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
You go through the above list in a week?
Yes!
Wow, that’s cool! I was expecting that to cost a lot more.
I picked up 2 cantaloupes the other day for $3 :), it’s a nice change from eating a lot of strawberries and blueberries…
I need to start mixing more and more interesting fruits into my mornings!
Could you please give some lovely recipes of how you use these amazing ingredients 🙂
Absolutely! Recipe development is underway, my recipes are simple, but great on digestion since the less ingredients = more improved digestion!
Your ahopping list is so inspirational. I am married and would love to shop as you do. How can I start on a smaller scale. My husband is all for me losing weight but he says he ‘NEEDS” his meat. We also are on a limited income. Need advice please. Thank you
Veronica,
you can buy some of the them not organic but work later,as soaking in salty (take a good salt) water to reduce bad thigs there:) and wash very well. You can find dozen clean and dirty list very easly. And by the way,any fruits and veggies even not organic are still better than fried cooked food;)
Hi,
How do u store all this stuff . Do u freeze the veggies and fruit to prevent spoilage?
Nope! I eat it all within a week 😮
Hi again .
Don't know much about a raw diet but also suffer from mucus . Do notice when I ear a lot of fruit and veggies it starts to break up. What do you do for protein . I assume beans and plant foods?
Hey Sharon,
When you eat in large quantities (lots of fruit and veggies) you get more than enough protein. I also use hemp protein in my smoothies, and make sure to include seeds and nuts (soaked and sprouted), and lots of greens! Greens are super high in protein (amino acids)