Wednesday, January 18, 2023

A HEALTHYISH GROCERY HAUL

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I'm patting myself on the back for doing a pretty good job last week eating at home! One of my New Year's resolutions is to eat better which in my mind means healthier choices, cleaner ingredients + lowering my sugar intake. As a big foodie and someone who loves and usually eats out, this can be tough at times. I love all the goodies that aren't too goodie for you. Like with most things in life, it's a constant balancing act. I do my best to try and consciously make better choices, however I still think it's important to live a little. Everything in moderation! 

Right now I've been shooting to eat more of my breakfast + lunches at home, ideally for at least 3-4 of my workdays. I have Tuesdays off from work so I usually give myself some grace there and on weekends. It isn't always exact, however intentionally preparing by grocery shopping and planning out what I want to eat makes a huge difference. A lot of the times I find myself eating out just because I don't have anything at home. Having a plan takes some of that guess work out + usually encourages me to eat at home. 

Last week I took a slightly healthier approach with grilled chicken, rice + sweet potatoes for lunch. I ended up really enjoying the meals, however I prepped everything during my lunch which was a little bit more time consuming. This week I decided to tone it down a little bit with some easy wraps. I grabbed some deli items to throw into my favorite low carb tortillas which will be yummy. 

I also needed to restock a few of my favorite breakfast go-to's like eggs, turkey sausage + cheese. A new purchase I've also been wanting to try is Almond Malk + Oat Malk. They are non-dairy "milks" with super clean, organic ingredients and no gums or yucky additives. I don't use a ton of milk products daily but like to have it for oatmeal, recipes, etc. I also grabbed some bananas and an apple (honey crisp for the win always!) for oatmeal, yogurt or just to snack on. I felt silly buying just the one apple but it never fails that when I buy two or three, I don't use them up before they go bad. I hate wasting food and figure I can always go grab more.

You know I couldn't forget the snackies!! I love love love Lesser Evil's popcorn-- it's seriously so good and a great clean, healthier snack option. It's minimally processed with clean ingredients and actually tastes amazing. My favorite is the Himalayan Gold (tastes just like buttery movie theatre popcorn!) but I also like the Himalayan Pink Salt. Also a huge fan of the Quinn Peanut Butter Filled Pretzels. They're gluten free which gives them a little bit of a crunchier texture but they are yummy with cleaner ingredients. 

PRODUCE
+ ORGANIC BANANAS
+ ORGANIC HONEY CRISP APPLE
+ ORGANIC ARUGULA 

DAIRY/NON-DAIRY
+ ALMOND MALK (UNSWEETENED) 
+ OAK MALK (VANILLA) 
+ BOAR'S HEAD SMOKED GOUDA CHEESE
+ TILLAMOOK SHREDDED CHEDDAR BLEND

PROTEIN
+ VITAL FARMS PASTURE RAISED EGGS
+ JOHNSONVILLE TURKEY SAUSAGE LINKS
+ BOAR'S HEAD BLACK FOREST HAM

SNACKS
+ LESSER EVIL HIMALAYAN PINK SALT POPCORN
+ LESSER EVIL HIMALAYAN GOLD POPCORN
+ QUINN PEANUT BUTTER FILLED PRETZELS 

MISC.
+ BUITONI THREE CHEESE TORTELLINI 
+ BOAR'S HEAD DELI DRESSING

Do you eat out or at home more?

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