Pantry Staples

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** Updated June 2012-  I updated the pantry staples page because I have acquired quite a few new food allergies and intolerances.  My new pantry staple items avoid:  wheat, gluten, dairy, casein, soy, yeast, and the rest of my silly allergens!  For more info, read this post.

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• Grapeseed Oil, Coconut Oil, Coconut Butter, Spectrum Organics Palm Shortening

              

• Ground Flaxseed and Milled Chia Seed
• Barlean's Fish Oil Omega Swirl (my favorite flavors are key lime, lemon zest and mango-peach)

          

• Natural Peanut Butter (please avoid brands that contain partially hydrogenated oils!  See bottom of page)
• Nuts:
• Almonds (raw), Marcona Almonds
• Brazil Nuts (raw)
• Cashews
• Hazelnuts (raw)
• Macadamias (raw)
• Peanuts
• Pecans (raw)
• Pistachios
• Walnuts (raw)

• Organic Food Bar (protein), Organic Food Bar (active greens)
• Simply Bars (I like cinnamon pecan + peanut butter chocolate), Clif Bars, Clif Builders Bars, Luna Bars
• Crispy Brown Rice Cereal, Cheerios, Kashi Go Lean
• Fruit:
• Apples
• Avocados
• Bananas
• Cherries
• Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries
• Grapefruit
• Kiwi
• Pineapple
• Pure Strawberry Powder

• Dried Fruit (no sugar added):
• Apricots
• Blueberries
• Cranberries
• Mango
• Plums
• Raisins

• Water
• Unsweetened Almond Milk (I like Silk Pure Almond), Unsweetened Soymilk, Skim Milk
• Naked Protein Zone (I like the mango flavor), Naked Green Machine
• Bai Antioxidant Infusions, V8 (as veggie backup!), Vitamin Water Zero (I like the lemonade flavor)
• Green Tea, Starbucks VIA

• Vega One Nutritional Shake (chocolate flavor), Vega Performance Protein Powder (chocolate flavor)

            

• Sun Warrior Brown Rice Protein (chocolate flavor + natural flavor)

          

• Whey Protein Powder (chocolate + vanilla by Jay Robb + Optimum Nutrition), Egg White Protein Powder (chocolate + vanilla by Jay Robb)

            

• Soy Protein Powder, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate

            

• Dried Nonfat Milk
• Amande Cultured Almond Milk Yogurt (my faves are cherry, peach + blueberry)
• SoDelicious Sugar Free Chocolate Ice Cream
• Truvia (packets + spoonable versions)
• 100% Fruit Spreads (I like strawberry, raspberry + blueberry)
• Unsweetened Applesauce
• Reduced Fat Shredded Coconut
• Eggs, Tofu, Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt
• Quinoa, Brown Rice
• Canned Goods:
• Light Coconut Milk, Evaporated Fat Free Milk (not condensed!)
• 100% Pumpkin Puree
• Peaches + Pears (in 100% juice)
• Black Beans, Garbanzo Beans/Chickpeas, Cannellini Beans

• Brown Rice Flour, Quinoa Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Arrowroot Starch, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Pastry Flour

              

• Peanut Flour, Almond Flour, Pistachio Flour, Coconut Flour

              

• Old Fashioned Rolled Oats, Oat Flour, Quinoa Flakes, Quinoa Puffs

              

• Chocolate:
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powders (regular, dark + Dutch-processed)
• 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate, 85% Cacao Chocolate, 100% Cacao Unsweetened Chocolate
• Sugar Free Milk Chocolate, Sugar Free Dark Chocolate
• Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips + Chocolate Chunks
• Cacao Butter, Cacao Paste/Liquor
• Sweeteners*:
• Liquid Stevia Extract

                      

• Erythritol (granulated + powdered)

                        

• Coconut Sugar (granulated + powdered), Date Sugar, Pure Maple Sugar
• Sucanat
• Agave Nectar, Brown Rice Syrup, Honey, Molasses, Pure Maple Syrup

• Extracts:
• Banana, Blueberry, Cherry, Lemon, Mango, Orange, Raspberry, Strawberry
• Almond, Coconut, Hazelnut
• Chocolate, Caramel, Maple Flavor
• Butter, Butterscotch
• Mint, Peppermint
• Bubble Gum, Cookies n Cream, Cotton Candy, Watermelon
• Vanilla, Vanilla Paste

• Spices:
• Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger, Nutmeg, Apple Pie Spice, Pumpkin Pie Spice

• Other:
• Baking Soda, Baking Powder (gluten free)
• Ener-G Egg Replacer
• Cream of Tartar
• Xanthan Gum
• Unflavored Knox Gelatin
• Natural Food Coloring (rainbow pack), Liquid Chlorophyll
• Amazing Grass Green Superfood Packets (natural + chocolate)

        *These are great replacements for granulated white sugar and brown sugar, which have no nutritional value.  Many of these sweeteners are barely processed and still contain the natural vitamins, minerals and antioxidants from the sugar cane or plant itself.  Not to mention, most of these are low glycemic (slowly digested) so they won't give you a sugar rush and sugar crash!


Tools and Appliances:

• Oven Gloves (don't make my mistake of taking your baked good out of a 400 degree oven with rolled up paper napkins.  I may have dropped a napkin onto the oven coils and a fire also may have starters.  Thank God no one was around because I looked like an idiot sticking my hand straight into the oven to grab it and then throwing it on the ground to stomp on it.  Yes, I was an amateur baker)
• Bakeware:
• Mini Loaf Pans (set of 4), 9x5" Loaf Pan, 9x6" Loaf Pan
• Cupcake Tin, Mini Cupcake Tin
• 8" Brownie Pan, 9" Brownie Pan, 9x13" Rectangle Pan
• Angel Food Cake Pan
• Cookie Sheets
• Silpat, Cupcake Liners, Mini Cupcake Liners
• Cooking Spray (much better than slathering a stick of butter all over a pan!  Make sure to read the ingredients, some contain partially hydrogenated oils.  Cooking sprays also contain soy, so I use Misto Spray Cans now)
• Peanut Butter Cup Mold, Chocolate Bar Mold
• Parchment Paper, Foil, Plastic Wrap
• Kitchen Scale, Mini Food Processor (Cuisinart 4-cup), Magic Bullet (it died, so sad), Blender, Hand Mixer, KitchenAid Stand Mixer

              

• Whisk, Rubber Spatulas, Small/Medium/Large Mixing Bowls, Pastry Roller, Can Opener

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What You Will NEVER Find in my Pantry and Fridge:

• Artificial sweeteners (such as Splenda, Sweet n' Low, Equal, etc)
• Refined sugars (the white granulated stuff, brown sugar, high fructose corn syrup, etc) and added sugars (to an unnecessary extent)
• Full-fat dairy (such as yogurt, sour cream, whole milk, heavy cream, whipped cream, half-and-half, mayo, etc)
• Butter, margarine, hydrogenated shortening, lard, ghee, etc
• Products containing trans fats and/or partially hydrogenated oils

The following images are screenshots from a Powerpoint presentation I made for my freshman English102 class.  Just click on the images to enlarge.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

^^ Gross, right?!?

What do you keep in your pantry?  Is there anything you recommend?