The No Meat May team recommend the products you'll need to help you power through the month.
Plenty of fruit and veg
Fresh produce in season
- Leafy greens (spinach, kale, swiss chard, bok choy, rocket)
- Broccoli, green beans, Brussels sprouts
- Carrots, cauliflower, eggplants
- Sweet potato, potato, pumpkin, beetroot
- Onions, garlic & ginger
- Cabbage (red, green, napa savoy)
- Avocado, tomatoes
- Capsicum /bell peppers (red, orange, yellow)
- Mushrooms (oyster, shitake, Swiss brown, portobello)
- Chilli peppers (jalapeno, serrano, habanero)
- Fresh herbs (coriander, basil, parsley, mint, rosemary, thyme, dill)
Frozen veggies
- Edamame
- Peas
- Green beans
- Spinach
- Carrots
Fruits in season
- Berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)
- Apples
- Peaches
- Nectarines
- Melons
- Citrus (oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, lemon, lime)
- Bananas
- Pineapples
- Kiwifruit
Dried fruits
- Apricots
- Figs
- Currants
- Raisins
- Dates
- Prunes
For the pantry
- Oils (olive, canola, sunflower, black sesame, avocado, coconut)
- Nutritional yeast
- Vinegar (apple cider, balsamic, white)
- Vegetable stock
- Seaweed (nori, wakame, kelp)
- Dairy free chocolate
- Tomato (diced, crushed, sauce, paste)
- Prepared vegan soups
- Soba noodles
- Spices (cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon)
- Dried herbs (basil, oregano, cayenne etc)
High protein foods
Plant proteins
- Chickpeas
- Lentils
- Beans (Red kidney, black, pinto, navy, butter etc)
- Split peas
- Mung beans
- Protein powder (hemp, pea)
- Tofu (silken and extra firm)
- Tempeh
- Seitan
- Vegan protein bars
- Protein powders
Meat replacements and convenience products
- Microprotein (eg. Quorn)
- Veggie sausages
- Veggie burgers
- Veggie schnitzels
- Textured vegetable protein
- Ready made meals
- Veggie pies
- Faux fish, prawns
Whole Grains
- Oats
- Quinoa
- Cous cous
- Barley
- Pastas (wholewheat, mung bean, chickpea)
- Nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews, unsalted mixed nuts)
- Seeds (flax, chia, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin)
- High fibre wholemeal grainy bread
- Wholegrain crackers
- Wholegrain flat bread
- Flour (wholemeal, chickpea)
For the fridge
- Tahini
- Hummus
- Dips
- Spreads
- Nut butters (almond, peanut, cashew, macadamia)
- Plant based spreads and butters
- Plant based cheeses
- Plant-based yoghurts
- Plant based milks (soy, almond, oat, rice, etc)
- Miso
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