Vegan Digest Blog

Here in Chicagoland, we have a unique grocery store called Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Market, or Caputo’s for short.  It’s a bit of a drive from my house, but they have the most amazing produce selection at even more amazing prices.  Every “healthy eating” vegan knows how much good, fresh vegetables can add to the budget.  Especially if you buy organic.

But in my opinion, what you save by not buying meat, dairy, and eggs, more than makes up for the cost of pricey produce.  Just this past week Caputo’s had an amazing sale on red, yellow, and orange peppers – 59 cents a pound!  They were small in size, but so perfect for salads, mexican dishes, or just eating as is.

For the last five days, every morning I chopped one of each pepper, a few tomatoes, and a carrot to create the most amazing salad.  Yum!  The orange peppers were the most sweet of the bunch and so delicious.