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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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Comments
GREAT basket with a wonderful combination of yummy, wholesome and nutritious items. Our nearest Whole Foods is over an hour which is sad :( We need a Whole Foods in Temecula so we can enjoy all the wonderfuls items Whole Foods carries (not to mention the great wines!)
07/12/2011 1:12:26 PM CDT
Yum Yum Yum! Everything in this basket looks yummy. Then again, everything from Whole Foods .... "yummy". I always keep a Fig Almond Cake on hand. It makes for a wonderful snack, especially when craving something sweet.
07/12/2011 1:18:04 PM CDT
Love the basket and your store off clayton and 141!
07/12/2011 1:18:10 PM CDT
My favorite summer time snack is banana "ice cream" made only from frozen bananas. Tastes like soft serve ice cream without the added fat or sugar!
07/12/2011 1:38:46 PM CDT
The favorite in my house: Ezekiel 4:9 Organic Sprouted Whole Grain Bread with Organic Peanut butter and fruit spread, the healthiest PB&J we can find!
07/12/2011 1:41:54 PM CDT
sun-dried tomato hummus & crackers! yum. SNACKS!
07/12/2011 1:41:56 PM CDT
I like to sprinkle dried fruits and nuts over salad greens and canned beans instead of the usual croutons, sometimes adding a vinaigrette dressing. It's an easy way to make a salad feel fancier and have a sweet/savory mix. And the beans and nuts add protein.
07/12/2011 2:05:55 PM CDT
My best summer pantry based snack is dates stuffed with almonds and goat cheese.
07/12/2011 2:06:11 PM CDT
apples & cheese, mixed nuts, or yogurt is my favorite
07/12/2011 3:27:37 PM CDT
I love having a bunch of snacks on hand to make a good trail mix! Dried fruit, veggies, nuts, pretzels, and some sort of chocolate of course! :)
07/12/2011 3:30:10 PM CDT
Tortilla Chips & Salsa, almond butter on wheat crackers, and almonds mixed with chocolate pieces.
07/12/2011 3:28:27 PM CDT
Best pantry meal is crackers with tuna and kidney beans mixed with Italian dressing.
07/12/2011 3:30:06 PM CDT
My children love to spread almond butter on toast and then decorate it with nuts or fruit pieces of their choice. Anything they can make themselves is a hit!
07/12/2011 3:49:28 PM CDT
I always have some whole wheat pasta to make a nice Mediterranean pasta salad when I need a quick dish.
07/12/2011 3:50:36 PM CDT
YES PLEASE (:
07/12/2011 3:51:02 PM CDT
My favorite summer pantry snack is organic dried fruit and nuts! Healthy, filling and really easy to grab and go for ANY occasion! :)
07/12/2011 3:51:06 PM CDT
Looks delicious. My family would certainly enjoy it!
07/12/2011 4:02:21 PM CDT
Summer Squash (green & yellow), plum tomatoes, corn from the cob, whole wheat farfalle mixed with lime juice, sea salt, cracked black pepper with freshly grated parm cheese. Yummy!
07/12/2011 4:04:49 PM CDT
Just let the kids graze on whatbstrikes their fancy.
07/12/2011 4:05:52 PM CDT
The best summer treat is dried fruit in your favorite yogurt!
07/12/2011 4:13:22 PM CDT
Fruit, nuts, and snacks that are healthy and tasty. Pick me please. I love Whole Foods!
07/12/2011 4:29:42 PM CDT
Love Whole Foods. Don't mind driving the distance from Spartanburg to Greenville once a week to shop there. Wish you were in Spartanburg. Love to munch on Feta Cheese and pita chips.
07/12/2011 4:30:03 PM CDT
We love you, Whole Foods! Especially the ability to make our own nut butters in the store! :)
07/12/2011 5:10:42 PM CDT
Everything looks so yummy, I would love to win this basket to kick off my eating right promise to my family, I need better food choices after having my twins and bed rest for 15 weeks due to twin transfusion,I gained ALOT of weight ugh, wish me luck!
07/12/2011 5:37:36 PM CDT
sandwiches with some lettuce,tomato,avocado,cucumber and cheese!!!
Home made Red bell pepper hummus & chips. Hard boild eggs to snack on, and coconut water!
07/12/2011 6:02:20 PM CDT