The hardest part of going Vegan is changing long established habits.
Before my vegan days, my shopping trip would move with the layout of my local shopping market: dairy products, frozen meats and produce, pastas, etc.
Now I make a bee-line for the fruits and veg section.
Here’s a typical list of vegan food that I now buy:
Carbo and Protein
- 4-5 tins of beans (I love Broad Beans)
- a bag of potatoes (sweet potatoes add a nice twist)
- 1 x basmati rice (it makes me feel decadent)
- soya mince
- nuts (lots of them – pistachios are my current fav)
Vegetables
- 2 x containers of olives (I like them piquant)
- 5x avocados (These are really great for peckish days, leave them in the sun to ripen)
- half a cabbage
- 3 x Green leaves (any, but butter lettuce is yummy)
- 3 x Zucchini
- 1 x each red and yellow pepper (I don’t like green pepper all that much)
- 20 x tomatoes
- 5 x onions
- 1x clove of Garlic
- 2 x aubergines
- 2 x cucumbers
- carrots
- celery
Fruit
- 10 x Bananas (Many for my breakfast with peanut butter, see below)
- 2 x small Papaya
- 2 x Mango (these are so lush, I feel naughty eating them
) - 3 x Apples
- 1 x lemon
(I particularly enjoy these, but also any other seasonal fruit)
Condiments
- Soya Sauce
- Olive Oil
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Peanut butter (I eat about one jar every week – my quick-fix breakfast is a banana with peanut butter smeared on it! Yummy!)
- Honey (I eat it. I feel no animal cruelty is involved in it’s making and it’s incredibly healthy!)
Treats
- Sorbet for the summer
- A vegan chocolate spread
- Crisps made without milk protein or whey
- 100% Fruit juice (I’ve sworn off coffee, so this is a must in the morning)
- Vegan wine and beer
What are your favourite vegan groceries? What did I leave off the list?
