Re: favorite must haves

[Guest guest]

Spray butter, fat free jello mix, fat free pudding mix, crystal light, lite bread, fat free cheese, cin and sugar mix, and that is all I can think of right now.

NH... Mom to Abby Liz 10/94 Anne 7/99

[Guest guest]

>I was wondering what are your favorite " must have " healthy foods that you

keep in your pantry?

A variety of beans; whole wheat pastas; different types of canned tomatoes

(diced, stewed, flavored); fat-free baked beans & chili; all kinds of canned

fruit packed in juice; salt-free broth & bouillon; various spaghetti sauces;

different varieties of brown rice, including long grain, short grain,

basmati, jasmine, Bhutanese; other whole grains - millet, quinoa, etc.;

aseptic boxes of low-salt broth used as a base for soups or for cooking rice

in to add flavor; oatmeal - steel cut and old-fashioned; dried peas,

lentils & barley; whole wheat flour and ww pastry flour, as well as other

baking aids, like baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla; boxes of whole

grain mac & cheese mixes (Hodgson's Mill or Amy's Organics); box of whole

grain baking mix (like a whole wheat flour version of Bisquick); various

flavors of fat-free salad dressings; boxes of low-fat Mori-Nu tofu; cans of

veggies - creamed corn, Chinese veggies, like baby corn, sprouts, water

chestnuts; Mexican foods, like fat-free refried beans, enchilada sauce,

whole wheat and corn tortillas; various vinegars for use on salads -

regular, apple cider, Balsamic, red wine; lower salt soy sauce and teriyaki

sauce; natural peanut butter (kept refrigerated); tahini (also kept

refrigerated once opened); baked corn chips (for snacking and as a side with

chili); rice cakes - any flavor, both full side for sandwiches and mini for

snacks; hummus - I usually make mine fresh with freshly cooked or canned

garbanzos, but I also keep a box of hummus mix on hand; salsa - various

degrees of heat; crackers - Wheat Thins, Ak Mak, and other whole grain ones;

and of course, organic popcorn kernels for the air popper.

I'm sure my pantry closet has a lot more than these, but this is all I can

think of off the top of my head right now that I already have on hand at all

times.

I also have some unhealthy stuff in there, like a box or 2 of cake mix for

special occasions, and the every present can of SPAM that Ed enjoys a few

times a year, usually when we're having a power failure.

Sue in NJ

[Guest guest]

Thanks for posting this, Dacia.... and thanks for the gals that responded.... I have an exciting shopping list now for "alternate" ideas ;-)