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How do I source the best ingredients?

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.

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And keep reading to find out more and to take a peek at my all-time favorite things that I order from Azure.

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.

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, is there?

That’s what I used to think.

But Azure Standard, a family-owned food supplier, 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

Avocado oil is a healthy choice with the highest smoke point. And with Azure’s continual, detailed reviews, testing the certificate of analysis, I can be assured this is pure avocado oil.

We eat a LOT of this organic, gorgeous, multi-colored popcorn that’s loaded with 2.5 times the antioxidants of plain yellow corn. We air pop it, drizzle on avocado oil, and sprinkle on nutritional yeast.

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.

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.

azure well probiotics — A champion of gut health, this 3-in-1 Pre-, Pro-, and Postbiotic can take the place of my daily glass of kombucha or serving of fermented veggies. And they’re never freeze-dried, ensuring maximum potency of the 13 probiotic strains and 14 fermented botanicals.

Azure Canning mason jar glass — These wide-mouth pint-and-a-half jars are amazing for canning but they’re also our family’s favorite drinking glasses

azure standard organic chocolate chips — I was elated to find these organic chips made from the real cacao bean and zero artificial flavorings when I wanted to ditch the pesticides and bleach of refined sugar, the refined cocoa powder, and the palm oils found in America’s favorite chocolate chips. t

And it’s the best source for wheat berries

When I started milling my own flour, finding the best wheat berries was one of the biggest struggles. The founder of Azure Standard is a 4th generation wheat farmer, and Azure takes great pride in their selection of wheat as well as their prices.

These Hard White Wheat Berries are ideal for making bread. I buy the 25-lb bag.

These Soft White Wheat Berries are ideal for baked goods. I buy the 25-lb bag.

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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