Groceries and Meal Planning

Are you one of those people who LOVES the blog posts that show someone's groceries? I totally am. I love to see what other people buy and get ideas, plus just looking at fresh new produce and packages makes me drool and want to run to the store!  So today I will be sharing with you my purchases from Whole Foods today. I went to Whole Foods during my lunch break today, mostly to purchase needed ingredients for some upcoming recipes. The problem with shopping during lunch is, of course, that I am STARVING when I get home. So as soon as I took my photos, I sat down to enjoy this:

and this:

Not the most balanced lunch, but arguably better than fast food.

As I mentioned, I went to Whole Foods mostly to get ingredients for some upcoming recipes. I am trying to get better about meal planning. Being AWARE of what meals are coming helps me to prepare and plan! Over the next few days, I plan to make the following three recipes:

• Restart Salad from Happy Healthy Mama
• Black Bean, Sweet Potato, and Red Quinoa Soup from Oh She Glows
• Beer & Bone Suckin’ Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Parsnips and Mushrooms from KERF
• Back on Track Green Monster from Oh She Glows
• Overnight Oats from Peanut Butter Fingers
• Simple Ginger Curry Roasted Cauliflower from Peanut Butter Fingers

All of these recipes are on my "Recipe Ideas" Pinterest Board. Follow me!

So here is my loot from Whole Foods... Drum roll...

We've got cilantro (quinoa soup), bananas, blueberries/strawberries/raspberries, mini cucumbers (green monster)...

Grape tomatoes, vanilla greek yogurt (overnight oats), pink lady apples (salad, green monster), red bell pepper (salad), cauliflower (recipe), Bone suckin' sauce and mushrooms (KERF recipe)...

Vanilla almond milk (not unsweetened, will I regret that?), eggs, walnut bits (one paper bag, recipe), red couscous (the other paper bag, soup recipe), gingerade kombucha, baby spinach (soup), ground flaxseed...

kale chips (wanted to see how packaged ones taste), 365 fragrance free shampoo and conditioner due to my -- ahem -- rash (more on that later), 365 organic peanut butter ball cereal, coconut oil, yellow corn chips (soup/staple), chia seeds, 365 dark chocolate, lemons, lime, avocado, cremini mushrooms (KERF)...

Most of what I bought was for the aforementioned recipes. There were no actual impulse purchases, which is truly astonishing!!! Everything I bought is something I've been wanting to try or is a staple in our fridge/pantry.

So what do you think? Does this look like your typical grocery cart? Have you tried any of those recipes? If you do, let me know! And follow me on Pinterest!