I do my grocery every weekend or at least every other weekend when our supplies are getting low.  I always make it a point that everything that I buy are nutritious because obviously we both need to eat healthy.   Typically, what’s most in our freezer are chicken, fish, ground turkey,  frozen vegetables (i.e. mixed veggies, brussels sprouts, green beans and corn) and frozen fruits (blueberries and strawberries).  We rarely have beef and pork but we sometimes buy it especially when there’s a good sale at the store.

When I was still in the Philippines I don’t actually care what kind of bread I buy for as long as it can be eaten. Lorin taught me to eat  whole grain breads and to forget about the usual white bread that I have get accustomed with back in the Philippines.  Our milk has always been skim (non fat milk), we always have grape juice in the fridge for papsy and meJ.  Well, he was advised by the doctor to drink red wine but since he’s not fond of alcoholic drinks, he just opted for grape juice.  I always have yogurt for our smoothie every Saturday morning and I use them sometimes for my breakfast with blueberries and a piece of medium banana and a coffee.  I always have different kinds of cheese handy for my cooking or for eating.  I love pecorino romano cheese on my pasta, there’s the ol’ parmesan cheese, low fat shredded cheddar cheese and my newly found favorite Laughing Cow Light Swiss cheese which I often pair with a few pieces of wheat thins for a snack when my stomach is grumbling and asking to be fed.

As usual there’s the eggs and also egg substitute.  We rarely use butter and if ever we need one we always grab for the ever reliable Smart Balance.  Orange juice is for Papsy’s breakfast, I rarely drink it because it’s sugary.  There’s got to be always fruits in the house for another easy grab when hungry or for my Saturday morning smoothie.  Lunch turkey breast meat is always present for box lunches, Low Fat Mayo, Canadian bacon (lesser fat than the usual bacon), turkey bacon (when papsy misses the good ol’ fatty baconJ ).  There are  different kinds of vegetables in the crisper and always present are broccoli, celery and carrots (the three of them are always a must, I don’t know why).  Ready for serving salad greens are also always present, but I have other veggies there right now that were on sale in the store the other day so I bought them.  On the door side of the fridge are my salad dressings, jellies for breakfast toast, medium cheddar cheese, tofu, tableya from the Philippines that I still have to use (if it’s still usable, LOL!) and different kinds of cooking spices. 

For breakfast cereals, we always have an oatmeal in the house, ready to eat cereals like cheerios, honey bunches of oats, grape nuts flakes (we’re out of it, I don’t like to buy it when it’s not on sale), shredded wheat, etc.  That Quaker Oatmeal Weight Control is a new found favorite of mine because it only has 1 gram of sugar and 7 grams of protein (3 pts. for my WW).  The regular oatmeal is always added with frozen blueberries and milk.  When I am trying to save my daily points for WW, I always opt for that as a meal for breakfast because it’s 0 pts. (paging, Geri).

As usual canned goods cannot be missed out.  What we always have for canned goods are tomatoes, beans (pinto, kidney, black, etc.) and tuna in water.   Lorin loves all kinds of tomato based dishes, so I always have them ready.   Others are just for the heck of it.  Several spices are also present plus the usual, vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, extra virgin olive oil and such.  Present also are my different kinds of teas and other drinks.  Maybe some of you are looking for the rice, of course we do have it but we only have brown rice and white is rarely used and I don't think I have it right now.  Also, potatos are always handy for baking.  They're not shown here because I'm already getting tired

Anyway, Rhebs, thanks a lot for asking me what’s in our kitchen because you made me clean it and now our cupboard and fridge are both roomyJ.