Kitchen Food Staples

Here are the staples in my kitchen.  I have been doing my best to cook from scratch and get rid of most processed foods from my life because if you look at the ingredients a lot of the items are not really food.  There are some things I'm never going to get rid of, for example I'm not going to bake my own crackers but they are also not a staple in my house.

STAPLES
Italic: Not purchased regularly, Buy when on sale or for holidays.

DAIRY
Butter, unsalted
Cheddar block to shred
Eggs 12 L O
Milk, non-fat O
Parmesan, shredded
Greek Yogurt: Fage nonfat
Tortilla whole wheat 8” soft taco size (10 ct.): Mission

Bread: Orawheat Natural Honey
String or Bonny Bell Cheese

VEGGIE

Bell Peppers (red, yellow, orange)
Carrots -baby
Celery O
Garlic bulb
Ginger
Lettuce: Romaine O
Onion - green
Onion - yellow
Radishes
Tomatoes O
Veggie of the Season

Onion - Red

FRUIT

Bananas
Fruit of the Season

MEATS

Ground Beef: Laura’s Beef O
Ground Turkey
Ground Bison
Chicken Breasts - boneless/skinless
Pork Chops
Sausage, maple: Jimmy Dean
Sausage bold: Jimmy Dean
Sausage hot: Jimmy Dean

Pork Butt

Pork Roast
Chicken Thighs, skinless, boneless
Chicken breasts bone in
Beef Roast
Beef Stew Meat

PASTA & WHOLE GRAINS

Brown rice
Spaghetti - whole wheat
Linguine - whole wheat
Rigatoni - whole wheat
Couscous
Farro
Beans: Pinto
Beans: Split peas
Beans: White
Beans: Lentils

Campanile

Egg Noodles no yolks
Lasagna sheets
Salad macaroni
Shells - large and small
Risotto
White rice

CAN GOODS

Corn Kernel
Beans - Black
Beans - Garbanzo
Beans - Kidney
Chicken broth, no fat: Swanson
Green Chilies: Ortega
Enchilada Sauce - green
Enchilada sauce - red mild
Olives - black
Olives - green
Pickles - dill
Pickles - sweet
Pineapple - chunks
Pineapple - crushed
Refried beans, no fat
Tomatoes - Stewed
Tomatoes - Chopped
Tomato paste
Tomato sauce
Tuna - Albacore in water

Chicken Stock

Beef Stock
Hormel Chili No Bean
Beans: Van de Camp Pork

BAKING

All Purpose flour unbleached
Baking powder
Baking soda
Cornstarch
Nuts: 

• Almonds – 3 lbs.
• Walnuts – 3 lb
• Pecans – 2 lb.

Sugar - brown
Sugar - white

Cranberry - jelled

Cranberry - whole
Evaporated milk
Sweet Condensed milk
Pinenuts

CEREAL:

Old Fashioned Oats
Fiber One Cerael: Honey Clusters

SPICES:

Basil
Bay leaves
Celery Seed
Chili Powder
Cinnamon
Cumin
Dill
Garlic Salt: Lawry’s
Garlic Powder
Ginger
Mustard, ground
Onion powder
Oregano
Paprika - sweet
Paprika - smoked
Parsley
Pepper - black, fine ground
Pepper - black, coarse ground
Pepper - cayenne
Pepper - chipolte chili
Pepper - red pepper flakes
Peppercorns - black
Sage
Salt - iodized
Salt - sea salt, lg flake
Taragon
Thyme

Dry Italian dressing mix

Dry Ranch dressing mix
Dry Lipton Onion soup mix
Gravy: Williams Country, plain
Lime juice - better by limes
Ginger
Marjoram
Nutmeg
Vanilla Beans (for vanilla)

CONDIMENTS

Capers
Garlic, Minced
Honey bear (sm.)
Ketchup: Heinz
Mayonnaise- light: Best Foods
Lemon juice better lemons
Maple Syrup - pure
Marsala: Colombo Sweet Pace
Mustard: Best Foods Dijoneese
Oil: Canola Oil
Oil: Toasted Sesame oil
Oil: EVOO – cold pressed
Peanut Butter: Skippy O
Salsa, medium
Soy Sauce, low sodium
Hot Sauce: Tabasco
Hot Sauce: Saracha
Taco sauce
Vinegar, white
Vinegar, balsamic best you can afford no caramel flavoring
Vinegar, rice
Vinegar, red wine
Vinegar, white wine
Vinegar, apple cider
Worcestershire

FROZEN

Blue Berries

Corn

Peas
Pasta Prima Spinach / Mozz raviolis

DRINKS

Beer
Coffee: Beans O
Diet 7up
Diet Coke
Pineapple juices (sm. can)
V8 juice (sm. can)
Vodka: Absolute vodka. 1.75L
Vodka: Stolie. 1.75L
Vodka: Stolie Blue 1.75L
Vodka: Stolie Raz 1.75L
Tea: Good Earth Green Lemongrass

Apple Cider (pkg or fresh pressed)
Cramberry Juice
OJ
Sunkist soda
A&W Rootbeer

SNACKS:

Rold Gold Pretzels
Doritos
Lays BBQ Chips
Cheetos

PERSONAL

Hairspray: Finesse
Toothpaste: TheraBreath
Toothpaste: Crest Sensitive
Oral Rinse: TheraBreath
Deodorant: Sure
Deodorant: Lady Speed Stick
Shampoo: Pantene
Conditioner: Pantene
Bath soap: Coast
Olay Face Cloths (normal/dry)
Spray Gel: Pantene (men)
Floss: Glide waxed
Hand soap, refill
Panty liners: Always
Panty liners: Kotex
Tampons (super) 100 ct.: Tampax
Tampons (reg.) 100 ct.: Tampax
Qtips (3 pkg.)
Skintamate shave (blue)
Shave (men-no gel)

MEDICINE

Alcaseltzer
Excedrin Migrane 300 ct.
Aleve Gel 160
Motrin IB

CLEANING

Bleach: Clorex
Dryer sheets: Bounce
Clothes soap: Kirkland 170 oz.HE
Dish soap: Kirkland
Stain Remover: Spray n wash
Wipes

CAT

Cat Litter, scoopable
Dry Cat Food, purple bag
Wet food small cans
Flea medicine: Frontline

MISC

Computer Ink: Cannon
Computer Paper Xerox 800 sheets 24lb. weight
Photo Paper - glossy: Kirkland
Garbage bags - Kitchen
Foil, heavy duty: Reynolds
Foil, regular: Reynolds
Kleenex 10/85ct
Paper towels -Kirkland
Parchment Paper
Propane
Plastic Wrap
Plates - small: Kirkland
Plates - large: Chinet
Stamps
TP - individual wrapped: Kirkland
Freezer bags - gallon: Ziplock
Freezer bags - quart: Ziplock

Garbage bags - Outdoor

Note: As of 11/2010 no longer purchase frozen shrimp at Costco or any seafood where the origin is Asia. Buy only US seafood to try and avoid harmful chemicals.

Also need to check on Chicken Breasts: Call the customer service department of the chicken producer whose poultry you buy. Ask if they give arsenic to their birds or buy organic (cannot legally be given arsenic). Many poultry producers feed animals an organic form of arsenic to control intestinal parasites. One study showed: Arsenic in 55% of 155 samples purchased in MN and CA supermarkets. All 90 samples from fast food restaurants contained it.

HOMEMADE ITEMS

No longer purchase these processed items.
Seasonings
Taco seasoning
Italian seasoning
Blackening spice
Oat Flour
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Rosemary (plant)
Zest (lemon, orange, lime)
Bread Crumbs
Vanilla
Dairy
Grated Cheese, buy blocks
Sauces
Pesto
Pizza sauce
BBQ Sauce
Sweet n Sour sauce
Salad Dressing
Spaghetti Sauce
Food from Scratch
Chili
Spanish Rice
Soda Water
Products:
All purpose cleaner
Steamer Mop
Coffee filters (use a metal one)

NOT FAVORITES

Snyder’s of Hanover: Pretzels, shinny coating not good.

Note: As of 11/2010 no longer purchase frozen shrimp at Costco or any seafood where the origin is Asia. Buy only US seafood to try and avoid harmful chemicals.