Ep. 154 | 5 Ways To Enjoy Broccoli Stems and Stalks - Save Shopping Dollars and Cut Food Waste Eating Plant-Based!

podcast episodes Apr 21, 2026
broccoli stems, save money and cut food waste, plant-based diet, eating plantbased, kitchen hacks

Do you hate throwing away food? I certainly do. Yet, sometimes it’s not our fault. The food may be edible but we just don’t know how to best use it. And then we end up throwing it away, along with our grocery dollars into the trash.

Well, let’s change this and put some money back in your pocket. In this article and episode, I’ll share with you 5 easy ways you can make good use of those broccoli stems and stalks…so you’ll get more to enjoy, and save more shopping dollars to use on your next grocery trip!


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Episode Highlights & Key Timestamps:

  • [1:48] How the PPLT Course can help you move into and enjoy plant-based eating on a budget
  • [3:28] Why I am doing this episode about broccoli stalks and stems
  • [4:58] Option 1: include them in your cooked stove top dish
  • [6:18] Option 2: make a broccoli salad
  • [7:48] Option 3: roast the chopped broccoli stalk and stem pieces
  • [8:48] Option 4: Make broccoli slaw
  • [9:41] Option 5: Add them to your raw vegetable platter
  • [10:23] Grab this bonus tip!
  • [11:22] An action step you can take
  • [11:48] How you can gain more budget-saving tips to eat plant-based with confidence

 

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