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Friday, December 30, 2011

21 Day Vegan Kickstart - Grocery List [Challenge]

I was excited to receive my first email from the 21 Day Vegan Kickstart. Since the start is only a couple days away (January 2), I need to do some grocery shopping to prepare. I am going to Whole Foods today for groceries, so I will add the following items to my list.

FRUITS
Apples
Bananas
Grapes
Oranges
Cantaloupe
Strawberries (or any kind of berries you like, including frozen fruit) for smoothies
Mango/peaches (frozen, for second and third weeks)
Dried fruit (like raisins) for oatmeal

VEGETABLES
Sweet potatoes
Salad greens
Carrot sticks
Edamame (frozen or fresh)
Bag of frozen vegetables
Toppings for a veggie burger and hummus sandwiches (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, etc.)

GRAINS
Oatmeal and/or cold cereal
Frozen vegan waffles
Whole grain toast
Rice cakes and/or pita bread
Brown rice
Barley
Whole wheat/brown rice pasta
Quinoa
Couscous

BEANS/LEGUMES
Dried or canned red, green, or other variety lentils, kidney, pinto, garbanzo (chickpeas), black, black-eyed peas, or other variety of beans

OTHER
Plant milk: Pick from rice, almond, soy, oat, hemp or other varieties
Vegan cup/can of soup: McDougall’s cup of soups, Amy’s, Healthy Valley, or some other vegan, low-fat soup (bonus for low-sodium)
Vegan veggie burger: vegan Boca brand or other vegan variety
Apple butter, jam, or mustard for low-fat topping of toast/rice cakes and sandwiches
Agave nectar or maple syrup for oatmeal, pancakes, or waffles
Jar of marinara sauce, aim for low-fat or fat-free
Snacks: Soy/rice yogurt, oven-baked tortilla chips; popcorn kernels (look in fruit/vegetable category for additional snacks)
Spices: cinnamon for oatmeal, curry powder or nutritional yeast to top popcorn

4 comments:

  1. I'm Katie too!! :)

    Happy New Year!! I'm a new follower from the Hop along Friday hop. I'd love for you to stop by my blog and follow back if you like!

    I also host a Weekend Blog Hop. Stop by and link up!!

    Katie @ Glamorous Without the Guilt
    glamorouswithouttheguilt.blogspot.com

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  2. So am I ( responding to the above comment) Smooches and hugs and happy new year wishes!

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  3. This would be sooo hard!! :) But good for you! I looove agave syrup!

    http://munchtalk.blogspot.com/

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  4. Katie's - great to connect with some other Katie's :)

    Lamone - it is going to be hard to keep it up for 3 weeks. I think it will be even harder than the Nativity Fasting I have been doing.

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