corn.

@plantwhys

14 күн бұрын

I’m sure it’s even more yummy! ❤️

The taquitos sound good, but they're hardly a whole meal.

@judithp.5962

4 ай бұрын

@@randomjournalbitsdawnbossExactly. And it needs to be a side with veggies, like a salad or a good fresh salsa.

@TheR3alBoazB

4 ай бұрын

And everything is prepacked and produced. Yuk

@lisaa.5378

3 ай бұрын

Perhaps because we’ve gotten so used to excessively overeating in the US

@judithp.5962

3 ай бұрын

@@lisaa.5378 Yes, but I was mainly referring to the lack of any vegetables.

@kpstardust8974

Ай бұрын

Wow people are so critical. I thought these were good ideas for the base of a meal, a quick workday lunch, or a dinner for just me on a day when I don’t feel like shopping or cooking and I happen to already have these on my pantry. and it’s probably a big improvement on some people’s carn diet who may be thinking vegan food is fancy and $$$. I always learn something from other people’s ideas.

These are hardly whole food meals

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

It’s the best whole food you can get from the dollar store. ☺️

I'm Mexican and no self respecting Mexican microwaves tortillas,gotta give them color and crunch...

@plantwhys

3 ай бұрын

Ha ha good point!

@La_TangoMariaa

3 ай бұрын

I live with a Mexican, born and raised there. She'll microwave them to soften them up a little before filling then frying the taquitos.

Typically USA. Here in Germany you wouldn't call this cooking.

What a typical video from some1 WITH enough money so you can see she doesnt know what shes talking about. Keep it goin gorl. 😂😂😂