The grocery store is not my favorite place to hang out. For many years I have been able to make one trip to the grocery store, (sometimes stores), per week. Sure, I had an occasional week when I decided there was something I just couldn't live without between the weekly visits, but very rarely.
When we began the plant based diet, I thought that I would have to visit the grocery store at least twice a week, maybe more. That thought did not thrill me. I am happy to report that my once a week shopping trips are working out just fine.
In order to not lose any produce due to deterioration, I go through my purchases and rate the produce from most quick to deteriorate to the vegetables which have the best freshness holding power. I do not literally sit down and make this list after grocery shopping. Rather, each day I go through my menu list for the week and determine which menu item has the most fragile produce, and that is the first meal for the week. This continues throughout the week, until all fresh produce has been used.
If, towards the end of the week, I run out of fresh produce, I switch to frozen and even sometimes canned fruits and vegetables. This doesn't happen most weeks, but I have no problem with using them, especially frozen fruits and vegetables.
Sometimes we have a "unique" salad or dish at the end of the week to finish up the produce, and sometimes that turns out to be one of the best dishes for the week.
Husband's note: "Clean out the fridge night" is alive and well in our house. Spontaneity causes creativity and often the best meal of the week is something you've never considered before. Fried okra and beets. Grilled red peppers and sweet potato oven fries. Why not? It's using what you have and that saves us money and I know my wife loves the challenge!
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