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My Butcher
Is a Vegan!
THESE MEATLESS MEAT LOVERS COOK
UP VEGAN VERSIONS OF FLAVORFUL
RIBS, CRISPY BACON AND MORE
Theres a reason many of us love a
juicy steak or a beefy burger: it tastes
good. Aubry Walch, whos eaten meatless for nearly 20 years, knows that
meats texture and flavor can be hard
to re-create in a vegan diet. So, she
and her brother Kale came up with
their own solution: The Herbivorous
Butcher, a vegan butcher shop, in
Northeast Minneapolis.
We made what we were hungry
for, Aubry says. Many people want
to reduce or eliminate their meat
consumption, but find that black-bean
burgers and lentil sloppy Joes arent
always satisfying. But our vegan meats
are deliciously deceiving. Many of the
products are made with a high-protein
wheat flour that takes on a texture
similar to meat; others are soy-based.
The steak is fibrous just like its
animal-meat counterpart, the bacon
gets crispy and theres a tender (but
not mushy) bite to the ribs. Their top
sellers include Korean ribs, pastrami,
and Italian sausageall totally meatfree and tasty.
If youd like to try for yourself,
order their Vegan Starter Kit or Jerky
Sampler online at theherbivorous
butcher.com. Julie Kendrick
Aubry Walchs
smile says it all
these vegan meats
are deliciously
deceiving.

The Price of Eating Well

Can all Americans afford to eat their fruits and veggies?
Not according to these numbers. By Julia Westbrook

$2.10

The minimum daily cost of eating 41/2 cups of fruit and vegetables according to
a new USDA study. The menu included 1 cup each of apple and orange and 1/2 cup
each of romaine lettuce, carrot, Roma tomato, canned corn and frozen green beans.

7 23

Percent of income spent

on groceries by the average
American household.

Percent of income spent on groceries ($2,506)

by households* in the lowest income bracket
(making below $18,362 per year).
*Average size of household in this category is 1.7 people.

25,364,000

American households that earn under $18,362 per year. This is about 20 percent of all households.

$452 73
How much those
who make under
$18,362 spend on
produce annually.

How much the daily recommendation

of fruits and vegetables needs to cost for
people in the lowest income bracket to
fit them into their produce budget.

Tom Colicchio

Food Policy Action Co-Founder

CHEAP & HEALTHY Get a week of super-cheap,

healthy dinner ideas at eatingwell.com/webextra

MIKE ROSS

Americas food system has

created a health crisis where
processed junk food is universally
cheap, while fresh fruits and
vegetables are too often either
too expensive or their availability
is scarce. Our food policies need to
recognize that healthy food is a
necessity, not a privilege.