Pantry Essentials
A very common question that I am asked is: "what should I buy at the grocery store"? Also common is, "what should I buy organic"? While everyone should have a different grocery list to meet their nutritional and taste-bud preferences, here's a basic list of foods to fill your pantry and a link to my newly posted What To Buy page that addresses organic foods, among other things.Some of the essentials that I keep in the fridge, freezer and pantry for super-fast tasty meals are:
Protein-rich foods:
- Skinless, boneless chicken, organic or antibiotic free
- Canned wild salmon
- Frozen fish fillets, wild
- Ground beef or turkey, grass-fed or organic or hormone- and antibiotic free
- Extra-firm organic tofu
Carbohydrate-rich foods:
- Brown rice
- Oatmeal
- Quinoa, millet
- Beans and lentils
Whenever I cook rice, quinoa or millet, beans or lentils, I freeze some.
- Canned lentils or beans, I keep these just in case I don't have any cooked dried beans in the freezer
- Sweet potatoes
- Red potatoes
- Frozen corn
- Frozen peas
- Acorn or butternut squash (in the fall and winter)
- Plain organic yogurt
- Organic salsa
- BBQ sauce
- Pesto
- Thai curry paste
- Tamari sauce
- Fish sauce
- Mustard
- Organic marinara sauce
- Enchilada sauce
- Organic chicken and vegetable broth
- Coconut milk
Veggies: These are "staples" and I always buy more to compliment the meals I have planned.
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Carrots
- Onion
- Garlic
- Organic celery
- Zucchini
- Ginger
- Frozen vegetables, all varieties
- Canned organic fire roasted tomatoes, with basil or adobo seasoning
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