With so many vegan friendly products in the supermarkets, there's never been a better time to try vegan. Here are some of the products I enjoy (not paid promotions).
Products are subject to ingredient changes, so please check before you buy.
Plant-based dairy
Oatly Semi-Skimmed Milk (chilled) - I use this for tea / coffee (Sainsbury's)
Oatly Plain Yogurt - I make Punjabi Kadhi and spicy lentil cake with Oatly yogurt (Asda)
Vitalite Dairy Free Spread (most supermarkets stock this)
Flora Plant Butter Salted (Asda, Morrisons)
I have tried lots of vegan cheeses and not found anything I can truly recommend but I have bought these on more than one occasion:
Cathedral City Dairy Free (Tesco)
Violife Original Flavour Slices (like mild cheddar) - for sandwiches (Sainsbury's)
Vitalite Dairy Free Cheese - slices or block - for toasted sandwiches and jacket potatoes (Asda)
Mexicana Vegan Cheese - for cheese on toast (Asda)
Chocolate
Elizabeth Shaw Dark Chocolate Mint Crisps (B&M, Home Bargains)
NOMO Fruit and Crunch Bar (Sainsbury's)
NOMO Caramel Filled Choc Drops (Tesco, Sainsbury's)
Galaxy Vegan Crumbled Cookie Chocolate Bar (Morrisons, Sainsbury's)
Ice cream
Magnum Vegan Classic / Almond Ice Cream (Sainsbury's)
Swedish Glace Smooth Vanilla (Sainsbury's)
Oatly Hazelnut Swirl Ice Cream
Pizza
Dr Oetker Vegan Margherita Pomodori Pizza (Asda)
Chicago Town Vegan Stuffed Crust Bacn Mushroom Pizza (Asda)
Meat substitutes
Linda McCartney Vegetarian Sausages
Aldi Vegan Sausage Rolls (frozen)
Quorn Vegan Chicken Slices (Sainsbury's)
Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll
Baking
Oggs Aquafaba (chilled isle, Sainsbury’s) – plant-based egg alternative – I use this for meringues/pavlovas
Flora Plant Butter Unsalted – I use this for buttercream icing (Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's)
Stork Vegan Baking Block – I use this for biscuits and scones (Sainsbury's)
Sweet treats
Candy Kittens - vegan sweets
Sainsbury's Raspberry Jelly (chilled isle)
Warburtons Teacakes
Co-op Bakery Jam Donuts
Maryland Vegan Choc Chip Cookies (Home Bargains)
Other faves
Cerebos Extra Fine Iodised Table Salt
Sacla' Vegan Basil Pesto
Pip & Nut Smooth Peanut Butter
Sabra Houmous
Sainsbury's Love Your Veg! Sweet Potato Katsu Curry & Rice (chilled isle)
Shana Parathas (original, aloo, masala) - Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury's, Indian stores (frozen)
Best supermarkets for vegans
...because there's always something new to try.
Aldi
Herons
Lidl
Best supermarket for clearly labelled vegan wine - Sainsbury’s.
If you're in/near Wolverhampton, check out Nature's Basket vegan supermarket.
Accidentally Vegan
In addition to vegan by design products, there are hundreds of 'accidentally vegan' products. Manufacturers are regularly changing recipes to make their products vegan friendly. Recent examples include McVitie's Digestive Biscuits and Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles. The reverse is also common too - when ingredient changes mean products are no longer accidentally vegan. Always check labels before you buy.
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