What foods are vegan? {Vegan MoFo #3}

Today’s question:

“How do I know what foods are vegan?”

This is a really great question!  We know that vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, nuts and seeds are vegan; they are derived from plants.  It gets a bit trickier, however, when you start to shop from the inside aisles of grocery stores or in the refrigerated section.

My tip:  Use these great resources:

1. Vegan Shopping Guide.  This PETA resource outlines vegan foods by grocery store sections.
2. Accidentally Vegan. PETA provides a fun list of foods that are, oops!, vegan.  Is this a list of only healthy vegan foods? Nope. But sometimes I don’t to eat healthy (Get over here, Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili Flavored Tortilla Chips!).
3. Vegan Foods Glossary. This Vegan Outreach resource provides handy vegan substitution ideas.

I found each invaluable as a new vegan.

Other great resources:

• Kathy’s Top Thirty-Five Vegan Kitchen Essentials List
• 25 Frugal Items for Your Organic Vegan Grocery List
• Download this printable grocery list from Heather on My Healthy Food List To Stock Up Your Kitchen

Also, check out the Vegan 101 post here on this blog regarding reading labels.

Here’s an another tip: shop from vegan grocery stores! That’s right, you can order vegan groceries from online stores such as Vegan Essentials.  If you’re lucky, there may be a vegan market in your town, like Food Fight! Grocery in Portland, Vegan Bodega in NYC or Nooch Vegan Market, in Denver.  In fact, I’m in Colorado right now and I popped into Nooch for supplies for my hotel room in Colorado Springs. Joshua, one of the co-owners helped me find what I needed.

and I am completely ready for breakfast in my hotel each morning

and for snacks (including kale chips!) in the evening.

I know many vegan bloggers include a vegan grocery list on their site – if you have one, link it up!