What's in my HEALTHY Fridge & Cupboards?

Last week I came up with the idea of making a "What's in my fridge" post. I have seen few videos on this tag and I really liked them. Moreover, it is a good way to help those people who would like to start eating healthy but are not sure which foods that should be buying. So here is what's in my HEALTHY fridge, freezer and cupboards.....

I love all the different colours in my fridge. When I open it, it just makes me smile! We just made our monthly food shopping yesterday so that's why it is so packed up..... As you can see above, most of my fridge space is filled with vegetables. This is the first tip: buy lots of veggies if you want to eat and be healthy. Vegetables should make up the larger portion of your plate most of the time.

In my 2 shelves there are the following items: 

green olives

shredded carrots

sliced beets

eggs

grated parmesan

pie pastry

fresh carrots

piadina flat bread

nori sheets

tortilla wraps

lots of sliced cheese

In the lower 3 shelves I have the following foods:

soy butter (for me)

dairy butter (for my husband)

cheese spread (for my husband)

fresh cauliflower, broccoli and zucchini

fresh aubergines and lettuces

more fresh carrots

packed sausages (for my husband)

fresh tortellini and fresh lasagna

and more gated parmesan at the back.

     

I keep most condiments, sauces, and liquids on the doors shelves of the fridge. If you look at the first picture you can see on the side of my fridge I have the following.....

 Ketchup and light mayonnaise

capers and jam

light soy sauce, mustard and lemon juice

black olives and dry tomatoes

bottled tomato sauce

skimmed dairy milk (for my husband)

soy milk (for me)

and a bottle of champagne from my wedding which is now too old too drink but which is a nice memory.

Above you can see my mini freezer. It is very very small and I have to fight with it to fit some essential foods. At the moment in my freezer I have.....

2 separate portions of chicken pieces

crab sticks

frozen pangasius fillets (at the back)

fish fingers (for my husband)

frozen green beans

frozen peas and mixed soup veggies (at the back)

2 different ice cream (nocciola and mixed chocolate and stracciatella)

 This is one of my cupboards where I keep rice, dry pasta, herbs and spices. The rice is for my husband as I do not eat it because it makes me bloated. I also keep lots of dry pasta for my husband. And although I love it I only eat it on Sundays and most of the times I will have fresh pasta like tortellini, eggs lasagna or egg tagliatelle because they taste so much better than dry pasta. The flavour is richer and their consistency is much nicer, I am Italian so I am quiet fussy about my pasta.......

In terms of spices, I am trying to grow my collection. I prefer sea salt to normal salt. However, I am trying to limit my salt intake at least during the week by using other herbs to add taste to my dishes and replace the salt. Limit your salt intake as it promotes cellulute. I just bought a new spice called lemon pepper and it has so many spices in it including lemon and pepper. I had it in my salad and it tasted lovely. You should try it.....

On the other side of my cupboard I keep some canned tuna in brine and assorted stock cubes as well as some packed soups for my husband. 

On the lower shelf I have some green pesto, sweet chilli sauce (I buy the one which has the lowest amount of chilli, only 6%, since I can't take spicy food), light soy sauce, coconut milk, light mayonnaise, more black olives and sliced beets and a black bean sauce which I just bought to give it a try since I like beans so much and I have never tasted it. Try to limit your condiments and choose low calorie ones.

Below my kitchen sink I keep my olive oil, extra tins and bottled sauced and vegetables. As you might guess I love my beans because they are tasty, they fill me up and provide me with healthy calories. So another good tip to be healthy is to eat lots of beans especially if you don't eat lots of meat and dairy like me. They are the best source of protein and give you some fibre too. I also have some chamomille and green tea which I never have since for the past year or so I have been drinking only soy milk and water.....yes no soft drinks, coffee, teas and alcohol. I wasn't into them really. The only thing I miss sometimes is english tea when I am having something sweet during winter. But I am happy to replace it with some warm soy milk. I have tried so many soy milk brands, I can say the best is Soyfresh in terms of both taste and consistency but I also liked the Pasqual one because it tastes like vanilla. So it is great for when you want a warm drinks with that extra flavour.....

Above is another of my cupbpards where I keep my cereal, cornflakes for my husband and weetabix for me. I have never thought of becoming a weetabix person. I used to like coco pops, chocos, cheerios, special k, fruit and nuts cereal and other high sugar ones. During the last year I have been eating only cornflakes and lately weetabix. I love this latter so much I have it for breakfast and for dinner with a banana 

and lots of soy milk......

Behind the cereal boxes I keep crackers for my husband to snack at work, extra spring roll wappers and nori sheets for me to eat during my weeks at lunch time which is when I have my main meal (since the other ones consist of cereal and fruit). At the back I also have some bruchetta bread which I love with fresh tomatoes, chicken pieces, and cheese. And I have loads of flour (all purpose, self raising, bread and pizza flour as well as extra sugar (for icing and granulated) which are all for my weekend baking. It has become a hobby for me to make something sweet on Saturdays. Another tip for eating healthy is to bake your own deserts and limit them to the weekend. They will taste so much better and you will keep your shape if you eat no sugars during the week. 

And here I keep all my dry baking ingredients which are already open. I also keep teas and hot chocolates (for my husband), breadcrumbs and new jams. This is practically a cupboard which I only open during the weekend.

 And here is where I keep some of my milk, extra tins and cans, sliced bread for my husband's work lunches, my open weetabix and all of my water......If you want to be healthy try to drink lots of water and only water as much as you can. Drinking milk and green tea is also good.

Above is my fruit corner. As you can see I have lots of tomatoes, bananas, apples and some pears. I love fruit and I try to eat at least 3 a day plus some dry prunes for snacking. So another tip is to eat 3 pieces of fresh fruit and if you like also some almonds and nuts. I don't eat these because I am kind of scared since I have been having several allergic reactions....

The one above is the only drawer in my kitchen reserved to food. Here I keep more stuff to bake like baking powder, essence, dry fruit and candied fruit as well as sugar and coconut. I also have biscuits which I use for my desserts during the weekend when I am doing some cumbles and my finally but not least my prunes.

And above are some potatoes, most of them for my husband and some onions.......Another tip is  to try to limit the amount of potatoes you eat since these are not vegetables but carbohydrates.

To conclude this super long post I want to tell you to look at the pictures above and think about what you seel. Most of the foods are fresh and the ones which are packed are things I limit to the weekend most of the times. So the best tip to eat and be healthy is to eat as much fresh food as you can rather than packed, pre-cooked and frozen.  

Eating healthy is the best way to STAY FAB.....