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Vegetarian Kitchen Staples

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Simplify your veg lifestyle by stocking the following pantry items so that you always have what you need on hand. From grains and flour to margarine and oils - Find it all here. Click here if you are looking for the vegetarian food pyramid.

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Tip #3: Download and print our list of vegetarian kitchen staples and add one or two items to your shopping list until you have purchased all of your desired ingredients and your pantry is fully stocked.

Aluminum-free Baking Powder

Baking Soda

Bread Crumbs: make your own.

Capers

Cheeses:

Grated Asiago
Parmesan
Romano
Feta
Goat's Cheese
Sheep's Cheese
Cheddar
Fresh Mozzarella

Chocolate:

Cocoa
Baking Chocolate
Chocolate Chips

Coconut flakes

Powdered
Sweetened
Unsweetened

Cream of Tartar

Prepared Cereals

Ener-G Egg Replacer

Fats:

Butter
Canola Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sesame Oil
Toasted Sesame Oil
Almond Oil
Corn Oil

Flours:

White Whole Wheat
Gluten Flour
Whole Wheat
Unbleached White
Cake Flour
Millet
Potato

Fresh Garlic and Ginger

Grains:

Rice - brown short grain and long Basmati, Jasmine: Wild, Wehani
Barley - pearled
Oats - rolled and Irish
Quinoa
Granola

Horseradish

Ketchup

Lang's Tangy Bang Sauce

Louisiana Hot Sauce

Margarine:

Willow Run for Vegans margarine is one molecule different from plastic. Leave it out and even flies will not approach it.

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Mirin: Rice Wine Sweetener. Eden's has no alcohol content.

Mustard Prepared:

Dijon
Brown
Yellow
Honey
Horseradish

Nayonaise: the best of the egg-free mayonnaise like sauces

Nuts:

Almonds
Pecans
Peanuts
Pistachios
Hazelnuts
Walnuts

Onions:

Spanish
Sweet
Vidalia
White Shallots
Pearl

Pasta: in several shapes and made of several grains

Pulses:

Dried Beans
Peas
Legumes
Lentils
Red and Brown Adzuki
Mung
Chickpeas
Kidney Beans
Black Beans
Pea Beans
Black Eyed Peas
Green and Yellow Split Peas

San-J Szechuan Hot Sauce

Sea Salt

Seeds:

Cashews
Sesame
Sunflower
Pipitas
Hemp Seed: Excellent source of Omega 3, 6, 9 oils. Great in smoothies.
Flax Seed: Excellent source of Omega 3, 6, 9 oils. The seed should be crushed to be used properly by the body.

Shoyu: Natural Soy Sauce

Sweeteners:

Sugar:

Brown
Dark Brown
Turbinado
Granulated
Raw
Confectioner's

Syrup:

Maple (Pure)
Pecan
Blueberry

Molasses:

Golden
Dark
Blackstrap

Honey:

Clover
Orange Blossom
Blueberry
Buckwheat
Wildflower

Agave:

Light or Dark

Stevia:

Liquid or Powder

Tamari: Natural Soy Sauce

Tea:

Herbal
Black
Green
White

Thickening Agents:

Flour
Arrowroot
Corn Starch
Kudzu
Potato Flour
Tapioca

Tomato: (canned and jarred)

Crushed
Whole
Diced
Stewed
Sun Dried (dried and in oil)
Purée
Paste
Sauce in many varieties

Umeboshi Plum Paste

Vinegar:

Apple Cider
Red Wine
White Wine
Balsamic
Orange Muscat
Mango Chili
Grapefruit
*for use in cooking as well as salad dressings

Wasabi

Yeast:

Red Star Baking Yeast
Red Star Nutritional Yeast
*these are two distinctly different products for two distinctly different uses one for baking the other for nutritional benefit

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