These are essential for making a variety of meals:
- Potato flour (often called Potato Starch) - I use this the most so I buy it in 2kg bags and keep it in the fridge with my other flours.
- Tapioca flour
- Chickpea flour
- Coconut flour
- Chestnut flour
Fruit e.g. apples, bananas, kiwi fruit, berries, melon, nectarines, peaches, plums, grapes, pineapple, tomatoes, cucumber, sweet peppers, avocado.
Vegetables e.g. celery, lettuce, carrots, onions, garlic, potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, green beans, green leafy vegetables, butternut, swede, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, leek, courgette.
Quality fruit jams (without added sugar)
Dried fruit (banana pieces, figs, dates)
I usually have chicken twice a week, lamb or beef once a week, salmon or tuna once a week, and sometimes I have turkey for a change. The rest of the meals are vegetarian based.
Whole milk
Free range eggs
Greek yoghurt
Cheese (soft cheese, cottage cheese, halloumi, feta, mild and mature)
Butter (from grass-fed cows)
Cocoa powder (no added preservatives)
Quality baking soda (without the presence of heavy metals)
Sometimes I've used arrowroot powder as a thickener
Olive oil
Avocado oil
Coconut oil
Ghee butter
Tallow
Herbs (fresh and dried)
Celtic salt
Pepper
Natural, organic bone broth
Chickpeas (in water)
Chickpea pasta
Chickpea rice
Lentil crispbread crackers
Dried red lentils
Red lentil pasta
Red lentil rice
Red lentil and beetroot pasta
Green pea pasta
Beans (cannellini, haricot, red kidney, butter beans)
Green lentils (in water)
Hazelnuts
Macadamias
Peanuts
Brazil nuts
Walnuts
Pecans
Almonds
Nut based snack bars (made with natural ingredients)
Mixed seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, chia)
Flaxseed (milled)
Herbal teas
Rooibos tea
Earl grey tea (decaffeinated)
Apple juice
Coconut water
Cashew milk