Cheat Sheet: How to Stock Your Vegan Pantry
This list doesn't itemize vegan foods such as: fresh produce, packaged goods or baking ingredients.
Ingredients
Pantry
  • Nuts - Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans, etc.
  • Nut butters - Almond, Peanut, Sunflower, etc.
  • Raw Cashews (used a bunch in vegan cream sauces)
  • Dried Fruit - Mango, Raisins, Cranberries, Dates, etc.
  • Vegan Chocolate Chips
  • Canned Coconut Milk
  • Plant-Based Milk (Almond, Soy, Rice, etc. - can be stored unrefrigerated before opening)
  • Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Rice Vinegar
  • Balsamic
  • Veggie Stock or Bouillon
  • Olive Oil
  • Coconut Oil
  • Quinoa
  • Rice - Brown and/or White
  • Popcorn Kernels
  • Oatmeal
  • Chickpeas, Black Beans, Pinto Beans, etc. (+ Any Other Beans you Like)
  • Lentils
  • Pasta and Other Noodles Like Soba
  • Turmeric
  • Liquid Smoke
  • Plant-Based Protein Powder
  • Packaged Goods (chips, crackers, cookies, chocolate, candy, etc. (The 5 C's!)
Refrigerator
  • Earth Balance
  • Plant-Based Milk (Almond, Soy, Rice, etc. - refrigerate after opening)
  • Flaxseed
  • Chia Seeds
  • Hemp Hearts or Hemp Seeds
  • Nutritional Yeast
  • Soy Sauce
  • Sriracha
  • Hummus
  • Just Mayo, Vegenaise or other Vegan Mayo
  • Tofu (prepared baked tofu, too)
  • Tempeh (including prepared tempeh strips)
  • Vital Wheat Gluten/Seitan (use the flour to make seitan or buy prepared seitan)
Freezer
  • Frozen Fruit for Smoothies (packaged or that you freeze yourself)
  • Almond Flour/Meal
  • Chickpea/Garbanzo Bean Flour
Instructions
Note:
A great way to transition into a vegan diet it to replace your favorite things. So, if you eat sour cream a bunch, get some Tofutti sour cream. If you want to put shredded cheese on your burrito, get some Daiya shreds.
Recipe by Plenty Vegan at https://plentyvegan.com/cheat-sheat-stock-vegan-pantry/