Stocking Your Pantry during Coronavirus
March 23, 2020Let’s stock our kitchen to prepare for COVID-19. Good eating begins with making your kitchen meal-ready. With a few basics on hand, you will be better equipped to pull together simple meals to keep your family healthy.
Starling’s registered dietitian, Elisa Marley RD CD, provides some useful hints below:
PANTRY:
Grains: dry pasta, cereals, rice, couscous
Beans (canned or dry): black, pinto, kidney, chickpea, lentil, cannellini
Canned fruits (packed in juice): pineapples, peaches, mandarin oranges, pears
Broths (low salt): chicken, beef, vegetable
Canned tomatoes: diced, crushed, whole, tomato sauce
Nut Butters: peanut, almond, cashew
Oils: olive, avocado, canola, nonfat cooking spray
Condiments: Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, low salt soy sauce
Spices: kosher salt, black pepper, dried Italian seasoning, bay leaves
Other: trail mix, Lipton dry chicken noodle soup mix
REFRIGERATOR:
Sports drinks, juice boxes, oral supplements (Boost/Ensure), individually wrapped cheeses, cottage cheese, yogurt, hard-boiled eggs, single-serving pudding, custard, gelatin, single-serving fruit cups, applesauce, single-serving hummus, and guacamole
FREEZER:
Frozen vegetable, waffles, ice cream