The only things in good quantity in this fridge are clementines (a new love!!), a few green vegetables (am learning to love) and eggs (have always loved!!) We always tend to have at least two containers of eggs in the fridge at all times. One is for hard-boiled eggs (which I label) and the other for everything else. It's really nice to have an easy protein option available in a pinch, like a good hard-boiled egg/egg whites.
Sometimes I really detest grocery shopping though. I actually love going inside and reading all the labels and seeing the new products that come out, but trying to do all of that while trying to stay within a budget and entertain two squirmy kiddos can be exhausting. I usually try to put it off as long as I can, but once we start to run out of the fresh stuff, I know it's time to enter the war zone again!
An after shot at our newly restocked fridge...
Here's a list of things that can usually be found in our fridge (at least for a few days after grocery shopping anyway)...
Fresh fruit...grapes, apples, strawberries, blueberries, cantaloupe and clementines are the favorites around here. I try to buy mostly organic when it comes to produce, unless it is something we don't eat the skin of like bananas and cantaloupe.
Fresh vegetables...kale, spinach, romaine lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, (though not in the fridge...it makes your other produce spoil faster), green and red peppers and green beans usually top the list.
Greek yogurt for me, regular yogurt or go-gurts for everyone else!
Eggs
Ground turkey
Chicken breasts and tenderloins
Organic milk
Yogurt-based salad dressings (these are a little pricey, but oh so good and healthified!! A friend of mine turned me on to these...)
Hummus
Cottage cheese
Hormel Natural turkey breast slices
Unsweetened applesauce
And my huge 3 liter of water that I strive to drink everyday
Like I said before, I try to buy organic products when I can, but our grocery budget limits me sometimes, so I often have to pick and choose what is really important. Like this week when I saw the price of organic peppers was $5.99 for 2 and I could get regular red and green peppers for $1.69/lb. The budget won out this time and I opted for the cheaper option. Like I said in the previous post, you have to do the best you can and hope for the best sometimes!!
One thing that I do to save a little money is I always buy my nuts in the bulk section of our grocery store. They are a lot cheaper this way and actually taste fresher in my opinion. Almonds, peanuts, walnuts and pecans are my faves!!
I also like to try new things each week to see if I like them (or if anybody besides myself will eat them!!) My new items for this week were...
Individual servings of instant brown rice (perfect for lunch-on-the-go or even a quick meal at home)
Ryvita crispbread crackers (I've tried and love the Wasa brand but I thought I would give these a whirl.) I'll let you know soon what I think of these two new products!
So that's a little look into our food world around these parts.
Talking Point: What kinds of foods do you like to eat? Do you enjoy trying out new things when you grocery shop? What are your refrigerator staples?
First of all: veggies make your other food spoil faster what? I have never heard of this before? PLEASE EXPLAIN!!
ReplyDeleteJust tomatoes (that I know of.) When they are in the fridge, they will lose their flavor and release toxins that will spoil your other produce faster. You should keep them on the counters (I just learned this recently so I thought I would pass this along in case their are others like me who always put their tomatoes in the fridge!!)
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