Vox Hunt: Snack Time

Fridge

I have more produce than a single girl can, or will, eat. I know this because of the amount I discard, and because I've not yet needed to pick the lettuces growing in my little vege patch.

Show us what's in your fridge.
Submitted by Jill.

I do need to make more of an effort to keep up my vegetable intake, and to stop wasting my money. Both my health, my scales, and my bank balance will benefit. And my relatives will be spared having receiving a wrapped carrot or tomato for Christmas.

In terms of snacks, unless your'e talking celery sticks or sweet peppers, the real substance is on top of the fridge. There you'll find the fruit bowl and platter¹  with mandarins², kiwifruit, oranges, bananas³ and apples both green and red⁴. Other snacky items are walnuts, pecans and almonds (in little containers like those in my fridge⁵). All very healthy and good.

Did I mention I live a few properties down from a dairy that stocks all sorts of badness?

 

Footnotes:

¹ Pretty blue glass, gifts from former colleagues. Not sure why they thought glass would be a suitable parting gift for someone leaving to travel interisland, and shipping all of her belongings by courier. But they survived, despite the odds. And to be honest, have gotten more use than the beauty creams, and Care Bear keyring that were included by the girls in my department.

² These were a purchase intended to curb bad snacking, little fruits I could grab when the need arose. But they're sour little buggers, so now instead of eating them, I tend to glare at them until the craving passes.

³ I'm regimental about breakfast. Three kinds of cereal (puffed wheat, bran flakes, and all bran), with plain yoghurt, chopped peach slices (canned, baby), and banana slices. Must have bananas.

⁴ Again, particular about applies. If I'm buying red, it's NZ Rose, or zip. I'm partial to Granny Smith apples, but they take a particular mood, and seem to bruise easily (not good when you lug your groceries up a hill).

⁵ I like plastic. And conformity. And tea towels. I'm a bit odd.

Comments

[Essy]

[this is good] If only I were as organized as you are, I'd probably be able to eat more of what I purchase.  I discover "new purchases" about a week afterward, hidden behind that pile of packages, and it's rotten.

[Kevin]

[this is good] wow.

[Satrina]

[this is good] Your fridge is beautiful! I've been thinking about doing something similar for a couple of months now-- your photo has convinced me to stop procrastinating and go for it. The bruised pears at the bottom of my produce drawer thank you in advance!

[bernifest]

props for having such an organized fridge.
i wish the one at my house looked like that. hehe.

[Sarah]

If you think this is organised, you should see my cupboards. Neat little rows of cans, and everything else, bought forward to the edge of the shelf, like a good librarian places her books. And no, they're not alphabetised. They're ordered by fruit/vegetable/other type. Packages of pasta and rice, next to boxes of couscous and polenta. And yes, more clear containers with blue trim. I'm sure my ordered cupboards are symptomatic of a need to overcome a psychological disorder. Like that I feel when I open my utensil drawer! Every place needs some small amount of chaos... right?

[Katiebell]

[this is good]

amazingly beautiful.  My fridge looks nothing like that, and I'll admit, I was never so happy as the day my trainer said I could give up yogurt.  In favor of eggs.  But I would love to have such a tidy refridge.  Moving in December, so may have to start then!  ALways good to do it when I already hae to make a fresh start.

Thanks for the ideas!!!

[Everyone Loves an Irish Girl]

[this is good] hahaah my kitchen is psychotic like this too.  i thought i was the only one. 



funny, i'm NOTHING like that in the rest of the entire house.  just. my. kitchen.

[She Unlimited]

[this is good] My  surroundings are always "zen" like but the fridge I have nothing to organize, NO FOOD!  

[Loony]

[this is good] You make me look bad with such organization. o.0

[joey]

[this is good] I don't see any left over pizza.  This is just sick, sick, sick...  please get help soon.

[WilderHancock]

WOW!  i don't think our fridge could ever look that good.  until now, i only thought that was possible on commercial sets where someone is paid to 'dress' it so neatly.

our fridge, although filled with healthy foods, is a nightmare tangle of plastic bags, spills, and forgotten food stuffs. 

[Sarah]

I don't really do leftovers. I'm pretty good at preparing just the right amount of food. And if there are extras, it's intentional, and they go in containers or bags and are in the freezer.

And if there is pizza in the house, the chances that there will be any uneaten are incredibly small!

[Cat]

[this is good]

I am jealous of your ability to organize.