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    Just did a little shop today for much needed yummy soup.
    I also get a mixed veg and fruit box from Riverfords organics every other week.

    fennel bulb
    parsley
    cannellini beans
    courgettes (zuchinni)
    aubergine (eggplant)
    vegan pesto
    organic tin tomatoes
    shortcrust pastry ( I was feeling lazy)
    fusilli pasta
    fizzy water
    orange juice
    cranberry juice

    Made a real nice ribollita soup with most of the ingredients. Yummy

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    karmafunk, you can get Thai red curry paste that is vegan from Sainsbury's. It's their own version and taste really good.

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    I do miss Thai food when out. There are few vegan options. I found a vegetarian Pad Thaii in Canada recently but it turns out they use Oyster sauce in the sauce mix.

    I'll shop around and see what I can find or maybe even make my own.
    A lot of thai restuarants seem to claim things containing fish sauce/shellfish as vegetarian.

    Making your own paste will taste better, but as with making bread from scratch life is often too short
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    karmafunk, you can get Thai red curry paste that is vegan from Sainsbury's. It's their own version and taste really good.
    Excellent, I'll give it a go. Thank you.
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    Veg bought fresh nearly every day like: spinach broccoli and peppers, at least 2 kinds of mushroom, coriander and chives etc. Any weird veg they have in too.

    Soy products from small producer at the market: beancurd skin shreds or smoked pressed tofu or gluten squares. Additionally they make sprouts and pickles: 3 day sprouted fava beans make great falafel!

    Imported luxury items from small supermarket twice/thrice weekly: olive oil, olives, whole wheat pasta, Russian beer

    Once a month I stock up at a little Indian shop: curry spice, dhal, tamarind, palm sugar, coconut cream
    the only animal ingredient in my food is cat hair

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    Quote bellybuddha View Post
    karmafunk, you can get Thai red curry paste that is vegan from Sainsbury's. It's their own version and taste really good.
    I was about to say are you sure cos the one we get isn't Sainsburys own but then I realised it was bellybuddha and not Buddha Belly, this is getting confusing

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    I was about to say are you sure cos the one we get isn't Sainsburys own but then I realised it was bellybuddha and not Buddha Belly, this is getting confusing

    I know.

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    Never worry! Take it one day at a time! I like to plan my meals beforehand and then create a very specific shopping list. The ingredients below are for Thai Curry with Vegetables, French Onion Pie and Caesar Salad, Asian Lettuce Wraps, Lentil "Meat" Loaf and Mashed Potatoes (we always add misc veggies, nuts and veg burgers to our lists).

    - Coconut Milk, 2
    - Curry Paste (green)
    - Onion, 12
    - Garlic
    - EF Tofu, 3
    - Potatoes, 4 lb
    - Cauliflower
    - Red Bell Pepper, 3
    - Thai Basil
    - Rice, brown
    - Salt
    - Earth Balance Shortening
    - Earth Balance Buttery Spread
    - White Sugar, small
    - Salt
    - Soy milk
    - Black Pepper
    - Nutmeg
    - White Flour
    - Nutritional Yeast
    - Firm Tofu, 1
    - Lemon juice
    - Capers
    - Dijon Mustard
    - Olive oil
    - Lettuce
    - Bread Cubes, dried
    - Oregano
    - Thyme
    - Basil
    - Tarragon
    - Paprika
    - Ginger, grated
    - Carrot, 1
    - Seitan, 2 cans
    - Chili paste
    - Brown sugar
    - Miso paste
    - Butter Lettuce
    - Cucumber, 1
    - 2 cups dry lentils
    - Ketchup
    - Breadcrumbs
    - Walnuts
    - Parsley, fresh
    - Poultry herb blend (just a special blend of thyme, rosemary, sage etc)
    - Soy Sauce
    - Worcester sauce (vegan)

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    This may sound weird, but what i eat greatly depends on where i am. Now i'm in france, i'm sort of at a loss as to what to eat. Not for lack of choice (if anything, there's more choice here than in england) - i just don't feel like eating what i used to. For example, the only vegetable i'll eat at the minute is grated carrot.

    Bananas
    Pears
    White grapes
    Carrots
    Chickpeas (canned)
    Brown short grain rice
    Quinoa
    Puy lentils
    Soya pieces
    Bouillion cubes
    Flavoured tofu
    Soya milk
    No added sugar muesli
    Pots of fruit compote (n.a.s) i.e. banana and apple
    Some type of cracker (at the moment i'm on buckwheat crispbreads)
    Dairy free soft spread (vegan philidelphia)
    Flavoured soya yogurt (occasionally)
    Apple crisps (occasionally)
    Bottled water
    Flavoured tea bags
    Express tofu ravioli (occasionally)
    Pre-packed soup

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    Reading this thread makes me so happy to be vegan! It's just so hard not to fall in love with people so concious of their food. BLESS!

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    My shopping list usually includes:

    soya milk (1 litre and mini tetrapacks)
    soya yogurt
    orange juice (1½ litre and mini tetrapacks)
    potatoes
    bread
    cucumber (also my guinea pigs' breakfast snack)
    peppers and/or tomatoes (my guinea pigs love them, too)
    vegetables (fresh, frozen or jarred)
    apples (both for me and the animals)
    bananas
    mandarine oranges
    carrots (for my animals)
    nut butters including tahini
    firm tofu
    vegetarian burgers (for my husband)
    maybe vegan burgers/sausages
    rice, pasta and Asian noodles if needed
    sauces (sweet-and-sour, Hawaiian, pasta, peanut, others)
    sugar
    vegan margarine if needed
    potato crisps
    vegan cookies
    Belgian endive or regular andive (most goes to the animals)

    My list depends on how empty my fridge, freezers, pantry, etcetera, are. We have four guinea pigs and a rabbit, so they too have a say in what I have to buy every week. Mini tetrapacks are for travelling home from work by train or other travels.

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    fruits and vegetables in season
    cheap white rice
    whole wheat pasta
    semolina couscous
    whole wheat couscous
    quinoa
    rolled oats
    small white beans or navy beans
    barley
    split peas
    red lentils
    dry chik peas
    frozen chik peas, cooked myself from dry
    frozen chik pea cooking water
    lemons or limes
    frozen lemon or lime juice, squeezed myself
    maple syrup
    molasses
    sugar
    carrots
    red pepper
    romaine lettuce
    red potatoes
    fresh cilantro
    grapefruits
    concord grape juice
    tropicana orange juice
    tropican grapefruit juice
    frozen melon, cut up myself from melons in season
    frozen paypaya, cut up myself and frozen
    frozen strawberries
    frozen blueberries
    frozen rasberries
    frozen sweet corn
    pita breads, whole wheat, white, strored frozen
    tortillas, stored frozen (corn)
    frozen collards
    frozen spinach
    blanched almonds
    walnut pieces
    flax seed meal, ground myself
    flax seed oil
    extra virgin olive oil
    extra virgin sesame oil, untoasted
    garlic powder
    cumin powder
    caraway seeds
    ground hot Hungarian paprika or ground cayenne pepper
    ground sweet Hungarian paprika
    whole pepper corns
    whole wheat flour
    white wheat flour
    whole rye flour
    wheat gluten
    wheat germ
    almond butter, ground myself from blanched almonds
    sesame tahini, ground myself from mixture of hulled and unhulled seeds
    ground mustard seed
    ground turmeric
    ground ginger
    ground nutmeg
    ground cinnamon
    Tobasco sauce
    soy milk
    instant coffee (freeze dried)
    coffee beans
    cocoa powder
    chocolate, unsweetened
    canned whole tomatoes in puree
    Diamond Crystal Kosher salt (no added ingredients)
    Mortons's iodized salt (no prussiates added)
    soy milk
    pumpkin or squash seeds
    poppy seeds
    active dry yeast
    dates
    prunes
    dried apricots (unsulfured)
    vanilla extract
    granny smith apples
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    Wow! Huge lists. I just make sure i've got some beans, like kidney beans etc. Always have to have lentils, especially red lentils. I love lentils. Celery, potatos and carrots. Muesli and rice milk in the morning. Everything else i just wander down to the shop and go get it as i need it. It's only a few $ here and there plus i get to go for a walk. Running out of lentils is bad though....

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    I hadn't realized how huge my list is until I actually started writing it down.
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    "Everything else i just wander down to the shop and go get it as i need it."

    I might do that, if the nearest store was less than a mile away. But it's about 15 miles away. I also order some nuts and seeds on line. And I don't have a car. So I bring home as much stuff as I can carry in each $20 taxi ride, once every 10 days or so. I have a chest freezer, which I don't know how I could live without, if I don't have a car.
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    "Everything else i just wander down to the shop and go get it as i need it."

    I might do that, if the nearest store was less than a mile away. But it's about 15 miles away. I also order some nuts and seeds on line. And I don't have a car. So I bring home as much stuff as I can carry in each $20 taxi ride, once every 10 days or so. I have a chest freezer, which I don't know how I could live without, if I don't have a car.
    That must take a lot of forward planning soilman. I'm lucky to have a shop nearby that i can walk to. It gets me my daily exercise plus it suits me to make things up as i go along. I'm fairly laid back that way.

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    Staffy "That must take a lot of forward planning soilman."

    I just keep a notepad with me at all times, with one page labeled "Food." When I'm working in the kitchen and see that I am running low on something, I just add it to this page, thus constructing a shopping list. It really takes very little thought. For example I tend to always have on hand, the equivalent of 2 to 2.5 one-pound (450 gram) bags of each kind of frozen fruit and frozen vegetable, in the freezer. When I open the second bag of an item, I put that item on my list. That seems to work out so that by the time I am ready to go shopping again, the second bag is down to less than half-full.

    I'm saying the "second bag" but in actuality when I open a bag of frozen fruit or vegetable I immediately transfer its contents to a plastic freezer container, rather than store the food in its original bag.
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    this is my list of what's crucial:

    lettuce
    tomato
    olives
    avocado
    frozen spinach
    fruit - depending on what's in season

    herbal tea

    peanut butter
    earth balance spread
    tahini
    lemon juice
    olive oil
    salt & fresh ground pepper
    frank's hot sauce

    chickpeas
    red & black beans
    lentils
    refried beans
    various rices
    corn tortillas

    good dark chocolate
    walnuts
    wine!

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    I thought it would be intresting to know how my fellow vegans shop and were they shop.
    So i think it would be nice if what ever we buy food wise we put up exactly what shopping we got price and were from. Maybe we could get some market research from it as well been able to figure out were the cheapest price for products are.
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    Hmm. I don't have an exact price for everything but here is what we got today and the total:

    Tofutti cream cheese
    Cheezly super-melting mozzarella
    Suma passata
    Booja Booja chocolate ice cream
    Zotter goji berry and sesame soy-chocolate
    Zotter 40% cooking chocolate
    Provamel 'juice box' style strawberry soy milk
    Provamel 'juice box' style banana soy milk
    Provamel sweetened soy milk
    Organic mushrooms
    Wholegrain noodles
    Cider vinegar
    Suma icing sugar
    Green & Blacks cocoa powder
    Redwood bacon

    I think that's it? It all came to £34, of which £10 or so was chocolate and ice cream.

    We got it all from Alligator wholefoods in York. It's an independent wholefoods and organic produce shop.
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    mmm everything sounds really nice
    I hope that prices start going down as £34 is a lot for such a small shopping list.....enjoy
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    There's a "what did you buy today" thread somewhere.
    Thanks ill have a look through

    From Holland and Barrett
    Tofutti Cream cheese garlic and herb £2.59
    Tofutti Cream cheese herb and chives £2.59
    Tofutti mozzarella slices £1.89
    Cheatin ham slices £1.65
    Mamm cucina cheesecake £3.99
    Vegout porkless porkpie £0.79
    Swedish glace Raspberry £3.09
    Swedish Glace Blueberry £3.09
    Melting mozzarella bloacks x2
    Vegan flapjacks x3 @ £0.75 each

    Tescos
    Tomatoes tin x2 £0.33
    Chilli Beans £0.78
    Sweetcorn x3 £0.44 each
    Baked beans x2 @ £0.28
    fake cheese sauce £1.69
    Swedish Glace vanilla £2.05
    Pasta wholewheat x2 £0.77
    Parsnips (reduced) £0.18
    Hummus red pepper x2 £1.20 each
    Ready salts crisps £0.48
    Tortilla chips x4 @ £0.25 each
    Mint thins £1.00 (exactly the same as after eights)
    Free from pizza base £1.99
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    I think the Tesco free from pizza base contains egg.
    http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Produ.../?id=258798458

    Ingredients:
    Water,Tapioca Starch ,Rice Flour ,Potato Starch ,Vegetable Oil ,Psyllium Husk Powder ,Dried Egg White ,Dextrose , Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate) ,Sugar , Humectant (Vegetable Glycerine) , Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose) ,Maize Flour ,Salt , Preservative (Potassium Sorbate) ,Citric Acid

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    Thanks enchantress the pizza base wasn't mine thankfully it was for the other half
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    Just realised that between the two of us (me and my boyfriend) we've spent about £65 on food this week, eeeeek! We've not been vegan that long and have gone vegan and started buying organic at the same time, so food bills have rocketed. Hopefully it'll settle down once we work out what we like and what we want to cook regularly. We're experimenting a lot at the moment and buying a lot of treats, tee hee.
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    Today we had our usual £31 box of organic fruit and veg delivered - contained spuds, tomatoes, red peppers, spinach, celery, broccoli, mushrooms, oranges, apples and some other stuff that I can't remember off hand (ETA onions, carrots, sprouted lentils and pears). It seems quite good value, we probably won't need to buy more veg for the two of us, though I will buy more fruit and OH buys his own lunch at work.

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    Just realised that between the two of us (me and my boyfriend) we've spent about £65 on food this week, eeeeek! We've not been vegan that long and have gone vegan and started buying organic at the same time, so food bills have rocketed. Hopefully it'll settle down once we work out what we like and what we want to cook regularly. We're experimenting a lot at the moment and buying a lot of treats, tee hee.
    We were exactly the same once we became vegan especially when trying out new food such as certain lentils and veggies weve never had before but honestly it does get cheeper and you find yourself buying lesson once your got a good storage or main products such as beans lentils rice pasta etc.......the only thing we seem to spend a lot on is fake cheeses and icecreams but that maybe due to the fact that were we live its very hard to get hold of them so we buy in bulk........good luck on gettin your shoppin bill down though
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    Harpy

    Thats awsum that you can get organic veg delivered is that from a local farm shop? i never thought of getting that done but im going to look into it i think im not sure if its done round were i live but i really like the idea....
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    It's a local firm, Ems, but we live in London so I think they get most of the stuff from East Anglia. Elsewhere you can find ones operated by farms - if you look on the Soil Association website they have a list. There are even a couple of vegan organic schemes on the VON website, but obviously you have to live in the right part of the country.

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    cheers for that i have a look and hopefully will be able to find somewere
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    Bought this lot from Goodness Direct a few weeks ago:
    Fry's Braai (Country Herb) Sausages (8) 380g 3.39
    Impulse Foods Organic Frozen Plain Tempeh 227g 4.64 - 2 packs
    Impulse Foods Organic Frozen Tempeh Smokey Slices 113g 4.94 - 2 packs
    Booja-Booja Stuff in a Tub Coconut Hullabaloo 500ml 5.01
    Booja-Booja Keep Smiling Vanilla M'Gorilla 500ml 5.01
    Booja Booja Stuff in a Tub Pompompous Maple and Pecan 500ml 5.83
    Clive's Organic Gluten Free Vegetable Chilli Pie 260g 2.66
    Clive's Organic Ready Pot Meal, Thai Veggie Curry 400g 3.29
    Biona Organic Lucky Stars 250g 3.49
    Granovita Deluxe Banana Soyage 145g 0.59
    Bute Island Foods Sheese, Cheshire Style 227g 2.49
    Redwood Blue Style Cheezly 190g 1.86
    Redwood Cheezly Cheddar Style Slices 100g 1.96
    Redwood Organic Tempeh Rashers 120g 5.20 2 packs
    Wicken Fen New Recipe Cumberland Sausages 280g 2.29
    Taifun Rondo Slice with Fine Herbs 125g 2.99
    Conscious Chocolate Cherry Christmas 45g 1.25
    Marigold Engevita Nutritional Yeast Flakes 125g 2.60
    Postage & Packing 5.83
    VAT 4.59
    Less voucher value 10.00
    Total 62.16

    Got this lot from Veggiestuff the week after:

    Viana Cowgirl Steak £3.10
    Viana Bavarian Burger £2.75
    Viana Chikin Fillets £3.10
    Viana Seitan £3.10
    Viana Tofu Creme Veggie Garden £1.99
    Redwood Cheddar with Bacoon Pieces £1.96
    Viana Salami £0.80
    Radfords Dairy Free Fudge £0.86

    Shipping £6.60
    Vat £1.49
    Total £25.75

    Asda This Afternoon:
    3 Cartons of Sogood soya - £3.33 - 13 pence off at the moment
    1 Carton morinu silken tofu - £1.10
    Asda wholewheat tortillas - £0.82
    Asda Reduced Fat Salad cream (its actually Vegan) £0.58
    1 Pack White Chocolate buttons £0.4 - Cheaper than Tesco by 1 pence (Every penny counts)

    Total £6.23

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    firestorm thanks for adding your shopping list
    and a big! thanks for the asda salad cream heads up as i loved 'normal' salad cream and do not like the vegan version i found so i shall be going to asda to buy some lol.....also ive never tried Tempeh is it nice? ive only been vegan a while so theres still loads of 'alternative' food for me to taste.
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    firestorm thanks for adding your shopping list
    and a big! thanks for the asda salad cream heads up as i loved 'normal' salad cream and do not like the vegan version i found so i shall be going to asda to buy some lol.....also ive never tried Tempeh is it nice? ive only been vegan a while so theres still loads of 'alternative' food for me to taste.
    Hi
    Tempeh is nice but the best way I would describe it is unusual and it takes time to get used to.
    I bought my first pack a year ago from a health food shop (with herbs and stuff in), shoved it in the freezer then forgot in for a couple of months. I then cooked half the pack one Friday for dinner and thought it was weird (it crossed my mind that it might have gone off but that was just the herbs).
    I left the rest in the freezer for another couple of months then used it up by using it instead of sausages in a baked bean and sausage casserole (to disguise the taste). The funny thing is as I was eating it the taste slowly started to grow on me so I bought some of the plain stuff next time I went out and found that even nicer.
    Its definitely something you should try (it tastes kind of bitter but in a good way) but dont give up on it if you find it weird, the taste will get better in time. The plain stuff is good and the impulse rashers are great (better than Redwoods anyway).

    Good luck with trying out different things, the forum is a good place to get good honest opinions on different foods but the best thing you can do it try things and make your own decisions (loads of vegan cook books rave about Seitan, but I've just tried it and cant see whats so great about it).

    Sorry for going on for so long!

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    Thanks firestorm ive found that about tofu id never tried it till i became vegan and it was a while before i came to just think it was 'ok'....i will get some tempeh and give it a go i think they sell it in holland and barrett were i live...
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    My List:

    Sunflower Seeds
    Oatmeal
    Brown Rice
    Potatoes
    Pasta
    Tomato Sauce
    Canned Pineapple
    Red Seedless Grapes
    Oranges
    Apples
    Banana
    Bell Peppers
    Broccoli
    Carrots
    Spinach
    Onion
    Garlic
    Chili Peppers
    Vinegar
    Olive Oil

    Spices I always have on hand: Hot Chili Powder, Hot Paprika, Thai Red Curry Powder, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Habanero Powder, Basil, Cumin, Tumeric, Cinnamon, Cajun Seasoning, Ginger, Oregano

    I spices!

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep in the kitchen on a regular basis

    BANANAS !!
    Also, dates and dried figs.
    Lettuce.
    Corn crackers
    Oranges or other juicy fruit (Melons in summer or peaches etc.)
    MANGOS !!
    Chickpeas !
    Carob powder
    DATES

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep in the kitchen on a regular basis

    My list:
    hummus
    pita
    tofu (seasoned/baked as well as fresh)
    tempeh
    rice
    quinoa
    tahini
    soy sauce
    ginger
    garlic
    fresh fruit
    bars (luna, mojo, larabars)
    salad fixings
    tabbouleh-bouleh

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep in the kitchen on a regular basis

    Lazy garlic, lazy chilli, lazy ginger, and lazy caramelised onions! They are a godsend!

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep in the kitchen on a regular basis

    Gosh, the lists! Here goes:


    Orgran Egg Replacement
    Self Raising Flour
    Plain Flour
    Corn Flour
    Brown Sugar (organic brand)
    Raw Sugar (organic brand)
    White Caster Sugar (only when I have my step children who are not vegan nor organic minded >.>)
    Vegetable Oil
    Peanut Oil
    Canola Oil
    Oatmeal
    Rice Cakes
    Ryvita's
    Vegan Mint cookies
    Vegan Ginger nut cookies
    Museli (with as much extras, dried fruit etc)
    Quinoa
    Four/Three Bean Mix
    Chickpeas
    Chill beans (Coles brand)
    Bread Crumbs
    Soy milk
    Coconut milk
    Banana
    Avocado
    Green or Red apples (whatever is on special)
    Lemon
    Berries (Mostly frozen, sometimes canned. Only fresh when I can get then on special)
    Tomatoes (2 different types)
    Potato
    Sweet Potatoes
    Pumpkin
    Cucumber
    Celery
    Green Beans
    Frozen pea and corn mix
    Broccoli
    Cauliflower
    Zucchini
    Mushrooms
    Canned Mango Pieces (fresh when in season)
    Chillies (a few varieties)
    Garlic
    Other fruit/vege that is in season.

    Spices (Over 20 different flavors)
    Rice (Basmati)
    Sweet Chilli Sauce
    Soy Sauce


    I am missing a few things, but the list will get too big.

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    Default vegan shopping lists

    I'm shopping stores like stop and shop and waldbaums. It's a bummer to shop at grocery stores that are not similar to whole foods though.

    my shopping list weekly consists of:

    penut butter,
    cinn. rasin bagel flats,
    tofu,
    rye bread and dark rye.
    vegetables and fruits,
    flax seed,
    nuts/seeds
    chips,
    pita chips,
    hummus,
    maybe some meatless products,
    amy's burrito's,
    cookies (ginger snaps/newman o's)

    I just went vegan on April 11th after being vegetarian after 2 1/2 years.

    post your shopping lists
    Last edited by Korn; Apr 27th, 2012 at 02:25 PM. Reason: This was the first post in a similar thread

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep on a regular basis: your shopping list

    I am never without fresh mushrooms, onions and tomatos and also brown/wild rice. other things I vary.

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep on a regular basis: your shopping list

    Guess what I buy a lot of!

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep on a regular basis: your shopping list

    God, I keep a LOT of food in my house. The things I USE most regularly are probably:

    onions
    garlic
    carrots
    broccoli
    spinach
    apples
    sweet potato or potato
    some sort of milk
    some sort of butter
    lentils
    rice
    quinoa
    hummus
    salsa
    flour
    cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, bicarb. etc. for baking
    oil (sunflower and olive, usually)
    vinegar
    chickpeas
    tinned tomatoes
    baked beans
    curry paste
    herbs and spices. I have a drawer full of them but the most commonly used are cumin, coriander, paprika, ginger, oregano and rosemary
    salt and pepper
    Marmite
    soya mince

    I'll stop there, even though I keep thinking of things I want to add.

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    Quote Assaye View Post
    Hmm. I don't have an exact price for everything but here is what we got today and the total:

    Tofutti cream cheese
    Cheezly super-melting mozzarella
    Suma passata
    Booja Booja chocolate ice cream
    Zotter goji berry and sesame soy-chocolate
    Zotter 40% cooking chocolate
    Provamel 'juice box' style strawberry soy milk
    Provamel 'juice box' style banana soy milk
    Provamel sweetened soy milk
    Organic mushrooms
    Wholegrain noodles
    Cider vinegar
    Suma icing sugar
    Green & Blacks cocoa powder
    Redwood bacon

    I think that's it? It all came to £34, of which £10 or so was chocolate and ice cream.

    We got it all from Alligator wholefoods in York. It's an independent wholefoods and organic produce shop.
    I love Alligator. <3 Need to stop being lazy and go there more.

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep on a regular basis: your shopping list

    I keep a lot of food in my house too! I feel like a food hoarder, and if certain ingredients are missing I just dont feel complete lol

    lentils (red, brown variety)
    split peas (yellow, green)
    dried chickpeas, white beans, black beans, pintos
    cans tomato paste, sauce, and diced tomato
    cans olives
    spagetti (whole wheat or quinoa)
    other pasta
    millet, buckwheat groats, quinoa, oats, oatbran, steel cut oats
    nutritional yeast
    wild rice, white basmatti, brown
    rice or pea protein powder
    wakeme, nori paper
    plain popcorn
    blackstrap molasses, agave, maple syrup, unrefined fair trade nonbleached sugar
    cocoa powder, carob powder, raisins, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, chopped or whole walnut
    agar flakes, baking soda and powder, vital wheat gluten, potato and cornstarches, active yeast
    teas and coffee
    frozen vegetables like green beans, peas, corn, or mixed
    frozen berries, frozen orange juice concentrate (use for making spicy orange sauces)
    plant milk (usually almond)
    flours: spelt, quinoa, buckwheat, rice, cornmeal, others
    flaxseeds or ground flaxseed
    dried coconut
    vegetable broth
    unsweetened applesauce
    occasionally Ezekiel sprouted bread or tortillas
    Earth balance butter
    tempeh
    olive oil and spray
    coconut oil
    tons of spices and seasonings
    lemon and lime juices
    tamari and braggs
    liquid smoke
    apple cider vinegar
    apples, oranges, fresh pineapple, lemons
    always two or three leafy greens on hand: kale, collards, spinach...
    lettuce
    always bell peppers of different colors
    tomatoes
    zuchini
    mushrooms
    onions always
    potatoes
    carrots always
    celery
    brussel sprouts
    sprouts (brocoli, radish etc)
    sometimes bananas or squashes
    snow peas or snap peas

    I think I named everything I have lol.

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep on a regular basis: your shopping list

    You can get quinoa spaghetti?! What's the brand you get? I want some! (I love your list, by the way. I bet if I completed mine it'd be even longer than that, haha).

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep on a regular basis: your shopping list

    As my silly post earlier suggested I do actually eat a tonne of lentils, but as well as a big sack of lentils I've always got:

    spices (too many to list, basically every spice used in Indian cooking as well as various others)
    rice (basmati, brown, generic long grain)
    pasta
    potatoes
    onions
    dried beans (white, black, kidney, pinto)
    green beans
    flour (white and wholemeal)
    olive oil
    lemon juice
    coconut milk
    bananas
    apples
    strawberries
    garlic
    ginger
    tomatoes (canned chopped tomatoes, generic tesco)
    tomato purée
    passatta (I add a bit of olive oil and some spices to make pasta sauce, so much better than stuff from a jar!)
    peppers (bell, pointy)
    chillies (thai, generic tesco, habanero)
    mushrooms (generic tesco, giant portobello)

    My apologies for using 'generic tesco' so often, I don't really know the specific name. Compared to other people here my cupboards seem quite limited, maybe it's time to experiment some more!

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    Default Re: Foods that you keep on a regular basis: your shopping list

    Are they generic lentils or some other kind of lentils?

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    Red split lentils, Tesco's best at £0.75 per kg! I couldn't find a good picture of red ones for an avatar though :|

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    Quote LouiseAbel View Post
    You can get quinoa spaghetti?! What's the brand you get? I want some! (I love your list, by the way. I bet if I completed mine it'd be even longer than that, haha).
    http://www.quinoa.net/145/163.html

    I'm fortunate to find them in the organic section of a local grocery store I go to. I'm not sure if they have those in the U.K. or if they would ship them that far. They are pretty good, not quite like regular spagetti but close. I havent tried brown rice spagetti but I have seen that too.

    I mentally know where everything is in my cupboards and frige so I just went through it in my head and listed it all out lol. I forgot my vinegars though (white wine, balsamic, red wine, rice wine vinegars); oh and the garlic cloves and ginger root. I dont buy all this stuff every week or I would be in serious debt. Some of it sits in there for a while. The fresh produce I buy weekly and plant milks. I only eat out maybe four or five times a year and usually bring all my own food to social events so i do cook and prepare foods a LOT.

    Yeah, lentils rock!

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