The Shopping

With all good food, unless it is grown in the backyard, which in Phoenix we have not figured out how to do yet with the hot sun and lack of water, one needs to go shopping for food. 

This trip to Sprouts was a little different, besides the Buffalo Steak I bought for tonight's dinner (YUM!) everything was Vegan and most was a vegetable. Most of the items I have purchased before, lettuce, cilantro, Serrano chili, parsley, lemons, limes, bananas, tomatoes, cherries, tofu, cucumber, squash, and even the quinoa (a grain not a vegetable for those who do not know).  However, I have never bought or used a Daikon radish before. Daikon is a LARGE Japanese root vegetable and I had no idea how much we needed. So I got a medium sized piece since there were no bunches of multiple radishes.  I am guessing there is not a big calling for them here in the desert.  I do not know what we will be using it for, besides eating, but I am excited to try it.

So I did some shopping at home today too, to see what my wife bought at Trader Joe's last night.  One of the most exciting things was Vegan wine. My guess is it tastes just like other wine, but probably more expensive because the bottle says Organic.  There was also a weird baked and marinated tofu in the fridge, which now sits next to more extra firm tofu I bought in the store.  To my pleasure there are PA Dutch Sourdough pretzels for me to munch on, and I bought some dehydrated veggie chips for crunch too.  For the sweet tooth in me I bought some chocolate licorice.  I know what you are saying we are going to eat so well and then to buy chocolate licorice, well, I am going to the movies on Monday I need to be able to eat something, and besides I verified the ingredients VEGAN.

I also had to hit Costco for Agave Nectar since honey is out.  While there they were sampling a 100% Vegan vegetable patty.  At least they do not call it a 100% Vegan hamburger (Although hamburgers are not made of ham so that really does not make sense either. But that is another Blog).  I do find it humorous that they say it is 100% Vegan, could it be only 50% Vegan?  I understand for the year 2011 I will be 1/52 Vegan, but how can a food product be partially Vegan?  If you eat the left half it is Vegan, but the right side is not. And what happens if it gets turned around I wouldn't know which side was which.  Crazy marketing!

So far I would not agree that this way of eating is less expensive, since I spent over double what we normally spend at Sprouts for a week, and I am not sure if this food is just for a couple of days or what?  And this does not count the TJ's and Costco.

So the final countdown is upon me as I get ready to grill our steak soon.  It will taste delicious and be missed for next 7days...

Veg Out!