Top 50 Foods for Your Pantry

Going to the supermarket can be intimidation,. and easy to but a bunch of processed food for your pantry. Take this list of 50 foods for your pantry to have a good idea of where to start. Sure you will buy other stuff, but this list of 50 foods for your pantry will assure you have a balance of good grains, beans, nuts, oils and other useful items.

These ingredients will improve the quality of your cooking and make it more delicious and nutritious as well! As always, I recommend buying these products organic. In my book "Ultimate Nourishment and Pantry Guide" you can get further explanation of how to use, store and the healthy benefits of it.

Here are the Must Have 50 Pantry Items

1. Tahini (sesame paste).
   Coconut oil 
   Olive oil (Cold pressed)
   Apple cider vinegar (With the mother)
   Balsamic vinegar
   Olives (in salt, no vinegar)
   Tamari or shoyu (soy sauce)
   Brazil Nuts
   Walnuts and a bit of macademia
   Almonds and a bit of cashew
   Sesame seeds
   Pumpkin Seeds
   Sunflower seeds (for sprouting)
   Chia seeds
   Flax Seeds
   Hemp Seeds
   Kombu seaweed
   Wakame seaweed / Dulce Seaweed
   Nori seaweed
   Dried shiitake mushrooms
   Goji Berries
   Diced tomato / Tomato paste/Sun dried tomatoes
   
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   Vegetable Stock
   Brown Rice (And purple rice, Japonica rice etc.)
   Quinoa (White and try color)
   Amaranth (and Spelt)
   Whole Wheat Flour / Rice flour / Almond flour
   Rice / Quinoa pasta
   Rice noodles
   Oats (whole) for granola
   Oats (quick) for porridge
   Adzuki beans
   Mung Beans (for Kichari and sprouting)
   Red / Kidney Beans
   Black Beans
   Yellow lentils / French Lentils
   Coconut flakes 
   Cinnamon (and other spices, see below)
   Raw Cacao powder
   Raw Cacao nibs
   Dark Chocolate (70% or more)
   Honey (raw, organic)
   Panela / Turbinado Sugar / Maple Crystals
   Dates / Optional date syrup 
   Raisins (to sweeten your oatmeal)
   Maca Powder
   Moringa Powder / Flakes
   Green Tea
   Herbal Tea (variety including Roiboos, mint, camomile )
   Coconut cream (whole)
2. Tahini (sesame paste).
3. Coconut oil
4. Olive oil (Cold pressed)
5. Apple cider vinegar (With the mother)
6. Balsamic vinegar
7. Olives (in salt, no vinegar)
8. Tamari or shoyu (soy sauce)
9. Brazil Nuts
10. Walnuts and a bit of macademia
11. Almonds and a bit of cashew
12. Sesame seeds
13. Pumpkin Seeds
14. Sunflower seeds (for sprouting)
15. Chia seeds
16. Flax Seeds
17. Hemp Seeds
18. Kombu seaweed
19. Wakame seaweed / Dulce Seaweed
20. Nori seaweed
21. Dried shiitake mushrooms
22. Goji Berries
23. Diced tomato / Tomato paste/Sun dried tomatoes
    
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24. Vegetable Stock
25. Brown Rice (And purple rice, Japonica rice etc.)
26. Quinoa (White and try color)
27. Amaranth (and Spelt)
28. Whole Wheat Flour / Rice flour / Almond flour
29. Rice / Quinoa pasta
30. Rice noodles
31. Oats (whole) for granola
32. Oats (quick) for porridge
33. Adzuki beans
34. Mung Beans (for Kichari and sprouting)
35. Red / Kidney Beans
36. Black Beans
37. Yellow lentils / French Lentils
38. Coconut flakes
39. Cinnamon (and other spices, see below)
40. Raw Cacao powder
41. Raw Cacao nibs
42. Dark Chocolate (70% or more)
43. Honey (raw, organic)
44. Panela / Turbinado Sugar / Maple Crystals
45. Dates / Optional date syrup
46. Raisins (to sweeten your oatmeal)
47. Maca Powder
48. Moringa Powder / Flakes
49. Green Tea
50. Herbal Tea (variety including Roiboos, mint, camomile )
51. Coconut cream (whole)

These are just a sample of important, powerful superfoods, the top 50 superfoods that can keep in a pantry. There are all the fresh one not included here, as well as some others that need refrigeration, such as miso. 

Top 6 Herbs

Use these to elevate your cooking to another level! I recommend fresh herbs as much as possible, but if using dried herbs, add them at the start of cooking as they take time to release their flavors.

1. Cilantro
2. Parsley
3. Thyme
4. Oregano
5. Mint
6. Basil (including Thai Basil)

Top 7 Spices

Some of the easiest ways to create incredible flavors, spices are the magic ingredient in any kitchen. Combine them as you see fit to build flavors as you imagine them.

1. Turmeric
2. Black Pepper
3. Cinnamon
4. Cumin
5. Curry (A mix of many spices)
6. Himalayan Salt or sea salt
7. Paprika

Happy cooking!

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