It found that in high-income countries:

• Vegan diets were the most affordable and reduced food costs by up to one third.

• Vegetarian diets were a close second.

• Flexitarian diets with low amounts of meat and dairy reduced costs by 14%.

• By contrast, pescatarian diets increased costs by up to 2%.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-cheaper-and-healthier-oxford-study

Compared to meat eaters, results show that “true” vegetarians do indeed report lower food expenditures

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921800915301488?via%3Dihub ---(looking at the US)

Based on primary data (n = 1040) collected through an online survey, representative of the Portuguese population, through logistic regressions, it was possible to conclude that plant-based consumers, particularly vegan, are associated with lower food expenditures compared to omnivorous consumers. In fact, plant-based consumers are shown to spend less than all other consumers assessed

https://agrifoodecon.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40100-022-00224-9

[–] Meganium97@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I mean I suppose things are cheaper if you cut out 85% of a normal diet and replace it all with vegetables.

[–] PinkyMink@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What normal diet is 85% animal products ???? Even the SAD is not that high.. I hope?

[–] Meganium97@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bread, cheese/milk, meat, those are the big three. You'd be surprised how much you eat animal products in a standard diet.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Bread is not an animal product nor are most types of bread typically made with any animal products additives

[–] TheWheelMustGoOn@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No the big three are proteins, carbs and fat. Only proteins are animal based on omnivore diets. Therefore you just need to replace them.

[–] Meganium97@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry, I meant big three as in the three big ones that involve animal products.

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