Episode Description
This week is a replay of one of our most popular episodes. Is veganism actually a privilege? We dig into the five most common versions of that argument (cost, access, time, culture, and nutrition) and check each one against the data. Spoiler: the cheapest thousand calories you can buy in almost every country on Earth are plant-based.
Chapters
00:00 Replay Introduction
01:09 Cost of Vegan Eating
04:17 Whole Foods Save Money
08:05 Budget Vegan Strategies
15:23 Food Access Barriers
19:59 Surviving Food Deserts
27:24 Time and Labor Costs
32:34 Fast Vegan Meal Prep
36:35 Meal Prep for Busy Days
40:14 Culture and Family Barriers
54:03 The Nutrition Debate
1:06:39 Veganism Is More Accessible
Sources
- Kahleova et al. JAMA Netw Open 2023
- Kahleova et al. JAMA New Open 2024
- Goldman & Nagra 2026 global cost review
- BLS CPI, meat/poultry/fish/eggs
- USDA Food Access Research Atlas
- SNAP supermarket study, Health Affairs 2020
- Notre Dame SNAP/DGA study 2023
- SNAP eligible items
- Double Up Food Bucks
- Pew Research, India vegetarianism
- Indigenous American crops
- USDA NAL Three Sisters
- Factory farming history
- Livestock production trends, Royal Society
How to Get In Touch
- ⭐️ Deficient Vegans Discord ⭐️
Deficient Vegans
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