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Win a Basket of Summer Pantry Favorites
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Summertime is the perfect time for easy meals and snacks. A well-stocked pantry can help you feed the crew and get back to the pool, hammock or great summer book more quickly. And when that pantry is stocked with tasty options that are free of artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweeteners and hydrogenated fats, you’ve got it made in the shade. This basket is a collection of a few of our favorite healthy snacks and staples so that you’ll be covered when the stomachs in your house start rumbling.
For a chance to win this basket, enter a comment by July 26th telling us what pantry-based concoction you like to whip up for a quick meal or snack in the summer. One winner will be selected at random to receive our Summer Pantry Favorites Basket, a $100 value, plus a $50 gift card for you to pick up fresh fruits and veggies or other pantry basics.
Here’s what you’ll find in the basket:
- Food Should Taste Good Multigrain Chips
- Zico Natural Coconut Water
- 2 Justin's Classic Organic Peanut Butter Packets
- Eden Organic Cannellini White Kidney Beans (no salt added)
- Eden Organic Black Soy Beans (no salt added)
- 365 Everyday Value Organic Smooth Almond Butter
- 365 Everyday Value Smooth Cashew Butter
- 365 Everyday Value Strawberry Fruit Spread
- 365 Everyday Value Pitted Dates
- 365 Everyday Value Organic Turkish Apricots
- 365 Everyday Value Organic Almonds
- 365 Everyday Value Fruit & Nut Trail Mix
- 365 Everyday Value Organic Walnuts
- Seeds of Change Persia Seven Whole Grain Pilaf Blend
- Seeds of Change Velleron French-Style Herb Whole Grain Blend
- Tru Roots Organic Chia Seeds
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fruit and nut mix!
07/12/2011 1:11:06 PM CDT
We like to make homemade granola bars. (Thanks for having this giveaway!)
07/12/2011 1:11:06 PM CDT
Back to Nature nuts! The cashew, almond, and pistachio blend is the best. Or Justin's Honey peanut butter on anything is always delicious! Yum!
07/12/2011 1:11:09 PM CDT
Heh... almond butter and jam sandwiches. :)
07/12/2011 1:11:10 PM CDT
My fiancé and I make our own granola using ingredients from farmers markets and natural food stores!
07/12/2011 1:11:11 PM CDT
I have a very picky 2 year old daughter. Our "go-to" snack in the summer is either almond butter or peanut butter with whatever berry preserve I have on hand. She prefers boysenberry. Its delicious on multi-grain crackers and they travel well :)
07/12/2011 1:11:13 PM CDT
Any type of pasta salad (with the multi-colored shells for appearance) and I still love sliced block cheese on top of a Triscuit type cracker with a spread topping in between.
07/12/2011 1:11:14 PM CDT
This basket looks fabulous! I'm trying to eat healthier. I think this basket is just what I need!
07/12/2011 1:11:14 PM CDT
Am trying to eat healthy and lose weight, so with this I would make some kind of healthy muffins or cookies and crush the sweet cravings I have been having!!! *help me* I would love to win this basket. And the gift card cause I don't get to go to whole foods very often, since I live 35 miles away from one.
07/12/2011 1:11:15 PM CDT
I love to pull out a bag of orzo and cook it with some spices and put it on a platter with various things I pull from the pantry, like pita wedges, kalamata olives, seasoned garbanzo beans, roasted peppers, olive and pepper tapenades, hearts of palm and giant northern beans. My family and I nibble all of the tasty treats and all of the wonderful flavors combines for a savory feast!
07/12/2011 1:11:16 PM CDT
Dates, apricots, walnuts and almonds? Mmm.. True breakfast of champions.
07/12/2011 1:11:19 PM CDT
During the summer I like to whip up pasta salads. Chicken, tuna, veggie the kinds are endless!
07/12/2011 1:11:21 PM CDT
fruit & nut trail mix.. yummi!!.. my fav :)
07/12/2011 1:11:25 PM CDT
This summer the best pantry based meal is my toddlers' favorite lunchtime snack which is Mac n cheese made using the organic shells n cheese boxes sold at whole foods. It's healthy easy and fast! They love it!
07/12/2011 1:11:31 PM CDT
This summer the best pantry based meal is my toddlers' favorite lunchtime snack which is Mac n cheese made using the organic shells n cheese boxes sold at whole foods. It's healthy easy and fast! They love it!
07/12/2011 1:11:31 PM CDT
I want this basket! I love everything in it! Especially the Turkish apricots and coconut water. yum
07/12/2011 1:11:33 PM CDT
Well that just looks delicious! Reading "Born to Run" right now and wanting to try out the chia seeds!
07/12/2011 1:11:35 PM CDT
Yum! This looks like the PERFECT Summer Pantry basket! I love WFM!
07/12/2011 1:11:40 PM CDT
Almond Butter and Strawberry Fruit Spread on French style whole grain bread, Yum!!!
07/12/2011 1:11:40 PM CDT
My favorite pantry snack would be trail mix made with dried fruit and nuts! YUM!!
07/12/2011 1:11:42 PM CDT
This would be a lovely win!
07/12/2011 1:11:43 PM CDT
i love to make rice chex cereal squares with melted organic peanut butter and butter then drizzle with a little organic chocolate bar melted then refridgerated for an hour then you break it up and have it as a sweet ans salty snack!!!! YUMMY
07/12/2011 1:11:46 PM CDT
Homemade hummus! Love it!
07/12/2011 1:11:48 PM CDT
my husband loves almonds and walnuts and keeps bags at work for small snacking throughout the work day... and my kids are total hummus lovers, love making mine with the canned chickpeas :)
07/12/2011 1:11:54 PM CDT
Healthy eating at its best,Whole Foods
07/12/2011 1:11:55 PM CDT