Back-to-the-Basics Veganism: Six Ways to Make it Easier and Less Expensive

No, I am not going to tell you to eat more silken tofu, don’t worry.

Marla Rose
5 min readJul 13, 2022

Even though in many ways, it’s easier than ever to be vegan today, a lot of times I think I could benefit to go back to the basics of living as a vegan in the 1990s. Not only is simplifying in this way better for my wallet and probably my overall diet, it reminds me that being vegan does not need to be complicated or something only available to those who can afford it. Yes, I may be thrifty, but my main purpose here is to help people understand that extra expenses, lots of counter space and all kinds of free time are not necessary to successfully and joyfully integrating veganism into your life. Take it from someone who went vegan in 1995, when it was not hospitable or a slam-dunk: Not only can veganism be perfectly doable in more low-maintenance ways, returning to these simpler habits has real benefits.

Before there was a proliferation of options and access, we still managed to make it happen. Here are six ways to cultivate the back-to-basics vegan within you, whether you are new to veganism, an old schooler like myself or just curious.

1. Remember that we didn’t have expensive vegan meats or fancy cheeses and they…

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Marla Rose
Marla Rose

Written by Marla Rose

Marla Rose is a Chicago-area writer and co-founder of VeganStreet.com and VeganStreetMedia.com.

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