My Costco Plant-Based Food List

I’m sharing my favorite Costco Plant-Based food items that I love for my large family.

Having a Costco membership with a large family is an absolute must-have.

We need the extra-large box of trash bags and endless toilet paper that are so cheap!

It also takes a lot to feed all 6 of us breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day.

There are many items we use on a regular basis when eating Whole Food Plant-Based.

Related: Whole Food Plant-Based for Beginners

My Costco Plant-Based Food List

If you are not familiar with Costco, you will need a membership to shop there.

No worries because you actually get a check back at the end of the year with two percent of your purchases back in cash. for us, it pays for our next year’s membership with quite a bit of extra money.

Now onto the whole food plant-based Costco food list.

Nuts and Cashews at Costco

I can get a huge tub of organic raw cashews for 14.99 and we use it to make sauces and cream-based items. It’s the cheapest I’ve found by a lot.

They always have a good deal on their organic nuts like almonds, cashews, and peanuts as well.

What are the other pantry items I grab while at Costco?

Pantry Plant-Based Costco items

Here are a few of the dry pantry aisle things I grab and almost all of them are organic.

• Dried mango slices
• Better than Bullion Vegetable Stock
• Taco seasoning
• Flax Seed
• Hemp hearts
• Dry Black beans
• Jasmine Rice
• Rolled Oatmeal
• Pumpkin seeds
• Corn tortillas
• Almond and Soy Milk
• Coconut Clusters
• Quinoa
• Lentil or Chickpea pasta
• Nut butter with no oil
• Brown Rice Noodles
• Lentil Crackers
• Chia Seeds
• Coffee

As you can see that’s a HUGE list of plant-based Costco pantry items that we use on a regular basis.

There are a few things we grab in the freezer section as well.

Frozen Plant-Based Costco Items

• Frozen Fruit (so many kinds for smoothies)
• Frozen Mixed Vegetables
• Butternut squash
• Zucchini spirals
• Chipotle Black Bean Burgers
• Plant-based Burgers

Costco Produce

Most of the Costco produce I love except for the apples. We eat a lot of apples and I think they are overpriced. I grab my apples at Aldi’s. Other than that, here is what we grab and almost all of it is organic.

• Golden Potatoes
• Sweet Onion
• Grape Tomatoes
• Limes
• Lemons
• Avocado
• Grapefruit
• Bananas
• Garlic
• Mixed Greens
• Grapes
• Bag of Squash
• Romaine Lettuce
• Cucumbers
• Brussel Sprouts
• Carrots
• Celery
• Mushrooms

As you can see they have a ton for plant-based or vegan families!

Here are a few other things I grab in the refrigerator section.

Refrigerated Plant-Based Costco

• Hummus
• Guacamole
• Premade Vegetable Soup

Plant-Based Large Family Meals from Costco

So what do we actually eat? Here are a few meal ideas from our home.

Breakfast:

• Smoothie with flax seeds
• Apple oatmeal
• Toast with avocado or nut butter

Lunch:

• Brown rice noodles
• Salad
• Avocado and homemade tortilla chips
• Leftover dinner
• Banana and nut butter
• Veggies in a skillet over rice
• Chipolte black bean burger
• Sweet potato in the air fryer

Dinner:

• Mushroom stroganoff
• White bean soup with kale and sweet potato
• Pasta with vegetables and white beans
• Pad Thai noodles and vegetables
• Roasted vegetables and sweet potato
• Tacos with black beans, guacamole, and rice
• Stir fry vegetables and a grain
• Avocado toast with a salad
• Pinto beans over rice and salad
• Potato soup and salad

Since we are whole food plant-based, we try our best not to consume vegetable oils.

There is a bit of oil in the pre-made Chipotle Black Bean Burgers so we only eat those if we are in a hurry. It’s a healthier replacement for fast food for us.

Not ideal but way better than fast food when we are in a rush.

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