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I am continually realizing more and more things that I LOVE sourcing directly from the food supplier. That’s what Azure Standard is all about.

Go here to find out the nearest delivery drop to you.

And download my Pantry Checklist here to access pages and pages of my favorite things I stock in my pantry. It’s no secret that most of them I source from Azure.

If you’re new to Azure Standard, keep reading to find out more and to take a peek at my all-time favorite things that I order from Azure.

Can I order directly from a food supplier?

Chefs who own a restaurant go to food suppliers to order their food in bulk. Grocery stores stock their shelves using multiple food suppliers.

But there isn’t an option to have high-quality pantry supplies shipped to your home, in family-size bulk orders, is there? There isn’t a way to eliminate the middle man and go directly to the supplier (for those things you can’t buy directly from your local farmer), is there?

That’s what I used to think.

But Azure Standard is doing something new. This family-owned company saw a broken model of food production in the U.S. and got to work creating a better option.

If you’d like to meet the founder of Azure Standard, and hear more about how it all works, listen in to this episode (S7 E3) of the Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy podcast.

Does Azure Standard let me order directly from a food supplier?

Azure is an independent food supply chain that connects food suppliers directly to consumers. But on top of that, they hold their products and suppliers to a very high standard. They only offer real food, with natural ingredients, and no junk.

But because they’ve removed so many levels of cost, and storage, and labor, their prices can NOT be beat. Top-quality real food, options to buy in bulk, and genuinely solid pricing.

They even reuse boxes to package up your order each month, to keep the bottom line–and their carbon footprint–down.

It’s a thrill to meet the delivery truck, with a whole group of like-minded friends, and unload all the goodness. Then boxing and feeling great about all the in-between steps and costs I just eliminated, not to mention the high-quality goodness I’m stocking my pantry with…

I. love. Azure. Pick-up. Day.

My kitchen table overflowing with nutrient-rich, minimally processed food is living proof every month that yes, you CAN order directly from a food supplier.

Go here to find out the nearest delivery drop to you.

And download my Pantry Checklist here to access pages and pages of my favorite things I stock in my pantry. It’s no secret that most of them I source from Azure.

But here is just a handful of my top picks…

A Few of My Favorites to Purchase from Azure Standard

I use avocado oil for almost everything in my kitchen, it’s extremely versatile, has the highest smoke point of all oils, and is my favorite fat to cook with, after lard. Period.

We eat a LOT of this organic popcorn…best snack ever. Especially this gorgeous multi-colored popcorn that’s loaded with 2.5 times the antioxidants of plain yellow corn. Ummm, yes, please!

Basmati rice is the only rice I buy. It’s rich in all 8 essential amino acids and folic acid and has a nutty aroma and fluffy texture.

Hard white wheat berries are great for bread flour. (See below for my grain mill.)

This organic, all-purposed, unbleached flour is as good as you’ll get if you aren’t milling it yourself.

Organic cane sugar — when I learned about the chemicals used on the sugar cane fields during harvest I decided if all our sugar couldn’t be all-natural, it had to at least be organic. This is the best price for a good sugar.

Sourced from world-renowned orchards, organic beans make this a wonderfully flavorful vanilla.

These crushed cacao beans are rich, chocolatey, and loaded with nutrients and powerful plant compounds. I love them in smoothies and shakes, or in cookies along with chocolate chips.

Date syrup is an organic, all-natural alternative to the highly refined option of molasses, it’s lower on the glycemic index & it tastes like caramel! I love it in drinks (think Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate)

Coconut sugar is one of my all-time favorite sweeteners. It’s completely all-natural and offers deep hints of caramel. I feel I need to clarify that coconut sugar tastes nothing like coconut.

I use nutritional yeast liberally and often in my kitchen. It completely replaced processed parmesan cheese a while ago and I have never looked back.

The large golden crystals of this amazing sugar make it my go-to for special baked goods, for wonderful bursts of sweetness in every bite (especially when I’m using fresh milled flour)

Grab my Pantry Checklist

I’ve spent years researching the best quality, best priced ingredients for our pantry and created this 8-page Pantry Checklist for you, pulling together all my favorite finds, in one place.

Oh, and then I loaded it up with all the exclusive discount codes I could find for you.

Cause everyone should have good food in their pantry, at the best price possible.

A few recipes, using ingredients directly from the food supplier:

I source all 3 ingredients for My Favorite Tea Blend (that tastes like coffee) from Azure Standard.
I source all the adaptogens and good stuff in my Healthy Instant Hot Chocolate Mix from Azure Standard.
I go to Azure for my chia seeds, cinnamon, cacao nibs, vanilla, and lots of other great ingredients in my smoothies, like this Blueberry Matcha Smoothie.
These amazing homemade meatballs wouldn’t be any good at all without the nutritional yeast I source from Azure.
A lot of the ingredients in my Chocolate Chip Cookies made with fresh flour come from Azure Standard.

–> Go here to grab my FREE 8-page Pantry Checklist, loaded with discount codes on my favorite things in my kitchen. You’ll be glad you did.

“When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 8:10

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