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10 Must-Stock Items for Your Kitchen

Save time and money by keeping a supply of these top ten items in your kitchen.

1. All-purpose flour

2. Dry or canned beans: Great Northern, baby lima, kidney, pinto, black

3. Canned beans: chili, cannelloni, garbanzo, refried (or make your own and freeze)

4. Rice: brown, jasmine, wild

5. Broth or stock: vegetable, beef, chicken

6. Pasta: spaghetti, penne, macaroni, fettuccini, egg noodles

7. Cans or jars of tomatoes: diced, sauce, salsa

8. Bread crumbs

9. Cans or jars of fruit: pineapple, mandarins, applesauce, peaches, pears; also packages of raisins

10. Canned or frozen vegetables: peas, corn, green beans, mushrooms.

From Deborah Tukua’s article in the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac, “Making the most of your Meal Money: How to stretch your meal and grocery dollars.” Read the whole article in the Almanac.