vegan grocery store

Grocery Haul

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I always get excited when I'm up and at the grocery store before the crowd.

Since we're not completely out of food at home, I was determined to spend no more than $100 on this trip.

What I picked up...

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Black rice (1st time trying it), kale, tomatoes, garlic, lemon, onion, peanut butter, bread, rice flour, boxed waffle, slider buns, TVP, Vegenaise, Earth Balance vegan margarine, avocado, soy yogurt, apples, tamari soy sauce, canned kidney, garbanzo & pinto beans & tomatoes, salt, 6 red bell peppers, frozen corn, fresh basil, cilantro & parsley,  bananas, chick'n flavored bouillon cubes, rice flour, grits, sun-dried tomatoes and lettuce.

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My total was $106. I'll take it!

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I could've easily maintained my $100 goal, if I didn't throw in that last minute bag of fries (#thesekids love them), vegetable broth, peanut butter and Thai Kitchen's instant rice noodle soup.  When I wander away from the grocery list, it never fails that the bills goes higher. Duh! lol

This grocery haul should last us about 5 days.

What's on the menu?

I'm making buffalo chickpea nuggets (will actually make a BBQ version for the kids), veggie burgers, bean chili, falafel sliders, polenta squares, green juice, pancakes and tacos.

What's on your menu?

What's that Ingredient? - Part 1

My mom referred this blog to one of her coworkers, and her coworker mentioned that she wasn't familiar with some of the ingredients. I decided to talk about a few of my most popular ingredients in this post.

Fortunately, as many people are becoming more health conscious, a lot of these items are available in many grocery stores. Of course, location of these items can vary by state (or country), but this is just a general guide to help you along the way.

I took my camera to the store with me but I wasn't able to get all of the footage I needed because my memory card doesn't hold much (boo!).  I will record part 2 in a few weeks but here's part 1 right now.