Vegan Family Grocery Haul | Wegmans

One of the reasons I've been able to stay on this vegan journey for 5 years is by always going to the grocery store with a detailed meal plan.

Tip for you:

Use a spiral notebook and jot down what you're eating for the week and what ingredients you need to pick up.

Not only does this keep your budget in check, but it will also get you in and out of the store in a reasonable time (even on crazy weekends).

I remember those days of being confused about what I should or shouldn't buy and wondering if my family would even embrace this new life with me. 

I will say that once you're consistent, patient with yourself and family (believe me I know the struggle) and open to learning a new way of doing things, you will find that it isn't too difficult to stay on track. 

Wegmans is my fave grocery store ever!

On this recent trip, we spent $151. This is enough groceries for about a week and a half for our family of 5.

Check out the full video here....

Recipes we made:

Green chickpea curry with couscous from Minimalist Baker

Lentil tacos

Coconut lentil soup 

Green chili veggie burgers from Minimalist Baker

BBQ tofu

Broccoli & vegan sausage stir-fry 

Chickpea Mac

Chipotle black bean tortilla soup from Minimalist Baker 

Brands mentioned:

Snapea Crisps - Only the lightly salted and pepper version of this brand are vegan 

GT's Kombucha 

Field Roast hotdogs

Field Roast sausage 

Earth Balance vegan margarine 

 

Where do you grocery shop? Leave a comment below 

Whole Foods Grocery Haul | March 2015 (Video)

Whole Foods is where I go to check out all of the new vegan products. I try not to do my "real" weekly shopping there because I tend to just throw stuff we don't need into the cart (they're too expensive for that nonsense lol).

#thestruggle

I get a little too excited when I see that "V" on a product. lol

On this particular trip, we spent $187.94 at Whole Foods.

Our monthly grocery budget is between $650-$700 (sometimes a little more or less depending on what we already have).

Watch the grocery haul video here... 

Recipes mentioned in the video...

Chickpea (vegan tuna) salad sandwich recipe here

Red Beans & Rice recipe here 

Chili recipe here 

Butternut squash, kale & quinoa stew from Lemons & Love blog

Products mentioned in the video....

Earth Balance vegan margarine

Sticky Fingers Bakery (DC bakery)

So Delicious ice cream

Just Mayo (prefer them over Vegenaise)

Synergy kombucha

Field Roast sausage

Beyond Meat Crumbles

Gardein crispy tenders

Check out previous grocery hauls here 

How often do you shop at Whole Foods?

Trader Joe's Grocery Haul | Vegan Family Meal Planning

I spent $131.05 on this grocery haul from Trader Joe's...

Wegmans is still my all-time fave grocery store, but since Trader Joe's is right down the street, so I stopped in there to do our shopping.

I picked up ingredients to make vegan macaroni & cheese, green juice, buffalo cauliflower, pizza (using pre-made dough, vegan cheese, onion & green pepper) and plenty of snacks for the boys.

Watch the video here....

Products mentioned:

Trader Joe’s vegan cheese (not worth buying)
Vegetable masala burger
Cookie Butter (yeah, it's vegan)
Trader Joe’s brand hummus salad dressing

Small Grocery Haul & Recipes (VIDEO)

I hope you're having a great week!

We moved last month and it opened my world up to a lot more natural grocery stores (expect more reviews on vegan products on Instagram). 

I been playing around in Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and a local store called Mom's Organic Market. 

Click the picture to watch the grocery haul video 

Mom's Organic Market is where my latest haul is from.

I do like this store a lot and plan to shop there more because they carry a lot of local produce (which is more important than organic to me).

Watch the full grocery haul video here 

Quick info about the haul:

• I spent $130 on this grocery trip
• I can usually get a lot more food for that price at Wegmans (my usual store). Mom's is all organic, so I didn't have a choice if I only wanted certain items to be organic.
• Also, buying a lot of meat alternatives drove up the price too (I don't usually get so many on the same grocery trip).
• This food lasted about a week because I already had many ingredients at home.
• We spend about $650-$700 a month on groceries for a family of 5 
• We ate more meals than I listed below...these are the ones that I remembered to write down and take pics of 

What I cooked with the ingredients:

*** Field Roast meatloaf (very good!), mashed potatoes (I didn't measure but I used almond milk, Earth Balance vegan margarine, salt, black pepper & oregano to make these) & steamed broccoli

*** Stew from The Divine Hostess So simple, filling & delicious! 

***  Roasted potatoes recipe

*** We had smoothies (I skipped the peaches), pears, hummus, carrots & celery for snacks

*** Broccoli & vegan sausage recipe

*** Simple salad with carrots, onion & tomato

*** Spaghetti with Beyond Meat crumbles

*** Butternut squash-barlett pear soup from Bryant Terry's Vegan Soul Kitchen-Delicious!

*** Chickpea salad recipe

Brands mentioned in this video:

Beyond Meat crumbles

Field Roast hotdogs, meatloaf & sausage

Veganaise

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Watch the grocery haul video here...

Grocery Haul & What's Always On My Grocery List (VIDEO)

It's time for another grocery haul! This time I went to the store with my camera and Brandon.

I forgot to hit record (more than once), so I missed a lot of great footage of Bran loading up the cart with produce. Major FAIL.

I did remember to take pictures of what we picked up and put together a short vlog with the footage I did get.

We spent $113.43 on this grocery trip.

I plan to make bean enchiladas, vegetable stir-fry, kale chips, green juice, chickpea salad sandwiches, vegetable quesadillas & lentils and rice. The boys will snack on pineapple, strawberries, carrots & hummus and blueberry & banana smoothies.

Items that are always on my grocery list:

Check out the vlog video below

What are the top 5 items that always make your grocery list?