Pantry checklist?
Gidzmo
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http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/07/09/healthy-pantry-staples-checklist/
Is any of the stuff on the list in your pantry? Has it helped?
Here's the list (in case the link doesn't work)
Extra-virgin olive oil
Vinegar
Canned tuna
Canned tomatoes
Oatmeal
Whole-wheat pasta
Brown rice
Whole-wheat flour
Barley
Quinoa
Lentils
Dried beans
Nuts
Peanut butter
Is any of the stuff on the list in your pantry? Has it helped?
Here's the list (in case the link doesn't work)
Extra-virgin olive oil
Vinegar
Canned tuna
Canned tomatoes
Oatmeal
Whole-wheat pasta
Brown rice
Whole-wheat flour
Barley
Quinoa
Lentils
Dried beans
Nuts
Peanut butter
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Extra-virgin olive oil - yep, love this stuff
Vinegar - I have rice, balsamic (traditional and white), and my fave is apple cider vinegar (get Bragg's brand for alkalizing anti inflammatory goodness)
Canned tuna - nope, I'm veg, although it's a cheap source of omega 3's so rock on if you're not veg
Canned tomatoes - yes, easiest addin to soups/chilis/casseroles, and makes a cheap pasta sauce
Oatmeal - yep, regular for hubs, and gluten free for me
Whole-wheat pasta - nope, this is the one thing we don't do. Before I had celiac, we continued to use white pasta, but only eat it about once a week. WW pasta doesn't taste as good.
Brown rice - yep - look for sprouted grain (in a giant bag at Costco) for more nutrition than regular
Whole-wheat flour - no, as I'm now gf, but I used to have it in abundance as I baked our own bread prior to crappy celiacs
Barley - prior to celiac disease, yes... I might buy a packet every now and then if I feel like making soup for the hubs
Quinoa - omg yes - I cook quinoa at least once a week, enough for 2 meals at a time
Lentils - yes... a can of lentils with pasta sauce is a cheap, easy source of fibre, iron and protein - I use lentils anywhere an Omni would use ground beef
Dried beans - tbh I usually do canned, but I do have some dried beans to cook on quiet weekend projects
Nuts - yes, we have raw almonds/cashews/sesame seeds/pine nuts/walnuts/sunflower seeds/pumpkin seeds on hand at all times, very healthy snack and ups the nutrition in salads
Peanut butter - yes - it goes very nicely on toast and gluten free cookies
Hope that helps!0 -
Extra-virgin olive oil - YES I use this on everything instead of butter when I can.
Vinegar - No, It's only me and my fiance' I'm new to the cooking world I haven't needed vinegar yet.
Canned tuna - always, i love love love tuna
Canned tomatoes - fresh tomatos always, not canned though
Oatmeal- yes. it's usually the instant kind though
Whole-wheat pasta - No, after we run out of the pounds of pasta we have stocked up i'll probably buy whole-wheat though
Brown rice- yes, instant.
Whole-wheat flour - no i don't use flower for anything really
Barley- no that's completely foreign to me.
Quinoa- sometimes.
Lentils- nope
Dried beans - no sometimes canned beans.
Nuts - yes. i snack on them at work
Peanut butter - yes i eat peanut butter all the time with apples or celery and peanut butter and honey sandwiches. yum.0 -
Extra-virgin olive oil - yes
Vinegar - yes
Canned tuna - yes, but haven't eaten lately
Canned tomatoes - no, fresh ones though
Oatmeal - yes, but it's for my husband. I don't like oatmeal
Whole-wheat pasta - yes
Brown rice - yes
Whole-wheat flour - no
Barley - no
Quinoa - yes
Lentils - no
Dried beans - no. I'm not a fan of beans
Nuts - yes
Peanut butter - yes, but it's for my husband. I hate PB0 -
I've got all those in my pantry.
I've also got candy, chocolate, ice cream, white sugar, white flour/pasta...
Everything in moderation helps. You can still be overweight eating all the stuff on the checklist.0 -
That list really IS my pantry. I work a ton and it can be hard to keep up with cooking my own food. Keeping a variety of staples on hand really helps! I can throw together a quick pasta dish with whole wheat penne, canned tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and a vegetable rather than running across the street for takeout (I sometimes curse that there are at least 20+ dining options within a quarter mile walk from my house).0
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everything but barley0
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Extra-virgin olive oil - yes
Vinegar - yes
Canned tuna - yes, but haven't eaten lately
Canned tomatoes - no, fresh ones though
Oatmeal - yes, but it's for my husband. I don't like oatmeal
Whole-wheat pasta - yes
Brown rice - yes
Whole-wheat flour - no
Barley - no
Quinoa - yes
Lentils - no
Dried beans - no. I'm not a fan of beans
Nuts - yes
Peanut butter - yes, but it's for my husband. I hate PB
We have one family member who eats plates of crackers or toast with peanut butter.
I took a quick look at the article--it doesn't specify what type of vinegar. There's white vinegar, but there is also rice vinegar, red wine vinegar, and others.
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Extra-virgin olive oil - yes
Vinegar - yes, balsamico and apple cider
Canned tuna - yes, but in oil, not water
Canned tomatoes - yes
Oatmeal - yes
Whole-wheat pasta - no, white
Brown rice - no, white
Whole-wheat flour - no
Barley - yes
Quinoa - not yet, but will try soon (going through millet, buckwheat, tapioka first)
Lentils - yes
Dried beans - yes
Nuts - yes
Peanut butter - yes
I feel good about and from eating these things more regularly, so I think they help0
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