Last week I did something quite unusual. I went shopping at an organic grocery store! You may roll your eyes now, but this is a very special indulgence for me. Everything there is so expensive! But totally worth it, I admit.
So much beautiful produce! But I didn’t buy any of that, because my fridge is already way too full.
Instead, I bought some more shelf stable goodies:
- roasted soy beans with tamari (salty, nutty, and crunchy)
- oat cream (less processed than soy cream, I’ll use it for soups)
- vegetable based sandwich spreads (I’m addicted to that stuff, and there are so many different flavors!)
- marinated tofu (great on pizza or casseroles)
- hummus (the best store-bought hummus I’ve ever had!)
- tofu cream cheese with garlic and herbs (simply amazing!)
- tofu-based cold cuts (tastes almost like the original)
Oh yes, there’s more:
- coconut oil (now I can make my favorite raw macaroons again)
- chocolate hazelnut butter (tastes like Nutella, but even better)
- almond butter (finally the real thing!)
- apple and pear butter (no added sugar, only fruit)
I’ve only ever had white almond butter, and was a little disappointed by its taste. Finally, I got to try this darker version, and it just blew my mind. So this is the Amazing Almond Butter that the famous blog ladies have been raving about! My life will never be the same.
And here are two more new-to-me foods, tofu cream cheese and tofu-based cold cuts (Aufschnitt). That tofu cream cheese is delicious! I couldn’t taste the tofu at all, instead I enjoyed the intense herb and garlic flavor. The tofu slices also taste a lot like the real thing. I actually think their taste is too authentic, too meaty for my vegetarian taste buds.
Usually, I buy all my food at conventional grocery stores. I keep telling everyone who’s asking that a plant-based diet is not necessarily more expensive than an omnivorous one. I mostly rely on fresh, seasonal produce, whole grains, and beans. Those things tend to be rather cheap.
But organic food can be very expensive! And yes, I spent quite a hefty amount of money on that shopping trip. But I firmly believe that occasional treats are healthy for your soul.
Anyways, I’m going to eat very well in the next few weeks.
What was the most expensive food you’ve bought recently?
Me: that almond butter above. Yikes!
See you!
I love love love seeing groceries from other countries! (I’m in the us) i have to pick and choose what to buy organic due to the size of my wallet (!) but the best meal of my life was at a raw vegan organic restaurant here in nyc, and i don’t regret a single penny of it!
Same here, my wallet would cry if I bought everything I wanted.
There’s a raw vegan organic restaurant in Munich, their food is delicious, and not even that expensive. I loved the raw berry cheese cake. So good!
Shopping at an organic grocery store is an indulgence for me as well! Although Whole Foods and Earth Fare aren’t entirely organic, they’re as close as I can get. Those 1 hour trips are always special treats for me every year for my birthday!
The oat cream sounds really neat and I bet those soups are going to be delicious. I’m glad that you’ve finally discovered *the* almond butter that everyone raves about. Isn’t it amazing? And yay for coconut oil! I love using that to make homemade chocolate and in a lot of my baking.
The most expensive food that I’ve bought recently wasn’t really for me but for my parents and that would be almond flour. Personally… sea salt is probably the most expensive right now for me.
Yes, that almond butter is too delicious! I wonder how long it will last.
Homemade chocolate is a great idea, I need to try that.
I recently found a reasonably priced tub of pink Himalayan salt. Lucky!