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The Pantry | Winter

The Pantry

The Pantry is your seasonal guide to nature’s most nourishing ingredients, curated to align with the rhythms of the Earth and support your body through each season. Explore a thoughtfully crafted list of foods that connect timeless wisdom with seasonal living.

Which will you add to your shopping list this week?

 Vegetables (Seasonal and Water-Element Supporting):

  • Winter squash (butternut, acorn, spaghetti)

  • Sweet potatoes

  • Root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, beets)

  • Cabbage

  • Kale, collard greens, and Swiss chard

  • Brussels sprouts

  • Leeks

  • Mushrooms

  • Onions

  • Garlic

  • Celery root (celeriac)

  • Seaweed (nori, wakame, kelp, dulse, kombu)

Fruits (Seasonal and Water-Element Nourishing):

  • Oranges

  • Grapefruit

  • Lemons

  • Apples

  • Pears

  • Cranberries

  • Pomegranates

  • Persimmons

Proteins (Winter and Water-Element Enhancing):

  • Fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines)

  • Grass-fed beef

  • Pasture-raised chicken

  • Eggs

  • Legumes (black beans, lentils, kidney beans)

  • Bone broth

  • Shellfish (oysters, mussels, clams)

  • Duck (warming and nourishing for yin and essence)

Nuts, Seeds, and Grains:

  • Black sesame seeds (Water element-specific; supports kidney essence)

  • Walnuts

  • Almonds (soaked for digestibility)

  • Pumpkin seeds

  • Chia seeds

  • Oats

  • Quinoa

  • Barley

  • Millet

  • Brown rice

  • Buckwheat (warming)

Dairy and Fats:

  • Full-fat yogurt (warming in cooked preparations)

  • Ghee (nourishing and grounding)

  • Butter

  • Avocado

Herbs and Spices (Warm and Protective):

  • Ginger

  • Cinnamon

  • Turmeric

  • Cloves

  • Cardamom

  • Black pepper

  • Nutmeg

  • Rosemary

  • Thyme

Additional Foods for Winter and the Water Element:

  • Seaweed (nori, wakame, kelp, dulse, kombu)

  • Black rice or forbidden rice (strengthens kidney energy)

  • Black beans (deeply nourishing for the kidneys)

  • Miso (fermented and warming)

  • Fermented vegetables (sauerkraut, kimchi)

  • Honey (raw and local for lung and kidney support)

  • Dark chocolate/cacao (rich in magnesium and grounding)