{"id":27,"date":"2014-03-30T23:53:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T22:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livingthehealthychoice.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2015-05-17T20:11:17","modified_gmt":"2015-05-17T18:11:17","slug":"mypantry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/livingthehealthychoice.com\/de\/mypantry\/","title":{"rendered":"My Pantry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to my overflowing pantry of natural, plant-based foods.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As I have experienced it myself – every beginning is difficult. When I moved out of my parents and began an independent life with an own apartment, job and money \u2013 lots and lots changed. And one thing was food.<\/p>\n

All of the sudden I was the one responsible for what landed on my table. I <\/em>went to the supermarket and bought the food, I <\/em>would prepare and eat at home. I couldn’t hide behind sentences like „Well, I didn’t buy that bar of chocolate – but now that it is here, it might as well get eaten\u201d, it was now completely up to me what ended in my stomach. So over the first few months of living on my own, things were slowly changing. I integrated more vegetables in my meals, ate less and less pasta (hands up, who couldn’t live off pasta every day?!) and tried to cut down on dairy products. One really funny thing that I noticed at one point: ever since I moved out, never have I bought meat once!<\/p>\n

And while I browsed the Internet, stumbled across various food blogs and learned about quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat, I had quit on diary products and meat completely. I read, I tried and experimented, over and over again until I reached a point where I knew how to build up a good balanced meal.<\/p>\n

What I want to say: everything is possible! I came from a place where I didn\u2019t really care or know about food to where I am now. Happy and healthy!\u2028 I hope livingthehealthychoice<\/em> will be a guide and inspiration for you and your own healthy living.<\/p>\n

\"MyPantry<\/p>\n

What will you find in my pantry?<\/em><\/p>\n

As I love love love going to the (super)market as much as others love to go shopping, I will not often run out of food completely. Put fresh vegetables and fruits aside, a big part of my diet are whole grains, nuts and seeds of all kind. In the following I categorized and listed various ingredients that you will most likely always find in my home.<\/p>\n

Grains & seeds
\n<\/strong>Quinoa<\/em> \u2013 probably my favourite seed ever.
\nAmaranth<\/em> \u2013 great as a side dish, and newly I prepare it as a porridge for breaktast
\nCouscous<\/em> \u2013 \u201cno time!\u201d alternative
\nBuckwheat<\/em> \u2013 nearly forgotten around here, yet super delicious, for sweet and savoury dishes
\nPolenta
\n<\/em>Millet
\n<\/em>Hemp seeds<\/em> \u2013 often slightly roasted and put over salad or used in my ever favorite parsley-hemp-pesto
\nSunflower seeds<\/em> \u2013\u00a0(see above!)
\nPumpkin seeds<\/em><\/p>\n

Flours
\n<\/strong>Buckwheat flour<\/em> \u2013 most used flour in my kitchen!
\nAlmond flour<\/em> \u2013 super easy homemade flour, great in sweet treats
\nCornmeal
\n<\/em>Spelt flour<\/em><\/p>\n

Plant milks
\n<\/strong>Nut milks
\n<\/em>– Almond milk
\n– Hazelnut milk
\n– Cashew milk
\nSoya milk
\n<\/em>Rice milk
\n<\/em>Oat milk
\n<\/em>Coconut milk \u2013 great for curries, soups or desserts!<\/em><\/p>\n

Pasta
\n<\/strong>Buckwheat pasta
\n<\/em>Wholegrain pasta<\/em><\/p>\n

Natural sweeteners
\n<\/strong>Maple syrup
\n<\/em>Agave syrup<\/em> \u2013 inexpensive alternative of maple syrup
\nBananas<\/em> \u2013 even cheaper!
\nDates
\n<\/em>Dried Figs<\/em><\/p>\n

Beans & lentils
\n<\/strong>Kidney beans <\/em>\u2013 my favourite beans
\nWhite beans
\n<\/em>Black beans
\n<\/em>Chickpeas <\/em>\u2013 great for making hummus or a simple salad
\nBeluga lentils
\n<\/em>Red lentils<\/em><\/p>\n

Nuts
\n<\/strong>Almonds <\/em>\u2013 favourite nut!
\nWalnuts<\/em> \u2013 brain food
\nCashew nuts
\n<\/em>Hazelnuts<\/em> \u2013 let me just say: homemade nutella!
\nBrazil nuts
\n<\/em>Coconut <\/em>\u2013 mostly shredded and put over my breakfast<\/p>\n

Superfoods
\n<\/strong>Hemp seeds
\n<\/em>Flax seeds<\/em> – rather inexpensive, plus super nourishing, great addition to smoothies
\nChia seeds<\/em> – can be used so diverse! Add it to smoothies, sprinkle over your granola or make super tasty chia pudding
\nCacao nibs<\/em> – raw chocolate nibs, delicious when sprinkled over breakfast
\nMaca powder<\/em> – moulty tasting powder that I blend in smoothies or oatmeal
\nChlorella, Wheatgrass & Spirulina powder<\/em> – Green super powders, perfect addition to a green smoothie
\nAcai powder<\/em> – very expensive, but makes great acai breakfast bowls!
\nHemp powder<\/em> – great protein powder that I like to add to my smoothies after a workout<\/p>\n

What kitchen supplies will you find in my pantry?<\/em><\/p>\n

During this past year, my stack of kitchen supplies has quadrupled.. at least! When I changed my eating habits, I owned an inexpensive blender that I shortly after broke by trying to make nut butter. Not a good idea – I very much advice you to read that blender manual! From then on all I was asking for christmas and birthdays was kitchen supplies and I have come up with a presentable, but still reasonable stock of them. May I present you my favorites, my boys, each one has its own story and I will share some of them over time.<\/p>\n

\"Philips

Philips HR2096\/00
the blender I use for all my smoothies<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Kenwood

Kenwood CH256
blender two for nuts, homemade flours, etc..<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Braun

Braun MR 300
my immersion blender, that I start to love again<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Gefu

Gefu Spirelli 13460
super small vegetable spiralizer<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Philips

Philips HR1869\/01
newest member of the family, my juicer<\/p><\/div>\n

This is my pantry, my happy place.<\/u><\/p>\n

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