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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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I make hummus, it is quick and I always have all the ingredients on hand.
07/25/2011 5:00:24 PM CDT
I love toasting pecans with various spices! Almonds too!
07/25/2011 5:16:27 PM CDT
Our goto is tuna fish and crackers. Quick, easy and fulfilling.
07/25/2011 5:25:28 PM CDT
I love to throw together a black bean and corn salad or homemade black bean burgers.
07/25/2011 5:25:47 PM CDT
My favorite pantry based meal is spaghetti!
07/25/2011 5:48:37 PM CDT
i like to eat carrots and ranch in the summer because its a cool snack and cools you off. i also like to freeze bananas and eat them like popsicles
07/25/2011 7:17:08 PM CDT
I enjoy chili on corn chips. It's quick and easy. Thanks!
07/25/2011 7:29:49 PM CDT
I would used the nuts and dried fruit to make a great travel trail mix for healthy airplane snacks.
07/25/2011 7:44:47 PM CDT
A handful of nuts and dried fruit is good enough for me!
07/25/2011 8:14:41 PM CDT
I'd love to make a pasta salad for hot days.
07/25/2011 9:08:30 PM CDT
Living with a single Dad makes it hard to have home-cooked meals, so we usually just grab some bread and pb+j from the pantry for dinner
07/25/2011 9:12:12 PM CDT
I keep orzo in the pantry to make salads with grape tomatoes and feta cheese.
07/25/2011 10:10:52 PM CDT
I always keep raisens in the pantry to make homemade cinnamon raisen bread.
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07/25/2011 10:19:28 PM CDT
I make an easy trail mix out of nuts and popcorn and dried berries1
07/25/2011 11:07:49 PM CDT
I always keep bread mix in my pantry so I love to make a quick jam from fresh seasonal fruits and then make the bread up in the breadmaker and have fresh bread and jam! I also keep pasta in the pantry for a quick pasta salad with freash veggies and some pantry staples like olives and dressings.
07/25/2011 11:33:23 PM CDT
I grab pasta from the pantry and then cook it up with tomatoes, basil and green onions from the garden.
07/25/2011 11:43:29 PM CDT
I love fresh watermelon and cantaloupe, thanks!
07/25/2011 11:44:23 PM CDT
Our favorite pantry snack is a can of chili mixed with nacho cheese sauce. We either eat it on a potato or doritoes.
07/26/2011 12:05:41 AM CDT
Take a can of peaches from your pantry. Open can. Reserve liquid. Chop peaches into bite size. Put spoonful of peaches in each section of ice cube tray. Fill with reserved liquid. Freeze an hour or so until semi-firm. Insert craft stick into each cube. Freeze overnight. Makes lovely cold peach pop-sickles.
07/26/2011 1:01:44 AM CDT
As long as I have yeast on hand the pizza dough is really quick to make in my bread machine and the topping options are endless.
07/26/2011 1:06:56 AM CDT
I like to mix a few cans of tuna along with alot of corn, and mayo...and loads of black Pepper in a big bowl, and dip tortilla chips in it. Quick and easy and tasty :). Need ice cold soda with it!
07/26/2011 2:32:01 AM CDT
we love to freeze fresh grapes & fresh picked berries and eat them nice and cold on hot days
07/26/2011 7:23:44 AM CDT
My best summer pantry meal is linguini with pesto sause made with basil and garlic out of my garden
07/26/2011 7:31:45 AM CDT
I have a few: h/m hummus with roasted red peppers w/pita chips;
pasta salad with black beans, corn, salsa and ranch dressing;
granola made with dried fruits & nuts;
snack mix made w/cereal, nuts, pretzels etc
07/26/2011 7:44:37 AM CDT
My best summer pantry food is cheese and crackers. I enjoy it with some wine.
07/26/2011 8:35:53 AM CDT