The Best Healthy Pantry Essentials

Looking to make healthier decisions? Stock your pantry with these best ever healthy pantry essentials and make everyday healthy living a reality!

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Having the right ingredients on hand can set you up for success. Especially when it comes to healthy eating!

Today, I’m sharing some of the best healthy pantry essentials to keep in stock. These essentials are great for making most of the recipes here on Jar Of Lemons (hello, 50+ Quick Healthy Dinners!) and healthy recipes in general!

P.S: Be sure to scroll to the bottom and grab your FREE printable Healthy Pantry Essentials Checklist! (opens in a new tab)

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The Best Healthy Pantry Essentials:

1. Whole Grains

Brown Rice
Quinoa
Rolled Oats
Whole Wheat Bread
Whole Grain Cereals
Instant Oatmeal
Whole Grain Pasta

This brown rice (opens in a new tab) and this low-carb pasta (opens in a new tab) is great for making quick, easy, healthy dinners! Keeping oats (especially rolled oats) on hand is wonderful for making easy overnight oats recipes. I love keeping instant oatmeal (opens in a new tab) on hand for those really busy mornings, too!

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2. Canned Goods

Black Beans
Chickpeas
Tomato Sauce
Diced Tomatoes
Green beans

Beans, chickpeas, (opens in a new tab) and diced tomatoes are always great to have around for a yummy chili recipe! Tomato sauce is a staple in many dishes, and green beans (or other canned vegetables) are nice to stock up on when you don’t have fresh vegetables on hand.

3. Oils & Vinegars

Olive oil
Avocado oil
Coconut oil
Apple Cider Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar

I love olive oil and balsamic vinegar on fresh salads, like this Avocado Strawberry Spinach Salad! Avocado oil (opens in a new tab) is great for cooking, and coconut oil (opens in a new tab) is great for baking. Keep apple cider vinegar on hand for baking recipes and gut health!

Pro-tip: this drink (opens in a new tab) has apple cider vinegar in it and actually tastes good!

4. Spices & Seasonings

Salt & Pepper
All Purpose Seasoning
Dried Herbs
Garlic
Paprika
Cayenne
Chili Powder

This all purpose seasoning (opens in a new tab) is my favorite! I also love Just Spices for seasoning blends (try out this sampler).

5. Baking

Baking powder
Baking soda
Chocolate chips
Whole wheat flour
Almond flour
Boxed mixes

It’s great to have a muffin mix, (opens in a new tab) pancake mix, (opens in a new tab) cake mix, (opens in a new tab) and cookie mix (opens in a new tab) on hand. You never know when you’ll have a last minute brunch or party to bring one of these things too. All organic and as healthy as possible, of course!

6. Nuts & Seeds

Almonds
Walnuts
Cashews
Sunflower seeds
Chia seeds
Peanut butter
Cashew butter

Nuts and seeds are great as yogurt toppings or on their own as snacks. Peanut butter is a staple, and cashew butter (opens in a new tab) is great for making smoothies and recipes extra creamy (like this Banana Cashew Butter Chia Seed Smoothie)!

7. Snacks

Protein bars
Popcorn
Dried fruit
Chocolate
Chips

These protein bars (opens in a new tab) are a perfect for a quick and easy snack! There are also lots of healthy chip options over on Thrive Market (opens in a new tab) to stock your pantry with.

8. Other

Dried Lentils
Canned Tuna
Honey
Maple Syrup
Smoothie Add-ins

Some smoothie add-ins include nuts, dried fruit, granola, protein powder, (opens in a new tab) and collagen.

Healthy Pantry Essentials Checklist (Printable)

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