So we don’t actually have a pantry in our kitchen area, I just designate this cupboard for items that we’d keep in a pantry and then we also have another small cupboard of snacks, treats, etc. It works for me because I’m the type that likes to meal plan & grocery shop on Sunday morning for the week ahead. I don’t really stock up on things unless it is something that we truly eat very frequently. But here is a look at a few of the staples I do always like to keep on hand…
This pasta has been our favorite for a while now. I like that we get a few more veggies in for the day and we actually much prefer the flavor of these noodles over regular now!
Mac n Cheese usually for a quick easy lunch on the weekends or to pair with something like hot dogs 😉
Beans & tomatoes because we eat a mexican inspired meal AT LEAST once a week if not more!! And I’m not sure where or how we picked this up but this yellow saffron rice is our go to with Mexican lol
My husband loves these Betty Crocker Blueberry muffins so I try to always have a box on hand. We’ll make them on the weekend and they’ll serve him a couple breakfasts through the week too!
A couple of our Trader Joe’s MUST HAVES are Joe Joe’s, both chocolate & vanilla and cookie butter!!
And some of our current favorite lunch box snacks include these fruit bars, granola bars, and granola balls.
OH AND I’ve always got a dish of M&M’s out, a mix of milk chocolate & peanut, because they are my favorite little after work treat 😉
What are your pantry staples!?
Totally agree with the beans and tomatoes- always! Those snacks look yummy too 🙂
So pretty… those eggs and m&ms! Somebody is an organic fan like myself i see !
Thank you Sarita! Yep, I try to but organic when I can 😉
My pantry is in 2 parts-shelves in the garage and one large inside upper cabinet. We tend to buy in quantity, store in the garage, and keep a few cans of veggies, canned fish, pasta, broth, chili and soup inside for daily purposes. I “shop” my garage as needed. My hubby is super good at organizing so I let him take care of it. I do the baking goods inventory. Lol. And I love your dish of m and ms…
Love being able to shop your garage and nice that hubby is the organizer!! Not having a panty makes it difficult sometimes too just throw things together in a whim but I make it work 🙂
Looks like you have some good stuff on hand! We always seem to have tacos ready for taco night. We keep cans of tomatoes too, and always lots of pasta!
Tacos & pasta, easy staple meals that everyone loves!!
I have a cupboard “pantry” too! Your lunch box snacks look so tasty. They should be in my lunch box too!
Glad to see it’s more common that I thought! I like to switch things up often for our snacks but those fruit bars have been stocked in our home for 6 months now they’re so good! It’s all yummy 😉