Time to plunge into the vegetarian lifestyle? If you’re just starting to dip those toes into a meat-free menu, it can feel overwhelming at first. Never fear! This ultimate vegetarian shopping list will help you stock the kitchen and pantry with yummy foods you’ll feel good about.

One of the biggest challenges when shopping for a vegetarian menu is avoiding processed foods. It can seem easy and convenient to replace meat with overly-processed products, like crackers, white bread, or refined pasta. The problem is that processed foods have been stripped of many nutrients and loaded with extras such as sodium, refined sugar, artificial sweeteners, and preservatives—ingredients that add inches to the waist and wreck the health you’re trying to reclaim.