Vegan Shopping!

Thanks to my wonderful local CSA's, I have plenty of fruits and vegetables to get me started on my vegan journey, but there are a few things I need to fill out my kitchen...so I turned to the web for some vegan shopping lists and my friend Lory Benson for all of the great recipes she shared in her detox diet and healthy eating immersion classes.  Then I headed to the local Whole Foods Market...(I do find it expensive, but I figured it was the best place to start for a beginner like me--I can trust the products there, the staff is always helpful, and I know it's vegan-friendly.)

What was on my list?
Vegan butter--EarthBalance is definitely the one that's touted the most
Edamame--a great natural source of protein
Kombucha--sounds yummy and healthy, so I'll give it a try!
Quinoa--love this grain and I know it will help me get my protein

And a few products that weren't on my list this time, but probably will be soon when I'm ready to experiment more?
Nutritional Yeast Flakes--I'm a little unsure about this one, but I have seen it in a lot of recipes and it sounds useful
Vegenaise--see my note below about processed products, though...
Seitan--Lory's a big fan of this one and I will try it...soon.

Now, I'm not a fan of overly-processed products, so I'm not sure how I feel about all those fake products that are out there (vegan cheese?  textured vegetable protein?).  I'll need to do more research on specific products before I try some...