Pantry Lists

Cooking good food means you need to have good food on hand in your kitchen. Check out this list below for things you should consider having in your pantry.

1. Grains: Quinoa, bulgur, oats, and a few kinds of rice will not only add variety to your diet but will add great-tasting grains to your diet.

2. Beans: An assortment of dried and canned beans are great for snacks, sides or a base for meals. They are high in carbs and protein, low in fat and very inexpensive.

3. Olive Oil: Extra-virgin is best and can be used with almost everything. Also an option is grapeseed, canola, or corn oil. Cold pressed is better as it is not chemically extracted.

4. Long-keeping vegetables and fruits: Carrots, celery, lemons and limes keep at least a week. Potatoes, onions, garlic, and dried chiles keep longer. Frozen vegetables like spinach, peas and corn keep for a long time.

5. Fresh Herbs: You can't have them all, but buy a new one every week. 

6. Spices: Most spices will keep for at least a year.

7. Vinegar: Sherry vinegar can be used with the most things, but balsamic, cider, rice and wine vinegars are good standbys.

8. Soy Sauce: Look for low-sodium options with only soy, wheat, salt, water, and bacteria.

9. Parmesan: Add flavor to pasta and rice dishes.

10. Dried Fruit and Nuts: Best snacks. Ever. Store nuts in the freezer to keep them longer.

11. Eggs: Cheap, fast, and protein-packed.

12. Bacon: Store it in the freezer. An ounce in beans, grains, and veggie dishes will go a long way.

13. Canned Tomatoes: Pre-chopped make life easier, add them to soups and stews.

14. Sweeteners: Use honey to add sweet and flavor, but limit your sugar and maple syrup intake as well.

15. Dried mushrooms: Porcini and shiitakes, soaked in hot water until soft and then add them to anything.

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