BEGINNER VEGAN: How to Meal Plan, My Kitchen Essentials & Food Shop

Meet me!

chapters:
00:00 Welcome back to my kitchen!
01:27 How I meal plan!
03:05 Stocking my pantry and my essentials
13:11 My shopping list
17:50 Pantry re-stock
19:00 Come food shopping with me!
20:11 Food haul!

[Janeoffools]

“The Shepherd’s Pie serves 6-8 so I know we can have that for two dinners.” 😂 🥰

[Andrea-pbtb]

Me, being vegan for 5 years: "oh a beginners vegan video, maybe I'll learn something new" 😂

[erinjandacreative]

Those carrots are gorgeous! It's hard to find carrots with their tops intact at my local grocery stores. When I do find them, it feels like such a novelty. Then I get to live out my childhood game of pretending to be Bugs Bunny. 😄

[flibbertygibbette]

I have a bit of an opposite hack for folks new to cooking, which is to experiment by limiting spices in the cupboard and in cooking for a while, using just one spice in a dish to see what it can do (along with salt and maybe pepper, which are just standard seasoning). I am someone with a huge cupboard of spices and learned to cook from childhood, but it wasn't until I started a project of using only one spice for a week or month at a time that I really started to deeply understand spices and herbs. This is how I discovered that if I added cumin to a dish, it would yield a meatier taste. So then I started experimenting with adding cumin to lentils, onions, carrots, minced mushrooms, and peas as a foundation for a vegan shepherd's pie. When I lived in India the family I lived with taught me to experiment with spices this way in dal and sabzi, with salt, turmeric, and chili being the basic foundation, then trying to add one spice on top of that to see how the flavor comes through. Really helpful for building flavor knowledge and making experimentation simpler, and to learn that when you use salt and spice appropriately, a little goes a long way.

[meeralakshmanan]

Food content will always be my favorite content that you do 🥰!! I eat more plants now because of watching you 😉!!

[robingill]

Top tip for beginners is to visit your local library an borrow books. Or see what books at other libraries in the same area - you can often have them transferred for free/low cost (mines 50p)

[allisonmae]

I've been vegan for almost seven years (which is how long I've been watching your channel. I found it when I was trying to find recipes and vegan food advice). But hearing your advice on what to stock up on was still so interesting and helpful. I'll definitely be referring back to it later!

[Raddiebaddie]

Been vegan for years but still love beginner vids bc of the simplicity 💚✨

[conversationswithcharis]

Really enjoyed this, I have only eaten meat in one meal since January 1st 🙌 I know you have done budget vegan food shop videos before but new viewers may not realise that a plant based diet really doesn’t need to be expensive! My food shopping costs me so much less now and I thought it would be pricey. Can’t wait to buy your book on payday 😊

[HelibearWomble]

Maddie you are so beautiful, and those red nails are poppin’! 😍 I’m currently an omnivore but this video has me feeling inspired to make some vegan dinners! 😋 also love that you buy frozen pizzas for “emergencies.” We also put “emergency pizza” on our shopping list 😂

[jacquelineflores]

Love how you include new vegans in your videos😊and gotta say you look so young and cute with the sweater your wearing and your hair in a ponytai!💜

[ladi-hyper]

Love that sweater on you! Red really suits you 😍

[victoriajohnson]

Thank you, I'm just making the switch!

[jenmoors]

I am in love with your vegan omelette recipe. It’s a game changer for me and in ASDA THEY HAD A MASSIVE BAG OF GRAM FLOUR FOR £3 how cheap is that. Thank you maddie love all your recipe and your cookbook is amazing thank you xxx

[michellehooper]

Interesting vlog and I do the same thing on my phone - shopping list and daily meals. It really is a nice way to plan your meals for the week and ensures your shopping list has all it needs on it 🥰

[Italiana]

My menu planning occurs in the supermarket, then I can see what’s on offer, what’s in season etc.

[andreiax]

Would be nice for you to do a video with savoury and/ or sweet recipes with less common grains such as barley, amaranth, etc

[l]

I like to see all the ingredients you have. I like cooking so the only place where I accumulate is the kitchen ❤

[Joysteib]

You are so organized! Your meal planning seem so easy when you say it! Love a good Shepherds pie....would be interesting to taste a vegan one. Thanks for sharing with us. Love the vlog!

[rebeccameunier-mandar]

Hi Maddy! I love love love your videos. I really appreciate your authenticity and your down to earth personality. I have been vegan for about 9 years and been following you for a while. I really resonate with you and the type of vegan you are. I won't ever force someone to be vegan but try to inspire with my delish recipes <3 I love your vlogs so I hope you will be making more soon - I listen to them as if they were podcasts while I bake or clean!