Ontario's 'PlantYou' chef shares affordable, scrappy vegan recipes during recession

Carleigh Bodrug is an Ontario woman who shares tips for affordable, plant-based meals on her social media channels and in her cookbooks
She started sharing recipes when she became vegan in 2015 as a way to reduce food waste and save money on groceries
Her popular Instagram account "PlantYou" has nearly 5 million followers
Bodrug's newest cookbook focuses on "scrappy cooking" and "recession recipes" under $2
She provides ideas like turning vegetable scraps into fries instead of throwing them out and making meals with inexpensive pantry ingredients