Prepping Your Pantry for a Season of Festive Feasting

There’s a lot that goes into preparing your home for the holiday season. Aside from planning for meals, snacks, and goodies, it’s a good idea to stock your pantry full of ingredients that can inspire you and keep bellies full. Whether you have friends stopping over for a gift exchange or you’ll be hosting family for several days, it’s ideal that you have several pantry essentials on hand from your favourite local grocery store in Vancouver.

Baking Staples

From baking cookies to creating pies and cakes, there are a number of baking essentials that you’ll want to stock in your pantry. You can make these treats healthier by opting for organic ingredients. Look for high-quality, whole grain flours, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, oil, chocolate chips, nuts, and vanilla. Don’t forget about spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and clove. These are items you'll benefit from having on hand all year, not just during the holidays.

Meal Preparation

If you want to make your life easy, plan your holiday meals ahead of time. You’ll want to purchase your pantry ingredients ahead of time from a health foods store. Then, all you’ll have to do is purchase the fresh ingredients at the last minute. Creamed soups, pasta, rice, beans, and canned vegetables are great items to have on hand. Stock up on a variety of salad dressings and dipping sauces for variety and to keep everyone happy.

Don’t Forget Snacks

Even if you have a great spread planned for your holiday meals, snacking is inevitable. You never know what someone might have a taste for, so keep some basics on hand. Crackers, chips, pretzels, cookies, olives, and pickles are all essential for a quick snack tray.

If you are headed to your local health foods store to stock your pantry in anticipation of the holiday season, check out all the organic and healthy items we have available at Famous Foods. We are a grocery store in Vancouver that caters to different dietary requirements and preferences. From our Famous Foods family to yours, we hope you have a very merry holiday season.