Grocery Haul 5/6/13

Yesterday I went to my local grocery store (which has an AMAZING organic and health food section) to pick up some necessities as well as some stuff for dinner! I thought I would share with y'all what I picked up and what I've been loving!

This Artic Zero "ice cream" is AMAZING. There's only 150 calories for the wholeeeee pint and considering the fact I only eat around 2-3 table spoons worth in a serving, it's perfect! It doesn't have the consistency of ice cream- it's more like a custard. The Mint Chocolate Cookie flavor is my absolutely favorite ;)

Next I picked up a few premade smoothie mixes. These aren't my absolutely favorite since it's not pure fresh fruit, however on the go they are really really good and not too many calories! Some have greek yogurt and others have regular yogurt. I just combine the package with some almond milk or water and blend it up and I'm out the door!

I also needed some almond milk. I know almond milk is definitely a controversial product, however I really enjoy it. I use it every morning in my cereal!

On days where I workout, I definitely need some extra protein in my diet. These Luna Protein bars are my favorite and they honestly taste AMAZING! The kinds I got here are Chocolate Peanut Butter, Mint Chocolate Chip, and Cookie Dough. All 3 of them are seriously delish!

Something I always need in the fridge is baby spinach! My grocery has an amazing organic section, so I get this pre washed (even though I wash it when I get home), low calorie, spinach. I use this for salads, juices, smoothies, pastas, and SO much more! Yum!

To go along with my spinach, I picked up some kale. To be honest, I hate it. It is way too 'green tasting' for my salads and honestly I'm thinking to just throw it out! If you have any ways to use kale, tell me in the comments down below!!

Garlic cloves are great for many, many recipes! So of course, I always like to have it in the house!

Going along with garlic cloves, I needed to pick up cilantro. Cilantro is so good in Mexican dishes as well as Italian dishes! So of course I needed to pick some up!

When I went to the store I was actually getting some stuff to cook a specific pasta recipe. So I needed the whole grain penne pasta, veggie broth, and sun dried tomatoes for a spinach tomato pasta!

The very last thing I picked up was just one avocado! I love to use these for a topping for toast or a salad or even guac!



What have you recently picked up from the grocery? Would you like to see more grocery hauls? However, if I'm not sure if I should do them weekly, biweekly, or monthly! Let me know!!

Xo Nicole