Haddonfield Personal Trainers Must Have Pantry List
November 11, 2009 by Kevin Hensel
Filed under Blog, Eat Healthy!
I put together a must have pantry list for quick, easy, delicious meals & snacks.
Must Have Pantry Items:
Cereals: Kashi Go Lean (My favorite), Kashi Go Lean Crunch, Barbara’s Bakery Shredded Oats, Barbara’s Bakery Cinnamon Puff Ins, Kashi Autumn Wheat (feel free to mix cereals for better taste and variety – Kashi cereals have awesome protein and fiber)
Breads: Ezekiel 4:9 / Ezekiel Sesame (My favorites – might want to freeze gets moldy fast), Trader Joes Whole Wheat Tuscan Bread, Peperidge Farm 9 Grain Whole Wheat. Ezekiel Muffins, Kashi Go Lean Waffles (Blueberry my favorite)
Crackers: Dare Whole Wheat Grains First, Trader Joe’s Bite Size Everything Crackers, Stacy’s Whole Grain Pita Chips, Kashi TLC Crackers, Raincoast Crisps (Whole Foods)
Steel cut oatmeal (not instant, rolled oats OK – brand not important) Trader Joe’s actually has pre-cooked frozen steel cut oatmeal. Very tasty and super fast!
Grains/Pastas: Barilla Plus Pastas (awesome protein, very tasty), Quinoa (Brand not important), Bulgur wheat (Brand not important), Long Grain Brown rice (long grain – fluffier and lighter – brand not important)
Beans: Garbanzo beans/chick peas, kidney beans red/white (no sodium – canned beans are faster to quick), edamame (probably in frozen section)
Solid White Tuna (packed in water not oil)
Nuts: Raw, unsalted nuts (Almonds/walnuts- brand not important) roasted nuts taste better but unfortunately also destroy all the healthy omega 3 fatty acids in the nut
Crazy Richards Peanut Butter or Traders Joes Unsalted Peanut Butter (TJs mixes really well – to mix the oil store the peanut butter upside down in your pantry). Almond Butter is also another great alternative
Cooking Must Have Pantry Items: Chicken/vegetable broth – organic (less sodium), Muirglen Canned Tomatoes, Vinegar, Lemon juice
Popcorn (No butter, lo sodium) – my favorites Naked Popcorn, 365 Popcorn (Whole Foods)
If you are just too busy to cook, Personal Chef Christina Dimacali will also come to your home and prepare meals for you visit her website www.cyplate.com .
Awesome list. This rocks. My faves are the grains, the Ezekiel bread and the edemame. Unsalted raw nuts are great of course. You can also roast nuts yourself in a frying pan quickly with no oil and sprinkle a teeny bit of sea salt on them while they are warm. YUM.
Give Whole Foods a try too; they may be a little pricier, but their philosophy on where they get their food, particularly food derived from animals is worth paying a little extra for. Plus, they have a greater variety than Trader Joes.