My Fridge, Exposed.

I recently heard a radio show talking about that awkward moment when you’re at the register of a grocery store with all of your food laid out on the belt, and you can feel the person behind you staring at your almost purchase. I thought, “Ha, that is SO true”! It does feel a bit invasive. What we choose to eat is a big part of who we are, so if you’re in line with me at Whole Foods you’re kinda getting a sneak peek of well, me.

Then I flipped this around and realized I am pretty judgmental of what other people choose to buy. I will often be in line thinking “Oh no, you’re going to eat THAT?” or “They should really use butter instead of margarine.”

Who the heck am I to judge? Sure, if it’s a client I’m food shopping with of course I can make suggestions about what should go in that cart. But poor Susie who is trying to leave the store quickly before her kids flip the shopping cart over just wants to buy the sugary cereal and cookies and get the heck out of there. She doesn’t need me staring at her food choices with my jaw dropped to the floor .

I will work on being less judgmental while food shopping. But in the meantime I thought I could make it up to all of you by showing what’s in my fridge at this very second.

As I look through this I realize it isn’t perfect. I bought organic half & half but the milk could be better, and the chicken we grilled yesterday should be in a glass container rather than plastic.

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

If non-organic milk and a plastic tupperware or two are my biggest fridge problems, I think I’ll be ok.

Here’s what we’ve got:

Fruits & Veggies:

-Organic pre-washed arugula

-Organic pre-washed spinach

-Organic kale/ swiss chard

-Organic asparagus

-Organic lemons

-Organic strawberries

-Organic blueberries

Dairy:

-Whole milk

-Organic half & half

-Grass-fed butter (Kerrygold brand)

-Organic sliced white American cheese

Proteins:

-Chicken breasts (we like Bell & Evans organic)

-Eggs (Usually Nellie’s Cage Free or Pete & Gerry’s)

-Grass-fed ground beef

-Wild-caught salmon

-Sliced ham

Dips & Dressings:

-Guacamole (if not pre-made at Whole Foods then a container of it that I’ve made)

-Organic salsa

Drinks:

-Water (we like the Zero water filter)

-Lime seltzer

There’s usually almond milk in there too but crap, I forgot to put it on my list

Here’s what you can’t see due to my lack of photography skills:

-Roasted red peppers

-Balsamic dressing

-Frank’s hot sauce

-Organic ketchup

-Probiotics

-Fish oil (for the dogs!)

-BBQ sauce

-Tahini paste

What’s in the freezer, you ask? The entire freezer is currently stuffed with raw meat, spinach and carrots ground up for the dogs (No, I don’t do that myself, we have it shipped every few weeks). But when a new shipment comes in it leaves room for nothing else. Not even our ice cream. Bummer. When it isn’t so stuffed in there we usually have organic frozen broccoli and wild-caught frozen cod.

Everything that’s in here now is pretty standard. Maybe the meat or fish will change if there’s something on sale or if I’m trying a new recipe. I buy organic, grass-fed or wild-caught as much as possible. Always trying to keep the “dirty dozen” and “clean fifteen” in mind.

This food will last us a few days, we usually need to restock on the proteins and some veggies mid-week. Over the summer most of this will be thrown on the grill for easy burgers, chicken breasts, fish and veggies accompanied by a big salad.

So there you have it, my fridge exposed. Stay tuned for what’s in the pantry and a few of my favorite easy recipes.