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Vegan Finds At Wal-Mart

Like everyone - or at least most - I am trying to live on a budget. Depending on your lifestyle that can make vegan living cheaper or more expensive than being omni. So the other day, out of curiosity, I did a search for "vegan" on Wal-Mart.com. Talk about pleasantly surprised! My search yielded 208 items under the term vegan. These are items that are all certified vegan products - not even including accidentally vegan ones, to which there are hundreds more. 

Some of the wonderful things available on Wal-Mart.com include varieties of Amy's Soups, Primal Strips Meatless Vegan Jerky, Powdered Soy MIlk (a lifesaver in my house) and Spectrum Organic All Vegetable Shortening (yay!). Also thanks to Wal-Mart.com I discovered Smart Balance Light Buttery Spread to be vegan.

Many of these items are for shipping only and available bought in bulk. For some items this is convenient. Vegetable bases and baking goods perhaps? For others, not so much. I like rice cakes, but I don't want a case of 12. So if you know some vegan friends get a list going of all the items you each like or use fairly often but don't want a case of. Then split the cost and the items between you. Another option would be to ask your local store to carry more of these vegan products. I, for one, would love to see the Primal Vegan Jerky at the check out lines. 

Stocks and Broths (and Bouillons too)

In the vegan world it's hard to find really good vegetable stock, broths and bouillon cubes or bases. Let's face it, it's a meat eater's world and vegetable products are an after thought for most manufacturers. Many manufacturers add whey or butter to their veggie bases. However here is a list of vegan friendly (some certified - some not) vegetable bases.

Superior Touch Better Than Bouillon Vegetable Base Bouillon (certified)

Superior Touch Better Than Bouillon Vegetarian No Chicken Soup Base Bouillon (certified and organic)

Superior Touch Better Than Bouillon Vegetarian No Beef Soup Base Bouillon 

Kitchen Basics All Vegan Natural Vegetable Cooking Stock (at Wal-Mart)

Rapunzel Vegan Vegetable Bouillon (certified)

Rapunzel Vegetable Broth (certified)

Pacific Natural Foods Organic Mushroom Broth

Pacific Natural Foods Organic Vegetable Broth

Pacific Natural Foods Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Broth

Imagine Organic Vegetable Cooking Stock

Imagine Organic Vegetable Broth

Tabatchnick Garden Fresh Vegetable Broth

Orrington Farms Broth Base & Seasoning Vegetable Flavored

Orrington Farms Broth Base & Seasoning Chicken Flavored

Orrington Farms Broth Base & Seasoning Beef Flavored

Orrington Farms Broth Base & Seasoning Ham Flavored

(Orrington Farms does make another product line of gravy mixes and broths that ARE NOT vegan. So double check your labels to be sure!)

Savory Choice Vegetable Broth Flavor Concentrate

Swanson Certified Organic Vegetarian Vegetable Broth

Swanson Vegetarian Vegetable Broth

Swanson Vegetable Flavor Boost

Streit's Vegetable Flavor Soup Base - I am not 100% on this one. It is Pareve which usually means it's free from dairy and animal products.

I am amazed at how many of these are available for purchase online through Wal-Mart. In fact, I am amazed at how many Vegan items Wal-Mart has not only online but in many of it's stores. But that is another topic for another day.