I have been reading news and posts about where people shop (and where they don't want to shop!) and have always wanted to write about where we shop.
Why?
Every week I get emails from folks who are newly vegan. Believe it or not the grocery store is a whole new world when newly vegan, and I often get asked where we shop.
We live in the west suburbs of Denver and have many choices. For the last nine years my main place to shop has been Safeway.
It's a chain, pretty big in Colorado. For those of who shop only at all-vegan markets, you'll want to skip this one.
There are many reasons why I love my local Safeway. There are always items on sale (I love their 10 for $10 specials) and even when items aren't on sale most of what I buy fits into our food budget. They have a great organics section and over the years have progressed into selling more and more vegan items.
They carry national vegan products like Gardein and Daiya and Immaculate Baking. And in some Safeways (not ours yet) the in-store bakeries are making vegan cake. Mmmm.They also have an amazing assortment of breads that don't cost $6.00 a loaf!
I also am often surprised by finding vegan products there that I haven't heard of before.
When I look at all of the places we shop (Safeway, Whole Foods, King Soopers and Vitamin Cottage) I always end up back at Safeway and happy. And so is our budget.
If you have a Safeway in your area check it out. If you live in the Denver area ours is the one at 38th and Wadsworth.
Happy grocery shopping.
Thanks for reading.
Gay and vegan in the burbs (of Los Angeles). I blog about veganism, equality, compassion, activism, politics, spirituality and the awesome life experiences of The Gay Vegans. The "s" includes my husband, Mike! I believe that we all have more in common than not and that we all have the power to be the voice of the voiceless. I want this blog to be a tool for me to build bridges amongst communities and those with differing opinions.
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I love Safeway! To be honest, I've only been there about five times because of the distance, but I always come out happy from there. I'm vegetarian, but I get so excited when I find vegan pastries. Hahaha
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They also carry the vegan American Flatbread frozen pizzas, and I think those are the best frozen pizza option available!
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