Grocery Haul: July 2014

Grocery shopping is one of my favourite things to do. I love seeing all the different products, reading food labels and most importantly gathering inspiration for future recipes and creations. Grocery shopping is also the first step to a healthy, clean life, full of fresh food and colourful meals.

With this being said I thought I would share with you guys my typical grocery haul. This collection of food is a pretty standard haul for me, minus a few things that I already had plenty of in my home.

Let's start with fruit. On this trip to the grocery store I picked up some berries (blueberries and strawberries), frozen fruit ( mangos and blueberries) which are great in smoothies, oranges, two kinds of apples and of course bananas.





Next we have the vegetables. I am a huge vegetable eater, I eat salads at least 4 times a week and most of my dinners are plant based. This week for veggies I picked up, romaine lettuce, ice burg lettuce, avocado, peppers (red,orange,yellow), beets ( which are one of my favourite vegetables), onions, spinach, spring mix and finally cherry tomatoes.



 



Continuing on we have the grains category, in which I picked up some rice crackers ( which I love eating with peanut butter or hummus), bread (this is for my family as I eat UDI's gluten free bread), and finally coconut water, which I know is not a grain but it fit nicely in the picture.



Lastly, I have the miscellaneous groceries which includes, black and mixed beans, garlic, hummus and of course a big jar of coconut oil as this is an essential ingredient in a large amount of my baking.



 

What you keep in your fridge/ pantry is so important. Healthy food is the first step to leading a healthy lifestyle, so enjoy your trips to the grocery store and choose health concious that your body will love.

 

Labour Day Festivities

For labour day this year my mom and I took a little day trip across the boarder to Grand Marais Minnesota to visit Whole Foods and have a nice lunch. A little fact about me, i'm obsessed with grocery shopping, so when I travel I love hitting up as many different grocery stores as possible to look at the products. 

 

This is my little grocery haul, I picked up the earth balance coconut peanut butter, gluten free sesame pretzel rings, So delicious dairy free coconut milk ice cream from whole foods and  the brown rice spinach gluten free pasta, the fruit jams, and the chicken stock from IGA. 

After spending an hour or so looking at all the different food products my mom and i went to an excellent restaurant for lunch called the angry trout where I got the garden salad with a tomato basil dressing. There food is very fresh and organic if possible and it tastes great... I'v never been disappointed with food from this restaurant. 

 

We also got to side outside, which has a great view of Lake Superior and the harbour. Overall our little day trip was a success! I got to do my grocery shopping, picked up some new products and got to spend some quality time with my mom. I hope everyone else had a great labour day as well!

Grocery List

Having a well stocked fridge/ pantry is extremely important when living a healthy lifestyle. By well stocked I mean full of fresh fruit & veggies, lean proteins and foods full of fibre, vitamins and nutritons. Limit the amount of junk food you have in your home and you will be way less likely to eat it because it is not as easily accessible. 

Veggies: carrots, frozen peas, sweet potato, bok choy, peppers, spinach, lettuce, tomato's, spaghetti squash, zucchini, beets, corn, broccoli

Fruit: apples, bananas, cherries, grapes, oranges, pears, cantaloupe, watermelon,mangos, berries, nectarines, lemons, pineapple

Dairy: silk true almond unsweetened vanilla almond milk, eggs, 0% greek yogurt, non-fat yogurt, feta cheese

Grains: gluten free bread & pasta, gluten free pizza crust, rice noodles, oatmeal, granola

Meat/ Protein: boneless skinless chicken breast, ground chicken breast, ground turkey, turkey sausages, deli meats ( chicken/ turkey), white & black beans, chick peas, quinoa, walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, fish ( basa) 

 Miscellaneous: natural peanut butter, pop chips, original rice cakes, rice crackers, pop corn, blueberry/ raspberry jam, gluten free chicken stock, ketchup, mustard, spicy hummus,  rice vinegar, canned tomato’s, coffee, stevia