Granulated sugars: coconut sugar, turbinado sugar, maple sugar, organic cane sugar
Liquid sweeteners: agave syrup, brown rice syrup, maple syrup
Dried fruits: mango, fig, date, apricot
BLEND INTO A PASTE WITH A LITTLE WATER FOR A WHOLE FOOD SWEETENER!
FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
Stock as many as you can eat and replenish your stash regularly
BUY LOCAL AND IN SEASON!
NONDAIRY
Plant-based butter: we like the taste of Miyoko’s Creamery Butter or Earth Balance sticks
Cheese: Chao and Follow Your Heart cheese, cream cheese and ricotta (Kite Hill is a fave), Parmesan (such as Follow Your Heart), mozzarella (Miyoko’s mozz is a good choice)
PERFECT SLICES FOR SANDWICHES
Milk: soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or other nondairy milk
Sour cream: Follow Your Heart tops the list again
Yogurt: we haven’t found one better than Kite Hill
Miso: white, red, dark (try South River—you’ll be happy you did)
FROZEN
Convenience foods: burgers (beets make Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger look deliciously red!); sausages (Field Roast Italian and chipotle are faves); meatless crumbles; a variety of fishless items (look for Good Catch)
BEYOND MEAT IS GOOD
Frozen veg and fruit: corn kernels, peas, edamame, strawberries, raspberries, peaches, mangoes, blueberries
WHEN YOU CAN’T GET FRESH, USE FROZEN FRUIT FOR DRINKS, SMOOTHIES, AND SAUCES
BREAD
Whole-grain rustic loaf, corn tortillas, baguettes as needed
PREFERABLY FRESH—SEE HERE!