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So you’re thinking about going vegan?

Well let us be the first to welcome you to the vegan lifestyle!

Below you will find an overview of all of the wonderful foods you can eat as a plant based vegan.

Of course this list is not inclusive of all foods, but it will give you an entirely new perception on what you should and shouldn’t eat now that you’re on this exciting new journey!

Some of the ingredients are clickable and will take you to some of the products that we highly recommend.

We also made a printable pdf version of this list to make it easy for you to take to the store with you.

What Happens Once I Become Vegan?

Once you become vegan, you’ll quickly find that eating fruits and vegetables will become a very important part of your daily life!

Plus eating fruits and vegetables on a daily has it’s benefits!

For example…

Fruits and veggies come in a variety of colors. They’re flavorful and delicious.

And most importantly they are full of fiber, vitamins and minerals.

There are literally over 1,000 different varieties of vegetables in the world plus more than 2,000 different types of fruits.

So believe me when I say – you will never find yourself bored!

You can mix and match them to come up with some amazing dishes.

One thing we want to note…

When possible, always choose fresh and organic fruits and veggies over canned or frozen. Not only because they are better for you but they will taste better to you too!

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VEGETABLES

Not only are vegetables nutritious, healthy and delicious – they are also good for your heart!

Vegetables are high in antioxidants, fiber and are great if you’re trying to burn fat and lose weight.

What’s great about vegetables is that you can eat them in abundance without any guilt!

Especially dark leafy greens!

You can eat it in your favorite salad, put them in a smoothie or make your favorite side dish.

You can’t go wrong with vegetables! They’re the building block to a great vegan diet!

• Acorn Squash
• Alfalfa Sprouts
• Artichoke
• Arugula
• Asparagus
• Bamboo Shoots
• Banana Squash
• Bean Sprouts
• Beets
• Beet Greens
• Beet Root
• Bell Peppers
• Belgian Endive
• Bok Choy
• Boniato Potatoes
• Boston Lettuce
• Broccoflower
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Buttercup Squash
• Butternut Squash
• Cactus
• Chinese Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Celeriac
• Chard
• Chayote
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Chicory
• Chilli Peppers
• Collard Greens
• Corn

• Cucumbers
• Dandelion Greens
• Eggplant
• Endive
• Escarole
• Fennel
• Garlic
• Green Beans
• Green Peppers
• Green Cabbage
• Green Onions
• Green Peas
• Hominy
• Iceberg Lettuce
• Jerusalem Artich
• Jicama
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Lamb’s Lettuce
• Leaf Lettuce
• Leeks
• Lettuce
• Long Beans
• Mushrooms
• Mustard Greens
• Napa Cabbage
• Nopal
• Okra
• Onion
• Orange Peppers
• Parsnips
• Peas
• Potatoes
• Poblano Peppers

• Pumpkin
• Radicchio
• Radishes
• Red Cabbage
• Red Onions
• Red Peppers
• Romaine Lettuce
• Rhubarb
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Snow Peas
• Sorrel
• Spanish Onions
• Spinach
• Sprouts
• String Beans
• Sugar Snap Peas
• Summer Squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Sweet Onions
• Tomatillo
• Tomato
• Turnips
• Turnip Greens
• Yellow Onions
• Yellow Peppers
• Yellow Squash
• Water Chestnuts
• Watercress
• Waxed Beans
• White Onions
• Yams
• Yuca
• Zucchini

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FRUITS

Who doesn’t love fresh fruit?

Not only is fruit delicious but they have tons of vibrant colors and are packed full with vitamins!

You can buy your fruit fresh, frozen or even dried. It’s all good for you so you can’t go wrong!

Most fruit works great as snacks because it’s portable.

We also love that if you ever buy too much fresh fruit, you can always freeze it. Especially berries and bananas!

Frozen fruits are perfect for smoothies and nice cream. Especially on warm summer day. With fruit your options for smoothies and desserts are endless!

• Apple
• Apricots
• Asian Pears
• Atemoya
• Avocado
• Banana
• Bing Cherries
• Bitter Melon
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Boysenberries
• Cantaloupe
• Carambola
• Casaba Melon
• Cherimoya
• Cherries
• Coconuts
• Crab Apples
• Cranberries
• Clementines
• Dates
• Dewberries
• Dragon Fruit
• Dried Plums
• Feijoa

• Figs
• Finger Limes
• Gooseberries
• Grapefruit
• Grapes
• Guava
• Honeydew Melon
• Horned Melon
• Jackfruit
• Kiwi
• Kumquat
• Lemons
• Limes
• Longan
• Loquat
• Lychee
• Malanga
• Mandarins
• Mangos
• Mulberries
• Nashi Pear
• Nectarines
• Ogeechee Limes
• Olives
• Oranges

• Papaya
• Passion Fruit
• Peaches
• Pears
• Persimmons
• Physalis
• Pineapple
• Plantains
• Plums
• Pomegranate
• Prickly Pear
• Prunes
• Pummelo
• Pumpkin
• Quince
• Raspberries
• Starfruit
• Strawberries
• Tangelo
• Tangerine
• Ugli Fruit
• Ugni
• Uniq Fruit
• Xigua
• Watermelon

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BEANS & LEGUMES

If you’re someone who’s always hungry, beans and legumes will provide you with protein that you need to help you feel fuller for a longer time.

Not only are beans and legumes delicious and filling, they’re also inexpensive and great for making vegan burgers.

You can’t go wrong with adding more beans and legumes to your daily routine!

• Adzuki Beans
• Anasazi Beans
• Beluga Lentils
• Black Beans
• Black Eyed Peas
• Brown Lentils
• Butter Beans
• Cannelini Beans
• Chickpeas
• Cranberry Beans
• Edamame
• Fava Beans

• French Lentils
• Great Northern
• Green Lentils
• Green Split Peas
• Green Peas
• Horse Beans
• Kidney Beans
• Lentils
• Lima Beans
• Lupins
• Mung Beans
• Navy Beans

• Pigeon Peas
• Pink Peas
• Pinto Beans
• Red Kidney Beans
• Red Lentils
• Roman Beans
• Soy Beans
• Split Mung
• Split Peas
• Yellow Lentils
• Yellow Split Peas
• White Beans

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HERBS & SPICES

A good vegan meal is not a meal until you add herbs and spices!

Herbs and spices will give pizazz to your vegan dishes and will make your meals come to life!

The wonderful thing about herbs and spices is that you can mix and change up what you put into your food to create entirely different meals!

We always have a variety of dried herbs in our pantry but we also grow a few fresh ones too!

Adding herbs and spices to your vegan food will change your taste buds and give you a new outlook on life. Yes… it’s that serious!

• Achiote Seed
• Ajwain
• Allspice
• Anise Seed
• Arrowroot Powder
• Asafoetida
• Basil
• Bay Leaf
• Beet Root Powder
• Black Oxyx
• Black Pepper
• Black Salt
• Cacao
• Caraway Seed
• Cardamon
• Cayenne Pepper
• Celery Flakes
• Celery Seed
• Chervil
• Chia
• Chiles
• Chili Powder
• Chives
• Cilantro
• Cilantro Leaves
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Coriander
• Cream Of Tartar
• Cubeb Berries

• Cumin
• Curry Leaves
• Curry Powder
• Dill
• Dill Seed
• Dill Weed
• Dried Chives
• Dried Fenugreek
• Dried Rose Petals
• Fennel Seed
• Fenugreek
• File Powder
• Galangal Root Powder
• Garam Masala
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Grains Of Paradise
• Herbes De Provence
• Horseradish Powder
• Juniper Berries
• Kala Namak
• Kaffir Lime Leaves
• Lavender
• Lemongrass
• Long Pepper
• Mace

• Mahlab
• Marjoram
• Mint
• Moroccan Mint
• Mustard Seeds
• Nigella Seeds
• Nutmeg
• Onion Powder
• Oregano
• Paprika
• Parsley
• Pepper
• Pepper Corns
• Peppermint
• Poppy Seeds
• Porcini Powder
• Ras El Hanout
• Red Peppers
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Summer Savory
• Saffron
• Salt
• Sesame Seeds
• Star Anise
• Sumac
• Tarragon
• Thyme
• Turmeric
• Vanilla
• White Pepper

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NUTS & SEEDS

Nuts and seeds not only provide you with healthy fats, but they also serve as a delicious treat!

Nuts and seeds are so very versatile and are a necessity when it comes to vegan diets!

They are great raw, in desserts, in cooked dishes and you can also turn them into different types of cheeses or even make your own plant based milk!

We always keep a variety of nuts and seeds in the pantry because they make a great snack in between meals or if you find yourself getting a little hungry.

Oh and another thing… nut butters!

You can use nut butters in sauces, on a sandwich, on fruit and vegetables or you can just eat it straight out the jar!

When buying nut butters, make sure you always choose just the nuts without any additional additives.

As a vegan nuts and seeds are a must have staple for your pantry!

• Acorns
• Almonds
• Almond Butter
• Brazil Nuts
• Black Walnuts
• Brown Flax Seeds
• Cashews
• Cashew Butter
• Chestnuts
• Chia Seeds
• Corn Nuts

• Filberts
• Flax Seeds
• Golden Flax Seed
• Ground Flax Seed
• Hazelnuts
• Hazelnut Butter
• Hemp Seeds
• Macadamia
• Peanuts
• Peanut Butter
• Pecans

• Pili Nuts
• Pine Nuts
• Pinoli Nuts
• Pistachios
• Poppy Seeds
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Sesame Seeds
• Soy Nuts
• Sunflower Seeds
• Tahini
• Walnuts

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RICE, GRAINS & PASTA

Rice, grains and pasta often get a bad rap because what most women believe is that it will cause them to gain weight when in reality that couldn’t be further from the truth!

Now that you’re following a plant based, vegan diet you will quickly see that not only are rice, grains and pasta not forbidden. They’ll quickly become part of your daily routine!

There are so many varieties of rice and grains that you literally will never run out of options.

You can never go wrong when you stick to the ones that have complex carbs because overall those are better for you.

• Amaranth
• Arbori Rice
• Balatinaw
• Barley
• Basmati Rice
• Black Rice
• Bomba Rice
• Bran
• Bran Cereal
• Brown Rice
• Brown Rice Pasta
• Buckwheat
• Buckwheat Pasta
• Bulgur
• Camargue Rice
• Carnaroli Rice
• Cereals
• Chickpea Pasta
• Corn
• Corn Puffs
• Coucous
• Durum

• Eincorn
• Farro
• Flax Flakes
• Freekeh
• Glutinous Rice
• Jasmine Rice
• Kamut
• Kaniwa
• Maize
• Millet
• Muesli
• Eggless Noodles
• Oats
• Parboiled Rice
• Pasta
• Polenta
• Pop Corn
• Puffed Rice
• Quinoa
• Rice Cereal
• Rolled Oats
• Rye

• Semolina
• Short Grain Rice
• Sorghum
• Spelt
• Spouted Whole Grains
• Spouted Grain Cereal
• Sweet Potato Flakes
• Teff
• Triticale
• Wheat
• Wheat Berry
• Wheat Grain
• White Rice
• Whole Grain
• Whole Grain Oats
• Whole Wheat
• Wheat Flakes
• Wheat Flour
• Wild Rice

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BAKING & SWEETENERS

Becoming vegan doesn’t mean you have to give up your favorite sweets or deserts. As a matter of fact, all you need to do is change a few ingredients and you can bake until your heart is content!

For almost every baking item that you made there is a vegan equivalent or substitute.

Baking with plant based items may seem different in the beginning but once you get the hang of it you’ll quickly be able to replace your previous baking items with vegan ones!

• Agave
• Almond Flour
• Almond Milk
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Arrowroot
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Cane Sugar
• Cashew Milk
• Caster Sugar
• Chickpea Flour
• Cocoa Powder
• Coconut Cream

• Coconut Milk
• Coconut Sugar
• Coconut Flour
• Corn Flour
• Cornstarch
• Dark Chocolate
• Date Sugar
• Erythritol
• Lucuma
• Maple Syrup
• Molasses
• Monk Fruit
• Oat Milk
• Rice Milk

• Rice Syrup
• Rye Flour
• Soy Milk
• Spelt Flour
• Stevia
• Vanilla Beans
• Vanilla Extract
• Vegan Butter
• Vegetable Oil
• Shortening
• Wheat Flour
• White Flour
• Xylitol
• Yeast

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DAIRY FREE MILK & BUTTER

Dairy free milk and butter products are a perfect addition to any vegan diet.

Vegan butters, cheeses and milk allow you to turn any standard recipe into a vegan recipe in a jiffy!

Plant based milks are great any time of the day but work well as a replace for daily milk in smoothies, baking and other recipes that normally require dairy.

As you can see, they’re a variety of milks and can be used for different dishes.

For example, we use oat milk in my overnight oatmeal, almond milk for baking, soy milk for my vegan mayo, and coconut milk for smoothies.

There are many dairy free options for you to try that you will never run out of ideas!

• Almond Milk
• Almond Yogurt
• Amaranth Milk
• Banana Milk
• Cashew Cheese
• Cashew Milk
• Cashew Yogurt
• Coconut Milk
• Coconut Butter
• Coconut Yogurt
• Flax Milk

• Flax Seed Yogurt
• Hazelnut Milk
• Hemp Milk
• Nutritional Yeast
• Oat Milk
• Oat Yogurt
• Pea Milk
• Pea Yogurt
• Peanut Milk
• Pili Yogurt
• Plantain Yogurt

• Pumpkin Seed Milk
• Quinoa Milk
• Rice Milk
• Soy Milk
• Soy Yogurt
• Vegan Butter
• Vegan Cheese
• Vegan Cream Cheese
• Vegan Sour Cream

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CONDIMENTS & SAUCES

Condiments and sauces are a great way to add a variety of flavors to your vegan dishes.

One of the things we love most is taking a meal that we have made forever and changing it up by adding a new sauce!

With condiments and sauces, always make sure you check the ingredients to make sure that they don’t have any animal products in them.

Most (not all) are vegan friendly but it’s always best to check so that you’re 100% certain of what you’re eating!

• Balsamic Vinegar
• Capers
• Chipotle Sauce
• Coconut Aminos
• Curry Paste
• Duck Sauce
• Enchilada Sauce
• Hoisin Sauce
• Horseradish
• Hot Sauce
• Ketchup
• Kimchi
• Liquid Smoke
• Marinara Sauce
• Miso

• Mustard
• Olive Oil
• Peanut Oil
• Rapeseed Oil
• Rice Vinegar
• Relish
• Salsa
• Sambal Oelek
• Sesame Oil
• Soy Sauce
• Steak Sauce
• Sriracha
• Sunflower Oil
• Sweet Chili Sauce
• Tahini

• Tamari
• Taco Sauce
• Teriyaki Sauce
• Wasabi
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Vegan BBQ Sauce
• Vegan Mayonaise
• Vegan Oyster Sauce
• Vegan Ranch
• Vegan Tartar Sauce
• Vegetable Broth
• Vinaigrette

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SNACKS

When you’re vegan, snacks are LIFE!

Seriously… who doesn’t love a good vegan snack?

The only difference that you will find with the snacks below is that not only are they vegan but they are also plant based and healthy too!

I mean sure… we all know that oreos are vegan but for the purpose of this list we wanted to focus on healthier alternatives!

Also some of the snacks on this list can be parred together to create something incredible!

For example: hummus and tortilla chips are a hugs hit in our house!

Or pretzels and peanut butter.

Or yogurt and frozen fruit.

The list goes on and on but you get the idea!

Don’t feel like you have to give up enjoying your snacks just because you’ve become vegan!

• Applesauce
• Avocado
• Bean Dip
• Bell Pepper Slices
• Brussel Spout Puffs
• Chickpea Puffs
• Coconut Chips
• Crackers
• Dark Chocolate
• Dates
• Dried Coconut
• Dried Fruit
• Dried Seaweed
• Dried Vegetables
• Edamame
• Figs
• Fruit Leather
• Fruit Salad
• Fruit Smoothies
• Frozen Grapes
• Fruit Kabobs

• Frozen Fruit
• Frozen Fruit Bars
• Granola
• Guacamole
• Harissa
• Hummus
• Jicama
• Kale Chips
• Low Sugar Cookies
• Mango Jerky
• Nice Cream
• Nut Butters
• Nuts
• Oatmeal With Fruit
• Olives
• Plantains
• Plantain Chips
• Pita Bread
• Pita Chips
• Popcorn

• Potato Chips
• Pretzels
• Puffed Corn
• Quinoa
• Quinoa Cookies
• Raisins
• Rice Cakes
• Roasted Beets
• Roasted Chickpeas
• Roasted Radishes
• Seeds
• Smoothie Bowl
• Sorbet
• Sweet Potato Chips
• Tortilla Chips
• Trail Mix
• Vegan Yogurt
• Veggie Chips
• White Bean Dip
• Zucchini Chips

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MEAT SUBSTITUTES

Meat substitutes are one of those things that you don’t need but as a new vegan you will find them helpful as replacements for meat or fish.

What we love most is that there are substitutes for just about everything so if you’re a former meat eater, you won’t feel like you’re missing out!

• Beans
• Cauliflower
• Eggplant
• Jackfruit
• Legumes
• Lentils
• Mushrooms

• Potatoes
• Seaweed
• Seitan
• Sweet Potatoes
• Tempeh
• Textured Vegetable Protein

• Tofu
• Vegan Beef
• Vegan Burgers
• Vegan Chicken
• Vegan Nuggets
• Vegan Sausage
• Vegan Turkey

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