Thought For Food Podcast

College is an amazing time. Getting out of our comfort zones and going off somewhere new, meeting lots of different people, and learning a variety of subjects is terrifying. But college is also a significant time of growth, change, and development. It can definitely be exciting, stressful, and super fun. That's why it's really important to do our best to lead healthy lifestyles to set ourselves up for success. Diet is an integral part of that. But, for most, college is also equated with the requirement for frugality and budgeting. Plant-based, vegan eating is constantly associated with elitism, privilege, and accessible only to those with a Whole Foods within reach. If you're subsisting on Goji berries and Acai bowls, then yeah, it's gonna be expensive. But it's 100% possible to exist on a plant-based lifestyle as a college budget. It's also socially intimidating to be vegan in college. It's still a fairly fringe lifestyle (although growing very rapidly!), and as a result, there can be criticism, question