What in the world are we going to eat?

Day 1: I am starving....Seriously I think maybe we should go to Whole Foods, well probably take out a loan first, and buy the entire store.  There is literally nothing I can eat in the house.  My lovely nutritionist, aka my cute, fit, energetic teenager, did some research and sent me to the store with a list. So I go to my local Shop Rite and spend an hour and 45 minutes looking for agave nectar, almond butter and tahini.  I ask a store clerk and literally he looks at me like I have three heads and points to the Truvia. Um, no.  Giant, was a little better but why is this vegan thing so expensive??? Is this food made in a remote jungle in South America?  How can almond butter and tahini possibly be $8 a jar????  There better be gold in that coconut milk.... I end up buying three days worth of groceries, tahini, almond butter, natural peanut butter, agave syrup, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, chik peas, black beans, a ton of produce, plus food for my two remaining carnivores (not my favorite people right now) for about $100. Many of these items were staples that you really only buy once a month, but that is still way over budget for us. Note to self.. go to the discount produce stand this weekend and see if BJ's might possibly carry any of this stuff. Word on the street is that Aldi's has discount organic food.  I wonder if eating Aldi's organic food is like eating Q'doba, not quite Taco Bell but not gourmet either.  Is the lack of meat and protein increasing my ADD?  I'm avoiding Whole Foods like the plague.  Trader Joe's is a maybe.  Amazon has great prices, but even with prime it takes two days to get it, I might starve by then or eat a really big juicy steak.....more research is needed.

If any one is interested, our meals and snacks consisted of granola and fruit for breakfast, apples with peanut butter, salad with black beans, mango salsa, guacamole, tomatoes, and for dinner whole wheat pasta and homemade vegan tomato sauce (Carnivore comment of the day "Are there carrots in the tomato sauce?"), with snacks of nuts, fruits and vegetables.

Tomato Sauce Recipe
1 800 g can of Italian tomatoes
1 stalk of celery
1 carrot
1 onion
Italian Spices (basil, oregano, thyme, parsley)
1/2 tsp agave syrup
soy sauce (this should be organic but we used what was in the house)
salt
a ton of garlic, fresh chopped and minced

Put tomatoes and veggies in a pan. Cover and cook over low heat for 45 minutes, until pulpy. If you want it to be like true sauce, you should put this mixture into a food processor.  We liked the whole vegetables and the crunch. Turn heat up and rapidly boil until it thickens.