Guide: No One Goes Hungry! Inside The Vegan Pantry

The refrigerator should not be the only go-to box when you’re hungry. Your pantry should also be loaded with yummy vegan goodness. Stock up on these plant-based essentials to add more variety to the ‘seemingly limited’ number of foods you can eat. Bring some of them to work and tempt your carnivorous colleagues by giving them a generous whiff of what they are missing. Oh, and when they do comment that your food smells and looks good, don’t forget to tell them that it’s vegan!

Category	Food Item	Brands to Try
Quick Meals: What if you’re hungry and you want something filling enough but won’t be as heavy as frozen, ready-to-eat vegan meals? These tasty, cruelty-free meals take only about 1-5 minutes to prepare (except for the mac and cheese, which takes a little longer). Savory. Fast. Cheap. VEGAN. What could be better?	Vegan chili	Amy’s Kitchen Fantastic Foods Vegetarian Chili Mix Harvest Direct Soy Chili
	Baked beans	Amy’s Kitchen Bush’s Best B&M Vegetarian Baked Beans
	Instant noodles	Simply Asia Heat & Serve Noodle Bowls Thai Kitchen Rice Noodle Meal Kits (Thai Peanut, Lemongrass & Chili, Toasted Sesame) Amy’s Kitchen “No Chicken” Noodle Nissin Top Ramen (Oriental & Chili flavors) Amy Chun’s Noodle Bowls (Peanut Sesame, Kung Pao & Teriyaki)
	Vegan mac and cheese	Leahey Gardens Road’s End Organics
	Soup	Amy’s Kitchen Split Pea/Black Bean Vegetable/Butternut Squash/Lentil-Vegetable, Minestrone/Alphabet Soup Health Valley Soups/Meal Cups Imagine Garden Natural Soups Imagine Organic Bistro Soups Orgran Soup Mixes McDougall’s Big Meal Cups Annie Chun’s Soup Bowls (many vegan options)
Breakfast: Having a vegan breakfast with your entire family is a great way to start the day. Pour some plant-based milk for added calcium and don’t forget to have some fresh fruit for added nutrients and fiber.	Waffles: Waffles comes in yummy fruity flavors your kids will love; grated vegan cheese can be added to the batter of the plain variety/pancake (top with peanut butter/vegan butter or margarine; add vegan chocolate chips to the batter for the vegan kiddos; some brands offer gluten-free varieties).	Nature’s Path FlaxPlus Frozen Waffles Mom's Vegan Kitchen Cherrybook Kitchen Aunt Jemima Whole Wheat Pancake and Waffle Mix
	Cereal: Forget the ones loaded with sugar as the sugar is most probably not vegan.	Kashi 7 Whole Grain Foods EnviroKids Peace Cereal Barbara’s Bakery McDougall’s Hot Cereal Cups
	Oatmeal	Kashi Heart to Heart John McCann’s Quaker Bob’s Red Mill Arrowhead Mills
	Chocolate syrup (can be drizzled on pancakes and vegan milk)	Dagoba Santa Cruz Organic
	Hot chocolate (prepare with a vegan sweetener; top with vegan marshmallows)	Ghirardelli (Chocolate Hazelnut, Double Chocolate, Chocolate Mocha) Health by Chocolate Instant Bliss Beauty Drink Dagoba Allison’s Gourmet Nibmor Organic
Flavor enhancers: Your pantry should never run out of these flavor enhancers. They add dimensions of flavor to you meals and give a gourmet touch to your soups, stews, and entrees.	Powder/bouillon	Knorr Vegetarian Bouillon Telma Soup and Seasoning Cubes Massel Bouillon Powder Harvest Sun Organic Bouillon Cubes Edward & Sons Bouillon Cubes
	Broth	Dixie Diner’s Club Chicken/Beef (Not!) Broths Dixie’s Choice Broth Mix Imagine Garden Natural Broths
	Seasonings	Spice Hunter Mrs. Dash Simply Organic Bragg
	Nutritional yeast	Red Star Bragg KAL NOW Foods Bakon Yeast Seasonings.
	Oil	Olive Truffle Sesame Canola Peanut Soybean Coconut
	Vinegar	Apple cider Coconut White Cane Balsamic Rice wine Sherry