Hiya Friend,
I’m a joyful homebody. So even though I love food, cooking and hanging out in the kitchen, I don’t love going to the grocery store. When it comes to produce, we usually shop a couple times a week (although because it’s garden season, I just stroll over to my veggie patch—woo-hoo!). For household and kitchen staples, I try to think ahead and get ‘er done, stocking up with enough toilet paper and hand soap to fill a bunker—it’s kinda like I’m prepping for the next Snowmageddon… in July!
Which is why I’m so thankful that Thrive Market exists. I’ve not only cut down on trips to the store, I’ve also cut some of my grocery shopping costs by 25-50%. New to Thrive? I was too, until recently. Basically, Thrive Market is an online supermarket on a mission to make healthy living accessible and more affordable for everyone. What sets Thrive apart from other online stores is that all of their products are at wholesale prices and they give you free shipping for orders over $49. Plus, Thrive has a really awesome 1:1 model: For every paid membership, Thrive donates a free membership to a low-income family, student, school teacher or veteran. Yep, pretty awesome.
Win a $1,000 Thrive Market Shopping Spree!
To celebrate Thrive and all the fabulous things they’re doing, we’ve teamed up to bring you a HUGE Crazy Sexy Giveaway. Now through Monday, June 29th you can enter to win a $1,000 gift card to stock up at Thrive Market. If that’s not an epic shopping spree, I don’t know what is! (Update: This giveaway is now closed.)
What could be better than eating healthy food and staying on budget? Nada. Just the other day I visited Thrive and loaded up my digital cart with a bunch of my pantry and personal care faves. A few days later they arrived on my doorstep—Boo-yah! It was so quick and easy, plus I saved $82.40 (over 32%).
Here’s my haul—you can check out how I’ve used some of them in the yummy recipe below.
- Organic Virgin Coconut Oil: I could go on and on about all of the uses for this luxurious oil—it’s a nutritious cooking substitute and great for your skin too.
- Almond Butter: This scrumptious spread is a staple in my healthy home. From putting a grown-up twist on the classic peanut butter sandwich, to giving raw desserts a rich and nutty flavor, I never let my almond butter supply run dry. It also finds its way into my smoothies most days!
- Maple Syrup: This sweetie is the perfect addition to your morning oatmeal or healthy desserts—without any refined sugars. Plus, it’s loaded with antioxidants and minerals.
- Goji Berries: These little suckers add a powerful antioxidant boost to your trail mix and they’re also a great dessert topper.
- Chia Seeds: Have you tried chia pudding? If not, you’re in for a treat! You can even use these omega-3-filled seeds as an egg substitute for your vegan baked recipes. Woot!
- Hemp Seeds: Sprinkle these special guys on top of your salad for an extra punch of protein. Add them to your smoothies and you’ve got a hearty breakfast or lunch, chock full of vitamins and minerals.
- Nori Sheets: These mineral-rich sheets are full of calcium and iron—they’re the queen of wraps for your sushi fixings!
- Brown Rice: Think brown rice is boring? Well, think again! Ditch typical takeout and whip up your own version of your favorite Asian meal using this fiber-loaded grain. How about brown rice pudding? If you’re making it, I’ll be there in 10…!
- Tamari: Gluten sensitive? Tamari could be the tasty soy sauce solution you’ve been waiting for (just make sure you look for the gluten-free variety). Deepen the flavors in your sauces and soups with this awesome ingredient.
Get the full list of all 24 Crazy Sexy pantry and personal care faves here.
My ultimate pantry staples are nori and tahini (to eat together or separately)! If I have these two on hand a tasty meal and snack is as easy as grab and roll 🙂 Thanks for putting together your list for us Kris!
Maple Syrup. Awesome substitute !! 🙂
My new pantry staple is nut flours: almond, cashew and coconut flours. I’m gluten free and use these flours instead of rice or other grain based g free flours. They add protein, healthy fats and nutrients to baked and other recipes. Another plus is they really satisfy. Now I eat two small coconut/almond chocolate chip cookies and I’m good!
Yams- so delicious any day, any meal. For breakfast with almond butter and cinnamon, for lunch on a brown rice tortilla with almond butter, spinach and hemp seeds, or for dinner, oven roasted sweet potato sticks with olive oil.
Coconut flakes are my life
Garbanzo beans! i use them all the time.
Good brown rice & seed crackers!
Awesome list! And thanks so much for telling us about Thrive. Totally checking it out.
My pantry staples:
Coconut oil
Grade B Maple Syrup
Quinoa
Chia Seeds
Nori Sheet
Nutritional Yeast
Raw Sunflower seeds
Raw Almonds
Olives (green & kalamata)
Braggs Liquid Amino Acids
Pink Himalayan Salt
Yogi Tea (several flavors)
Matcha Tea
Raw Cacao
Dried seaweed sheets! Wrap with rice and kimchi!
Coconut Aminos is a must have for me! Great for staying soy free and natural and throwing together a quick and delicious veggie stir fry.
I can’t live without raw cashews and blueberries.
Nutritional yeast. I love it on everything. I mix it with hemp hearts to make “parmesan”. I eat it by the spoonful!
local honey is ALWAYS in my pantry
Banza pasta
Just can’t live without organic virgin coconut oil! So many different uses, some yummy for the tummy and others great for the personal care products I make for myself and my son.
Coconut oil!
Brown rice !! Ridiculous how I can’t let my storage canister go below half full !!!
Organic vanilla extract
Hemp Seed Oil – can’t beat it on mashed potatoes!
So hard to pick just one!! I’m completely obsessed with hemp seeds at the moment!! Put them on ana in ecerything!