Whether you are just starting your vegan journey or have been following a vegan diet for a period of time, I have collected the best vegan staples to keep in your pantry to make your life easier.
Speaking about making life easy, here’s a guide to your healthiest and most sustainable grocery run + farmers market insider tips aaaaand the best way to store your food for it to be fresh as long as possible!
I also included a few easy and nutritious recipes 🥑🥭🥥🥔 Lord knows that I’m getting a bit burned out of cooking (pun intended) after 2 months + of cooking at home quarantine… But hey, im grateful that I got food! Let’s switch our minds to gratitude instead of complaining!
Oh, to find the recipes, just click on the pictures and mjau coloured links!
Vegan Pantry Essentials
Beans, Legumes & Pulses
- Chickpeas – try this recipe and upgrade your snack game!
- Lentils – Lentil Herb Salad
- Broad Beans
- Black Beans – It’s vegan chilly time!
- Kidney Beans
Grains
- Pasta – i’m personally fond of whole grain rice pasta
- Rice – All kinds of rice cause rice is life! This coconut vegetable rice is sooooo good!
- Oats – and quinoa flakes!
- Noodles – Brown rice noodles – This healthy Pad Thai is a crowd favourite!
- Other – quinoa and millet are my gluten-free faves! Quinoa stuffed Zucchini boats is always a fun take on dinner!
Nuts & Seeds
- Nuts– Peanuts, almonds, cashews, walnuts, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, and pine nuts. Click here to find 2+ pages of peanut recipes 🙈 (yes maybe i’m a bit obssesed)
- Seeds– Pepitas, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds. Feel like you need some crunchy protein in you life? Try this trail mix!
Nut & Seed Butter
- Nut butter– Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, walnut butter, and pecan butter. Or Mjautella!
- Seed butter– Pumpkin seed butter and tahini are my go-to! PSSST: banana tahini muffins. You’re welcome!
Dried Fruit
- Go crazy and pick your midday treat! – lemon, orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, coconut, raisins, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and cranberries… The list is long!
Soy Protein
- Tempeh– Flavored and unflavored
- Tofu– Silken and firm varieties
Add Flavours
- Vegetable stock – make your own with food scraps easy by trying this recipe and freeze on an ice tray as cubes!
- Miso paste
- Nutritional Yeast – Personally i’m allergic, but it sure tastes good!
Oils & Spices
- Oils– Coconut oil, olive oil and other veggie and nut oils
- Spices– anything and everything! I’m always carrying high-grade cinnamon, granulated garlic, onion powder and italian spices
Baking Essentials
- Flour – I’d say opt for gluten free. I’m the most found of these 3: coconut, cassava and brown rice flour.
- Granulated sweeteners – Coconut sugar and monk fruit are my personal pick here!
- Raw Cacao
- Thickness – Arrowroot and tapioca starch
- Vanilla paste
- Liquid sweeteners – Maple syrup and yuccon syrups please!
- Chocolate Chips – they really are great for baking
- Baking Powder and Baking soda
- Flaxseed – A must when making egg substitutes, like flax eggs
- Chia seed – Similar to flaxseed, can be used to make egg substitutes
Aaaand
- Non-dairy milk– Carton and shelf-stable non-dairy milk like coconut and cashew milk.
- Canned goods– Canned beans, vegetables and pureed vegetables (pumpkin!)
- Protein Powder
Do you honey bees feel like I missed anything? Please let me know and I’ll add it to the list xx