As the COVID-19 cases in the United States of America increases, fears increase among US citizens. The fears from the virus can be seen as many flocked grocery stores to do panic shopping. With the absence of basic food such as bread, chicken, and eggs in grocery stores, people who are on certain diets may find it difficult to find food to eat. These people may be following a certain diet for medical or personal reasons.

Here are some tips for each type of diets to still follow their diet amid the COVID-19 crisis:

Vegetarian and Vegan Diet

Aim for restocking produce with long shelf life, says an article. These produce include cabbage, root vegetables, apples, squash, apples, and citrus fruits. These foods have longer shelf lives compared to greens and berries.

Create your nut butter and milk. Putting nuts in a blender or food processor can be a great substitute for almond butter bought from grocery stores.

Try vegan baking. Use vegan ingredients for cookies such as aquafaba. Aquafaba is the liquid from a can of chickpeas or other types of canned legume. Instead of eggs and butter, vinegar can be used in making cakes. Also, coconut oil can be a substitute for butter or lard in making pastry dishes. These vegan-friendly substitutes give more shelf life to pastries compared to their common counterparts.

Gluten-free Diet

One good news for those who are on a gluten-free diet is that gluten-free foods on grocery stores are in less demand compared to the regular wheat varieties. It means that those who are on this diet may not experience shortages of food options in grocery stores. However, if you are experiencing food shortages for your diet, you might want to take note of the following tips.

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Consider vegetable substitutes. If there are no gluten-free pasta at the grocery store, try getting zucchini and make zoodles. Zoodles can be made with a spiralizer or a vegetable peeler. These are made to look like pasta by making it look like long fettuccine. This can be partnered with various pasta sauces. Additionally, Portobello mushroom or eggplants can be used as a burger bun.

Keto Diet

Keto is a popular diet for those who are trying to lose weight. However, other people follow this diet for medical reasons such as those who have diabetes, epilepsy, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. This is a significantly low-carbohydrate diet. Mostly, it relies on non-root vegetables, dairy, and some seeds and nuts. Dairy is one difficult food to find in stores recently due to the panic shopping caused by fears on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Select vegetables with long shelf life and at the same time keto-friendly, Spaghetti squash, cabbage, eggplant, and cauliflower are some foods that are low on carbs. When store properly, these foods can last for many weeks in your shelves.