what’s in my fridge

Welcome to my kitchen I thought it might good to start my whole food journey off again by showing you what is in my fridge today. Why? Because I am embarking on the whole food journey once again and this time I am going to get even more serious.

I learned a lot about what kinds of foods to eat and where to find them over the past four years. But, I have skeletons in my closet … old habits die hard. So, I’m showing you what is in my fridge today so that I can hold myself accountable. I hope that next time I show you what is in my fridge you’ll see some of the same things {the good stuff} but some of my old habits will be gone {like my Hershey’s chocolate syrup or coconut creamer!}.

So, here’s what you can find in my fridge today:
Top Shelf:

Organic Valley Whole Milk {Read why I choose whole milk here}
Pineapple Juice
Sweet Tea {I’m southern for goodness sakes! I need help figuring out how to kick the white sugar here}
Organic Apple Juice
Organic Orange Juice

Second Shelf:

Left side: (All things pickled)Pickles {I’m on the hunt for ones with out food dyes}, Pickled Beets, homemade zucchini relish,
Left Side: Organic half and half
Middle: Better than Bullion Organic Chicken and Organic Beef Paste, yeast, organic sour cream, organic cottage cheese, and organic Greek yogurt, some fresh bocconcini mozzarella balls
Leftover beef pot pie for lunch tomorrow!
Right side: Jams and Jellies (all homemade by my lovely mama except for one jar of apple butter from our trip to the local apple farm.
Right side in the cute octopus container: homemade Tzatziki sauce for tonight’s dinner

Cheese/Deli Drawer:

2 boxes of Nitrate Free Turkey deli meat {Read about why I choose nitrate free deli meats here}
cheese: block of good parmesan from Earth Fare, 2 blocks of Organic Valley mozzarella, some grass fed sharp white cheddar, a block of organic cream cheese

Next Shelf {The Kid’s Shelf}:

Two drawers for Judah’s lunch boxes/snacks: Organic apple juice boxes, individual string cheese, tubes of organic yogurt, Stonyfield yogurt smoothies, two individual cups of homemade jello {this is a questionable item}
Leftover veggies: Plate of sauteed asparagus, 1/2 an onion, some roasted balsamic roasted tomatoes
a dish of homemade strawberry sauce {to be used on waffles this week}
a jar of home canned pear sauce {like apple sauce}

Okay, were down to the last half:

Last shelf:

2 Leftover dishes of white lasagna for lunches tomorrow
a container of cut up organic strawberries
a container of cut up cantaloupe {not organic – see the list of fruits and veggies I buy organic here}
metal bowl of washed grapes
egg roll wrappers
a bag of short rib beef leftover from yesterday for tacos – tonight’s dinner!
2 pints of organic blueberries
1 container of fresh spinach
a treat: a roll of canned cinnamon rolls {immaculate baking company- made with REAL ingredients you can find in your own kitchen -you can read all the ingredients on these!}
a dozen eggs from my parent’s chickens

Crisper Drawer 1:

a bag of conventional {meaning not organic} grapefruit
a bag of organic fuji apples
a couple conventional blood oranges
a bag of organic romaine lettuce

Crisper Drawer 2:

some conventional corn on the cob
organic whole carrots
fresh herbs
french green beans
a head of conventional cabbage

Here’s where it gets questionable :/

The fridge door (top down):

grass fed butter (I keep one stick in the fridge and one on the counter) {Why butter? – read here}.
maple syrup {here’s why I pass on the pancake syrup and real for real maple syrup}
Hershey’s syrup {going to figure out how to make my own and ditch this – 1st on my to do list!}
salsa, capers, maraschino cherries,
coffee cream {there is also a BIG bottle on the bottom shelf – I know I have to find an alternative I LIKE fast.}
Condiments: mayo, mustard, BBQ sauce, hot sauce, 57 sauce, steak sauce, and organic ketchup
soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, various vinegars, Worcestershire sauce
real lemon, whipped cream {its gotta go – I know how to make homemade!}, organic chicken stock, more salsa & coffee cream

It sounds like a lot of food – but MOST of the fresh produce will be gone by the end of the week! My kids can mow through the fruit. And, the leftovers will all vanish by tomorrow. The only shelves that don’t see much rotation are the things in the door and the shelf with pickles and jellies/jams.

So, I named quite a few items that I knew I had to kick out of my fridge. But, I’d love to hear what you think.