First things first, my diet mainly consists of bowls. What do I mean by that? If you take a look at our Instagram, you will see that I rarely ever eat off a plate. I am a bowl person. I never noticed this until I started documenting it for Instagram, but my guess would be it’s because of how I plan my meals.

When I am thinking about what to cook, I usually plan my meals like this: a whole grain/carb, at least one or two vegetables, a protein, and a sauce/dressing to tie it all together. And that’s it. I do this every single day. This bomb burrito bowl is a perfect example:

I am a big fan of intuitive eating and rarely find myself sticking to a meal plan. If I am craving something – like sweet potatoes – then I won’t enjoy anything else. That being said, I like a well-stocked kitchen because come dinner time, I need options.

So that brings me to the post topic for today: what’s in my fridge. I want to mention up front that there’s a lot more plastic than I usually have because we are currently getting our groceries delivered. I usually try to limit plastic as much as I can and am still trying to! But with this current climate, it’s been more of a challenge. If you have any tips, I’d love to hear them! Also this is very much what my fridge looks like, no insta aesthetic here, just a very real look at what food we like to stock up on weekly.

Top shelf: This is where we keep our plant-based milks. We usually have an oatmilk and a soy milk. We love oat milk in our coffee and soy in our smoothies (and for making amazing vegannaise!) Then I like to always have some fruit on hand for easy access. We had berries, but I ate them all, so in this bowl are apples, plums, and some ginger. My boyfriend always eats yogurt and granola for breakfast – every single day – so we always have yogurt on hand. In the back, we keep pure maple syrup from Quebec and a big jar of homemade veggie stock.

Middle shelf: I always keep my nuts and seeds in the fridge because our apartment tends to be on the warmer side. I always buy my nuts and seeds in bulk (it’s cheaper, but don’t get me wrong, they are still expensive!) I always have plenty of seeds on hand: pepita (pumpkin), sunflower, and sesame. And I mix up the nuts depending on the price/what we feel like: walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, and cashews. I always try to have a little bit of cashews on hand to make creamy sauces. I also have dried dates for a little sweet hit and some black sesame seeds on this shelf. Not in the fridge: hemp, flax, and chia seeds are stored on our windowsill (not in direct sunlight) because we go through them quickly.

One of my favourite hacks is how I store my lettuce. As you can see here, we have a giant tub full of greens. After grocery shopping (or in this case, when we get our delivery) I take the time to wash, dry, and cut my lettuce storing it in this tub so it’s ready to use. I love romaine, green leaf, and red leaf lettuce in particular and always have a variation of the three. I find the weeks when I store the lettuce this way, we eat way more salads than not. Also here is a bag of spinach for green smoothies.

Bottom shelf: some tofu, cucumber (again, the plastic makes me sad), mushrooms, homemade pickles, homemade pickled red onion, and nut butters – usually peanut and/or almond. I think way in the back are some cheeses – mozzarella, vegan mozzarella, parmesan, and some salami for my boyfriend’s homemade pizzas.

In the drawers: cut up celery, carrots, and broccoli (again another prep method that I highly recommend), some fennel, and zucchini. The other drawer has a big bag of kale, bell peppers, and citrus. We eat lemon and limes almost daily and always try to keep them on hand.

Not pictured: on the door we have some condiments: Ssamjang sauce, some miso, hot sauce, agave, soya sauce, some ketchup, and we also keep fresh herbs wrapped in a wet cloth on the door. Also yeast and some of our vitamins are stored here.

That’s it! We have a ton of pantry staples that we eat frequently too: homemade granola, oats, bean pasta, etc. My freezer is also stocked with berries, some veggie meats, and more greens. We also always have potatoes (both sweet and regular), onions, and garlic.

I hope you found this helpful! We plan to share some delicious recipes in the future in this space as well more food tips and pantry tours. We love food. We love to eat it, talk about, and can’t wait to share it with you!