Let’s face it…not all of us are pros at planning ahead! But if you make sure your fridge, freezer and pantry are always stocked with these items, you’ll always be ready to prepare a meal or snack in a hurry without having to stop at the store on the way home from work! Be sure to add these items to your shopping list as your stock runs low.

In the pantry:

• Baking powder & baking soda
• Baking cocoa
• Biscuit mix
• Brownie mix
• Bread (loaves, buns, pitas, tortillas, English muffins)
• Cake mix & canned frosting
• Canned goods:
• Beans (black, kidney, navy, red, pinto)
• Broth (beef, chicken, vegetable)
• Meat (chicken, salmon, tuna)
• Tomatoes (crushed, diced, peeled whole, pureed)
• Cereal
• Coffee & tea
• Condiments:
• Ketchup
• Mustard
• Salsa
• Cookies & crackers
• Cooking spray
• Extracts (vanilla and almond)
• Flour
• Herbs & spices
• Jams, jellies & preserves
• Juice (fruit & vegetable)
• Main-dish mixes
• Oil:
• Canola
• Olive
• Vegetable
• Olives
• Pasta:
• Fettuccinie
• Macaroni
• Rigatoni
• Penne
• Spaghetti
• Pasta sauces:
• Alfredo
• Pesto
• spaghetti
• Peanut butter
• Pickles
• Rice/rice mixes
• Salt & pepper
• Soft drinks
• Soups
• Soy/marinating sauces
• Syrups:
• Butterscotch
• Chocolate
• Maple
• Sugar (brown, granulated, powdered)
• Tomato sauce & tomato paste
• Vinegar:
• Balsamic
• Distilled white
• Red wine
• White wine

In the fridge:

• Butter/margarine
• Cheese:
• Cheddar
• Cottage
• Mozzarella
• Parmesan
• Deli meats (ham, turkey)
• Eggs
• Fruit juice
• Milk
• Packaged salad greens
• Sour cream
• Yogurt

In the freezer:

• Beef cubes
• Chicken (boneless, skinless breasts)
• Fish fillets (cod, halibut, salmon)
• Ground beef or turkey
• Vegetables (packaged)