How to Shop for Vegan Groceries 2019 ♥ beginner tips + printable shopping list

[@luvisamixtape]

Anyone who is vegan or trying to be vegan: I’m proud of you, keep it up 😊🌱

[@janiyakelley9968]

Avocado thank you 😀

[@em-wv4qt]

Qveen_Country1605 Are you vegetarian? Going vegan from being a meat-eater is hard, You might want to start vegetarian if not already. It's ok keep trying!

[@sstag83]

@Qveen_Country1605 but you're still trying ❤️❤️

[@Seriouslykiera]

awwwe thank you lol

[@yourfavoriterandomgyal4880]

@Avocado Thank you!!! 😁

[@CaitlinShoemaker]

That's so cool that you have a 50% off cart!!! I wish my store had that, I'd be all over it 😂

[@maxfr142]

We have one but its mainly really bad junk and sells out super fast. You'll be lucky to find some wilted salad mix

[@addieburkam4283]

Liv I love how you care about eating health but you're actually realistic and budget friendly about it. sooo many vegan influencers/youtubers will post food that is just so clearly not realistic or affordable for most people and its so refreshing to see someone shopping with that in mind!

[@Torr.explores]

I’m so jealous that your grocery store separates out the dairy free from the non dairy free milks and stuff. At the various stores in my area they’re all mixed (and change by store) so it makes it a little harder to shop by section.

[@sarahcarrick5187]

But it also makes non-vegans aware of what they could be buying instead when it's visible amongst everything else!

[@shianegaylie1274]

The "separate" plant milk section is actually right beside the dairy section :)

[@Patheticboytoy]

Same!

[@O_Ciel_Phant0mhive]

I know right :(

[@basichepzy4370]

Shout out to the employees

[@mary-elizabeth1819]

For those of you thinking the food she’s buying is expensive, American prices are always lower than Canadian prices because of differences in currency.

[@Kate-ie8ew]

Canadian prices are around twice as much as U.S.

[@AliciaLopez-ct6lr]

Ohhh

[@christinaw.9706]

Very true. Food prices here in Canada are pricier but we still have a lot of great options to choose from, if on a plant-based/vegan food lifestyle :)

[@SarahStudt]

Every time I look at frozen fruit: "nothing is on sale..perfect"

[@itslivb]

+Sarah Studt haha it’s either allll the brands or none of the brands. They need to switch it up 😂

[@hockeygirl1087]

as someone who also lives in Halifax, I am so so grateful for this video. Not only are these all products I can actually find in my city, but I can go to this exact grocery store. Thanks Liv :)

[@queengoddess2010]

I agree, I'm in Annapolis and it is nice that I can go in the same store as well.

[@TheBMSpro]

I saw the store and I was like....”wtf?? She’s Nova Scotian???” I live in Halifax too so this is so cool!

[@xxAlisonpaige]

I was just going to post and ask what province she's in! I'm in NB. Superstore has such an awesome health food selection!

[@PegM]

Yes!!! Most grocery shopping videos you see are from US or more expensive stores like Whole Foods and they have so many products that we don’t have. I just go to Superstore so I love seeing what options there are! (Also, this video is reminding me how much better Superstore is in NS compared to B.C.)

[@madelineconway8029]

Just went vegan 2 weeks ago. I’m about to go shopping tonight so thank you for this video. 🙏🙏🙏

[@catherinebiermann295]

Great to hear. Planning/research is the key. So disappointing to see some KZbinr do a plant-based diet for a week or month or whatever. Do no research and somehow find it "hard". Any dietary change, even trying to reduce sodium, or whatever, needs to have research beforehand to be successful.

[@Chill_Jill]

😉👍👏👏👏💖💖💖

[@Chill_Jill]

Liv's channel was the first KZbin channel I started watching when I went Vegan over 2 years ago!! Have fun and enjoy your new journey!! Much love, support, peace and blessings!! Never hesitate to ask questions! That's why we are here, Love~ 💖💖💖

[@yourfavoriterandomgyal4880]

🙌

[@83uwb]

How has it been going for you? I'd really like to know

[@jenniferwilliams5470]

Yes! It may seem tedious to sit and read through every label, but you learn to scan through ingredients in no time. Even things like hash browns sometimes have milk, so read read read.

[@elissadavis5657]

Jennifer Williams In the U S.....we have an allergen section on the bottom of the label that says contains milk...or other allergic ingredients....

[@kendrag8118]

I just did a mini vegan grocery shop last night and it wasn’t super easy. Glad you posted this for when I do more shopping next week. Oh! and I got the ingredients that you used for your vegan cornbread. I’m gonna make it later this week with some veggie chili.

[@itslivb]

YUM sounds amazing :)

[@SarahStudt]

It gets easier!

[@Music963]

Thank you so much for this I want to try going vegan for a bit, even if it’s for 3-4 days out of the week to slowly incorporate it in my new life plan.

[@phoebeanderton6589]

I hope it works out for you 🙂

[@brownsierra2607]

Same

[@xjanicio]

Can’t stop laughing at katy perry’s firework blasting at 16:30 😂😂 thanks for the helpful tips! Great vid.

[@itslivb]

hahaha its been stuck in my head for days since editing this video!

[@tayjessrandom]

Hahahah

[@Stephanieee96]

Silk almond milk is the best for lattes/cappucinos/frothed drinks. It frothes up reaaaaaal nice!

[@angeliquemanning2269]

It’s so nice to see a fellow Canadian 💕 Preordered your book can’t wait to try your recipes 😊

[@RainbowPlantLife]

I love this idea! Having a printable grocery list is super helpful for those trying a vegan lifestyle, including my partner, who I just shared this with :) Thank you from both of us!

[@bettysbuecherwelt]

What I learned from Liv B: Read Labels! :D jk... I read labels all the time. Great video! I looove this store, looks very nice! :)

[@anntecz]

I've been vegan for a half a year now and clicking on this video I thought "yeah what new can I learn" but honestly it was an awesome and informative video. Thank you!! ❤

[@wietskejanse5951]

I've been vegan for 3 and a half years and I don't live in Canada, but I still really enjoyed this video and found it really helpful! Thank you Liv, I love your channel so much

[@jess47653]

I tried being vegan at 7 years old,In my opinion while that time I thought being vegan is the worst but I feel like being vegan is like “different” like I like the meals better and I feel more energized and “refreshed” from the meals I eat daily. Liv your tips helped so much! Usually at the store,my mom and I would get everything separate you know what I mean? Now I’ve been vegan for two years,so basically I’m now 9 years old in third grade. Only one more month until in fourth grade! But being vegan is pretty hard,you can’t eat some of the food items you loved so much before being vegan but your candy tip helped me because I kinda have a sweet tooth♡ Thank you so much Liv! Your Fan,Jessica Diep♡

[@verylittleexperience]

I'm so happy to have found a video of someone shopping in a grocery store that I actually have access to. Thanks for the Superstore love!

[@Kate-ie8ew]

Superstore is so great-I love it!!!

[@19apple96]

Loved this video so much! I didn't mind the 'bad' audio at all btw, thanks for the reminder to turn the volume back down though :)

[@elissadavis5657]

Sara B Yeah, the audio was fine‼️‼️

[@Chill_Jill]

Liv is so polite, sweet and respectful.. I just love her!!

[@CatchyCravings]

I loved that you included the mindfulness part when grocery shopping! We often take our privileges for granted.

[@tamarakelly2298]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Coming from NB, it was so cool to see you in the superstore and seeing what I can actually get that is vegan, makes it alot easier for us to actually see what we can get and where, please post more videos of this and looking forward to seeing your cook book!

[@Julija1210]

If every youtuber told me to turn the volume up or down, my life would be so much easier. Thank you

[@SILVERADO1500HD]

Thank you for going to the store for us and showing how to shop for plant based food saved me from feeling aimless when i go your effort is very appreciated👍

[@MilenaPeix]

Omg I loved the reminder to turn down your volume after de grocery store clips! So thoughtful ❤️

[@colleengrantt]

AHHH LIV. Thank you so much for the first list idea. We always get stuck on what to make for the week, but if we write it out, it will be helpful! Thanks so much!

[@BeckahShaye]

I have been vegan for almost 3 years and this was still helpful for me!

[@robynlaura2786]

Would love more grocery vids/hauls/etc!

[@gladys_tbh]

It feels so weird now to see someone at the grocery store without mask 😅

[@jessicahickey4527]

This is super super helpful. I just had a midnight thought of like hey let’s go vegan and now I’m here and was like I literally don’t know anything wow. So thank you!!

[@anne-h2012]

This video is SO helpful!!! Sometimes we can feel quite limited in our local food store but I didn't notice how many plant based options were available. Also I am learning to budget in the food area which is so difficult for me and I learned some really good tips thanks to you! Tank you so much for sharing, you have no idea how many people you are helping!! :D

[@jessicar1232]

Hi Liv! When it comes to oils the one that "resists" best the heat when cooking is actually coconut oil. However ,I'm from southern Spain and we always use olive oil since it is produced here and is the "star" product of our mediterranean diet. For us, sunflower oil has a very poor quality and we barely use it for cooking since it doesn't resist well heat and becomes more toxic than for example coconut or olive oil

[@tessnf]

Jess R yeah also canola oil is bad for cooking. It’s good for things you don’t heat up tho!

[@hoon75]

BABY YOU'RE A FIIIIREWORKKK lol anyway this is such a helpful video, especially for new vegans! I like that you also show the price breakdowns -- being vegan can be like super inexpensive if you know what to look for!! And when you are vegan for a while you get mad skills when reading food labels too haha. Vegan powers!! 😎

[@KarinaEijo]

I love making sure that I buy things in glass jars so that I can save them and use them at the bulk bins. I found a local market that has a bulk bin and I am so excited!

[@Wolverryke]

I'd love to see more grocery / budget videos! Loved the video though!!

[@bonnievelazquez6903]

What I really wanna know is your skincare and makeup routine? You look amazing. Thank you so much for this video. I love listening to you talk.

[@SuperAriesFireball]

Sidenote:Sis, your hair is giving me life!❤️Sooooooo pretty!

[@brookenemo8857]

Yes I do all these things too! Works great for me. I also try to pick recipes where the ingredients overlap a bit so I don’t buy something and end up wasting some of it. For example spinach

[@tinapanna3613]

Yes please more grocery vids- can’t wait for my cookbook to arrive😘💕👍🏻❤️

[@jupiterwoman7265]

If you haven't tried the PC coconut yogurt yet, omg it's so good!!! and so affordable! .. it's in the regular dairy yogurt section :)

[@its_raining2472]

This is one of your best videos to date! I love how we see more of your personality

[@nancyciampa3485]

I pre ordered your cook book last year...Can't wait..great video. Would love to see more grocery hauls. Thanks

[@evilwalksspiritualtalkspod2870]

“Paasta” I love how you say it 💁🏽‍♀️ lol. I’m going vegan and so I’m happy I found your channel. Very informative 👌🏽

[@sarirosehyldahl4258]

I love my Instant Pot for quickly cooking dried beans. Saves lots of money (dried beans are usually considerably cheaper than canned) and avoids the potential chemicals/BPA in the lining of cans plus the added sodium often found in canned beans.

[@nefertiti1052]

thank you for the audio warnings, i heard you perfectly! lovely ideas. We are slowly starting to get more vegan products here, i'm not vegan but i love your channel and i'm interesting in learning more about the food, so it's always nice and pleasant on your channel.

[@bethanydavison5426]

Yesss more grocery videos! I’ve been waiting for this since your Walmart video lol. Also cuz Canadiaaaaan!!!!

[@Stephhhano888]

I am so excited for the cookbook to arrive, thank you for the video, very helpful!! :)

[@laurenj2725]

i would love to see more videos like this, and grocery halls! you’re my favorite vegan youtuber, i can’t wait for your cookbook!!!

[@ericad3850]

I just made a banana cake in a mug using the recipe from you cookbook. It's delicious!

[@lilcuty1492]

Just a tip. I don’t know if this is applicable to NS but in Ottawa (ON) Walmart and superstore price match to other main grocery store (farm boy, metro, food basics, independent, etc) so you get to get quality food at a budget friendly prices and only go to one store for sales so I use an app (reebee) to look up sale items as I put things in my cart and get them on the other stores sale price!

[@robind.phillips2129]

I have to read the ingredients information before I place the items in my cart. If it has sugar in it, I put it back on the shelf. I’m allergic to sugar, eggs and dairy. That’s why I became Vegan in the first place. Thanks for sharing your grocery haul.

[@maryseblouin8655]

Yesss please ! More budget friendly kind of video ! I love your cooking videos too haha but I would love to see more of this kind 😁

[@saint9958]

Thank you so much :) this is very useful. Tomorrow i have the opportunity to go out to stock up during the quarantine for my fam... ❤ so far ive been eating vegetable soup or stir fry...

[@cilantrostem]

I’m so happy this video is so long!!! Yes Liv 💞

[@vbrain95]

Yes l like to see more shopping videos please

[@maureenbullis1805]

I started making my own granola. It’s really easy and way cheaper than buying premade. Great video.. lots of good tips😄

[@claudialuna9216]

Thank you for the audio announcements. I hate it when suddenly it's super loud, thank you!

[@stacybaumgartner9177]

I'm new to be coming a vegan so I found your video to be very helpful. It's nice to have some idea what the labels look like and about where to find them in the store. Thank you! :)

[@angellicajimenez2550]

Love this video! You're just like me in the grocery store. Also, just pre ordered the book, and I can't wait to get it! Congrats!

[@robynsnest11]

I bought your cookbook months ago and it has been AGONY waiting for it 😩 I can’t wait until February !! ❤️❤️❤️

[@itslivb]

+Robyn Zettler haha I feel that as well!!

[@itslivb]

+Robyn Zettler haha I feel that as well!!

[@itslivb]

+Robyn Zettler haha I feel that as well!!

[@OliviaHoward-un4zm]

If this is like a lob laws or superstore you can usually price match with the Flipp app, this allows you to compare prices from different stores to save money!!

[@elskabee]

my supermarket also has a reduced price produce shelf/trolley and so many good deals! especially bananas i can get a small bunch for around a dollar or i got last week 7 or 8 yellow/button squashes for 99c!

[@diamond-ge7td]

Omg this is super helpful. Everytime I wonder how do I go grocery shopping when I go vegan in the future (I'm 14 and my parents dont allow me to be vegan) thank you so much! And also, you are sooo beautiful!! I was mesmerized by ur eyes fjjskdskf

[@crystallldelmar]

Thank you so much for this video! It was really helpful! I’m a new vegan and still haven’t gotten the hang of grocery shopping. 💕

[@cassidy757]

This was so sweet for beginner vegans! Will be sharing with my newly vegan friends, thanks 🤩😍

[@jenna-maria6401]

That looks like the superstore on JosephHowe! Sometimes I miss living in Halifax! I wish I knew all these tips back then!!

[@ladynancy1284]

You are incredibly thoughtful and considerate! 💜

[@valerieberard6740]

🥰this is so helpful ! i live in canada too (quebec) so i have all the same brands of food like no name and everything you mention

[@sarla7169]

girl, you are so pretty!

[@Moosewrites]

Great video! The basic staples can be so cheap and healthy if you’re on a budget. The music at the grocery store was giving me PTSD flashbacks of working retail! Joking but not joking!

[@LS-lo8ks]

This is the video I knew I needed and keep asking for and now we have it yayyy thank you Liv! 🌱🤗

[@claricegiardini]

I looooove grocery store videos ! Please, do it more often ! Love from Brazil ❤️ ps: you're glowing, girl ! You look gorgeous 😍

[@simplervcookingwithmelissa7245]

Great tips thank you were trying to est plaint based foods. I wish you would have shown the labels closer but still great tips. 💓

[@rosemoon_princess_kitty8723]

I would love to see more videos like this! It's very helpful. I would love to find ways to spend less on groceries as a vegan.

[@ruthburrowes1661]

The loblaws 50% produce cart is my life

[@icipauline]

We don't have that amount of vegan food in shops in France... (it dépends on where we live acutally) I hope it will improve soon :) loved that video *by vegan food I mean pizzas or almond butter or ice cream etc

[@tessnf]

Ici Pauline peanut butter is also vegan! ;)

[@mikaylalloyd2395]

peanut butter tends to be vegan, she’s just allergic to peanuts!

[@TheAggie2309]

Ici Pauline la marque Barilla vient de sortir une sauce pesto et une sauce bolognaise vegan! Sinon Monoprix et Carrefour ont leur propre game de produits frais vegan, et c'est très bon!

[@carolinev1153]

I live in Lyon and I discovered that dominos pizza has two vegan pizzas :)

[@breeezeblox]

Incredibly helpful! Makes shopping a lot easier :) I also appreciate the time you took to record this, I would be too nervous recording in my local grocery store lol

[@Codasaur]

This video was exactly what i needed thank you!!!

[@laurencountry2]

I noticed that the blue menu pasta sauces has a Vegetarian Bolognese ! As far as I know it's the only one that doesn't have the fish oil in it :)

[@womaninreallife]

We used it in Liv's lasagna soup recipe tonight and it worked great!

[@BrittKatSlat]

Yay! Go Liv! This is a lot of narration- as it calls for! You did great! :). Thanks a lot. I might go back to shopping at my local Ralph’s instead of Whole Foods!!

[@wadhaalotaibi4414]

This was so so so helpful!!!! Thank you so much!

[@TwoMarketGirls]

Loved this video! So much great information for shopping as a vegan.

[@KarenKStrilchuk]

Keep wandering down the cow cheese aisle Liv!!! PC has an organic vegan coconut yogurt. Plain and vanilla and are labelled vegan. Great price too for a regular sized tub. :)

[@itslivb]

+Karen Strilchuk what!!! I’ll have to check next time

[@analiaa3602]

Would love more grocery videos, grocery hauls and budget friendly grocery shopping. Loved this video ❤️

[@tori_19]

I love grocery shopping so I’d definitely be interested in more grocery videos

[@theshycanadian2369]

This video makes me so homesick for Canada! Oh man, I miss the grocery stores there!

[@fitnessbarbie87]

theshycanadian what do they look like outside of canada ? what makes canadian grocery stores different (i’m canadian as well)

[@AriShroom]

Very very helpful! Going vegan, and I am trying to have everything organized so I won't stress too much trying to figure things out at the last min. Also, thanks for the volume warnings 😂❤️

[@MeggMelon]

I love your recipes and your video style! 💚I’ve been watching your vids for quite a while now and I just wanted to mention something that isn’t vegan specific but relates to reading labels. Try to avoid anything with Palm oil in it (you’d be amazing at how many things it’s used in) It’s the biggest reason that Orang-utan populations are suffering so badly in Indonesia as huge areas of their rainforest habitat are being cleared for palm oil plantations. I know here in the U.K. it’s been talked about a lot recently and there’s a push for supermarkets to boycott products using palm oil. Sorry for the long comment but I feel quite passionately about it. 🙈 Can’t wait for your cookbook! ❤️ xx

[@ginak9128]

I live in Atlantic Canada too!! I love the super store! :)

[@barbaraparland]

This video was suggested to me because I subscribe to Caitlin Shoemaker aka From my Bowl! Loved seeing a Canadian grocery haul. Bonus that you're in Nova Scotia!! (I'm live in Cape Breton) Subscribed to you now!

[@barbaraparland]

ETA: Accidentally Vegan is my new favourite term haha

[@reneeg9151]

Yes please to more types of these videos. That superstore offers so much more selection than mine, and im only in Moncton.

[@HayGurlHay]

omg I'm going to check out Superstore thanks!! The shops here in Toronto, even Loblaws don't have great vegan/vegetarian frozen meat options!

[@tiffanimarkwood3569]

Wow that pasta sauce with the fish oil in it. They need to make that more noticeable for people who are fish allergies!

[@hannahbarham3432]

This is actually really helpful. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@humansranimals6169]

The P.C pasta sauces there's one with fish and one without. I r,ever seeing that too.

[@rachelgarrett3989]

I love this video, it’s so helpful! Some grocery haul videos would be fantastic.

[@veganariel541]

Great video. It is nice to see some vegan shopping tips.

[@iwanttosleepnow8169]

thank you for this. I am really happy you made this

[@HeyitsKimberlee]

Your grocery store kind of reminds me of Target because it has the houseware stuff as well and not just groceries. Around me there’s a good section of affordable vegan stuff at Stop & Shop. The most affordable is Trader Joe’s. I’d say for grocery stores, I’d rank affordability and variety as: 1. Stop & Shop 2. Trader Joe’s 3. Fairway 4. Whole Foods