This is our complete plant-based grocery list – you certainly don’t need everything you see here. Items marked with an asterisk* are definitely non-essential and/or should be enjoyed in moderation.
Fruit
Seasonal but staples include
- Apples
- Bananas
- Pears
- Oranges
- Olives (technically a fruit)
Veggies
Seasonal but staples include
- Carrot
- Celery
- Onion
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Capsicum (bell pepper)
- Potato
- Pumpkin
Other:
- Sweet potato
- Cucumber
- Tomato
- Lettuce/spinach
- Bok choy, mustard greens
- Brussel sprouts
- Fresh herbs – coriander, parsley, basil
Spreads/pastes
Purchased and/or homemade, treat/non-treat
- Tahini
- Peanut butter*
- Vegemite
- Avocado
- Hummus
- Baba Ganouj
- Nuttelex (butter substitute)*
- Golden syrup*
- Biscoff or Nutella*
Sweeteners*
- Caster sugar (baking)
- Raw sugar (drinks sweetener – no longer used)
- Brown sugar (baking/cooking)
- Maple syrup
Dried herbs and spices
- Chilli
- Cumin
- Pepper
- Coriander
- Paprika
- Smoked paprika
- Fennel
- Oregano and thyme
- Bay leaves
Drinks
- Coffee
- Chinese teas
- Black tea
Plant milk/cream
- Soy milk
- Oat milk
- Plant cream (Flora)
- Coconut milk
Oils
- Olive
- Peanut
- Rice bran oil
- Sesame oil
- Coconut oil denatured*
Processed proteins
- Tofu
- Sausage rolls*
- Sausages*
- Seitan e.g. ‘duck’*
Vinegar
- Apple cider
- Balsamic
- White*
- Brown/malt*
- Rice wine*
Flavourings
- Tamari
- Soy sauce
- Fysh sauce
- Nutritional yeast
- Vegeta
- Massels stock
- Smoked paprika
- Paprika
- Chilli flakes
- Chilli powder
- Curry powder
- S&B Golden curry roux*
- Tomato paste
- Kimchi
- Miso
- Nori sheets/flakes
- MSG*
Cereals and grains
- Oats
- Weet bix*
- Barley
- Rice
Salt, baking powders/agents
- Cooking salt (non-iodised)
- Table salt (iodised)
- Sea salt
- Rock salt (for grinder)
- Bicarbonate of soda
- Baking powder
- Cream of tartar
Nuts and seeds
- Almonds
- Brazil nuts
- Walnuts
- Pecans
- Peanuts
- Sunflower seeds
- Flaxseeds
- Hemp seeds
- Chia seeds
- Sesame seeds
Beans and lentils
- White beans/great northern beans
- Red lentils
- Brown lentils
- French lentils
- Red kidney beans
- Moong dal/other Indian lentils
- Chickpeas
- Edamame
Treats*
- Ginger nut biscuit
- Nice biscuit
- Vege chips
- Plain chips
Crackers
- Vita weet
- Water crackers
- Jatz crackers*
Flours
- White baking flour/plain flour
- Whole meal
- Rye
- Self-raising flour
- Chickpea flour (besan)
Dried fruit
- Prunes
- Dates
- Dried apples
- Mixed fruit
* non-essential and/or should be enjoyed in moderation