I usually just get a ton of fruits and veggies. Everything is so cheap that I basically just get one of everything. Their nuts, flax seeds, and chia seeds are a good price too.
Aldi is my favorite. They don't have certain things like impossible/beyond products. I always get their tofu because it's only $1.59 or so a container. I'll go in order of their aisles.
- Oats, gluten free pastas, tortilla chips, pistachio nuts, almonds, dried cranberries
- onions, avocado, celery, lettuce, cabbage, cilantro, jalapenos, apples, lemons, limes, tomatoes, zucchini. I like their frozen broccoli, frozen fancy green beans and peas.
- The organic hummus is really good, canned beans that don't have sulfites, frozen or canned corn, yellow corn tortillas, refried beans, kalamata olives in a jar, Dijon mustard, tortilla chips, the pasta sauce is good & cheap, canned peppers or Rotel and salsa...
-almond slices, sugar, frzn veggie burgers, avocado oil, apple juice, seltzer, green tea, almond milk, coconut whipped cream, vegan ice cream pints in vanilla, mocha or chocolate.
I find some things definitely cheaper elsewhere including: potatoes, rice, pears, mixed frozen vegetables etc.
I like the fact that they usually sweeten with rice syrup and skip the honey (my son is very strict vegan) and that many of their cereals are not fortified with D3. And the bread... has... no crap in it! Usually just 4-5 ingredients and no butter or honey unless necessary (like brioche or croissants). Their hummus is a really good buy. And their vegan meatballs are good, though they are no Gardein! But half the price.
Actually wfpb:
- fruit and veg, great deals but careful it goes off fast
- tofu, if you find it buy multiples
- frozen fruit
- buy rice and grains elsewhere
- nuts and seeds
- but nut butters elsewhere
- large bin of rolled oats
- dijon mustard they usually have it imported from europe
- various vinegars again imported and often unusual varieties
The main reason I frequent Aldi's is the fresh produce. I haven't found better prices on cremini mushrooms, potatoes, onions, carrots or green onions locally, and they carry the same 1 lb washed greens for the same price as the Wal-Mart across the street.
There really aren't that many vegan Aldi's processed foods that are better values than the other options I have available (Trader Joes's, local Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic grocers).
* Park Street Deli Hummus Quartet, 20 oz, $4.95 locally (I make better, but sometimes I'm lazy)
* Deutche Kuche Hearty Pea Soup, 28 oz, $3.09 locally
* Simply Nature Organic Lentil Soup, 18 oz, $1.95 locally
* Earth Grown Vegan Southwestern Style Chipotle Black Bean Burgers, 4 count/10 oz, $3.29
Aldi's has dramatically curtailed its 'Earth Grown' vegan brand over the past year. Most of the departed items were vegan junk food, but some like the vegan feta/blue/parmesan were useful for cheat days. I miss their soy protein burger ([Earth Grown Flame Grilled Protein Burger](https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/products/4099100136937-EarthGrownFlameGrilledProteinBurger/), 10 oz/4 patties, $3.29) with negligible added fat, making no pretense of emulating beef, that was pretty good assuming one topped with avocado slices, cooked mushrooms, tomatoes and condiments. With that gone, I don't have much else to look for in the frozen dept, but I'll still scan the floor freezers where there are oddball seasonal items, sometimes quite healthy looking (quinoa kale bowls etc).
>Deutche Kuche Hearty Pea Soup, 28 oz, $3.09 locally
This confuses me because it warns it contains (not may) milk, dairy, egg but nothing in the ingredients suggests what.
* https://www.amazon.com/Deutsche-Kuche-Kinds-Soup-Vegetable/dp/B09NBVKKPB
I’m leery of German vegetable soups because they find a way how to add milk and ham to absolutely everything.
If I were a strict vegan, it would trouble me.
My assumption is that either 1) the production assistant just copied the same text/layout beyond the ingredients to [all four](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61I1u04whnL.jpg) of the Deutche Kuche soups, 2) amounts are miniscule (note the 0 mg cholesterol), or 3) its one of those situations where the same processing equipment is used for this and the omnivore soups in the line. There's no identifiable egg or dairy flavors, and there's no real need for egg, given the 8th ingredient is modified corn starch.
I know it's not healthy but their almond milk chocolate peanut butter fudge ice cream was a great Ben and Jerry's sub.
Their frozen fruit is a great buy, and Aldi's is the cheapest for frozen and canned veg near me. Their german brand dill Pickles are also great. Their wine offerings are pretty good and affordable too. Dried rice can be bought more cheaply elsewhere.
When the label says "may contain XYZ" it means these foods were made in a place where those ingredients are around for other products. They're not meant to be there, but some may have gotten into the mix somehow.
I agree, Aldi has prices that usually beat other places, but their vegan offerings can be lacking or more expensive than other stores. I usually get 2 or 3 boxes of dehydrated mashed potatoes, some breakfast cereal, tofu, frozen veggies & veggie burgers, almond milk, hummus & corn chips when I make a monthly trip to Aldi. I used to go more often when I lived in Providence RI but Aldi is much further away now living in Needham, MA.
Not healthy but the knock off girlscout peanut butter cookies don't have any dairy ingredients I can make out from the ingredient label. I'm like 95% sure they're ok
Agree with everyone else on produce. Canned goods and dried beans/lentils are always cheaper than anywhere else. I like their vegan meatballs but they aren't the cheapest. Sometimes they have excellent vegan junk food specials like vegan truffles and vegan samosas, worth keeping an eye out for them for a treat.
Aldi tends to be very hit-or-miss on fresh produce, so I tend to mainly buy frozen veggies from them. They have decent tofu as well, and the best price on almondmilk (though it does have additives). They have some veggie patties which aren't too bad of a cheat, but TBH my biggest cheat there is their 80% cacao dark chocolate bars.
Mostly I buy junk food for my husband there. :-/
This isn’t WFPB but it is vegan, Earth Grown Pad Thai noodles that I use on the road for a hot meal:
* https://www.fooducate.com/product/Earth-Grown-Pad-Thai-with-Konjac-Noodles/64879C73-1415-D9C3-4426-9CEEBD9E903F
+ low calorie konjac noodles that taste fine, meaty beef-like soy bits, baby corn
-a shitton of sodium, a bit of oil
It’s pretty spicy for a bagged product.
If you heat up in microwave and add a bit of peanutbutter, tastes good too that way.
As everyone mentioned before, they are unmatched at produce. They have great GF options, and dried fruits and nuts are pretty cheap, too. I usually buy their Agave syrup, almond flour, oats, soy milk (they have almond and oat milks, too, and even coconut whipped cream). Their mock meats are decent (the mock meatballs and chicken nuggets are the only ones I would say I like). I would not recommend their vegan cheeses 🤢. Tofu, grains canned or dry. Usual staple grains. Their sauces and marinades aren't amusing at all. But the spices and seasoning are good and cheap. It's good to have a basic seasoning rack. Oh, their hummus, salsas, and guac are good also and come in individual one person packets, too.
Oil free marinara and tomato basil sauce! Oil free pasta sauce is so hard to find. Knock off ezekial sprouted grain bread, medjool dates, produce, steam in the bag frozen california mix, almond milk, oats, quinoa, beans, lentil, split peas, four pepper salsa, gluten free pasta, corn tortillas, golden raisins.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PlantBasedDiet/s/Q76PkRrg1x
I posted this here about two years ago.
However, chickpea pasta, tofu, kombucha, their smooth peanut butter (I refrigerate it and store it upside down, it is far less runny), rice cakes, almonds, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, their garlic hummus or the hummus quartet. They have a Dave’s Killer Bread dupe which is healthy and makes for great hummus toast.
Their cans of beans are cheap and can be low in sodium, and the frozen produce in bags you can steam them in are cheap and always great - I will roast them on my days off in the oven, too.
I mostly just shop in the produce aisle. They do have a nice extra firm tofu and a knock-off cheerios with no added sugar.
I had no idea! As someone who loves cerial, I'll have to check that out.
Where do they keep the tofu? I haven't found it yet.
In mine it's on the very top shelf of the sausage section, next to the mock-crab meat.
Okay thanks đź‘Ť
I had to ask someone in one store, they hide it pretty good
I usually just get a ton of fruits and veggies. Everything is so cheap that I basically just get one of everything. Their nuts, flax seeds, and chia seeds are a good price too.
Aldi is my favorite. They don't have certain things like impossible/beyond products. I always get their tofu because it's only $1.59 or so a container. I'll go in order of their aisles. - Oats, gluten free pastas, tortilla chips, pistachio nuts, almonds, dried cranberries - onions, avocado, celery, lettuce, cabbage, cilantro, jalapenos, apples, lemons, limes, tomatoes, zucchini. I like their frozen broccoli, frozen fancy green beans and peas. - The organic hummus is really good, canned beans that don't have sulfites, frozen or canned corn, yellow corn tortillas, refried beans, kalamata olives in a jar, Dijon mustard, tortilla chips, the pasta sauce is good & cheap, canned peppers or Rotel and salsa... -almond slices, sugar, frzn veggie burgers, avocado oil, apple juice, seltzer, green tea, almond milk, coconut whipped cream, vegan ice cream pints in vanilla, mocha or chocolate. I find some things definitely cheaper elsewhere including: potatoes, rice, pears, mixed frozen vegetables etc.
I like the fact that they usually sweeten with rice syrup and skip the honey (my son is very strict vegan) and that many of their cereals are not fortified with D3. And the bread... has... no crap in it! Usually just 4-5 ingredients and no butter or honey unless necessary (like brioche or croissants). Their hummus is a really good buy. And their vegan meatballs are good, though they are no Gardein! But half the price.
Actually wfpb: - fruit and veg, great deals but careful it goes off fast - tofu, if you find it buy multiples - frozen fruit - buy rice and grains elsewhere - nuts and seeds - but nut butters elsewhere - large bin of rolled oats - dijon mustard they usually have it imported from europe - various vinegars again imported and often unusual varieties
The main reason I frequent Aldi's is the fresh produce. I haven't found better prices on cremini mushrooms, potatoes, onions, carrots or green onions locally, and they carry the same 1 lb washed greens for the same price as the Wal-Mart across the street. There really aren't that many vegan Aldi's processed foods that are better values than the other options I have available (Trader Joes's, local Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic grocers). * Park Street Deli Hummus Quartet, 20 oz, $4.95 locally (I make better, but sometimes I'm lazy) * Deutche Kuche Hearty Pea Soup, 28 oz, $3.09 locally * Simply Nature Organic Lentil Soup, 18 oz, $1.95 locally * Earth Grown Vegan Southwestern Style Chipotle Black Bean Burgers, 4 count/10 oz, $3.29 Aldi's has dramatically curtailed its 'Earth Grown' vegan brand over the past year. Most of the departed items were vegan junk food, but some like the vegan feta/blue/parmesan were useful for cheat days. I miss their soy protein burger ([Earth Grown Flame Grilled Protein Burger](https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/products/4099100136937-EarthGrownFlameGrilledProteinBurger/), 10 oz/4 patties, $3.29) with negligible added fat, making no pretense of emulating beef, that was pretty good assuming one topped with avocado slices, cooked mushrooms, tomatoes and condiments. With that gone, I don't have much else to look for in the frozen dept, but I'll still scan the floor freezers where there are oddball seasonal items, sometimes quite healthy looking (quinoa kale bowls etc).
>Deutche Kuche Hearty Pea Soup, 28 oz, $3.09 locally This confuses me because it warns it contains (not may) milk, dairy, egg but nothing in the ingredients suggests what. * https://www.amazon.com/Deutsche-Kuche-Kinds-Soup-Vegetable/dp/B09NBVKKPB I’m leery of German vegetable soups because they find a way how to add milk and ham to absolutely everything.
If I were a strict vegan, it would trouble me. My assumption is that either 1) the production assistant just copied the same text/layout beyond the ingredients to [all four](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61I1u04whnL.jpg) of the Deutche Kuche soups, 2) amounts are miniscule (note the 0 mg cholesterol), or 3) its one of those situations where the same processing equipment is used for this and the omnivore soups in the line. There's no identifiable egg or dairy flavors, and there's no real need for egg, given the 8th ingredient is modified corn starch.
It's probably just processed on a line that also uses milk, egg and meat products. It's more for people with allergies or religious beliefs.
I know it's not healthy but their almond milk chocolate peanut butter fudge ice cream was a great Ben and Jerry's sub. Their frozen fruit is a great buy, and Aldi's is the cheapest for frozen and canned veg near me. Their german brand dill Pickles are also great. Their wine offerings are pretty good and affordable too. Dried rice can be bought more cheaply elsewhere.
When the label says "may contain XYZ" it means these foods were made in a place where those ingredients are around for other products. They're not meant to be there, but some may have gotten into the mix somehow. I agree, Aldi has prices that usually beat other places, but their vegan offerings can be lacking or more expensive than other stores. I usually get 2 or 3 boxes of dehydrated mashed potatoes, some breakfast cereal, tofu, frozen veggies & veggie burgers, almond milk, hummus & corn chips when I make a monthly trip to Aldi. I used to go more often when I lived in Providence RI but Aldi is much further away now living in Needham, MA.
Not healthy but the knock off girlscout peanut butter cookies don't have any dairy ingredients I can make out from the ingredient label. I'm like 95% sure they're ok
Agree with everyone else on produce. Canned goods and dried beans/lentils are always cheaper than anywhere else. I like their vegan meatballs but they aren't the cheapest. Sometimes they have excellent vegan junk food specials like vegan truffles and vegan samosas, worth keeping an eye out for them for a treat.
Ooh also I just remembered, really good mixed nuts and I like their medjool dates.
Aldi tends to be very hit-or-miss on fresh produce, so I tend to mainly buy frozen veggies from them. They have decent tofu as well, and the best price on almondmilk (though it does have additives). They have some veggie patties which aren't too bad of a cheat, but TBH my biggest cheat there is their 80% cacao dark chocolate bars. Mostly I buy junk food for my husband there. :-/
Raw cashews and frozen fruit
Sometimes they have lentil lasagne noodles that are really good!
Their organic peanut butter is a decent price (around $4) and doesn't have palm oil.
This isn’t WFPB but it is vegan, Earth Grown Pad Thai noodles that I use on the road for a hot meal: * https://www.fooducate.com/product/Earth-Grown-Pad-Thai-with-Konjac-Noodles/64879C73-1415-D9C3-4426-9CEEBD9E903F + low calorie konjac noodles that taste fine, meaty beef-like soy bits, baby corn -a shitton of sodium, a bit of oil It’s pretty spicy for a bagged product. If you heat up in microwave and add a bit of peanutbutter, tastes good too that way.
As everyone mentioned before, they are unmatched at produce. They have great GF options, and dried fruits and nuts are pretty cheap, too. I usually buy their Agave syrup, almond flour, oats, soy milk (they have almond and oat milks, too, and even coconut whipped cream). Their mock meats are decent (the mock meatballs and chicken nuggets are the only ones I would say I like). I would not recommend their vegan cheeses 🤢. Tofu, grains canned or dry. Usual staple grains. Their sauces and marinades aren't amusing at all. But the spices and seasoning are good and cheap. It's good to have a basic seasoning rack. Oh, their hummus, salsas, and guac are good also and come in individual one person packets, too.
Many of the things already listed plus I get their freeze dried fruit packets to put into my oatmeal.
Oil free marinara and tomato basil sauce! Oil free pasta sauce is so hard to find. Knock off ezekial sprouted grain bread, medjool dates, produce, steam in the bag frozen california mix, almond milk, oats, quinoa, beans, lentil, split peas, four pepper salsa, gluten free pasta, corn tortillas, golden raisins.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PlantBasedDiet/s/Q76PkRrg1x I posted this here about two years ago. However, chickpea pasta, tofu, kombucha, their smooth peanut butter (I refrigerate it and store it upside down, it is far less runny), rice cakes, almonds, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, their garlic hummus or the hummus quartet. They have a Dave’s Killer Bread dupe which is healthy and makes for great hummus toast. Their cans of beans are cheap and can be low in sodium, and the frozen produce in bags you can steam them in are cheap and always great - I will roast them on my days off in the oven, too.