128. Healthy Eating on a Budget with Toni Okamoto (founder, Plant Based on a Budget) 🥑 | Win the Day® with James Whittaker (Win the Day Podcast)

“Everything works out in the end. If it hasn't worked out yet, then it's not the end.” — Fernando Sabino Toni Okamoto is the founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, the mega-popular website, meal plan, and community that shows you how to break your meat habit without breaking your budget. She’s also the author of the Plant-Based on a Budget cookbook and the co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast. Toni has a regular presence on local and national morning shows across the US and was featured in the popular Netflix documentary What the Health. In this episode: The defining moment that led to Toni's mission How she built a community of more than 500K+ followers Why most people struggle to eat healthy; and Simple tips to save you money and time with your household nutrition. Let’s WIN THE DAY with Toni Okamoto! _ 🎬 HD video version: ⁠https://youtu.be/M0WwxHLtH_8 🎁 Subscribe to Win the Day on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/WinTheDayVideos⁠ 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/healthy-eating-on-a-budget-with-toni-okamoto _ Show links: 🎁 Join the waitlist for the ⁠Win the Day Blueprint⁠ (powered by Success Magazine) ⚡ Toni Okamoto website. 📷 Toni Okamoto Instagram. 📝 Toni Okamoto Facebook. 📚 ‘Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & Easy: 100 Fast, Healthy, Meal-Prep, Freezer-Friendly, and One-Pot Vegan Recipes’ by Toni Okamoto. ✍️ Article ‘Here’s the No. 1 skill I wish more parents taught their kids today’. 🎬 Subscribe to Win the Day ⁠YouTube channel⁠ 💚 Give Win the Day a 5-star rating on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ 🙏 Give Win the Day  a 5-star rating on ⁠Spotify⁠ 💕 Win the Day ⁠Facebook group⁠ _ Timemarkers: 0:51 Who is Toni Okamoto? 1:57 Interview starts 3:15 Meal prep and being organized 5:04 Toni Okamoto origin story 13:48 When Toni Okamoto adopted a plant-based lifestyle 16:30 Dealing with haters 17:51 When ‘Plant-Based on a Budget’ became a business 20:16 Building a team and growing a community 26:46 How to get kids excited about eating healthy 33:18 How to eat healthy and affordably 35:36 Favorite kitchen gadgets 39:10 How to save money at the supermarket 42:08 How to save time with food preparation 43:34 Why people eat unhealthy food 45:54 Creative process for new book 48:56 How to be successful with a plant-based lifestyle 50:16 Toni’s favorite breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes 52:54 How to eat healthy while traveling 58:00 Affirmation 59:13 Rocket Round _ Want to support the show? 1. Hit 'Follow'. 2. Leave a 5-star rating. 3. Share this episode with a friend. This will help the podcast get discovered by more people so they can Win the Day, too. Thank you for your support! It truly means a lot 💕 Onward and upward always... #WinTheDay