After returning with groceries the other day, I thought…
“Why not pop it up on the blog?“
So I did!
I thought it might be useful to see a glimpse of what I normally buy for vegan groceries. Some days it’s a big produce shop, other days it’s picking up more staples or some of our favorite vegan products. This shop was mostly produce, but still some vegan food goodies to highlight.
Below I’ve detailed the groceries, as well as links to the products and recipes…
Produce
organic romaine, organic seedless grapes, organic kale, organic green beans, organic spinach, cara cara oranges (not organic), organic golden delicious apples, organic spuds, yellow/golden kiwi (not organic), yellow sweet spuds, organic cauliflower, bananas, butternut squash
Pantry Staples
* Ground White Chia Seeds –> I get asked about this A LOT! I think it’s harder to find in the US than in Canada. (True?) I bought this at Winners/HomeSense in Canada. I did find a link on amazon.com for the ground, in a Nutiva combo.
*Canned Chickpeas
*Organic San-J Reduced Sodium Tamari
Fridge/Freezer Staples
*Happy Planet Soups –> see this post for meal ideas!
*Breads (scored on special, here are )
Treats
*So Delicious Coconut Nog (this is sweet, helps to cut it with plain dairy-free milk)
*Sweets Sweets candy Halloween package
*So Delicious Sugar-Free Vanilla Ice Cream (I also sometimes buy the cashew ice creams. Just sometimes.) 😉
So guys, did this video give you any ideas? Would you like more of these? I’ll try to become more savvy with the vids. x Dreena
Erin says
As a mom of three too I love these posts!!! I’ll check out the ice cream! Would love to see more! I like the tip of bumping up the soup, it’s one I need to do more of. It’s easy on week nights when things get busy. Would also love to see what you eat in a typical day/week. I love that you post what your kids eat and now I’m curious about you since you said you didn’t eat much bread! 🙂
Dreena says
Cool, thanks Erin! Funny, after I mentioned the bread I expected that question would come up! I eat a lot of bowls for lunch, and so those usually have starchy veg (sweet spuds, winter squash), quinoa, beans, greens, etc. Mornings I always have green smoothies, and snack through the morning on fruit and whatever I’m prepping/testing (and that is sometimes brownies, lol). Dinners always differs, and I do enjoy some bread with soups and such, but just not a huge bread lover/eater like my family. I love other carbs like bananas, grains, beans, etc. I’ll definitely do another video or two!
Carrie says
I enjoyed this video! I’m always interested in seeing what other people buy at the grocery store and what’s in their fridges!
Dreena says
Thanks Carrie!
Rebekah says
This is such a fun post! My kids were looking over my shoulder, unable to comprehend why I would want to see a video of someone’s grocery shop, but I find it enormously interesting! I will be looking for that coconut ice cream, it looks delicious. :). Looks a lot like my family’s groceries, when we don’t allow ourselves to get carried away with the snacks.
Dreena says
haha, that’s funny, and ohhh I get it. We are easily amused by vegan food. 🙂
Tiffany says
Hi Dreena,
What a fun post! Loved the video and all the goodies! I would love to see similar videos. Lastly, I liked that the video was unedited and spur of the moment, it made it very relatable. Thanks! Hope you eat this all in happiness and good health! xoxo
Dreena says
Thanks Tiffany, and I’m *so* thankful you said that about the editing. I hesitated and was going to try and edit in youtube but then it looked so strange that I said “screw it”, going up as is! 🙂
Vanessa says
Really enjoyed this, thank you
Dreena says
thanks Vanessa