Vegan and Vegetarian Products Guide
Unless personally taste-tested and mentioned on this site, Vegan Grub doesn’t endorse any of the above products. Just a great list of vegan choices with handy photos.
Browse All Recipes and try something new. Type “vegan” in the search bar. Get nutrition info and reviews of recipes. Even instantly adjust each recipe to the number of servings you want.
Or check out VegWeb.com.
Major thumbs up for these brilliant cookbooks:
Vive Le Vegan!: Simple, Delectable Recipes For The Everyday Vegan Family
The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks’ Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets
Vegan Planet: 400 Irresistible Recipes with Fantastic Flavors from Home and Around the World
You may find that just these three are more than plenty to get you started.
A STASH OF BASICS TO KEEP ON HAND
Dry:
chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans)
lentils
black-eyed peas
split peas
basmati rice
noodles
flaxseeds
walnuts
almonds
sunflower seeds
raisins and other dried fruit
peanuts
herbs & spices (try garam masala, a spice mixture from Indian grocery stores)
flour
rolled oats (run through a mini chopper or food processor to make oat flour)
baking powder
cornstarch (can be substituted for arrowroot powder)
dark chocolate
nutritional yeast (not Brewer’s)
hijiki seaweed
shiitake mushrooms
Frozen:
corn
peas
edamame
out-of-season berries
Fresh:
bananas
avocados
oranges
limes or lemons
garlic
ginger
red onions
carrots
potatoes
yams
Liquid:
soymilk
almond milk
rice milk
oat milk
pure vanilla extract
soy sauce
apple cider vinegar
red wine vinegar
cooking wine
Gooey:
peanut butter
almond butter
cashew butter
tahini (aka sesame paste)
Dijon mustard
vegan mayo (example: Vegenaise)
expeller pressed canola oil
hemp oil
pure maple syrup
Premium hemp oil and more at Manitoba Harvest.
SUPER EASY
the good “fast food”
Boca: Meatless Chick’n Patties/Original Burgers/Roasted Garlic Burgers/Roasted Onion Burgers
Gardenburger: GardenVegan/Black Bean Chipotle/Veggie Medley
TastyBite: Punjab Eggplant/Bombay Potatoes
Gits (Indian “heat & eat” entrée pouches, check labels for vegan options)
Natural Food brand Vegetarian Citrus Spareribs (Asian market’s freezer aisle)
Companion brand Buddha’s Delight (canned)
Tofurky Smoked Hickory Deli Slices
Tofurky Italian Sausages/Beer Brats
bagels
cereal mix (toss a few of your favorites together)
fruit smoothies
peanut butter & banana sandwiches (drizzle a bit of organic blackstrap molasses inside!)
