Stocking a Healthy Pantry

Stocking your pantry with healthy ingredients will increase your ability and likelihood of cooking healthy meals. Check out this list of good foods to have on hand:

Grains:

• Whole grains: oatmeal, bulgur, brown rice, quinoa, cornmeal, and popcorn
• 100% Whole grain bread, tortillas, bagels, muffins etc.
• Whole grain crackers
• Rice cakes
• Whole grain cold cereals

Protein:

• Nuts, seeds: dry roasted peanuts, sunflower seeds, almonds and walnuts
• Canned tuna, salmon, chicken, turkey, chili
• Beef
• Chicken
• Fish
• Wild game
• Deli turkey and ham
• Eggs
• Peanut butter
• Canned and/or dried beans: black, pinto, kidney, white and chickpeas

Fruits

• Fresh fruits in season: apple, orange, grape, banana, pear, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, kiwi, melon etc.
• Frozen and/or canned fruit: berry, peach, pear, pineapple etc.
• Raisins, other dried fruits
• All fruit jams
• 100% fruit juices: grape, apple, orange, pineapple etc.

Vegetables

• Fresh vegetables in season: potato, sweet potatoes, squash, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, celery, bell pepper, green beans, corn, spinach, lettuce, avocado, garlic and onion
• Frozen and/or canned: green beans, corn, pea, tomato, tomato sauce/paste etc.
• 100% Vegetable juice 

Miscellaneous

• Staples: flour, sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, yeast, mustard, mayonnaise etc.
• Salsa
• Chicken/beef broth or bouillon
• Canned soups: low-fat, low sodium cream of chicken, mushroom and tomato
• Herbs/spices: salt, pepper, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, Italian seasoning etc.

With a stocked pantry you are ready to CREATE recipes your family is bound to love, all while increase their health and wellness. Utah State University professionals have create a recipe platform to CREATE recipes with foods you have on hand. Check out these recipe formats and see what you can CREATE for dinner tonight.