Chapter 17 Planning Healthy Meals 421 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Staple Ingredients Staple ingredients are used on a regular basis and should always be kept on hand. Some of these ingredients are perishable, or prone to spoil and decay. Nonperishable ingredients are not apt to spoil and have a longer shelf life. Some staple ingredients are universal however, as a cook builds a recipe collec- tion, he or she may identify additional ingredients to keep on hand. A well-stocked kitchen makes planning and preparing successful meals easier (Figure 17.8). Staple Ingredients Staple Ingredients Nonperishable Condiments • Hot sauce • Ketchup • Mayonnaise • Mustard, yellow • Soy sauce • Vinegar Dry/Canned • Breadcrumbs • Broth, chicken or beef, canned • Coffee, ground • Cornmeal • Dry milk, nonfat • Honey • Jelly • Maple syrup • Pasta, semolina or whole-grain • Peanut butter • Pinto beans, canned • Rice, white or brown • Tea bags • Tomato paste, sauce, crushed, and diced (canned) • Tuna, canned Baking Supplies • Baking powder • Baking soda • Brown sugar • Flour, all-purpose • Flour, whole-wheat • Granulated sugar • Salt • Vanilla extract Spices • Basil, dried • Black pepper, ground • Cayenne pepper, ground • Chili powder • Cinnamon, ground • Cumin, ground • Garlic powder • Nutmeg, ground • Onion powder • Oregano, dried • Parsley, dried • Rosemary, dried • Sage, ground • White pepper, ground Perishable • Butter • Eggs • Garlic • Oil, canola • Oil, olive • Onions • Potatoes • Shortening Top row, l to r: wanpatsorn/Shutterstock.com Tribalium/Shutterstock.com Mountain Brothers/Shutterstock.com BlueRingMedia/Shutterstock.com BlueRingMedia/Shutterstock.com BlueRingMedia/Shutterstock.com OWLage/Shutterstock.com AminaAster/Shutterstock.com lukpedclub/Shutterstock.com 2nd row, l to r: NotionPic/Shutterstock.com Natykach Nataliia/Shutterstock.com BlueRingMedia/Shutterstock.com Natykach Nataliia/Shutterstock.com Figure 17.8 Staple ingredients, such as spices and condiments, vary from person to person based on the types of foods he or she typically prepares.