Pasta Have a supply of 6 boxes of dry pasta on hand. I suggest Barilla brand as a good bet since it holds it shape and flavor after 12 minutes of cooking. The longer cooking time absorbs more water into the pasta and lowers the carb count per cup. Significant difference, I would say. Look for whole grain and other enriched pastas, such as buckwheat or artichoke.
Variety is the joy of cooking.
Grains couscous, bulgur wheat, oatmeal, bran, millet, barley and quinoa are great grains to keep in stock. Cans and Jars I hate to admit it, but there are certain canned goods that are actually acceptable. Staples like tuna, minced clams, whole, crushed and tomato sauces, fat free chicken and vegetable broth, pumpkin, artichoke hearts, natural juice pineapple slices or chunks, mandarin oranges, peanut butter, sugar free jams and fruit spreads are a few trustworthy items to keep on hand. Rice jasmine, basmati, brown, wild, and Italian aborio rice for risotto, come in handy when putting together a meal. Beans bags of dry beans such as black, lentils, split peas, kidney, garbanzo and white beans, as well as canned beans, which you simply open, rinse and use.