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Apr 7

Stock your coronavirus crisis pantry with what you want to eat – The Providence Journal

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As we all step away from our shopping routines, people want to know what to stock during the shutdown. If you can only shop once a week or every other week, what should you get?

How are we to know?

Eating habits are as personal as they get. Thats even before you get to vegetarian and vegan preferences, and diets that restrict gluten and dairy.

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Ive been reading plenty of pantry-stocking stories. Most of them are just not helpful. I just read one that said to get rid of out-of-season food.

Why?

I have cranberry sauce, the can that my husband craves for Thanksgiving, and a bag of herb stuffing and my emergency jar of Better Than Bouillon, Turkey Base. None of it has expired.

So I bought a turkey breast, and thats what Im making for Easter dinner.

The moral of the story is, to thy own self be true.

I dont care if CookingMatters.org says Fill your pantry with whole grain pasta, brown rice, barely, rolled oats and other favorites.

Those are not ingredients I use normally. Im not going to introduce them when the stress level is on the high side. The right thing for me and my family is comfort food, and by that I mean their favorite dishes.

My husband needs a protein, veggie and rice on every dinner plate. My daughter is a white eater. Chicken and potatoes, and more chicken and potatoes. I can eat goat cheese and charcuterie for dinner, or any kind of pasta.

I love to bake. Thats my entertainment at the end of the day.

The few times Ive gone shopping, I bought the items we eat (and Peeps, because Easter is coming). I got in and out in short time.

I saw people wandering aimlessly among the canned vegetables. If you dont buy them normally, then dont.

Me? I prefer frozen vegetables. So thats what I bought.

If you like beans and legumes, and cook with them, buy them. For me its yes to chickpeas, no to lentils. Yes to snacking nuts, no to granola bars.

Want to stock your pantry? Think of two weeks of meals you want to make. I know its hard, but once you sit with a pen and paper, you can do it.

Then think of staples such as coffee, eggs and breakfast items, soups for lunch, or sandwich ideas. Create a list of ingredients.

It can be that simple. I bet you are all doing this anyway.

Grocery stores are not going to close. They are restocking constantly to meet demand. Smile at all those heroes working to make that all happen. They look exhausted.

When you need to go shopping, put on your gloves and your homemade mask. Get in and get out.

Or do delivery if you want and if you can. If youve been reading The Journal food stories, you know there are many new local choices. I just got my box of chocolates from Sweenors in the mail.

We are going to get through the horrid economics, the togetherness, the dinner challenges and the dark days of sickness. We will come out the other side.

In the meantime, stop with the crazed pantry stories. Or you are liable to read things like this: Coconut water can be used as blood plasma.

Please, people -- just lets dont.

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