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I have a new video every Friday, we have tons of exciting things going on, and you don't
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And now it's time for the highly requested video of what is in my fridge.
Whoa!
That's a big fridge.
First and foremost my fridge isn't always this beautifully stocked.
I did just do a shop and it doesn't always look this neat in here.
Sometimes food is spilling out on the fridge and sometimes stuff gets moldy and I have
to throw it out.
I'm just gonna get started in the upper left hand corner and I'm gonna talk you through
what is in my fridge at the moment.
Here I have two dozen eggs.
I always check my eggs in the grocery store before I buy them because I've had some leaky
cracked eggs incidents and not fun.
The next little jar you're seeing here is a little
mason jar where I've put in some fresh basil that I snipped off from my little basil garden
in the kitchen.
Smells like fresh pizza.
Organic artichokes.
Thankfully I got away really easily at the grocery store this time around because a lot
of the organic produce was on sale!
Woo!
So, I've got strawberries, I have blueberries and raspberries, and then in the big one on
the side I've got kiwi and mango.
Alright we're gonna have to do some maneuvering
to show you what's in the back.
It's summer time which means everyone needs a watermelon in their home.
Next shelf down I have some yogurts, and I've been kind of toggling back and forth between
dairy free yogurts and regular dairy yogurt.
This is Kite Hill almond milk yogurt, and I have pineapple and blueberry flavored.
Siggi's is currently my favorite regular yogurt brand.
It's very low in sugar as opposed to most yogurts.
Live active cultures.
Mmm.
Behind the yogurts I just have some more fruits so I have a couple of Granny Smith apples
and a dragonfruit.
I have a bunch of different peppers here, I have red, orange, and yellow.
In the back you'll see four mangoes.
I have an organic papaya.
Personally tropical fruits taste better to me when I'm in the tropics and here I am in
the middle of New York City.
But I do think that you can still taste the tropics in some ways just by buying fruits.
I have a little bundle
of tomatoes.
In the way back I've got bananas.
For me bananas go in almost everything: smoothies, they go in cereal, I have them plain, I have
them with peanut butter so I'm just a banana fiend.
I have Califia farms almond milk.
I really like the shape of this bottle.
I'm in love with the shape of you.
Pure Naked coconut water.
It's very hydrating. Love to drink coconut water.
In the back I've got my Brita filter.
I've heard rumors about New York City water.
Some people drink it straight from the tap, other people say you must filter it.
I'm just going the safe route and Brita filtering it, but every so often I just put my face
under the faucet and chug.
I've got organic celery.
I also have two bundles of organic kale.
This is a reusable produce bag.
This is what they come in.
Apparently
it keeps your fruit and vegetables fresh for up to ten times longer than when they're not
in these bags.
I would just put the kale right in here and then just put it right in here.
And that is how you put things in bags.
Onto the ginger, these are just organic ginger fingers.
I honestly don't know if they're called fingers but that's what they look like.
I'm going to move over to this vegetable drawer.
We'rejust gonna put that drawer back in.
Organic carrots.
Oh. This is a disaster!
Cucumbers.
Sometimes I juice cucumbers by myself and I just drink cuke juice because it's so good.
Really fresh, firm.
Eggplant, this is another great vegetable to have in the house, and then just behind
it, I have an onion.
And this onion is really large and really in charge.
Feels good.
I've got a lot of citrus in here and then also
a few other things.
In the front I've got three limes, four oranges, avocados from Mexico!
Just kidding I don't know if they're from Mexico but I love having avocados.
Personally I love —
They're just a great source of a healthy fat and I
love fat.
Two kiwi, the rest of the ones that I had already cut up are what you're seeing here.
The big guy: a grapefruit.
This is one of my favorite things because
when you squeeze the skin, the oils start to come out of it.
I'm getting a little touchy with my produce.
Last thing on this side is this bottom drawer.
It's kind of a random conglomerate of things.
Michael's gluten free bread.
He keeps his bread the fridge.
This is his GFB.
And then I have two different types of peanut butters here.
So classic Skippy creamy, and a little bit of a healthier version.
This is Everlands's organic coconut peanut butter and it's crunchy so it kind of tastes
like coconut oil, it kind of tastes like peanuts.
Then I've got a few gluten free Bob's Red Mill flours here.
So this is an all purpose baking flour.
There is a baking soda and there's also another baking flour.
And the last thing in this fridge over here are some string cheeses.
Alright, and that is this side of the refrigerator.
So if I start over here, I just got an organic soy sauce.
This is just a Grey Poupon dijon mustard.
And
this ketchup is organic, unsweetened ketchup.
I've got Coconut Secret's Coconut Aminos.
This sort of tastes like soy sauce but it's not soy sauce and it's really just made with
organic coconut tree sap.
And then just a classic tomato sauce.
This is my butter dish.
And all the extra butter sticks go down here.
This is sort of my breakfast-toast-jam spot.
So I've got a blueberry-pomegranate jam from Stonewall Kitchen, this apricot preserve which
is from Lucie.
Just kidding, Lucien.
I usually top my toasts with chia seeds.
So I love storing them in this mason jar.
I don't know why, it just feels very modern and fresh.
Plus it makes like a maraca.
And then the favorite of the shelf: Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough.
It is a childhood classic and a staple in the Lucie Fink household.
I could basically eat this entire roll raw.
Do not consume raw cookie dough.
What a waste.
I've got maple syrups here, I have two different brands.
This one is Brad's Organic and this one is Shady Maple Farms, it's almost running low.
In front of it we have this Naturopathica Stress Resistance Fortified honey and I don't
normally keep my honeys in the fridge but this one looks good in the fridge.
And then behind it I've got this Pom 100 percent pomegranate juice, antioxidant rich.
I've got some Haribo gummy bears and I like to keep
them in the fridge because they stay cold and almost a little hard, and I love it.
It is no coincidence that I keep the pickles right next to my sweet drawer.
I actually did hear once that if you're craving sugar and you're just really, really in the
mood for sugar and eat a pickle instead, it will help satisfy the craving.
I'm obsessed with chocolate, especially dark chocolate.
I just got a Lindt 70% smooth dark.
I've also got a few Lindor Lindt truffles. In the back here
you'll see these Justin's dark chocolate peanut butter cups.
These come all together as minis in this bag, so it's really a great bulk purchase.
Pop the pickles in...
I keep this Earth Balance organic coconut spread.
And all the way on the right is some ground flaxseed.
I usually put this on yogurt or oatmeal and sometimes in smoothies and it gives it kind
of a really thick and nutty consistency.
On the bottom I just have
a few cans of some selter that I've been finishing up.
I have this Hunt's tomato paste that I can use for cooking.
I don't know if this actually keeps your fridge smelling fresh so if someone would comment
below and let me know if this is true or false.
I've got these two Rebbl drinks here that I haven't tried yet but they look so good and so I'm
keeping them in my fridge, stashing them for a rainy day.
I've got a Wolffer dry rosé cider.
If you remember I did Lucie for Hire as a wine maker and I went to Wolffer estate in
the Hamptons
and this came from there.
Just in front of that is this superfood powder.
I haven't even opened it yet but you are supposed to take a tablespoon of it and scoop it into
a yogurt or a cereal or a smoothie, and it really will just give you a nutrient plant boost,
so that's cool.
Next to it is this biodegradable produce wash that I made with lemon and apple cider vinegar.
Super easy to make.
In front of it is a probiotic that I've been using, PB8.
And just behind it is that apple cider vinegar
that I made the produce wash with.
Sometimes I take it as a shot straight.
Sometimes I put it in water and I drink it with lemon.
Other times I use it to wash things so it's truly a versatile product.
And the last thing you're seeing is this lovely selection of lemon and lime juice squeezes.
And that my friends is the fridge.
And now I'm gonna take you into the freezer.
Here we go.
And it's got two layers.
And that is what's inside my refrigerator.
I have to stand up.
And that is what's inside my refrigerator and my freezer.
Hope you liked it!
Now that I showed you what was
in my fridge, let's talk about money.
Refinery29 has a new book that's coming out soon and it's called Money Diaries.
I was especially excited when I got this book in my hands because there is a chapter all
about getting honest with your spending and saving habits, and the first challenge that
the book tells you to do is to take the highlighter test.
Basically the idea is that you will write down everything you've spent on and then you
go back to your list with a highlighter and you highlight every single thing that does
not make you happy.
So because I wanted to do the highlighter test I went back to my financial statement
and I pulled out all the other things that I spent on in that previous week.
$32 for a manicure and pedicure, $10.59 For a taxi.
$45 for a birthday present for my friend.
$12 on a yoga class.
$2 for a yoga mat rental at the class.
$20 refilling my laundry card.
$57.47 for Con Ed - that's actually half the bill so Michael paid the other half - and
$3.50 on a latte.
I went through and I highlighted
anything on the list that just didn't really feel great.
First and foremost the manicure and pedicure.
I find that I hate spending money on that because I can actually do manicures and pedicures
myself.
And the moment I left, this happened.
The next thing I didn't particularly love was a yoga mat rental, I actually have a yoga
mat of my own and I was just being lazy and I wound up spending an extra two dollars for
no reason.
Third was refilling my laundry card.
I mean I know I got to do my laundry but it's not particularly exciting.
And the final was the
Con Ed bill because that doesn't get me, you know, jumping for joy.
Meanwhile I'm so happy with every single cent that I spent on that fresh produce.
And I also love supporting local businesses and buying things at the farmer's market nearby.
I would have highlighted the taxi ride normally because I have a subway card so there's no
reason to pay that amount of money.
But I was really happy that I took that taxi because it was late at night and the thought
of going underground alone didn't feel good.
So the taxi above ground was great.
The birthday present for a friend was great.
I was really excited to give that gift to her.
The yoga class obviously was amazing.
And then last but not least, the latte.
Normally that would be something that I wouldn't feel great about because I can just make my
coffee at home and it would be way cheaper but I drank that latte sitting across from
a friend that I hadn't seen in about two years.
And so that was a lovely experience.
So now I have a ton of questions for you guys: First and foremost,
Please comment below.
Secondly let me know if we have any of the same brands and items in our refrigerators.
And lastly I want to know what are the things that you guys spend on
every week that either make you feel really happy or really crummy?
Let me know if you have any questions about what you saw in my fridge and I'll try to
respond as soon as possible.
And as always let me know what else you want to see me vlog about on this channel.
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