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Plant-based shopping list

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If you’re looking to eat more plant protein the supermarket shelves can all of a sudden seem mysterious or confusing. Your go-to shopping staples must be re-examined but there are so many labels, so many choices and so little time.

Don’t worry, we’ve done the hard work for you. Here is our suggested plant-based items for your supermarket shopping list.

Fresh Produce

  • Fruits of choice (fresh or frozen bananas, berries, etc.)
  • Vegetables of choice (fresh or frozen carrots, mushrooms, potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, peas, green beans etc.)
  • Leafy greens (such as kale, spinach, bok choy, etc.)
black beans dish

Pantry Items

  • Canned or dry beans (black beans, red beans, black-eyed peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, lima beans, etc.)
  • Rolled oats or quick cooking oats
  • Nuts (cashews, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, etc.)
  • Nut or seed butters (almond butter, peanut butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, etc.)
  • Whole-grain bread or other type of bread
  • Canned or dry lentils of choice
  • Seeds (ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal, chia seeds, hemp seeds, etc.)
  • Canned coconut milk
  • Pasta
  • Rice (white, brown, wild, black)
  • Quinoa
  • Farro
Alternative milk options

Fridge items

  • Tofu
  • Tempeh
  • Plant-based milk of choice (oat milk, almond milk, soy milk, etc.)
  • Plant-based cheese (see list of suggested brands)
  • Plant-based meat or chicken (see list of suggested brands)
Alternative milk options
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