Making your own seasoning and spice mixes helps you control the quality of ingredients in your food, saves money (especially when you are
buying organic spices), and is great to know how to do if you can't find the mix you...
However, as if pesticides weren't enough of a reason to
buy organic spices, I recently learned that there are others reasons to
buy organic spices as well.
Not exact matches
I
bought a Maya Coffee Rub (mix of chili
spices / Maya coffee and Maya Cocoa w /
organic cane sugar) at the Whole Foods Market, which I have been using with my roasted vegetables.
Bulk items we
buy 2 or 3 times per year: chia seeds, millet, oats, baking soda / powder / yeast,
spices, herbs & teas,
organic cane sugar, chocolate chips
Ingredients: 2 cups whole, raw,
organic milk from grass - fed cows 1 cup
organic cream, raw is best, but at least not UHT (ultra-pasteurized) 3 egg yolks from pastured chickens (I don't recommend store -
bought eggs be eaten raw) 2 TBL, or to taste, real maple syrup 2 tsp pure,
organic vanilla extract Pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg OR pumpkin pie
spice Dash of unrefined sea salt
Buying organic and high - quality
spices is recommended.
I love to
buy the
organic chicken sausage at whole foods with the various different
spice mixes added to the chicken sausage for more flavor.
Store
bought herbs and
spices are often expensive for the small amount that comes in
spice containers, and you can save money and ensure that your herbs are
organic when you grow your own.
I
buy all of my
spices in bulk from Mountain Rose Herbs or Frontier brand
organic on Amazon.
Instead of
buying your
spices from the supermarket, it is worthwhile investing in a set of small glass jars and going to your local wholefood store to stock up on
organic whole
spices.
Also, the
organic supplier I
buy my spirulina from, Mountain Rose Herbs, provides info on all of its herbs,
spices, oils, powders, etc. that I always find interesting and helpful.
Committed to
organic agriculture, all of the herbs,
spices, and teas that they
buy, sell, and process are certified organically grown.
Where do you
buy in bulk for the best value on things like almond flour, nuts,
spices, etc. (preferably
organic)?
Also check all food items not made in USA do not
buy it; unless certified
organic that includeds all
spices.
Those clear containers house the same premium less - perishables you like to
buy in packaged form, but often at 15 - 30 percent off (especially on
organics and
spices).
When I shop for
spices I prioritize
organic, fair - trade (via Ten Thousand Villages in Canada), or zero waste (
buying with reusable containers at Bulk Barn), but if local were an option, I'd happily go for that.