Pantry Staples for Healthy Eating

Stock your kitchen with these staples to secure; quick, healthy, and flavorful meals for everyday of the week. Gone are the days of opening your fridge and pantry and not having a clue what to prepare for dinner. You are embarking on a life changing shift…... a stocked kitchen with staples that can be mixed and matched to create satisfying healthy meals and snacks. 

If you are building a healthy kitchen from scratch, ease into it. Start with some of the basics you know you will use initially, then overtime continue to add to your staples. 

The goal of this list is to help you better stock your kitchen. Feel free to play with it and use it as inspiration. Cater your stocked pantry to your family’s preferences. I highly recommend never letting these staples run out. 

Refrigerator Goods:  

·      Your favorite cheese… (we love goat cheese in this home)

·      Unsweetened vanilla almond milk (smoothies, oatmeal, cereal) 

·      Dave’s Killer Bread (bread, bagels, English muffins… you choose) 

·      Dave’s Killer Bread Hamburger buns 

·      Garlic (I have found I use my garlic more when I purchase it pre-minced or pre-peeled)

·      Eggs

·      Greek yogurt (Two Good or Triple Zero Greek yogurt)

·      Bolthouse Farms Dressing (any flavor)

·      La Tortilla Factory tortillas 

·      Joseph’s pita bread (great for whipping up an individual pizza or wrapping up a quick lunch)

·      Hummus (Lantana or Hope)

·      Vegetables; baby carrots, celery, cucumbers or sugar snap peas… I sometimes need a snack when I am cooking and these are tasty healthy ways to be satisfied

·      Egg whites

Pantry Goods: 

·      Purely Elizabeth granola 

·      Rx bars, Beachbars or Lara bars 

·      Chickpea pasta (Banza is so so good) 

·      Old fashion oats 

·      Marinara (Rao’s has been my favorite. From flavor to simple ingredients, they know what is up.)

·      Onions (Red + yellow) 

·      Salsa Verde (Hernandez is my go-to. We are fueled on tacos in this home… so it’s absolutely a staple. I love it in our taco meat.) 

·      Canned beans; just a few of what you enjoy; black beans, garbanzo beans, pinto beans

·      Whole grain; Farro, quinoa or brown rice 

·      Almond butter (Barney’s, is my recommendation, the oil is emulsified and the ingredient list is simple) 

·      Dijon mustard (I never considered myself a mustard person, however, I find myself dropping this in many dishes; vinaigrettes, chicken salad) 

·      Any unsalted nut; walnuts, pistachios, almonds, you choose 

·      Dried fruit; cranberries, raisins, dates, again you get to choose 

·      Apple cider vinegar (This is great in all vinaigrettes) 

·      Extra virgin olive oil (Great for vinaigrettes, and moderate heat cooking; roasting, sauteing and baking.)

·      Avocado oil spray (great for high heat cooking; searing, grill, and spraying muffin pans or baking dishes. No flavor.) 

·      Bragg’s amino acids (this is your soy sauce substitute) 

·      Hot sauce (We love Cholula at our home) 

·      Honey

·      Seasonings; Kosher salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, cinnamon, chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder

·      All-purpose flour

·      Brown rice

·      Kodiak pancake mix (So good for pancakes or muffins, easy tasty way to get in some protein.)

·      Lesser Evil Popcorn (when it’s snack a doodle dooo time)

·      Protein powder (Oatmeal, smoothies, and snacks it’s a must to have on hand.)

Frozen Goods: 

·      Riced cauliflower

·      Fruit; dark cherries, blueberries, or freeze your brown neglected bananas (I love to pop frozen fruit into my daily smoothie) 

·      Simple Truth Organic chicken burgers

·      Greenwise Chicken Sausage (Publix)

·      Uncured, nitrate free bacon…. Because it doesn’t need to be the weekend to enjoy breakfast. :)