Pantry//
- Coconut oil and olive oil
- Apple cider vinegar (great to have a tablespoon with water in the morning)
- Coconut milk (good for dahl and curries)
- Organic can tomatoes
- Sweeteners- Coconut sugar, stevia, maple syrup
- Lentils- red + green
- Gluten free grains- quinoa and brown rice, Gluten free pasta and rice noodles
- Herbal teas
- Natural vanilla bean paste or essence
- Organic beans
- Gluten free baking powder
- Potato, Pumpkin and sweet potato (great for homemade chips)
- Onions and garlic
- Raw vegan protein powder
- Nori sheets
- Buckwheat or buckwheat flour (great for pancakes)
- Nuts and seeds- sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and Almonds are some of my staples
- Shredded or flaked coconut
- Flax seeds
- Oats
* TIP: use jars to store some of your pantry staples to keep organised and fresh!
Herbs & Spices//
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Cumin
- Cayenne pepper
- Ground ginger
- Turmeric
- Cardamon
- Black pepper
- Dried mixed herbs
- Chilli Flakes
SuperFoods//
- Cacao powder
- Chia seeds
- Nutritional yeast
- Maca powder
- Spirulina powder
- Hemp seeds
Fridge//
- Lots of vegetables that are in season (especially lettuce, kale, spinach, bok choy, broccoli, cucumber, zucchini, carrot, tomatoes, avocados).
- Lots of fruit in season (always have bananas! great to put ripe bananas in freezer for smoothies and healthy ice cream and smoothies), watermelon is a great hydrating snack, and Organic frozen berries for smoothies.
- Fresh herbs- parsley, mint, coriander and basil (it’s much cheaper to grow your own!)
- Raw ginger
- Raw dark chocolate
- Vegan milk such as almond, soy, coconut or rice milk
- Dried fruit- medjool dates, figs, apricots
Freezer//
- Frozen fruit- banana, berries and zucchini + cauliflower for sugar free smoothies
- Vegetable stocks (great if you want to make a tasty soup)
Equipment//
- High speed blender- Vitamix, Bio chef, Thermomix or Optimum.
- Food processor- I don’t actually own a food processor as I use my blender but if you don’t have a blender these work fine.
- Dehydrator – Great for making raw snacks
- Juicer- Breville or cold press juicer.
- Spiralizer.
- Measuring cups and scales.
- Non plastic water bottles (I use copper because it reduces bacteria in water and also tastes great!)
Hi Tiana!
Was interesting reading your staples! I’m intrigued on why you keep your coconut flour in the freezer? Is there a spoilage issue I am not aware of? I guess logically it is quite high in fat so perhaps would spoil…?
x
Hey lovely,
Thank you, haha I always keep coconut flour in the freezer to extend the shelf life as I don’t use it very often! I store it in a air tight jar to keep any moister out. I find this works well because of the high oil and protein content, it’s more susceptible to spoilage.
How do you store your flour??
Lovely to hear from you,
Tiana xx
Hi, Tiana.
What type of blender do you use I ? I can’t decide if I should get one or a food processor as I have neither and would really love to make some raw food.
Hi Serah,
I use a bio chef blender and have been for about 3 years! It’s great to make raw desserts and will make smoothies so creamy and delicious! Also vitamix is amazing but a little bit more expensive. I started off using a food processor and it was also good but I liked the blender because I make smoothies most days and just wanted one that does it all. Hope this helps xx
Hey Tiana!
What is the size if a spring form you use cooking cashew cheesecakes? And how much grams in a cup?
Hey Lovely Marina,
I use 20cm spring form cake tin. The smaller the cake tin the higher the cake will be!
Grams vary depending on what ingredients you are referring to for example: 1 cup oats is 85g and 1 cup of honey or maple syrup is 340g!
Hope this helps and feel free to ask me if you want to know anything else:)
Tiana
Hi Tiana
Are you able to make almond butter in your biochef?
Thanks
Samantha
Hi Samantha:)
I have a biochef and I make almond butter in it! Works well X