New(ish) Vegan Grocery Store Finds:
Written by Marie
It’s been a couple of months since we’ve done a new product round-up, so a few of these are not so new, but they’re all worth checking out! We scoured the shelves of Whole Foods, Wheatsville Co-op, Central Market, HEB and Rabbit Food Grocery to find vegan products that we hadn’t tried before – so many of them are keepers! We’ve got vegan ranch chips, crème-filled chocolate bars, cheddar squares, maple breakfast sausages, mini vegan bottles of wine, boxed mac and cheese and so much more!
The newest flavor from Beanfields is now available from Rabbit Food Grocery. It's tangy and herby, and oh so reminiscent of my childhood favorite chips. Ranch fans, rejoice!
Available in classic, s'more, walnut and roulette (rotating flavors), this all organic, ethically sourced vegan fudge is super rich and yummy. Pick a package up from Rabbit Food Grocery!
Hurraw! lip balms have arrived at Rabbit Food Grocery! This amazing vegan lip balm line comes in dozens of flavors including earl grey, root beer and almond. The line also includes a nighttime balm (we use this every night - it's a little heavier to stay put while you sleep), SPF 15 balm, tinted black cherry and cinnamon balms and a three ayurvedic flavors. We pick these up every chance we get when we travel, and are so happy to find them here at home in Austin now! (photo by Rabbit Food Grocery)
Bee Free Honee is now available in a wide variety of flavors including ancho chili, mint, chocolate and slippery elm. Check them out at Rabbit Food Grocery and Wheatsville.
Sophie's Kitchen has come out with a canned vegan toona, available in two flavors. The sea salt flavor is pea protein based and is soy-free, and the black pepper style is TVP based and has soy. We mixed the black pepper one up in a tuna salad, and made a decent tuna melt out of it. The smell and presentation is pretty fishy, so it's worth a try if you really miss canned tuna.
Magic Vegan Bacon Grease is something I never knew I ever wanted, but Southern cooks clued me into its magical properties. It's basically smokey coconut oil with bac'n bits - great for making southern style collards and biscuits. I mostly used it to fry up Upton's Bacon Seitan. Wheatsville and Rabbit Food Grocery carry it, though it's unfortunately currently out of stock at both.
These have been on the market long enough that they're not constantly sold out - which is dangerous, as we've been in the habit of grabbing a box whenever we can find them. They're cheesy, salty and super addicting. Former Cheez-Its fans can get their fix at Rabbit Food Grocery and Wheatsville.
Earth Balance has been killing it with white cheddar popcorn, cheddar squares, and now boxed mac & cheese! In regular and white cheddar flavors, this boxed mac and cheese might be the cure for your blue box blues. Pick it up at Rabbit Food Grocery and Wheatsville.
These frozen pockets are a fun freezer find, in turk'y broccoli and cheddar, pepperoni pizza, and BBQ chik'n flavors. The pepperoni pizza is our current favorite. There's also a delicious sausage and veggie quiche (not pictured) that arrived on the shelves around the same time. They've been around for a few months, but if you haven't tried them yet, be sure to pick some up at Rabbit Food Grocery or Wheatsville.
This line of organic wines is vegan friendly (it even says so on the label!), and best of all, it's available in cute little single-serve bottles! Just enough for a glass, with a little left over to cook with. Miniature and full-size bottles in white and red are available at Wheatsville Coop.
These vegan and gluten-free frozen pupusas from Tres Pupusas are super convenient and filling! We enjoyed ours topped with sliced avocado. Get yours at Wheatsville Coop.
These juicy seitan burgers made with barley, fresh carrots, and celery can now be yours at Whole Foods. The flavors were reminiscent of meatloaf, so we found that it pairs best with classic burger toppings.
Field Roast can really do no wrong in my mind, but they really knocked it out of the park with these apple maple breakfast sausages. They are now a weekend breakfast staple in our house. You can find these at Whole Foods when they're not already sold out.
These milk-free chocolate bars come packed with a smooth, creamy filling in flavors like lavender mint, lime sea salt and blueberry vanilla. We've found most of the flavors at Wheatsville Coop and Whole Foods, with some showing up at HEB as well.
We found out about GoodBelly when we were searching for a vegan probiotic. GoodBelly won us over when we learned that their entire product line-up is vegan (with many flavors gluten-free as well). We use GoodBelly juice daily as the base for our smoothies, so we were excited to see their whole line-up of flavors at Whole Foods, including this new probiotic coconut water.
Great for anybody on a low-soy or soy-free diet, this protein-packed hemp tofu is available in plain or chili lime flavors at Whole Foods.
You may be familiar with Sky Valley's organic sriracha sauce, but did you know that they recently expanded their lineup of organic Asian-inspired sauces? With vegan versions of plum sauce, teriyaki sauce, Thai peanut and Korean BBQ sauce, you can easily add flair (insert jazz hands) to your dishes. Take your pick at Whole Foods.
This hickory-smoked bacon cooks up to a crisp, and even comes packed with enough grease that you won't need to oil your cooking surface (like the real deal). Sweet Earth also makes a bunch of packaged seitan and burgers that seemed to spring up overnight. The seitan bacon can be found at Whole Foods, but other Sweet Earth seitan products have been spotted at HEB as well.
I noticed Le Grand pesto on the shelves a while ago, but recently they switched up their packaging to boldly display its vegan-ness, so I thought it deserved a mention. It's a traditional pesto (sans cheese), and is super conveniently packaged in a squeezable and resealable packet. Easy to add to sandwiches, pastas, soups - you name it. We go through this stuff really quickly. Find it in the refrigerated section at Central Market.
Our friends Down Under have been snacking on this yogurt made from pure coconut cream for some time now, and now it's available in the US. We had a chance to try it while traveling in New Zealand, and were surprised by how rich it is. It's pretty much just pure coconut cream with yogurt cultures, so many people might prefer to mix it with granola or additional fruit. We picked up several flavors at Central Market, and plan on whipping them up to add to a fruity parfait.
Austin has its fair share of local craft beer, but did you know we now have our own craft cider? Unlike many ciders in the US, this cider is dry and light, and perfect for summer. This local cider's original flavor is vegan, and can be found at Counter Culture, Wheatsville, Whole Foods, and Hyde Park Market (aka The Flag Store).
Let us know what you think of these products, or if we’ve missed a new product you love! Also, if you’ve seen any of these on the shelves of a store we didn’t list, give us a heads up, and we’ll update our post. Happy Eating!
I’m excited to try the fudge and the Sweet Earth bacon. Oh and the new Earth Balance products, of course!
The Sweet Earth bacon is definitely worth seeking out! I’ve traveled around the UK extensively, so I know y’all don’t have the Earth Balance products, but for some reason when I read your comment, I was shocked. I’m having a hard time imaging life without them. I would be hoarding them in my suitcase, the way I hoard Space Bars whenever I run across them while traveling. I know you’re visiting soon, but let me know if you’d ever like me to send you a box of new stuff. I’d have so much fun putting it together!
Michele’s Granola is new on the shelves at Whole Foods in Austin! All three flavors–Original, Pumpkin Spice and Cinnamon Raisin–are deliciously vegan!
Am I missing something or do you not name the new vegan items you’ve found and where?
Hi Laura –
Thanks for pointing out the issue. The gallery must have gotten messed up after a WordPress upgrade. It should be working again now; let us know if you still have any problems viewing it!
Hi! Can you tell me in what grocery store the first photo in this post was taken, and to whom to give photo credit? I would like to share it at my vegan organization’s facebook page. Thank you!