Pantry Checklist

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Baking Ingredients

Better: Freshly milled flour / sprouted grain flower

Good: Non-fortified with synthetic vitamins (Organic) / unbleached

Avoid: Aluminum (some baking powders), bromate, pesticide residues, mold toxins (mycotoxins), heavy metals

Grains & Rice

Better:

Good:

Avoid: Free of - Arsenic, cadmium, mycotoxins, glyphosate residues, insect fragments in poorly sealed containers.

Pasta & Noodles

Better: Unbleached Organic pasta, Ancient grains Organic pasta ( Einkorn, spelt, Emmer (farro), Kamut (Khorasan wheat)

Good: Organic (free of synthetic vitamins and pesticides)

Avoid: Glyphosate residues, heavy metals, artificial colors, BPA (from packaged ready meals)

Beans & Legumes

Better: Glass Jarred Pre-soaked & Sprouted Beans

Good: BPA free cans, Organic (Pesticide free)

Avoid: Pesticide residues, mycotoxins, heavy metals, BPA (canned), mold contamination

Canned Goods

Better:

Good:

Avoid: BPA/BPS can linings, lead (older imports), PFAS (some packaging), excess sodium, heavy metals

Oils & Fats

Better: Grass Fed & Finished Tallow, Organic Unrefined Coconut oil in a Glass jar

Good:

Avoid: Oxidation products, trans fats, hexane residues, mineral oil contaminants, plasticizers

Condiments & Sauces

Better: no gaur gums or

Good: Seed oil free, Organic

Avoid: High fructose corn syrup, seed oils, artificial colors, preservatives, excess sodium, BPA from packaging

Herbs

Better:

Good:

Avoid: Watch out for - Pesticide residues, radiation, heavy metals, mold toxins, fillers/adulterants, Lead, cadmium, artificial dyes

Salts

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Microplastics, heavy metals, anti-caking additives, impurities, iodine imbalance (where applicable) lack of micro nutrients

Sweeteners

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Heavy metals, pesticide residues, HFCS contaminants, artificial sweeteners, processing residues

Breakfast Cereals

Better

Good:

Watch out for - Glyphosate residues, seed oils, heavy metals, artificial colors, excess added sugars, preservatives

Nut Butters & Spreads

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Aflatoxins, rancid oils, added sugars, hydrogenated oils, mold contamination

Nuts & Seeds

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Aflatoxins, cadmium, pesticides, mold, rancidity

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Sulfites, pesticide residues, added sugars, mold toxins, mineral oil residues

Snacks and Chips

Best:

Better:

Watch out for - Seed oils, pesticides, Acrylamide, artificial colors, trans fats, excess sodium, PFAS packaging

Pickled & Fermented Items

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Sodium benzoate, sulfites, excess sodium, BPA packaging, artificial colors

Jams and Preserved Foods

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - BPA/BPS, preservatives, excess sodium, added sugars, mold contamination

Broths and Soups

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - MSG (if avoiding), artificial flavorings and preservatives, yeast extracts, preservatives, BPA packaging

Drinks /
Drink Mixes

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, heavy metals, added sugars

Shelf-Stable Proteins

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Mercury, BPA can linings, excess sodium, nitrates/nitrites, arsenic (some seafood)

Shelf-Stable Dairy

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Carrageenan, BPA packaging, added sugars, preservatives, emulsifiers

Baby & Family Staples

Better:

Good:

Watch out for - Arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, pesticide residues