How To Travel Vegan W/tom Simak

"I celebrate every plant based choice. So if it's Meatless Monday's, if it's a vegan burrito that you're eating in your day, I applaud that. There's no time for shame, there's no time for judgement, just keep choosing plant-based."Toni Okamoto is the founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, a hugely popular website and meal plan that shows you that eating plant based does not have to be expensive. She has also written two cook books; Plant-Based on a Budget  and The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook, and the co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast. She's been featured by NBC News, Parade Magazine and was in the popular documentary, What the Health.The key topics in today's episode:- Starting to garden- Time management- About writing her cook books- Recipe writing process- Getting into creative slumps- Is eating vegan expensive?- What is an expensive grocery haul- 'I can't do it, you can' mentality- Tips for transitioning- Avoiding food waste