Vegan Meal Prep | Budget Friendly Vegan Recipes - Feeding a Large Family of 7

[@kathydempsey7110]

Nikce meal prep. It is so nice to see that you are teaching your children how to cook and prepare food.

[@thehaipath]

Thank you so much Kathy! We feel it’s important to teach them young so they have a base skill when they’re all grown up and leave me 😭

[@johnblagrove5177]

Love how the younger children are so eager to help their mom. Israel and Emmanuel chipped sometimes too.😊❤👍

[@books_and_boardingpasses]

Your kids are wonderful ! In a world where some full grown adults can't make a simple meal, watching your kids master this essential life skill is very refreshing.

[@thehaipath]

Hi there! We totally get it and agree! There’s so much convenience and fast foods nowadays that most people don’t cook or can’t cook. I think it’s still a great skill for the kiddos to have. Do you have kids yourself?

[@dianeschuller]

even with only the 2 of us, I do some meal prep. I always do batch prepping (beans, lentils, grains, shredded cabbage & carrots, plus I roast up some potatoes and some beets each week). I loved seeing how you and the kids do your meal prep. What a great sense of accomplishment for them.

[@thehaipath]

Hi Diane! Thank you so much! We hope one day the kids learn to do this themselves and this helps them when they get older 😊

[@Cultivatedbee23]

Another thing to really flavor up the hummus for burritos is to add chipotle peppers.

[@thehaipath]

Hello Cultivatedbee! Ooh chipotle really does kick it up a notch! I should find some yummy chipotle peppers at the store!

[@jocelynfoley6201]

Again! Another impressive meal prep! And love how the kids are so helpful and open to eat these amazing meals!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you for joining us Jocelyn! By now I feel like they’re enjoy embracing this lifestyle 😋😋

[@VeganBug]

I’m not a mom yet but this is so beautiful to see vegan children getting nutritious meals!☺️

[@thehaipath]

Hi VeganBug! Aww thank you! Excited to hear when you have your kiddos what you’ll feed em too ☺️ have you been vegan your whole life?

[@trevorhoward7169]

Love this family and the fabulous meals they prepare.

[@thehaipath]

Hi Trevor we appreciate your kind words and thank you for joining us!

[@susandam5153]

I enjoy your videos so much and just love seeing the children help too! Thank you so much!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you so much Susan! We enjoy sharing with you our cooking adventures and hiccups 😝 Hope to see you on the next video!

[@joanramler7831]

It’s fantastic to see the huge variety of veg and beans going into your children’s meals! This is how we eat and hubby and I have never been healthier.

[@thehaipath]

That’s so awesome it’s a great thing to eat this way! You don’t lack anything as long as you have balance

[@shanezveganess5969]

feeding two birds with one scone 🥰

[@thehaipath]

That is too cute 🥰 I love that saying now! Are you plant based or vegan too?

[@shanezveganess5969]

@@thehaipath I'm vegan for animals first (our earthling animal family), I love the energy & vibe of your videos, there's so much compassion and love in how you raise your family. 🥰

[@munajedski]

hahaha, I went to the comments to say the same thing! 😊💛

[@TheInkinGardenSpot]

Thank you, as vegans every cruel saying should be replaced with a compassionate one. I often say cut 2 carrots with one knife, but i love the replacement for the cruel bird saying to yours. I will definitely be using that one now as well.

[@TheInkinGardenSpot]

Me too...vegan for animals first. ❤

[@lp7931]

Your daughter helping is so sweet. Well done, mama. Everything looks delicious.

[@thehaipath]

Thank you so much! Yes she is a great help, everyone helps whenever they can we are blessed to have these hands! 🥰

[@ashkirk83]

OMG I am so happy I found this video and channel! Can't wait to see more! I have two growing boys and would love to master meal prep for our vegan family! Thank you :)

[@thehaipath]

Hello there we are so glad you found us and are here! It’s awesome to hear your family is on a plant based vegan journey too, many more families should try it! New meal prep videos come out every week so stay tuned. 🥰

[@nocontextwhatever]

Omg, I am impressed/jealous by how much produce is in your fridge!!! 👀😍

[@thehaipath]

Hi there! We appreciate it! We try to eat as much whole food fruits and veg as possible! It does get expensive since we purchase organic

[@desandrasantiago2277]

I love ❤️ that your kids help you, your daughter is a pro at cooking that’s so nice. I’m glad I found your channel

[@thehaipath]

Hello! Thank you so much for your kind words, she told us she wants to be a chef when she grows up 😍 do you have any kids yourself?

[@desandrasantiago2277]

Yes I have grandkids and they all love to cook

[@Patricia-hu8gi]

A pro with that knife too😊

[@thehaipath]

Hehe thank you!! They practice lots

[@savvyshopper1286]

Incredible. Its great to see you all work together!!! Thank you!!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you so much for joining us!! Stay tuned for more meal preps on our channel!

[@consciousobserver629]

Mercy is so cute! 🥹☺️ All your kids are. I'm sharing this with my own kiddos to get them interested in working in the kitchen with me. Thanks for sharing! Everything looks great. 😊

[@thehaipath]

Aww that’s awesome! How many kids and how old are your kids? We would love and update, let us know if they’re interested in cooking with you!

[@christinamillington2342]

Why haven't I found you on here till now!!!!! Love your channel. I'm a newbie from England and can't wait to watch more xx

[@thehaipath]

Hi Christina! So glad you found our channel we can’t wait to see you more on our future videos all the way from England! I have a few friends there from high school and would love to visit someday. Are you plant based too?

[@christinamillington2342]

@@thehaipath Hiya. Yes, I've been so inspired by youtubers and my biggest issue was yoghurt. It sounds silly but now there are some brilliant alternatives I'm embracing it much more. Xx

[@thehaipath]

Yes you can probably make your own yoghurt to make it even better. We purchased the starter for yoghurt but never made it yet haha maybe we can try it together 😆

[@christinamillington2342]

@@thehaipath I would love that xx 😊

[@johnblagrove5177]

As a single man i do the basic prep. I would have liked to do more especially BAKING dishes but you know that. Your preps are SOOOOOO amazing. I try to do some.😊❤👍🇯🇲

[@thehaipath]

Hi friend! Thank you so much! Have you tried any of our prep ideas?

[@elaine0980]

I'm inspired! Got a few ideas for dinner meal prep from your video. Thank you!

[@thehaipath]

Hi Elaine! Woohoo! We’re so happy to hear you were inspired we can’t wait to hear what you think about everything on our next video 😃

[@samdking]

Your family is a real credit to you. Such wonderful helpers. A great video, thank you!

[@thehaipath]

Aww thank you Sam! We appreciate your kind words! Hope to see you on our next video

[@sakinabivins9415]

Great meal prep ideas. Don't forget to remind viewers to "share" your videos!! I'm enjoying watching your numbers soar. It's a testament to your hard work and commitment!! P.S. It was nice getting a peek at your oldest son helping in this video. Kudos to all the kiddos!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you! Ah yes I keep forgetting to say that haha I will take their help whenever I can get 😆

[@lindareed9658]

I look forward to your videos. I'm glad you post so much . I can't wait until your cookbook comes out

[@thehaipath]

Thank you so much Linda! WOW a cookbook! My husband was just talking to me about maybe writing a book in the future ha! You’ve definitely gave it confirmation, I will definitely work towards this! 🥰

[@lindareed9658]

@@thehaipath I hope it comes true for your family

[@kimchernecky1106]

Love that you're teaching your kids how to cook from scratch!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you Kim! We try to get them helping as much as possible

[@fashionluvr15]

Seeing your kids being involved in the meal prep warms my heart ❤️ this is what I am hoping to have my boy do when he gets older 😊

[@thehaipath]

Aww how cute! How old is your son? 😍 I’m sure with guidance he will grow to be a great cook!

[@fashionluvr15]

@@thehaipath he is 2, and yes he loves getting in the kitchen with me already!

[@thehaipath]

Woohoo! 🥳 yes continue to work with him and teach him!!!

[@Raddiebaddie]

Great job showing healthy, variety, tasty, affordable, & high quantity! ✅

[@thehaipath]

Thank you Raddie!! We appreciate you watching!

[@citigirlqueens6242]

It’s so nice to see Mercy and Isaiah participate in your videos …. Boys often get left out of the cooking process- I love that you include them all and also involve them in creating the videos….. ( hope I remembered their names correctly)

[@thehaipath]

Hello! Haha yes! We had Isaiah (spider man), Israel came to help and mercy was in this too! You’re great with names!

[@ariluv83]

Great video I love it! You've inspired me to go do some meal prep. Also your kids are beautiful. Such a lovely family.

[@thehaipath]

Hello! Thank you for joining us, we are so glad you’re inspired!

[@ariluv83]

​@@thehaipathok I made a pot of black beans for enchiladas, jalapeno hummus, chocolate PB granola, walnut "meat"and two loaves of vegan lunch meat. I'm still going to make some Hawaiian macaroni salad, tortilla chips, brownies or cookies, and tofu scramble.

[@TheInkinGardenSpot]

Fun meal prep. I love that your kids were helping you and it was a great testament of the cooking that they couldn't wait to eat it!😆💕

[@thehaipath]

Haha yes! They love snacking on stuff and eating half our meal preps 🥴🥴 they’re eating healthy though!

[@satori2097]

Thanks for all your Amazing Recipes!! Mercy is quite the little cook!!

[@thehaipath]

Haha thank you! Yes she told us one day she wants to be a chef 🥺🥺 I’m like, good! So she can cook for me 😄

[@satori2097]

@@thehaipath Great Plan!! You Deserve It!!

[@nettiedennis3826]

You are amazing!

[@thehaipath]

Aw thank you we appreciate you!

[@Joeyvitale79]

Best! I’m totally doing this too

[@thehaipath]

Let’s do it!

[@karenbrooks4189]

Kia ora! I loved this meal prep, they always inspire me to try new ideas. I mostly prep weekly and do enjoy it .. well mostly lol. Can I say great job Mercy and Israel, you looked so professional! I'm definitely going to try the exact same potatoes and hummus Mercy, they looked so yummy! God bless y'all 🙏😁

[@thehaipath]

Kia Ora Karen! How are ya? That’s awesome you prep every week, it really helps doesn’t it. I know these meals helped us this week for sure when we’re in a rut. Doing these videos sure help us too 😃

[@cherhonda]

1st Time Viewing Your Channel📺 This Meal Prep was awesome to watch and I will be Cheffing up these meals🥳

[@thehaipath]

Awesome!! Thank you for joining us and hope you love these! Are you trying to lose some weight this year too?

[@hilaryburg3226]

Your videos are great. They are informative, enlightening, encouraging and entertaining. Beautiful family!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you Hilary! We appreciate you spending time with us in the kitchen. Do you cook often too?

[@kynamonroe6933]

This was awesome

[@thehaipath]

Thank you so much!! Hope to see you in our future videos

[@klopke36]

Oe that looks great i am getting hungry 😊😊😊 thanks for the video super fun to watch u guys cooking together

[@thehaipath]

Haha! Go get yourself some veggies and do a meal prep while you watch our next one because we have a new meal prep video coming soon. Thank you for joining us! Do you meal prep often?

[@Radiancegrace]

Really,enjoy your videos and ideas you provide to eat healthier - your creativity and ability to cook for such a thriving family very endearing to see. What lovely little helpers all learning some valuable life skills. Appreciatively 🙏🏻

[@thehaipath]

Hi Rebecca!! Thank you so much! We try to eat healthy, it’s especially important at this time because all you see is junk and convenience foods in the world. We appreciate and love having you here in the community! Thank you for the kind words 😍

[@Radiancegrace]

@@thehaipath🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@tylerjamesnewton1422]

I have been trying to find vegetarian / vegan recipes to eat healthier and more mindfully, that my wife would like, too. I just made your chili Mac, and I think I may persuade her with it! ❤ thank you

[@thehaipath]

Hi there Tyler! Thank you so much for your comment and for your love and support! We hope she enjoys our chili mac as much as we did, it’s really super easy and family friendly. Excited to hear about your journey more often, let us know how the Mac goes with your wife!

[@tylerjamesnewton1422]

@@thehaipath I ended up with SO MUCH. Okay but here’s what I did, since we are more vegetarian and not full vegan - I made a cheese sauce with cheddar, water, olive oil, and flour. Then combined with mac, layered in dishes with the chili, covered with breadcrumbs and cheese and baked it for about 30 minutes at 400. Oh boy, let me tell you - maybe the best thing I’ve ever made. Thank you again!

[@thehaipath]

@tylerjamesnewton1422 🤤🤤 that sounds AMAZING!! I do miss cheese sometimes I’m not going to lie but only if I hear about it or see it. You should try our crispy potatoes next, we have a video! Check it out! That’s one to impress the Mrs with!

[@tylerjamesnewton1422]

@@thehaipath I think the sauce could be done with nutritional yeast? The self-rising flour I used in it made it crisp up in the oven. I also have a big pan the way you made it, and both are just as good. I will check out the potatoes for sure! And trying the burritos in this video. Making hummus, all that - definitely inspired.

[@tisharodriguez9541]

Great food prep. I prep once a week.

[@thehaipath]

Good stuff! Are you able to eat throughout the whole week? That’s so great 😃

[@gingernotturno5365]

I love that this is a family thing good job mom

[@thehaipath]

Aw thank you Ginger! We appreciate you being here! Are you a large family too?

[@gingernotturno5365]

@@thehaipath not really large and I am 67 my family is spread out all over ..I do live with two of my daughters and 2 grandkids but they work and are not home a lot

[@thehaipath]

Nice to meet you Ginger!

[@elizabethmcgowan9743]

Wonderful meal preps. Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing 🥰

[@thehaipath]

Hi there Elizabeth! Thank you so much, we hope you will try some of these recipes yourself!

[@Alex-ky4cd]

Wow! Mad respect!!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you for watching!

[@Pa72125]

Great video!! Very inspiring!! Thanks for sharing.

[@thehaipath]

Glad you enjoyed it and so happy to have you join our community! 🥰

[@judya8044]

You are amazing! Best channel ❤thank you for all your recipes and short cuts!!!!!

[@thehaipath]

Hi Judy! Thank you for spending time with us in the kitchen!! Are you a home cook too?

[@judya8044]

@@thehaipath I do my best to cook at home. I am a single mom and there are 3 of us. It is important to me to fill everyone up with healthy food. Honestly, I don’t always have the time 🙃

[@thehaipath]

@judya8044 I totally understand! You are doing amazing raising the kids and I’m sure you’re feeding them great!

[@beebeethagoddess761]

your family is gorgeous! and the food looks great. I'm going to try this meal prep this week! Thank you for the content!!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you so much Beebee! We hope you try and let us know how it went! We kind of feel style everything. Do you cook using a recipe?

[@beebeethagoddess761]

I usually don't use recipes unless I see someone make something I haven't tried making :) The chili looks amazing, not just for mac, but with rice and cornbread would be soooo good. Im gonna do this this week! :) @@thehaipath

[@thehaipath]

Nice! Give it and a try and let us know what you think! They’re all easy and you can always customize the way you like 👍🏽

[@imperfectvegan5724]

Impressive meal prep!

[@thehaipath]

Thank you! I was hoping to make more food for prepping but we did what we could, maybe we will cook harder next time 👩🏻‍🍳

[@JudithArtHouse]

I love how you cook by theory ☺️ I love watching the kids help you with all the chopping and everything that goes along with making everything come together. I don’t meal prep myself, but it’s inspiring to watch. My six kids are all grown with beautiful families of their own. But I’m in my 60’s renaissance and I love learning along with you and your food experiments and experiences.

[@thehaipath]

Hi there Judith, thank you! We love incorporating the kids and teaching them young. Do you meal prep yourself or are you plant based? Hope you’re inspired to make some of these yourself.

[@JudithArtHouse]

@@thehaipath hi thanks for writing me back:) yes I’m plant based, and omgosh, I’m meal prepping for the first time; plus I like to experiment, like you🥰..I’m just so curious, and I love to see how left overs can be repurposed. So like, last week I made this vegetable broth from everything Inhad on hand - turnips from the food bank, sweet potatoes, onions, carrots -these amazing stewed vegetables, remained after all-day simmering, and seasonings, and straining for a broth to knock your socks off. I refrigerated the stewed vegetables just because they looked and smelled so savory from all the seasonings. So last night I had an idea to pulse them smooth, and to my shock it looked texturally, just like ground beef had been added- the shape in all😵 so I added a 10oz tin of tomatoe sauce and 10oz tin of cubed tomatoes and seasoned again and it looked just like a bolognese I’d been cooking all day. I loaded it with fresh garlic, and put it in the oven overnight at 170 degrees and this morning I’m prepping a layered spaghetti with it, with kelp fettuccine noodles, and (9calories for the whole pkg of noodles😍) a dusting of nutritional yeast and I’ll bake again on super low just to meld, and then cut into serving sizes to freeze for my dinners next week. I wish you could smell the aromas from the “bolognese” and I’m just so excited to be prepping for the first time and I’m so thankful for how it supports my new healthy lifestyle❤️🙏🏽 thanks again !

[@thehaipath]

@JudithArtHouse I am truly a sucker for bolognese sauce oh man! Your creation sounds so good what a great way to use everything up! If you meal prep too you won’t be looking to always have to chop and cook for those days you don’t want to! 😄

[@JudithArtHouse]

@@thehaipath ❤️🙏🏽right!!?😃☺️

[@SUNNY.SATISFIED]

Nice! You can freeze the tortillas?? They don't come soggy after? Very curious about that...will definitely try out

[@thehaipath]

We have frozen the burritos but never the tortillas haha but the burritos were perfect once you stick them in the oven. It’s nice and crunchy!

[@KerriEverlasting]

You earned a new subscriber ❤

[@thehaipath]

Aww welcome to the community Kerri!

[@Currently-lostLAS]

This looks great! I’m curious why you put lettuce in the burritos if you are going to cook and freeze them? I assume the lettuce will be so wilted and soggy. Any suggestions on how to prevent that?

[@thehaipath]

Hello there! When we made these burritos we weren’t actively thinking about the wilting of lettuce 😅 however when we warmed them up the kids did not complain about any wilted lettuce, seems like the ingredients all just mashed together and it was fine. If you’re not into that then you can of course omit it and serve a salad on the side, we just like to add some greens and veggies in as much as possible 🥰

[@melissamphande4323]

Do you prepare school lunches?

[@thehaipath]

Hello! No we don’t because we’re a homeschool family so what we make at home we just eat! I have made lunch boxes for trips though!

[@annapry6470]

Do you reheat the burritos to eat? I would be afraid of the lettuce getting slimy if frozen and reheated. Does it work for you?

[@thehaipath]

Hi Anna! We do reheat them in the oven, we have not noticed it getting slimy but we do eat it rather quickly so maybe the day or two after prepping it.

[@NaomiZuk]

Love your channel! By the way, Hai is also modern Hebrew and it doesn't mean "life" (that is Haim), but "living"

[@thehaipath]

Thank you so much! The Hebrew word is actually spelt chai (ch is guttural) consisting of the two letters Chet and yud and it is the Hebrew word for life. You can say alive, living, vital however this is all symbolizing life.

[@NaomiZuk]

@@thehaipath oh i know i am Hebrew speaker from Israel (: love your channel so much!!

[@zogeshop4415]

❤❤❤❤

[@thehaipath]

Thank you!

[@lsnider59]

can I get the chili mac recipe?

[@thehaipath]

We will have to write one up! But you can follow the video if you want to make it. We don’t really measure haha just tasting and cooking as we go!

[@JALopez24]

Is there a list of ingredients and recipes?

[@thehaipath]

Hi there we don’t normally cook with recipes but we have been adding recipes under our newer meal prep videos so you can try. You can definitely make these without a recipe and adjust to your taste buds!

[@shantelcaudill6971]

How do we get the recipes?

[@thehaipath]

Hi there! We mainly cook a lot freestyle so we don’t write recipes down however many of our newer meal prep videos will have a rough guide on making many of the recipes we make!

[@jonicabeird4657]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@terriclark1659]

Totally respect that you're a Vegan. At the same time, where do you think it's okay to make That decisionfor your children.. There's so many other options.And yes they might not be vegan. But they don't get to enjoy in that part

[@thehaipath]

We believe eating a plant based diet is the healthiest way to live, and as parents it’s our responsibility to raise kids in the very best way we can think of. And as parents we are responsible for their health and safety. We’re not sure if you assume being plant based or vegan that kids are missing out or just not getting nutrition? Because we guarantee they’re getting way more nutrition than a lot of meat eating families out there and they’re definitely are not missing out on anything. What specifically do you think they don’t get to enjoy? Cakes? Cookies? Junk food? There are lots of snacky foods the kids enjoy weekly too on top of kid friendly foods at home

[@zonexslayer]

@@thehaipath youre starving the kids. Give them meat and offer them a vegan meal afterwards. I guarantee you they wont want to eat vegan meals anymore. I cant believe you would do that to the children. Im deeply offended that you would STARVE your children by not giving them the proteins and fats that they need.

[@lizjay1016]

Where's the beef?

[@thehaipath]

On another channel, not this one! 😉

[@jenniferabbott976]

Did you ask "Where's the beans?"? I think that's what you meant to ask on a VEGAN channel. 😊

[@nooronkolisvlogusa361]

This little kid should not work with that big sharp knife and hot oven and hot food. She made her work like a maid. The kid looks so exhausted. This is not okay. The baby didn't help, actually she cooked like an adult.

[@thehaipath]

Thank you for the feedback! Our daughter has great knife skills we have great confidence in her in the kitchen because we taught her since young.

[@GreenoidAdventure]

That kids knife skills are excellent! She’s clearly been taught from a young age which is fantastic. Kids are generally more capable then most adults allow them to be for fear of the hurting themselves - sensible risk assessment is all that’s needed and clearly this mum has it down and has taught her kids well

[@thehaipath]

We appreciate your love and knowledgeable response! Yes the kids have always held a knife they start with a butter knife, then steak knife and have graduated to kitchen knives. They are careful and of course we make sure they’re always safe