Updated shopping list August 2018 – £46.14 = £1.15pp per day

This weeks shopping list is for a 10 day vegan challenge. Although so called ‘clean eating’ is very trendy right now, it can be very expensive to follow. I think this menu plan I’ve devised goes some way to addressing the food issue of over processed food, but at a realistic price.

There are no Chia seeds or Gobi berries, but plenty of healthy fruit and vegetables, and I’ve even added FREE picked nettles to some recipes as they are full of vitamins and iron, but you could just use spinach instead.

Until I started looking in to vegetarian and vegan foods I was unaware of the restrictions allowed in this diet. I’ve used maple syrup instead of honey and Vegan cheese and Soya milks as replacements even though they cost a lot more than dairy products, I’ve still kept close to the £1 a day budget.

Again a few everyday stock cupboard ingredients have been used so I’ve listed them here as well as a few fresh herbs cut from my garden.

Salt and pepper
Tomato ketchup
Tomato purée
Paprika
Olive oil
Ground cumin
Ground coriander
Chilli flakes (optional)
Patak Rogan Josh curry paste
(black) Mustard seeds
Cumin seeds
Wine or cider vinegar
Plain flour
Stock cubes
Hoisin sauce (optional)
Rice wine vinegar
Sweet chilli sauce
Soy sauce
Sesame seeds (optional)
Ground nut oil (optional)
Ground cinnamon
Any type of unsalted mixed nuts

If you have growing in pots
Fresh thyme
Fresh bay leaves
Rosemary
Parsley
Mint