The grocery store dilemma.

One of the super fun parts about eating whole/non-processed foods is cost. I can do about as much damage in Whole Foods as I can at Neimans. The way I avoid sending us to the poor house is by meal planning. Sunday night (or Monday morning) I plan 3 to 4 weeknight meals and I go to Whole Foods at lunch on Monday. This way I'm able to avoid the Sunday night crowd and I don't buy more than I need - AKA no wasted $8.99 bunch of "live" basil.

Did you know that Whole Foods provides free (obviously nothing in WF is really free) little ice bags upon check out and will gladly ice down your groceries for you? I have gotten so used to grocery shopping at lunch and icing down my meat/cold goods that even if I'm at Kroger or HEB I buy a bag of ReddyIce and pour it into my insulated bag.

Which brings me to my insulated bag - which the checkout guy at Whole Foods told me was the "best he'd seen - and he sees them all the time." I got it for Christmas and it lives in my car along with piles of sweaty workout clothes and jewelry and shoes...okay you get it.

This one is made by "Picnic Time". 

I'm usually making this WF trip about 12:30 and my groceries stay cold in this thing until I get home after CrossFit at 7:00. So, the whole gym or g-store debacle is no longer a debacle. You can do both! Like I said I plan 3 - 4 weeknight meals in case we end up eating out. If I need another weeknight meal I'll either swing back by WF or it's breakfast for dinner, which the kids LOVE and think is so fun. Easy peasy. 

Xo,

Alyssa