My weekly shopping list

For the last four years we've had a weekly delivery from Sainsbury's and it has transformed what I eat. Pre-2020 when I was working in an office every day, I'd pop into a supermarket on my way home to buy food for that night. As I was usually tired when I was choosing what to eat, I would invariably go for something quick and easy, like pasta.

Now that my cupboards are (almost) always well-stocked, I know I have quick and easy things I can lean on when I'm tired which are slightly more nutritious. For example, I'll often have tinned fish, pre-cooked lentils/quinoa/beans, olives, feta and whatever veg is in the fridge when I need a quick lunch, or half a red pepper and hummus when I want a snack.

I encourage all of my clients to do a weekly shop so that they have satisfying, tasty options close to hand, and I encourage you to do the same!

My list changes slightly every week and with the seasons, and I don't buy everything every time, but this is gives you an idea of the things I'm picking from at the moment.

FRIDGE

Plenish almond milk

Organic whole milk

Organic slightly salted butter

Organic feta

Organic parmesan and/or cheddar

5% fat Yeo Valley yoghurt

Yeo Valley kefir

Organic hummus

Cottage cheese

7% fat turkey mince

Smoked mackerel

Organic super firm tofu

Organic chicken thighs & drumsticks

Tideford organic soup

VEG (I buy organic as much as possible)

Red onions

Garlic

Sweet potatoes

Butternut squash

Vacuum packed beetroot

Spring onions

Spinach

Mixed peppers

Lettuce

Cauliflower

Broccoli

Cavolo nero

Mixed mushroom box

Frozen peas

Avocados (I know these are technically a fruit...)

FRUIT (I buy organic as much as possible)

Kiwis

Clementines

Apples

Lemons

Victoria plums

Bananas

Frozen strawberries

Frozen raspberries

CUPBOARD

Taste the Difference tinned albacore tuna in olive oil

Tinned anchovies in olive oil

Tinned sardines in olive oil or spring water

Organic tinned tomatoes

Bold Bean Co queen chickpeas

Bold Bean Co queen butter beans

Merchant Gourmet pre-cooked quinoa/puy/beluga lentil pouches

Sun Hee fresh udon noodles

Organic spaghetti

Flahavans organic jumbo oats

Nairns super seeded organic oatcakes

Taste the Difference 55% chocolate

Crosta & Mollica flatbreads

Odysea big kalamata olives

Capers

Lots of organic eggs

STAPLES

Sainsbury's own extra virgin olive oil (for cooking)

A tastier extra virgin olive oil (for drizzling)

Aspall organic red wine vinegar

Yutaka organic tamari

Toasted sesame oil

Maldon sea salt flakes

Ground sweet cinnamon

Ground ginger

Ground herbes de Provence

Marmite

Organic peanut butter

Organic maple syrup

For full transparency, our shop usually comes to about £90 a week for two people, with roughly 70% of what we buy being organic. As we both work from home quite a lot, this covers about 32 meals over the week.

I also like to go to local bakeries for fresh sourdough and I bring back meat from Devon when I go to visit my parents. We have sheep so I'll buy half a lamb from my parents and keep that in the freezer, and I love buying goat sausages from a farmer at our local farmers' market and freezing them too. I also have a subscription to Sea Sisters so I get 4 tasty tins of fish a month from them.

Happy shopping!