I like my fridge to reflect my values around food and nutrition, and to say something about me. We are what we eat, after all. So I don’t particularly want to be associated with a shrivelled, forgotten six month old prune, or a science experiment that has added new and interesting growths and tear-producing aromas to last week’s take-out.

What you put into your fridge directly determines whether you eat well or not, so I stock my fridge in a way that is always able to deliver smoothies, soups, stir fries, ‘eggy’ dishes, granolas, parfaits and salads.

“Studies have shown that we reach for what’s convenient and what’s visible,” says Janet Polivy

What you won’t find in my fridge is a bunch of  products with numbers, colours, additives or chemicals. I like to think of myself as ‘refined’ in my own klutzy way, but refined products are a no-no in these parts!

The pictures below show off the contents of my fridge, shelf by shelf. Thanks to the clever Natural New Age Mum for inviting me to take part in this link up

Top Shelf

• B.d Farm Paris Creek Yoghurt
• Global Organics Tomato Paste
• Almond Butter
• Pan De Mar Mussels
• Homemade parsley and lime tahini
• Date Syrup
• Activated Sunflower Seeds
• Activated Pecans (my favourite nut!)
• Full Fat cream
• Unpasterized Brown Rice Miso
• Organic prunes
• Cultured veges

Second Shelf

• St Dalfours Strawberry Jam
• Spiral pasta sauce
• Home-made choc-coated activated almonds
• Gruyere cheese
• Cherry tomatoes from the markets
• Organic strawberries from the market
• Borgul my mum made
• Activated sesame seeds

Third and Fourth shelf and draws

This section mainly consist of my fresh organic vegetables from the markets with an abundance of leafy greens. There is also a glass container of delicious home-made chicken stock in there. But that’s normal, right?

Side of fridge top shelf

Not pictured but this section but where you will find my:

• Parmesan Regianno
• Cultured Butter
• Pastured Eggs
• Barambah Cheddar cheese

Side of fridge bottom shelf

• Sauces including Spiral Mirin and Tamari
• Home made mayonaisse in the Global Organics jar
• NiuLife Coconut Aminos
• Global Organic mustard
• Canadian Maple syrup in the big jar
• My family’s favourite milk : ) … for bathing, clearly …
• Ceres ABC nut butter – super delish

As the weather warms up I will move my Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar & Organic Ghee into the fridge too.

A little note that as you can probably tell I’m trying to move towards using glass as opposed to plastic containers, much better for our health!

If you need help overhauling your fridge, freezer or pantry to a real foods haven,  please check out my Kitchen Reboot program here.

I hope you’ve enjoyed peeking inside my fridge. This post was part of a blog hop organised by Natural New Age Mum. Check out the link below for an extra voyeuristic peek into some other fridges.

Bren x

I’ll let you in on a little secret early on … it’s possibly not as interesting as the contents of Kate Moss’ or Miranda Kerrs’ handbags (and doesn’t have Orlando Bloom’s number either, darn it). But if you’re still interested, join me on a journey into the unknown as I try to locate the secret pockets, chambers and small community halls that my husband insists are in there.

As my children are now seven and nine years old, the contents have substantially changed. Nappies are now a no-no, and I can’t hide my excitement! Muesli bars, cut up fruit, snacks, textas and toys have also worn out their welcome.

Once diving into my bag (not literally), I thought I would find plenty of empty space, but minimal-me doesn’t sound quite right when I pull out 19 items.

1) Business cards and postcards

2) Wallet

3) Lipstick – my current fave colour is all natural and a sexy pink!

4) Organic Lip Balm – natural and organic & my numero uno must-have in my bag. No chemical nasties.

5) Tinted Lip Balm – I adore this Ere Perez product, perfect for a hint of colour, as well as conditioning for the lips.

6) Teabag – as I don’t drink caffeine I tend to bring my own … just in case.

7) Mobile Phone – goes everywhere with me, just like a baby.

8) Car Keys

9) Scarf – my favourite Jac & Jac scarf perfect to have on hand for these unpredictable autumn days.

10) Book for the waiting room. At the moment it’s Optimum Nutrition for your Childs Mind (nerd alert).

11) Acorn – my 7yr old is a bower bird and insists on keeping little nuggets of nature she finds along the way.

12) Water bottle – can’t leave home without it. Staying hydrated is necessary for me.

13) Tissues – being a hay fever sufferer these are essential.

14) Dental Floss – to save me from potentially embarrassing poppy seed moments.

15)  Sunglasses- love my classic Chanels.

16) Green shopping bag – for any spontaneous health food shopping.

17) Activated nuts – to quell the hunger attacks when I’m on the run.

18)  Organic green apple – my favourite portable fruit & goes well with the nuts.

19) Hand moisturiser – for my dermatitis flare ups.

My handbag clearly reveals that I’m a real natural new age mum & also that I may need to downsize!

If you want to check out what’s in other new age mums handbags go to Natural New Age Mums blog.

What’s in your handbag and what does it say about you? I’d love to know!

Bren x