Planning ahead for Veganuary?

Eating less meat can be good for all sorts of reasons – it’s better for your body and health and kinder to the environment, plus it tastes pretty good too, provided you can find the right ingredients for all those New Year recipes.

Now Aldi has revealed a range of new budget-friendly vegan products due to hit supermarket shelves from January 3rd, 2021.

Here’s what you can pick up in-store from Sunday:

• Vitamin B12 Gummies €3.99 each – Strawberry flavoured B12 chewable vitamins. Ideal for vegans and vegetarians. Helps to reduce tiredness and fatigue.
• Cauliflower Rice €2.49/200g – Choose from Cauliflower Rice or Broccoli Rice.
• Rice Noodles €0.89/200g – Choose from Folded Brown Rice Noodles, Folded White Rice Noodles or Vermicelli White Rice Noodles.
• Vidal Vegan Marshmallows €1.26/150g – Vegan and gluten-free.
• Crazy Jack Organic €0.49/40g – Choose from Apricots or Raisins.
• Nutritional Yeast €3.49/125g – Marigold’s Engevita yeast flakes with added B12 provide a rich source of B vitamins and minerals.
• Vegan Mayonnaise €1.25 per 250g/265g – Choose from Vegan Mayo or Peri-Peri Vegan Mayo.
• Vegan Pesto €1.39/190g – Choose from Red or Green Pesto.
• Bramwells Jackfruit 99c/400g- in water.
• Plant Menu Vegan Cheese Tortilla Chips €0.99/160g- Cheese flavour tortilla chips that are completely vegan friendly.
• Mori-Nu Tofu €1.49/349g – Mori-Nu Silken Tofu, has a smooth and creamy texture, unlike other tofu.
• Organic Coconut Flour/Sugar €1.69 per 300g/250g – Choose from Organic Coconut Flour or Organic Coconut Sugar.
• Vegan Salad Dressing €1.45/250ml – Choose from Vegan Caesar, Vegan Agave and Mustard or Vegan Blue Cheese.
• Loma Linda Pouches €2.69/284g – Choose from Thai Red Curry, Spicy Pad Thai or Chipotle Bowl. On sale January 7th.

Aldi also has a range of vegan wines to enjoy with your plant-based creations. Their Côtes du Rhône Villages (€7.12), Castellore Italian Sangiovese Romagna (€7.36) and Exquisite Collection Argentinian Malbec (€7.86) are all made without animal products too.