Pantry list
Adding the following foods into our pantry is an amazing foundation to all our meals. I just couldn't live without:
Magic foods:
Unpasteurised brown miso paste (full of all the Vit B's you need) (See recipe here.)
Umeboshi plums
Kuzu (use as a thickening agent)
Shitake mushrooms (when really stressed & you need to calm down, take before sleeping in hot water) (See recipe here.)
Kombu, arame & wakame seaweeds (great for your hair, nails & skin)
Whole grains:
Organic brown rice, millet, barley, whole organic oats
Grain products:
Udon & Soba noodles, mochi & sour dough (whole wheat not white flour)
Beans:
Adzuki beans (the queen of all beans for women), lentils, chick peas, black beans, pinto and kidney beans (See recipe here.)
Sea Salt:
This should be moist & slightly grey in colour. No bleach or chemicals added. Throw away all other salt it just hardens your arteries.
Vegetables:
What ever is in season
Fruits:
Small amounts of seasonal fruits
Seeds:
Sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
Nuts:
Small handful of tamari almonds. Cashew nuts make you cranky!
Oils:
Sesame oil, bran oil & olive oil (do not cook with olive oil)
Seasonings:
Tamari (used for cooking with), Shoyu (season after cooking/used as a dipping sauce), mirin, rice cooking wine, umeboshi vinegar
Sweeteners:
Barley malt & rice malt
Spreads:
Tahini
Crackers:
A variety of rice crackers
Wraps:
Spinach, spelt & corn wraps