Some Trader Joe’s finds! Swipe to the end to see a surprising one. I thought this can’t be new and it had an expiration date of 7/31/26 so definitely stock from last fall it seems. Definitely turned my head lol. 🎃

Here are some things that often make it into my cart at Whole Foods Market. 🛒🌱 I worked there for 14 years from 2004-2018 as a store graphic artist and it was getting made redundant because the position was eliminated that led to me starting Big Box Vegan. Yes, a door closes, a window opens lol. If you want to know more about the vegan bakery offerings drama, comment LINK and I’ll send you my blog post that’s had periodic updates over the years.🥐

Too early for some and welcomed by others, the seasonal creep is real. Planet Oat pumpkin spice creamer already spotted at Walmart. Annie’s organic flaky biscuits at Costco. Smartfood sweet & salty fiber pop spotted at Costco. New Violife supreme sharp cheddar spotted at Whole Foods. New Bobos raspberry PB&Js spotted at Whole Foods. Madegood birthday cake and cookie crumble granola bars spotted at Sam’s Club. Aloha plant based bars spotted at Sam’s Club. Boulder Canyon sweet spicy chili tortilla chips spotted at Sam’s Club. Joyride ropes spotted at Sam’s Club. IQ Bar PB&J protein bites spotted at Sam’s Club.

Summerween is in full swing so it got me thinking about fun fall foods and what I’d love to see on store shelves this year. I know most of these are a long shot but I always have hope. Check out my full blog post at bigboxvegan.com or comment LINK and I’ll send it to you! What fall food would you love to see made vegan?

NEW Walmart Bettergoods plant-based corn dogs spotted! 🌽🌭✨ I spotted these in what seemed to be a corn dog themed freezer case along with the Morningstar ones which these seem very similar to with the only differences I can see being that these contain soy protein where Morningstar contain pea and these use slightly different natural colorings. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I did mention in my article about the Walmart clearance that they start bringing in more Bettergoods products and that could be happening but time will tell. Comment LINK to have it sent to you. Also wanted to see how things got rearranged at one of my stores that had a lot of clearance (a supercenter) and noticed all the burgers and chicken style items were in the cases near those conventional items and spotted the Bettergoods pizza in the pizza section now. What have you spotted moving at your stores?

Here are some things that make it into my cart (or bag if I forget my quarter) @aldiusa stores. There used to be more options but there are still some solid products there and this is just a partial, personal curated list. If you want to learn more about Aldi and why some professionals are disappearing, comment LINK. Any favorites of yours too or what do you usually buy if you shop there?🛒

Spotted at Sprouts! 🌱 The NEW Daiya frozen cheesecake bites I posted were coming soon are showing up at stores now! There’s also an original vanilla variety but my store didn’t have it just yet. New Umyum cashew cheeses! I was happy to see this Love Crunch Dubai chocolate granola was vegan! New SmartSweets candies! New Madegood blueberry vanilla crunchy granola squares. New Simple Mills trail bars. New Sprouts brand mochi puffs! New Sprouts brand tempura seaweed chips. New Octonuts churro cashews.

It’s national ice cream day but vegan! 🌱🍦✨ There’s still options out there but not as many as there were and there hasn’t been much innovation or growth that I’ve seen in the last few years even as non-dairy is getting bigger as a category. Swipe through for some that should all still be in stores but this is not an exhaustive list so your favorite may have not made my roundup. Best to web search a specific item for availability near you. 👍🏼

NEW @daiyafoods just dropped protein mac and cheese available exclusively on Amazon for purchase in the U.S. only. 🧀 Check my storefront in my link in bio in my “NEW VEGAN ITEMS” list if you’re interested or comment LINK and I’ll send it to you! Haven’t tried yet but there’s 10g of protein per serving and contains wheat which I believe may be a first for the brand. Is this for those that need gains from their mac and cheese? 💪🏼 Big thanks to @veganfatrocco for letting me know about these! 🙏🏼