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Pick up grab-and-go Thanksgiving sides and desserts at Common Ground

Alyssa Buckley
Common Ground Food Co-op grab and go case of food
Alyssa Buckley

In between Common Ground’s Cafe and the produce section, enjoy Thanksgiving dishes made with local and organic ingredients at the co-op’s grab-and-go section. In my Thanksgiving guide, I recommended Common Ground as a great place to find sides, and I picked up a few for my holiday.

Find dishes like stuffing, veggies, pumpkin bisque, cranberry sauce, pies, cookies, and rolls. No pre-order necessary, and no cooking required. Vegan and wheat-free options are available.

On the shelves at Common Ground, there are half pies in a tin with a plastic cover and full pies in a tin with a plastic cover. The transparent covers reveal a variety of pie flavors. Photo by Alyssa Buckley.Photo by Alyssa Buckley.

On two shelves, tall cylindrical plastic containers hold orange soups and sauces for sale at the grab-and-go section of Common Ground. Photo by Alyssa Buckley.Photo by Alyssa Buckley.

On a metal shelf, there are plastic containers of grab-and-go noodles and soups. Photo by Alyssa Buckley.Photo by Alyssa Buckley.

Vegan and wheatfree options are available in the grab-and-go section at Common Ground. There are little orange signs with the names of the dishes. Photo by Alyssa Buckley.Photo by Alyssa Buckley.

I picked up some Bakehouse bread, and I also tried the savory seitan. Sliced into thick discs for easy re-heating and serving, the seitan had a great breakfast-sausage flavor despite being vegan.

A photo of the metal cooled shelves at Common Ground in Urbana. The shelves are full of plastic containers with organic dishes for Thanksgiving. Photo by Alyssa Buckley.Photo by Alyssa Buckley.

Thanksgiving options will be available until Wednesday, November 23rd. Check out the menu of all offerings here.

Common Ground
300 S Broadway Ave
Urbana
7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily

Top image by Alyssa Buckley.

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