The Pantry

- - - Photos of my pantry coming soon - - -

Here's a list of super healthy beautiful yummy
PANTRY - FRIDGE - FREEZER
WHOLE FOODS

THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE
OF FOODS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT!

 

MOST of these can be added to (or naturally preserved so they can be added to)
your FOOD STORAGE! 

If these foods are not offered in bulk in your area, or if they seem overly expensive, check online, especially Amazon.  They have amazing prices when you sign up for auto ship (about every 1,3,or 6 months) & you'll get free shipping...  Healthy food really can be affordable, but even when it's seemingly more expensive - it will in the end be cheaper, because you'll enjoy good lasting health & have less or no medical expenses.  My family decided quite a while ago to invest more in our health than in the doctors.  It has really paid off.

Whole Grains:
(*Starred grains are gluten free, oats though naturally GF should be certified GF because of possible contamination in gluten facilities.  It's important to store a variety of grains in case health conditions so prevalent today cause an "allergy" to manifest itself.  Here is a link to basic cooking of GF grains - http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/files/CookingWholeGrainsGF.pdf)

• Wheat (hard white or red winter)
• Wheat (soft white spring - for pastry, cookies, cakes, etc.)
  
• *Brown Rice, Red Rice, Black Rice, Wild Rice...
• *Oat Groats (the whole oat grain)
• *Quinoa
• *Millet
• Spelt
• Rye
• *Amaranth
• Barley
• *Teff
• Kamut
• Triticale
• *Corn / Popcorn  - Organic corn will ensure it is not GMO (genetically modified)
• *Buckwheat
• *Sorghum
• Whole Wheat Couscous (not a true grain, but made from grain)
• Whole Wheat Bulgur (basically, a convenient but healthy quick cook wheat food)

Flours & Rolled grains: (If you have a grinder, don't buy flour.  Grind the whole grain!  If you don't have a grinder, start saving your money & until then, freeze or refrigerate your flour for storage)

• Whole-wheat pastry flour (soft wheat)
  
• Whole wheat flour (hard wheat)
  
• Spelt flour
• Rye flour
  
• Whole rolled oats (not quick oats... they've lost most of their nutrition)
• Bean flour (white, pinto)
• Corn flour /meal
• Gluten flour (for yeast breads & Seitan *meat substitute*)
• Wheat germ
• Wheat bran
• Oat bran
• Arrowroot flour (can also use as healthy substitute for corn starch!)
• Sorghum flour (great for you so called 'gluten free' people)
• Xantham gum
• Coconut flour
• Almond meal/flour

Beans/Legumes:  (Preferrably dry, but canned -no added salt- is better than nothing)

• Black beans
• Kidney beans
• Chickpeas / Garbanzo beans
• White / Great Northern beans
• Lentils (brown,red,green)
• Mung beans
• Black eyed peas
• Pinto beans
• Red / Pink beans
• Raw Cacao Beans (real healthy cocoa/chocolate beans)

Nuts and seeds (RAW is better than roasted):

• Almonds
• Walnuts
• Pecans
• Sesame seeds
• Cashews
• Pine Nuts
• Brazil Nuts
• Peanuts
• Flax Seed
• Chia Seed
• Sprouting Seeds (alfalfa, clover, bean, broccoli, chia, radish, etc...)
• Nut butter (peanut, almond, sesame)

Healthy Fats and oils:

• Extra-virgin olive oil (do not get the "light" version.  Most of its nutrients are gone)
• Butter (REAL, unpasturized, straight from the cow)
• Raw organic coconut oil (pure white, creamy solid texture)
• Safflower oil
• Grapeseed oil
• Flaxseed oil
• Avocado

Natural flavorings and spices:

• Homemade stock (chicken, beef, or vegetable)
• Unrefined Himalayan or Sea Salt  (get rid of white table salt!)
• Spirulina (bright dark green, similar to Kelp, but better for you)
• Braggs Liquid Aminos (REAL healthy soy sauce- no added salt)
• Braggs raw un-filtered apple cider vinegar  (the cloudy kind with the floaties!)
• Real vanilla & other extracts (& real vanilla beans!)
• Nutritional Yeast (dark yellow is best - food sprinkle, cheese substitute, great flavor booster)
• Herbs & spices (fresh & bulk are cheaper & healthier)
• Natural food colorings / flavorings (from fruits, veges, & berries) - online or health food store... OR make your own! - You can google that too :)
• Unsweetened Coconut (flakes or shredded)
• Raw Cacao powder (unprocessed straight from cocoa bean)
• Un-alkalized high quality cocoa powder / baking cocoa
• Carob powder

Natural sweeteners:

• Stevia
• Xylitol
• Agave (raw or dark is best)
• Raw Unfiltered Local Honey
• Coconut Palm Sugar
• Date Sugar (or just plain dates)
• Brown Rice Syrup (or other grain sweeteners)
• 100% Maple Syrup - grade B contains the most nutrients
• Molasses (un-sulfured) / Black Strap Molasses
• Rapadura (Unrefined crystalized cane juice with nutrients still in tact) 
• Unsweetened Apple Sauce

Whole / Fresh Produce: (Dried foods should not contain added sugar/salt/sulphur..  Drying your own is best)

• Garlic
• Onions
• Ginger
• Raisins
• Prunes (dried plums)
• Dates (fresh or dried)
• Figs (fresh or dried)
• Cranberries (fresh or dried)
• Apples
• Bananas
• Pears
• Peaches
• Nectarines
• Apricots
• Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Grapefruit, & other citrus
• Cherries
• Grapes (grapes with seeds are GREAT for smoothies!)
• Blackberries, Raspberries, other berries...
• Strawberries
• Pomegranate
• Watermelon
• Cantaloupe
• Honeydew
• Dates
• Figs
• Persimmon
• Mangoes
• Plums
• Kiwi
• Guava
• Pineapple
• Coconut
• Avocado
• Artichoke
• Asparagus
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chard
• Collards
• Corn
• Cucumbers
• Dandelions (YES, dandelions!  They're SUPER healthy!)
• Green Beans
• Jerusalem Artichoke
• Kale
• Leeks
• Lettuce (darker lettuces have more nutrients, but any of them are good)
• Mushrooms (Portobellos are amazing!)
• Peas (green, snap, etc...)
• Peppers
• Potatoes (AND sweet potatoes/yams)
• Pumpkin & other winter squash
• Radish
• Rhubarb
• Spinach
• Squash (zucchini, yellow, etc...)
• Tomatoes
• Turnips / Turnip Greens

Essential Oils as flavorings: (Must be 100% therapeutic grade E.O.)

Care must be taken while ingesting EO's, because they are medicinal & very potent,
but they are great for flavoring
smoothies, muffins, desserts, herbal teas, drinks, candies, ice cream, etc... 

Just experiment with a drop or 2 to start!

• Lemon
• Lime
• Grapefruit
• Sweet Orange
• Tangerine 
• Peppermint 
• Spearmint
• Rose
• Lavender
• Vanilla
• Cacao/Cocoa
• Rose
• Ginger
• Basil
• Thyme
• Rosemary

Other:

• Kefir/Yogurt/Sourdough Cultures
• Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, Salad Dressing, Jam/Jelly, Cream Of Soups, Mayo - (homemade is best!)
  

***Not finished. Nope!  I'll keep adding to this list. 
Feel free to copy & paste it into a word processing file
So you can edit & add to it, as I edit & add***