What is in YOUR refrigerater?

Yesterday morning I drove from my parent's in Ohio to WV where I got to hang out with my friends for a bit before picking up some eggs from my friend's farm. I hope hoping for 6 dozen, but since it isn't terribly warm yet, I only got four.  Coming back up I got a text from the friend I was going to stay with saying that their daughter wasn't feeling well. It was enough to push me into driving all of the way home (another 3 hrs) to surprise my husband by coming home a day early.  It worked, and I was so happy to sleep in my own bed again!
Today my hubby and I headed to Trader Joe's to pick up lots of food since, of course, he didn't shop at all while I was gone (except to pick me up some flowers while at Costco!!).  I am so sick of eating out. Wow...did I say that? Anyways, I was dying for fruits and vegetables and my kitchen!
I'm going to post our shopping list, and then some pictures of our fridge.

Fruits (I wanted to make fruit salad to always have around!)
-clementines
-mango
-cantaloupe
-grapes
-small container of organic blueberries
-kiwi
-Pineapple

Vegetables
-sweet onion
-baby spinach
-brussel sprouts (I had them for the first time last week and may be in love. I'm planning on roasting them)
-asparagus (something else I didn't think I liked, but with olive oil, salt and pepper it's yummy!)
- carrots
-tomatoes
-sweet peppers

Meats
turkey lunch meat (good in scrambled eggs, salad, and sandwiches
ground beef (85/20)

Starch
loaf of round bread (for Havarti sandwiches)

Dairy
skim milk (I don't mind drinking only almond milk but it doesn't taste the same in tea, and has NO protein)
buttermilk (didn't end up getting, but I can pick some up, or curdle milk from the pecan chicken recipe)
Greek yogurt (1.5 cups in tandoori chicken recipe)
laughing cow  cheese (for greenlitebites recipe, but TJ's didn't have it...I'll have to pick it up)

Other
seltzer water (TJ flavored..so good)
Green machine juice for Aaron
lemonade (to mix with seltzer, not drink straight...or it will be gone in 24 hours)
orange juice

We were each allowed 2 'treats' that weren't on our shopping list.
Hubby: raw mixed nuts, and coconut water (wow his are healthy...)
Me: Orange Chicken and baked onion ring snacks (totally not healthy...but totally good)

Menu:
-pecan crusted chicken (recipe in cooking light)
-tandoori spiced chicken (sides yet to be determined, another cooking light recipe)
-our chicken/havarti sandwhich
-cheesy beef tacos (www.greenlitebites.com recipe)
note: if you notice a chicken theme, it is b/c cooking light had a recipe on 20 chicken breast recipes, and...I've got chicken in the freezer.

Snacks:
fruit salad --I always want to have some on hand to snack on so we make healthier choices

I took some pictures of my fridge--do you dare to do the same?  I took a tip from Roni and reorganized it.  No longer does my produce hide in the bottom to rot, unseen. Rather, it sits at the top and middle of my fridge, the grapes and blueberries nestled next to a bag of brussel sprouts.  I'm excited to start cooking! The first thing I made was a fruit salad.  Oh so good...

Eggs, meat, and lots of produce

See above for every fruit that is in that bowl!

My seltzer is in the drawer rather than putting my produce in there...

Going Green

I don't think that this blog has a lot of my hair experiment entries on it, but the long and short of it is that I am trying to go green. I try to buy stuff organic, eat less meat, and be more informed about what I am putting in my body.  I stopped using shampoo on my hair, and frankly it looks the exact same as it did before. I wear mascara and my eyes itch.  I don't wash my face, and I don't have outbreaks. I use natural soap and umm...my skin doesn't itch--see a trend? 


I am trying to buy more organic fruits and vegetables (especially the 'dirty dozen') eggs and milk.  I don't shower daily, and never run the water while I brush my teeth.  I have gotten my husband to eat a lot less meat than he used to, and we eat out a lot less.  I make as much stuff at home from scratch, instead of buying over packaged crap at the store.  I juice carrots for my husband so that he can actually have a good home made drink to have.  Yeah, I would actually have to juice about...60 POUNDS a WEEK for him to have all that he could drink, but at least I try.  I am SOOOOOOOOOO far from where I want to be, it isn't even funny but at least I try.  


The Dirty Dozen fruits and Vegetables
12 Most Contaminated

• Peaches
• Apples
• Sweet Bell Peppers
• Celery
• Nectarines
• Strawberries
• Cherries
• Pears
• Grapes (Imported)
• Spinach
• Lettuce
• Potatoes

12 Least Contaminated

• Onions
• Avocado
• Sweet Corn (Frozen)
• Pineapples
• Mango
• Asparagus
• Sweet Peas (Frozen)
• Kiwi Fruit
• Bananas
• Cabbage
• Broccoli
• Papaya

from http://www.organic.org/articles/showarticle/article-214

My family has made some great strides in lowering their waste--in NO this list is inclusive, and I'd love for people to add to it!

My mom used to go through literally cases of bottled water each week.  She bought a reusable bottle, and gets reusable gallons of water from the store and fills them now.  She took a big step, and saved a lot of money and helped the environment.  

My aunt uses plastic shopping bags for kitty litter, and doesn't use paper towels.  She recycles like a mad woman even though it requires a lot of sorting and having to drive to site in WV.  

What do you do to help the environment? Shower less (or even better, with a partner?) Do you take your lunch to work, recycle, use a lot of Tupperware? 

I would love to get a discussion started here!!