Properly setting yourself up for success is step one to optimizing a plant-based lifestyle. Your pantry is the backbone to cooking and eating in a health-focused yet flavorful manner. Creating a pantry that lends itself well to a plant-based diet is easy but may be costly at first, so go slow. A cost-effective tip would be to shop in the bulk bins of a health food store that has a high rotation. Or order in bulk from a reputable online distributor. The goal is to make meal and snack composition nourishing and easy. A plant-based pantry is geared toward dried, nonperishable items with the intention of combining the items with fresh whole produce.