This page won’t mean anything to you unless you know about Vinnie Tortorich and his no-nonsense message of NSNG (No Sugar No Grains).  I’m not going to explain “Why NSNG?” here.  Vinnie does that himself.  I recommend that you check out:

This page is specifically for people who are interested in doing NSNG “vegan style.”

#PPNSNG means Plant Powered No Sugar No Grains.

  • “Plant Powered” means no animal products.
  • For me…”No Sugar” means no added sugar (whole fruit is not sugar).
  • For me…”No Grains” means no processed grains and keep whole grains to a minimum.

This page is a companion to the page, What I Eat.  For my NSNG recipes, check out my Recipe Index.

NOTE:  this list includes ALL the foods in my kitchen right now.  Yes…we do have sugars and grains in the house.  Yes…there is room in a healthy #PPNSNG lifestyle for putting a little “life into living.”  Treats are ok…infrequently!  (My favorite “put life into living” food is Coconut Bliss non-dairy ice cream!)

PRODUCE ON MY COUNTER

  • Fresh fruit (avocado, bananas, oranges, limes, etc)
  • Fresh vegetables (garlic, onions, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, etc)

IN MY FRIDGE

  • Fresh fruit (apples, berries, grapes, etc)
  • Greens (kale, collard, romaine, etc)
  • Vegetables (red pepper, celery, carrot, cauliflower, broccoli, etc)
  • Mushrooms
  • Nut butters (peanut butter, almond butter, tahini/sesame butter)
  • Nuts (macadamia nuts, walnuts)
  • Seeds (whole flax, chia)
  • Homemade nut/rice milk
  • Organic sprouted tofu
  • Unsweetened finely shredded coconut
  • Pickles, sauerkraut, green/black olives, capers, etc
  • Vinegars (apple cider, red wine, white, rice)
  • Cooking wine
  • Condiments without sugar (horseradish, mustard, hot sauce, soy sauce, liquid smoke, etc)
  • Other (miso, tamarind, umeboshi plum paste, curry paste, ginger juice, Marmite, bread yeast)
  • Vegenaise (contains sugar)
  • Vegan Worcestershire (contains sugar)

IN MY FREEZER

IN MY PANTRY

  • Herbal tea
  • Coffee beans
  • Sparkling Mineral Water
  • Oils (coconut, Villa Cappelli olive oil, toasted sesame)
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Dried fruit (dates, figs, plums)
  • Large shred unsweetened coconut
  • Dried vegetables (sundried tomatoes, porcini mushrooms, onion flakes)
  • Nuts (raw/roasted cashew, raw hazelnut, Brazil nut, pistachio, almond)
  • Seeds (sunflower, pumpkin)
  • Bean threads (from mung bean flour)
  • Spring Roll Skin (from tapioca flour)
  • Nori sea vegetable sheets
  • Hijiki (a sea vegetable)
  • Canned beans
  • Dried beans (garbanzo, white/red kidney, pinto, black)
  • Dried legumes (green/red lentils, split peas)
  • Canned tomato products (tom paste, tom sauce, crushed tom, diced tom)
  • Canned pumpkin
  • Canned unsweetened full fat coconut milk
  • Unsweetened organic soy milk
  • Unsweetened dark chocolate bars
  • Pea protein powder
  • Hemp protein powder

COOKING/BAKING STAPLES

  • Dried herbs & spices
  • Nutritional yeast flakes
  • Vegebase vegan broth
  • Extracts (vanilla, almond, peppermint)
  • Sea salt
  • Baking soda
  • Baking powder
  • Kudzu root starch
  • Agar agar sea vegetable flakes
  • Ener-G Egg Replacer
  • Organic cornstarch
  • Tapioca pearls
  • Cacao powder

GRAINS (USED ON A LIMITED BASIS)

  • Short grain brown rice (used in my homemade nut/rice milk)
  • Long grain brown rice (for eating)
  • Black rice
  • Wild rice blend
  • Quinoa
  • Amaranth
  • Millet
  • Rye (for sprouting and making Dehydrator Crackers)
  • Steel cut oats
  • Rolled oats
  • Flours (wheat, oat, brown rice, garbanzo bean, cornmeal)
  • Pasta noodles
  • Popcorn kernels

SUGARS (USED ON A VERY LIMITED BASIS)

  • Maple syrup
  • Evaporated cane juice
  • Organic brown sugar
  • Molasses
  • Agave nectar
  • Brown rice syrup
  • Barley malt syrup

FOODS WE ARE USING UP (AND WON’T KEEP BUYING)
All of these contain sugar.

  • Ketchup
  • Teriyaki sauce
  • Hoisin sauce
  • Thai chili sauces
  • Jam