Stock your pantry - Affordable finds for quick, healthy meals.

These are some great deals that I found at Costco. Costco is a good way to stock up on healthy food in bulk.  With a stocked pantry, you won't have the excuse of not having anything healthy for dinner. 

Organic Quinoa: $9.69 / Organic Brown Rice: $9.59. Even if you eat these daily, it will take you awhile to go through them. These are the best prices I've found so far on both items. Great deal! On Sunday, I made a big pot of each of these and stored them in Tupperware. This way, we can eat them throughout the week and I don't have to cook it every day.

Dates ($9.99) are an excellent source of antioxidants and minerals like potassium, magnesium and calcium, to name a few. They are loaded with B vitamins for energy and fiber, too. An added bonus, they are super sweet and perfect for curbing a sweets craving. Try one (but spit out the pit!) before you dig into the Ben and Jerry's. Even if you still eat the ice cream, I bet you won't eat as much! 

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Tired of oatmeal? Try this Quinoa & Brown Rice Porridge. Take some of your leftover brown rice and quinoa (about a 1-2 cups each) and simmer with 1-2 cups of almond milk (or any kind of milk). Chop the dates and put in with the grains. Cook for about 8 minutes, or until you get the desired consistency. Top with cinnamon, raisins and bananas for a fiber and protein filled breakfast that will leave you full and satisfied until lunch. 

Nina Italian Tomatoes are great for making sauce. No added sugars or salt. Pure, good tasting, and only around $3.50 at Costco.

Iron, Cardiovascular health and immune building qualities are some of the many benefits of eating Shiitake Mushrooms. They are an excellent source of B2, B5 and B6, minerals, fiber and protein. Mushrooms are little powerhouses of nutrition and are easy to put into almost any meal. These mushrooms are only $6.99 at Costco and have a longer shelf life because they're dried. 

This organic pasta sauce is a Whole Foods find, but at only $2.29 per jar, I had to share it. That's cheaper than almost any other non organic pasta sauce and more pure and nutritional too. Stock up for quick and easy  weeknight meals.Try it with the Shiitake mushrooms to make eggplant and mushroom pasta, or just a quick spaghetti and sauce.

Email me for more information about what to buy at the grocery store. @ theplantbasedhealthcoach@gmail.com


Sources:
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=122
www.livestrong.com