As I’ve been struggling with my own anxiety, fears of getting sick because I have asthma and wondering when my son will be able to fly home from college, one thing I’ve had control over is the food I’ve been feeding my family. At this time the best we can do is to keep up our immune system by eating good food, sleeping, meditating and of course lots of handwashing.

Considering I don’t have much else to offer to ease the scare I thought I would share a little bit of my food wisdom with you. Here is a shopping list for what to stock up on just in case you are quarantined at home.

Buy food you can cook, rather than perishables. Buy nutritious and hearty foods. You can look for recipes on my blog, Afghan Culture Unveiled or enter the list of ingredients in a Google search and they’ll give you recipes that match what you have.

Here is a shopping list of what to buy! No, I don’t suggest hand sanitizer or toilet paper.