Raw veganism – how do you get started? Why, with a grocery list of course! This raw vegan grocery list is an example of how I shop, week-to-week. Take from it what you will!
Not only rabbits eat copious amounts of vegetables – it is essential that humans eat these food items too! Being a raw vegan, I need to eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, with more emphasis on fruits to satisfy my caloric needs.
Here is a sample of what I purchase in a given week, give or take a few of the items depending on availability. I spend most of my money on food because I love fruit and vegetables so much. Most people don’t get excited about that kind of thing, but I do!
My Grocery List This Week:
– 7-10 Melons (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew – farmers market)
– Case of Organic Bananas! (Have to wait until they are ripe to eat though!)
– 5 lbs of Organic Grapes (green & red)
– 8 Organic Nectarines
– 8 Organic Peaches
– Bag of Lemons
– 3 five pound bags of Oranges
– 1 bag organic kiwis
– Organic dates (currently buy them separately at a health food store but will be buying online from www.7hotdates.com as soon as they are available – the juicy jumbo medjool’s are to die for!)
– Tomatoes (from my garden – these were not purchased)
– 10 Zucchini (Farmers market)
– Organic Kale (4 huge bunches)
– 2 packages organic romaine (3 heads per bag)
– 2 organic Iceberg lettuces (very easy on digestive system, I love the watery crunch, I realize the nutrient value of this lettuce is low, however I mix it with varieties of other greens)
– 5 lb bag of organic carrots
– 3 bunches organic cilantro
– 4 stalks organic celery
– Huge package organic spinach
– Alfalfa Sprouts (little container)
– Ginger (for my green juices)
– 3 bunches organic parsley
– 1 bunch organic dill
– 4 long english cucumbers
– 10 dill pickles (I love to just eat these things raw, they have a lot of crunch and flavour!)
COST:
$80-90 per week, depends on price/availability
Is most of your day food prep? If you are consistent with what you do for food every week it’d be great to know how you prepare everything and still have time for anything else xD.
Thank you for the list, it’s a great start. I haven’t tried going all raw but I am interested.
I do not prep my food, it takes me under 10 minutes to make each time. Cooking your food takes way longer, raw is simple and to the point!
Where do you live that you can get all that for $80-90??!! Maybe it’s because I live in NYC, but organic, that would probably cost me $80 just for the melons & the grapes alone!
Haha I live in Manitoba, Canada, so it is a bit cheaper here for sure! But with the exchange rate might be a little more expensive. Keep in mind I wrote this post back in 2012. Food prices have changed significantly.
I loved this list! I always look for new ways to get excited about going food shopping and this list definitely helped in introducing some new ideas to my current grocery itinerary. Thank you for educating the public and sharing your veganism with others!!
Thanks Takia! My pleasure.