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Joel Marks

Shopping List

If it takes more than 5 minutes to cook, I'm not interested!

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Note: This is my dietary health guide: recommendations and precautions

 

Breakfast

Orange juice (fortified with calcium)

Frozen multigrain waffles (no dairy or egg; Van's, Nature's Path)

Maple syrup

Vegan margarine

Faux ham (Smart Deli, etc.)

Oatmeal

or

Bran flakes (fortified with B12) with soy milk (fortified with calcium and B12)

plus

Strawberries or banana

Flaxseed meal (for Omega 3) sprinkled on oatmeal or flakes

Herbal tea

Multivitamin (Deva or other vegan brand; includes B12)

Lunch

Whole wheat bread (fresh baked not brand name)

Tofurkey

Vegenaise

Lettuce

Tomato

or

Pita (whole grain)

Hummus

Lettuce

Tomato

Alfalfa sprouts

plus

Sweet pea, chick pea, lentil, or black bean soup-in-a-box (Dr. McDougall's, Imagine)

Unsalted peanuts

Apple cider

Carrot

DHA (Omega 3) supplement (Deva or other vegan brand; more information here)

Snack

Soy milk (calcium and B12 fortified)

Walnuts (for Omega 3)

Dinner

Soy: tofu, tempeh (several flavors from Lightlife et al.), meatless meatballs (Trader Joe's, etc.), etc. ad inf.

or

Beans: pinto, red, kidney, great northern, etc.

or

Legumes: lentils, sweet peas, etc.

plus

Brown rice

or

Pasta: whole wheat spaghetti, soba, ramen, etc.

or

Potato or yam

plus

Dark green leafy vegetable: kale, collards, mustard greens, etc.

Mushrooms

Mung bean sprouts

plus

Vegetable powder (Seitenbacher) stirred into cooking broth. Note: I don't use oil in cooking -- just simmer or steam

or

Canned diced tomatoes simmered with every herb & spice in the cupboard!

 

The indispensable utensils: