Raw Foods – Stocking Your Pantry for Success!

One of the best things you can do to be successful on the raw food diet is to make sure your kitchen is well stocked. Having what you need to make delicious raw food recipes at your fingertips is essential for those weak moments when you crave an old favorite cooked dish.

Below is a list of what I typically keep stocked in my pantry at home. Maybe this will give you some ideas on how to set up your own personal pantry space to ensure your raw food success!

Of course, you should always buy raw, organic versions of these foods, but it’s also good to know a little more about the companies that make them. Find out which ones are doing more in your communities and choose them over others to support your efforts. When it comes to dried fruits, you should get the ones that are sugar and sulfur free. They are sometimes hard to find in stores, but online you should have more options.

I did list snacks and other packaged foods at the end because in most cities these days you can buy pre-made raw snacks and even sometimes health food store meals. However, these are also easy to make in large batches at home to keep in your pantry. It’s cheaper this way and usually tastes better anyway.

The list:

1. Nuts/Seeds

• Almonds, walnuts and nut butter
• cashews
• walnuts
• sunflower seeds
• flax seeds
• Hemp seeds
• pecan nuts
• macadamia nuts
• brazil nuts
• chia seeds
• Pinions

2. Nuts

• grapes
• Dried cranberries
• dates
• figs
• dried cherries
• dried apricots
• dried strawberries
• Dried cranberries

3. Superfoods

• Cocoa: powder, nibs, butter
• dried coconut flakes
• goji berries
• bruise
• mesquite powder
• E3 Live Blue Green Algae
• lucuma powder
• dried carob powder
• Raw protein powders or meal replacement powders

4. Grains

• raw oatmeal
• buckwheat grooves
• wheat grains

5. Sweeteners

• Agave
• Yacon root syrup
• 100% maple syrup (not raw, but commonly used by raw food lovers)
• raw honey

6. Condiments and Condiments

• celtic sea salt
• Other favorite dry spices (I use more cumin, coriander, and cinnamon!)
• Coconut butter and oil
• extra virgin olive oil
• Raw apple cider vinegar
• Nama Shoyu (raw soy sauce)
• Nutritional yeast (not raw, but sometimes used by raw foodies)
• Stone Ground Mustard

7. Snacks and packaged foods

• Kale or other vegetable chips
• Cookies, fruit and nut bars, chocolate bars, other desserts
• Breads and crackers (I love the Manna bread, which isn’t 100% raw, but is cooked at low temperatures and is delicious as an occasional snack.)
• Big wave

The more raw recipes you make, the more you’ll start to learn about which foods you need to preserve more of in your own kitchen. I hope this list helps you decide which foods would work best in your home pantry.