Looking for a big list of affordable Daniel Fast meals? In this post I share some quick, cheap and easy WFPB meals that are perfect for sticking to your food budget. Keep reading to get inspiration for your next meal plan.

What are affordable Daniel Fast meals?

An affordable Daniel Fast meal is a whole food plant based meal that is prepared at minimal cost. Specifically the term “affordably priced” depends on your food budget.

Examples of expensive plant based ingredients

Some plant based meals can be expensive to prepare at home. They may contain expensive ingredients and a lot of them.

Examples of expensive ingredients include:

• Specialty ingredients like sauces, herbs, and spices
• Exotic foods from other countries
• Ingredients that are expensive to produce
• Ingredients that are hard to source
• Processed and packaged foods

If you are focused on sticking to a food budget, it is important to consider the actual cost of each meal. The cost of each meal matters when eating 3-5 meals per day. One of the best ways to keep plant based meals affordable, is to choose inexpensive ingredients.

Examples of affordable plant based ingredients

Here’s six examples of inexpensive ingredients:

1. Easy-to-source ingredients
2. Foods that are in season, meaning they are growing abundantly during the current time of year
3. Common foods such as brown rice, apples, bananas, raisins, and similar foods
4. Ingredients purchased in bulk quantities
5. Ingredients purchased at a discount
6. Locally grown produce

How to create an affordable plant based meal plan

It’s easy to stick to a food budget with a meal plan. Simply add some or all affordable meals and you’re set.

• Learn: How to start a Daniel Diet on a budget

15 affordable affordable Daniel Fast meals

Here’s a list of fifteen inexpensive and delicious plant based meals to add to your weekly meal plan.

Meals include breakfast, lunches, snacks, dinners and desserts following a WFPB vegan diet. I share several options including meals that are super cheap, quick and cheap, or easy and affordable.

Breakfast

Here’s three breakfast ideas that are all affordable and follow a plant based diet:

• Super cheap: Oatmeal with fruit and seeds
• Quick and cheap: Smoothie
• Easy and affordable: Breakfast Scramble with Unleavened Bread

Lunch

Here’s three plant based vegan lunch ideas that are affordable:

• Super cheap: PB & J Sandwich with Vegetable Sticks
• Quick and cheap: Hummus with Flatbread with Spinach
• Easy and affordable: Chopped Vegetable Salad with Beans

Snacks

Here’s some cheap vegan snack ideas for on-the-go and at-home:

• Super cheap: Fruit and nuts or Brazil Nut Milk
• Quick and cheap: White Bean Hummus with Vegetable Sticks
• Easy and affordable: Rice Cakes with Peanut Butter and Jelly

Dinner

Here’s several affordable and delicious WFPB dinner ideas:

• Super cheap: Vegan Fried Rice
• Quick and cheap: Pasta with Spinach and Garlic
• Easy and affordable: Roasted Vegetables and Potatoes with sauce

Dessert

Here’s some delicious, sweet and affordable plant based dessert ideas:

• Super cheap: Chocolate bar
• Quick and cheap: Vegan Yogurt with Jelly
• Easy and affordable: Fruit Bowl

Further reading:

• How to start a Daniel Diet on a budget
• Daily food checklist: Here’s what to eat every day
• Ultimate Guide to Daniel and Fasting Biblically in 2024