Garlic & Onions
Lemon/lime-for smoothies, recipes, water, and natural cleaning
Dried & Canned Beans (chickpeas & kidney beans are my faves)
Rice
Vegan Margarine-great for toast and in baking
Ground Flaxseed/Ener-G egg replacer-for egg-free baking
Raw Cashews- for raw vegan desserts, creamy dinner sauces and snacking
Spinach/Kale-for smoothies and sauteeing & salads
Jarred Spaghetti sauce-helpful for last minute meals with gluten-free pasta and herbs
What about you?
Last week I recorded a few hours while hanging out with Alvin.
I'm starting to feel a lot more comfortable with this vloggin' thing. :-)
Since my husband isn't with us during the week (he's away for work), I take the boys grocery shopping a lot more than I used to. We head to the store (usually during off-peak hours) with a list and a prayer that I don't have to hear complaints, arguments, or no one asks for anything.
When I took them to the store yesterday, we left with 3 bags filled with produce and minimum sugary snacks.
What was so different this time?
*Say no to the inner aisles-I typically use the inner aisles for oatmeal, pasta and a 4 pack of Izze drinks. Since I didn't need any of those items, we avoided the temptation of cookies, chips, and candy that the inner aisles offer.
*Distraction-I sent them to retrieve items off my list, so there was no time to ask for anything.
*I kept the list shorter than usual-getting the boys in and out saved time, energy, and money
*Candy-free checkout line-Our grocery store has a few registers where books are sold instead of candy, so we utilized one of those check-out lines. *In my Soup Nazi voice* No candy for you! lol
Success! I went home and recorded a little vlog about it....
Notes from the vlog:
I spent $118 today-Monthly budget is typically $600
using young Thai coconut
The Sweetest Vegan's pesto recipe
Tempeh, Kale, Sweet Potato Skillet from
I've been thinking about getting a vegetable spiralizer to make zucchini pasta but the julienne peeler is about $30 cheaper. I got the idea from a
How do you stay within budget and maintain a healthy grocery cart while shopping with your kids?
Tater tat Breakfast Casserole from Vegan Junk Food
Eggplant bacon-never made it...will just play around with some ingredients
Some salads, smoothies, and maybe chocolate chip cookies :-)
I'm also working on veganizing McDonald's Egg McMuffin.
What's on your meal plan for the upcoming week?
In this video, I talk about sprouted bread, vitamin B12, seitan, Pirate's Booty snack, cacao powder, nut milks, Navitas smoothie mix, nutritional yeast, and spirulina.
Additional Information about the importance of B12 in a vegan diet:
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/b12.htm
http://www.vegancoach.com/vegan-vitamin-B12.html
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/healthnutrition/f/Vegnutrition.htm