We wrote an entire article about it: supermarket giant Lidl tripled its vegetarian range (and there is also a whole bunch of vegan goodies to discover). The entire article you read here

Those who think in terms of budget often end up at the larger chains in the country. That once seemed like swearing in church (er... Barts Boekje), but it is actually very logical: although we like the so-called independent support entrepreneurs (after all, that's what we ourselves are), it is simply often a lot more expensive to eat at the same price all week. It's worth it, really, but it doesn't benefit anyone. For that reason we really welcome the fact that major parties are doing better and better. Such as La Place, now part of Jumbo. In any case, a company that in our view (also) deserves applause given its very good and varied range. Are you on the go, or – for example – in Amsterdam's Kalverstraat, then La Place your absolute (vegetarian) stop for the whole family. Promise. The quinoa burger is terribly tasty (but real), and you will come back for the truffle pizza. Mark our words. And it will cost you the minimum. Enjoy your meal.

Perhaps a bit of a no-brainer, but the market is still the best place for your fruit and vegetables and therefore for your wallet. Especially the products that are in season at that time (and then they are also the tastiest, win-win). Even though the range of fruit and vegetables at most supermarkets is more than excellent, at the market you will still find those crazy vegetables that you had already forgotten, but which are very tasty and very cheap, such as parsnips or purslane. If you don't know where the market is again (crazy), we have a list our favorite markets in Amsterdam.