Your Pantry Makeover

Thrive Market Pantry

‘Tis the season that many of us are desiring to eat healthier. My experience is that a full refrigerator and pantry are our best bet to ensure healthy choices. Today, I wanted to share what you want and don’t want in your pantry for healthy living. I get almost all of my pantry staples at Thrive Market because I trust the products and like the prices. You can get most of my favorite brands at Whole Foods or your local health store.

I hate food rules and restriction. On the whole, I’ll just suggest that you eat what makes you feel good. However, there are some foods that do not make it into my pantry. If there are chips and cookies, I’ll eat them. But those aren’t the foods I’m really worried about. The foods that I don’t put in my pantry are truly not good for you.

These include items with:

• Trans-fats (foods with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats/oils)

• Added sugars (showing up in the ingredient list as sugar, brown rice syrup and corn syrup.) There are over 50 different ways of naming added sugar in your food!

• Enriched white or wheat flour is whole wheat flour stripped of some of its components and then some of the nutrients are added back in. Whole grain is a better choice.

• Additives, non-nutritive sweeteners, artificial colors - remember - whole foods or minimally processed foods don’t need anything to make them look or taste better.

I do my best to always have the following items stocked in my pantry. Even if I’m running low on produce, I can still whip up a healthy meal. Pretty much assume my choice is always organic if it’s available.

  • Lentils / beans

  • Whole grain pasta

  • Steel cut oats

  • Vegetable / Chicken / Beef broth

  • Nut milk like almond milk (unsweetened)

  • Almond butter / peanut butter

  • Pasta sauce

  • Protein powder

  • Olive oil / Avocado oil

  • Canned tuna / canned salmon

  • Seeds - sunflower, sesame, pumpkin

  • Nuts - pistachios, almonds, cashews

  • Popcorn

  • Green tea

  • Brown rice, Quinoa

  • Coconut oil

  • Coconut aminos

Here are some of my favorite healthy brands:

  • Stonyfield Farms

  • Organic Valley

  • Ezekiel Bread

  • Hain’s

  • Spectrum

  • Shelton’s Meats

  • Wasa Crackers

  • Eden Pasta

  • Alvarado Street

  • Food for Life

  • Straus Creamery

  • Hain’s Safflower Mayonnaise

  • Arrowhead Mills

  • Joya Sesame Tahini

  • MaraNatha nut butters

  • Bob’s Red Mill grains

  • Arrowhead Mills grains

  • Lundberg Farms organic rice

  • Spectrum oils

  • Chosen Foods

If you want to check out Thrive Market, go to Thrivemarket.com/fit4mom and get 25% off your first order.  They even have a pantry starter kit https://thrivemarket.com/p/pantry-starter-kit.

Full disclosure. FIT4MOM is an affiliate for Thrive market. But it’s true love for the company that we share it with you!

A bit more about Thrive Market:

Annual membership fee of $59.95
Free 30 day membership trial
Free shipping over $49 ongoing
25% off your first order using Thrivemarket.com/fit4mom
Earn a $10 credit for each friend referred
Frequent free gift with purchase opportunities
A Thrive Market membership is donated to a low-income family with every paid membership.

EmpoweredMama, Life, Healthy FoodLisa DruxmanMotherhood, Healthy