PANTRY PRIMER

In my discovery of this new plant based eating plan, I have found that there are certain things that I really like to keep in my pantry and larder (cold place ie. fridge, freezer, cool place).  I can always come up with a meal if I have these things readily available to me.  Some of the things in this list you'll be familiar with, others you'll want to familiarize yourself with.  It's all a learning curve...and if you can think of any important items I'm missing, please post in the Comments Section as we're all teaching and learning at the same time.  Use this as a checklist for what you already have, and take it to the store for those things you need.

The pantry

100% whole grain wheat flour

Agave Syrup

Arrowroot

Baking powder

Baking soda

Beans (dried any type, canned any type)

Black Pepper

Braggs Liquid Aminos

Brown rice

Cashews (no salt, raw or roasted but only dry roasted using no oil)

Cheerios

Corn (canned)

Couscous
Crushed tomatoes (canned)

Cumin
Curry Powder

Dijon Mustard
Diced tomatoes (canned)

Egg replacer

Flaxseed

Garlic Powder or granulated garlic

Honey (raw organic)
Lentils any kind or color

Liquid Smoke

Maple Syrup (real, not manufactured)

Nutritional Yeast

Oat Bran

Oat Flour

Oil free/salt free vegetable stock

Onion Powder or granulated onion

Quinoa

Red pepper flakes

Sea Salt

Shredded Wheat

TSP Textured Soy Protein

TVP Textured Vegetable Protein

Vinegar (balsamic, red wine, apple cider, rice wine, sherry wine, etc…the more the merrier)

Vital Wheat Gluten

Whole Grain oatmeal (or your favorite whole grain cereal...not instant)

Whole Wheat Pasta

Worcestershire Vegan (I like the brand Annies)

Refrigerator or cold Place

Almond Milk (plain, now sugar and not vanilla.  My preference, I don't like Soy Milk)

Bananas

Basil (fresh)

Bell Peppers (I prefer red or yellow)

Berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, fresh or frozen, no sugar added)

Cilanto (fresh)

Cucumbers

Fruit Sorbet (in the freezer of course)

Garlic (whole pealed to make it easier)

Any other Green vegetable "Eat your Greens" like Broccoli, Chard, Mustard Greens...

Hot Sauce (Tabasco, Cholula, Sriracha, whatever you like)

Kale

Ketchup

Lemons

Limes

Lettuce

Mint (fresh)
Mushrooms (fresh or dried)

Onions (Red, Yellow, Scallions)

Potatoes any kind (yams which are usually the yellow/orange ones that everyone thinks are sweet potatoes and are much sweeter than sweet potatoes, or sweet potatoes which are usually a white or creamy color. Technically, yams aren't potatoes though most people put them in same category)

Spinach

Tofu (non GMO) any other kind

Tofu (non GMO) Silken
Tomato paste (by the tube like toothpaste.  You should always have it in the fridge)

Tomatoes (never refrigerate, they lose flavor and nutritional value)

Whole-wheat Sourdough Starter (that’s me, not everyone bakes bread)

I'm sure I will be adding to this in the future.  I already had a pretty extensive pantry, but these are some things that I think will get anyone in a plant strong eating regimen on their way.