Stocking Your Pantry

Stocking your pantry ensures food will be there when you need it. It also helps to make weeknight meals easier to swing. I love scanning my pantry to see what ingredients I can pull together for a meal, quick snack, or dessert. Try it, and you may be pleasantly surprised to learn you are more resourceful and creative in the kitchen than you imagined.

Nuts and Seeds

Great for snacking, adding to oats, cereal, salads, yogurt, baked goods, and more!

Walnuts

Almonds/Almond butter

Peanuts/Peanut butter

Pecans

Sunflower Seeds

Pumpkin Seeds

Brazil Nuts

Hazelnuts

Tahini

Fruits

Applesauce

Pureed fruit pouches

Dried fruits (ie figs, raisins, apricots)

Durable veggies

Onions

Potatoes

Garlic

Grains and Legumes

Flour

Rice (may purchase par-boiled for shorter cooking time)

Assorted Pastas

Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

Bread crumbs/Panko

Dried Lentils

Dried beans

Canned and Jarred

Low sodium chicken broth

Jarred tomatoes, tomato sauces, and tomato paste

Canned beans: black beans, Great Northern beans, kidney beans, adzuki beans, chickpeas

Canned tuna, salmon, or sardines

Salsa

Olives

Capers

Roasted red peppers

Artichoke hearts

Dairy and Dairy Substitutes

UHT-packed milk (dairy, soy, almond, rice, hemp, coconut, oat, etc.)

Fridge Items

Refer to expiration dates on packaging

Hard cheeses (parmesan, asiago, cheddar, pecorino romano)

*hard cheeses can last up to 2-4 months in fridge unopened

Tofu

Eggs

Butter

Freezer

Assorted Frozen Vegetables (ie bell pepper & onion mix, broccoli, spinach, peas, mixed vegetables, riced cauliflower, etc.)

Assorted Frozen Fruits (ie strawberries, blueberries, mangoes, cherries)

Frozen desserts

Frozen fish

Frozen chicken, beef, turkey, etc.

Tea, Coffee, Dessert

Assorted teas (English breakfast, black tea, green tea, sleepy time teas, white teas, etc)

Coffee beans or grounds

Chocolate

Hot Cocoa Mix

Baking Mixes (ie brownies, cookies, etc.)

Pudding

Condiments

Olive oil for salad dressings and cooking

Canola or Avocado oil for cooking and baking

Vinegar (balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, rice wine vinegar)

Mayonnaise

Mustard (yellow, dijon)

Soy sauce, tamari, hoisin, fish sauce, chile-garlic sauce, etc.

Ketchup

BBQ sauce

Worcestershire sauce

Seasonings & Flavors for Baking

Salt

Pepper

Garlic Powder

Dried herbs (oregano, thyme, basil, bay leaves, dill, sage)

Chili powder

Cinnamon and cinnamon sticks

Ginger

Vanilla extract

Nutmeg

Paprika

Cumin

Cayenne pepper

Red pepper flakes

Sugar (assorted types: powdered, granulated, brown sugar)

Honey

Maple syrup