Any vegans? Wondering where you shop for your vegan products?

[VeganHomesteadr]

I have been a vegetarian for about 5 years, but just recently decided to go vegan. It was pretty easy for me to shop when I was a vegetarian, but since I have become a vegan it is harder for me to find anything to buy. I feel like it is probably due to the fact that I live in rural West Virginia and there aren't that many shopping options to start with. I mainly shop at Krogers. I have been thinking of shopping online, but most of the products I have never heard of before. Anyone have suggestions on good websites or even their favorite type of vegan brand or product? Thanks in advance 🙂   

[mbhatter]

Hey There!

I'm not a full vegan, but do cook vegan. You can pick up thug kitchens cookbook they have a lot of simple recipes. And tell you how and where to buy some stuff. Walmart now has an organic/vegan section (its tiny, but they are trying). I just went to Jewel yesterday and they also had a similar section and even had Daiya Pizzas! Trader Joes also has some good Vegan items and Whole foods too. you might have to shop online if you don't have any of these stores near you. You can also probably ask Jewel/Kroger to start carrying more vegan items. might take a while but if they say a demand they'll fill it 🙂

Daiya Cheese, Earth Balance is a vegan butter and then I like to visit 

itdoesnttastelikechicken.com and http://www.whatscookinggoodlooking.com/

for recipes. 🙂 Let me know how it goes! 🙂 

[bjelli0]

I tend to do most of my own cooking and not really trying to by "fake" meat substitutes BUT I do have my favorite things that I have to have to stay vegan.

Vega protein bars, tempeh, raw cashews (to make sauces), nutritional yeast, daiya, Reynaldo's soyrizo, Tinkyada pasta for when I want to go gluten free

My favorite vegan cookbooks:  Oh She Glows, Veganomicon, Isa Does It, The Vegan Slow Cooker, The Great Vegan Bean Book

You can buy almost everything on Amazon which I have to do when at my house in Oregon.  I would get a Prime account if you go with Amazon.

[Eudemonia]

Products:
Fieldroast
Earth Balance

Daiya (acquired taste - forget what cheese tastes like first and then slowly introduce)

Resources (recipes):
www.theppk.com (and any of Isa Chandra Moskowitz's cookbooks)

http://vegandad.blogspot.ca/

http://www.veganricha.com/ (and her book Vegan Richa's Indian Kitchen)
http://ohsheglows.com/

Resources (ordering):

http://vegansupply.ca/ haven't tried them but many people in my local vegan facebook group have been using them lately

http://www.veganessentials.com/ Have ordered from here in the past they are pretty legit

I use a lot of beans, lentils, seeds, and whole grains which can all be found at most grocery stores.  I make a lot of my own veggie meats using vital wheat gluten which can be found many times in the baking isle.  I eat a lot of greens and drink calcium enriched OJ.  I sometimes will use almond milk but was never a big milk drinker.  

[DanielleinDC]

I live near a Harris Teeter, which has a  pretty good produce department. I usually get tofu at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's because they have the less-expensive store brands. I also eat Gardein products, but I'm trying to cut back.

I also love to eat hummus and veggies (trying to switch over from hummus and chips), especially carrots, celery, and grape tomatoes. I also like salads with kale and romaine lettuce. And I really love purple cabbage (should really get some pre-shredded).

I used to do a fair amount of online shopping and got way too many junk food products. I'm now trying to cut back on junk food for a while. But since I went vegan 14+ years ago, the options have grown. Argh.

[rynplm]

I'm a vegatarian but I eat mostly vegan unless i'm going out to eat in which case I might have something with eggs or dairy.

https://www.youtube.com/user/ZombieGate

This is my favorite Vegan cooking channel. It's pretty funny and has really great, simple recipes.

I live in Baltimore, so I shop at Giant (which is basically the same thing as kroger). You'll find a lot in the produce and canned asiles of the store. Most grocery stores will have an organic dry and frozen section where you can get a lot of the prepacked stuff (i.e. morningstar, amys, etc.). The "ethnic" asiles (where the asian and hispanic stuff is) will ususally have some great ingredients that you'll find in a lot of vegan recipes.

Don't worry about only shopping at whole foods or getting only organic food, especially if you don't have easyaccess to it.

[WholeJourney]

Do you have a Farmers Market in your area? It's a great way to buy healthy produce directly from the people who grow it!  The prices are good and there is so much variety, and it's a lot of fun to walk around, like a party atmosphere!

[ScottHsv]

In our area, Costco is one of the best places to shop for bulk fruits and vegetables. Their prozen bags of blueberries, strawberries, are worth the price of the membership alone. Their fresh fruit section is also outstanding but obviously the fresh stuff goes bad more quickly than the frozen. For the specialty stuff, we have Whole Paycheck, Sprouts, and Earth Fare. Publix is just too expensive and Walmart is ok for dry goods but their fresh fruits and vegetables are almost always on the verge of being rotten.