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    How to Stock Up on Healthy Pantry Staples

    With these on hand, you can always whip up easy, tasty meals and snacks

    When you need to make a meal or feel like getting yourself a snack but you’re not sure exactly what you want, you could simply go to your pantry or open your fridge to see what’s there.

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    That’s why having the right ingredients on hand makes all the difference in maintaining a healthy diet with food that’s also delicious and satisfying.

    Here are tips from Consumer Reports nutrition expert Amy Keating, RD, on how to stock your kitchen to make eating healthy quick and simple.

    To reveal each tip, click or hover your cursor over the dots (or tap on a mobile device) on the illustration below.

    Click on dots to learn more.

    Illustration: Chris Philpot

    Refrigerator Staples to Stock

    Some items stay fresh in the refrigerator for a long time, making them useful to have on hand. Consider fruits like apples and oranges, veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale, and Parmesan cheese.

    Editor’s Note: A version of this article also appeared in the October 2024 issue of Consumer Reports On Health.


    Catherine Roberts

    Catherine Roberts is a health and science journalist at Consumer Reports. She has been at CR since 2016, covering infectious diseases, bugs and bug sprays, consumer medical devices like hearing aids and blood pressure monitors, health privacy, and more. As a civilian, her passions include bike rides, horror films and fiction, and research rabbit holes. Follow her on X: @catharob.