Vegetarian Grocery List Checkoff

I constantly get questions like “What foods do you buy for a vegetarian family? Where do you grocery shop? How much waste do you have after the week? So I thought I’d dedicate this post to answer those questions and share some of my fav items to buy weekly. First off, where do I go?

My top stores include:

H Mart (or your local Asian market)
Aldi
Trader Joes
Sprouts (similar to Whole Foods)
Local Internationals markets (Spanish, Indian or Middle Eastern)

I always start with the produce section. This is where I buy the majority of my items. I would recommend you alternate items weekly so you don’t get tired of the same things and meals. This is a major key in succeeding with this lifestyle. It’s easy to make the same easy recipes over and over until you see someone eating fried chicken and you question your whole life (been there) so keep it exciting, switch it up and you wont feel like your missing out on anything.

Vegetables:

Lettuce ( romaine, spinach, spring mix, kale, etc.) – I alternate these a lot.
Cabbage (green, red)
Carrots (shredded are my fav, or baby ones for dipping)
Mushrooms (portabella and shiitake)
Broccoli
Corn
Cauliflower
Bean Sprouts
Brussel Sprouts
Cilantro / Parsley / Thai Basil
Onions / Green Onions
Celery / Leeks
Asparagus
Bok Choy
Egg Plants
Plantain
Yuca / other roots
Potato / Sweet Potato
Zucchini / Squash
Cucumbers
Multi- Colored Peppers
Jalapeños / Poblanos

I understand these are seasonal so I recommend getting what’s in season that way you get the freshest fruits.

Fruits:

Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries

Avocado

Bananas

Apples (Fuji, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith are my faves)

Citrus (lemons, limes, oranges, blood oranges, bitter oranges, clementine, tangerines, tangelos, and pomelos)

Coconut

Pomegranate

Melons (Water, Cantaloupe, Honeydew)

Pineapples

Papaya (great for smoothies)

Mangos

Guava

Kiwis

Asian Fruits: These are my absolute favorite types, they are so sweet and delicious. They are usually more expensive and harder to find, but totally worth it.

Jackfruit – tastes like candy raw or is great for meat substitutes
Durian
Dragon Fruit – White Flesh, Pink Flesh and Yellow Skin (give them all a try)
Lychee / Rambutan / Longan
Passionfruit – bursts of sweet goodness
Mangosteen (expensive and rare but so good)
Star Fruit
Kumquat
Tamarind (which is actually very popular in Hispanic Countries as well)

Now to address how much waste we have, it really depends on the week. If we stuck to our goal that week and didn’t eat out, then we generally have minimal waste. Some weeks we just like everyone, either get lazy and don’t want to cook (i.e.; cereal for dinner )or end up eating out. Those weeks we tend to have more waste, but with either week I don’t think the waste is enough to break the bank. I honestly think having the good food in your house makes you want to do good. Just knowing you have the options available at home, makes it easy to want to cook them and lets be honest save some money.

Well that is all y’all! I hope you found this post helpful and I that you saved my list for the next time you go shopping. Let me know if you’ve tried any of items, which ones are your favorites, or if I missed anything you like. I love trying new things and will always give my feedback. Thanks for reading, until next time!

Aida

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The Capsule Wardrobe Pt II

Fashion, Uncategorized

The Capsule Wardrobe is back, and better! I have loved updating the wardrobe with the different seasons and slowly adding essential pieces. My current wardrobe is mainly Winter with some Spring pieces I’ve snuck in. I am excited to transition this rack to Spring soon.

Having this rack in my room not only saves me time while I’m heading out, it also lets me be more creative with my outfits. I usually take one day to plan out my outfits for the folowing week. This way I have more time at that moment to try different pieces out and it ends ups giving me outfits I would have never put together if I was in a rush. I also lay out one item and see how many outfits I can make from that one piece.

I thought I’d share my favorite essesntial pieces at the moment. I have found that these items have gotten me through the Fall and Winter Seasons:

Outerwear:
(Faux) Fur Vest / Coat
Long Coat
Black Leather Jacket
(Distressed) Denim Jacket

Clothing:
Different Pattern Pants: Leopard / Striped / Plaid / Corduroy
Blazer(s) – My fav!
White Button Down Shirt – for layering
Patterned Button Down Shirts- (Animal Print)
Basic Colored Sweater(s) – Turtlenecks are my go to

(Good) Denim In – Skinny / Boyfriend / Cropped
Midi / Maxi Dress – Don’t forget the hosiery!
Midi / Maxi Skirt – ( pleated…)
T-Shirts – I heart band or logos ones
Jumpsuit – so fun to layer!

Shoes:
Tennis Shoes -Converse are a classic
Patented Black Loafers
Mules – I like the low heeled ones
Rain boot- Hunter; need I say more!?
White Booties – all the rave right now- but I think will stick around!

Don’t forget a good handbag and sunnies!

That is all folks! I hope this was helpful to those wanting to start a Capsule Wardrobe. I would definitely reccomend you start small. Go through your closet and eliminate those pieces you havent worn in years and donate them! Also, thrift, thrift, thrift! If you love to shop, thrifting is a small way you still get to shop but help eliminate more clothing waste and save money at the same time.

Thanks for reading! Come back soon to see my Spring Capsule.

Aida-

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Food & Health, Food & Health

Hey y’all! I’m so exited to add a health category to my blog! Here I will post grocery hauls, recipes and healthy food options. My main 2019 resolution was to get back to being vegetarian. Last year I had the same resolution and I made it up to June. I stopped for no good reason other than I gave in to temptation. This year I started two weeks later than I wanted to, but jumped right back in smoothly. This time around I feel it would be easier because we worked out most of the kinks last time. I already know what I like, what I didn’t, where to shop and who has better prices. I constantly got asked what I buy when I go grocery shopping, so I recently did a grocery haul on my IG page, which I added to my highlights section on my profile. I also constantly add recipes I try on my IG stories so check those out as well.

Below I Linked my recent refrigerator pic right after grocery shopping (and organizing for a long time )

I’m also adding some smoothie bowls I’ve made:

Make sure you come back check out my next blog posts, and see what I buy and make next. Also, if you know any recipes I should try let me know!

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Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019!

About Me

Happy New Year! I can’t believe it’s that time again. I always look forward to the Holidays and New Years, but I always get a little sad when it’s over. 2018 was a great year for me, I finally took a leap and decided to start this blog, which is something I’ve been wanting to do for years now. For 2019, I would like to plan out and set my goals, and see them in writing that way I’m held responsible for them. I would also like to read this at the end of this year and see what goals I accomplished.

As the new year starts, I would like to focus mainly on my mental and physical growth. Get back to a cleaner diet and workout a couple times a week. I want to dedicate more time to my blog and write a minimum of one post a week as well as get some vlogs out. My goal is to grow my page and blog, while making sure I keep my focus on my love for fashion, beauty and home decor.

Traveling more is always a goal of mine, I already have a couple trips planned and I can’t wait to plan some more. I cannot wait to see what 2019 has in store for me, but I also love to look back and see my past work and learn and grow from it.

So, here’s a look at my last year in pics…. ( no particular order, just some highlights)

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Did your 2018 goals become reality? What are some goals you made for 2019!? Do you have any blog posts idea you would like to submit? Let me know on here or on my IG ! Thank you for the support I received in my first months as a blogger and I hope you guys stick around to see my posts this year.

– Aida

Winter Wardrobe Capsule

Fashion

The Wardrobe Capsule is a small collection of essential items in your closet. This is my winter collection.

When shopping I tend to go for pieces I know I want in my closet for a long time. I also go for pieces I can style many different ways. My style is versatile, so I want pieces that reflect that. I’ll usually do a haul a couple times a year for different seasons, and then incorporate my older pieces with the new ones.

For my winter capsule I shopped Zara’s Black Friday sale and scored all my items for 30% off. I also tried a new site; Social Eras and got two suits on sale. I was hesitant to try the new site because I’ve never heard of it and wasn’t sure what the quality or sizing would be. The clothes took 2 weeks to get to me. The quality was surprisingly very good, but the sizing was off. I ordered a size up just in case the sizes were off. I got all items in an XL. The jackets fit me good, but pants looked to be a size S with a XL tag. I would order from the site again because of the quality, I’ll just make sure I follow size guidelines and reviews.

Red Suit Linked:

Black Suit Linked:

My Zara Order Linked:

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I also thrifted some items in this capsule. Thrifting is a great way to score some vintage pieces while saving some money. I love mixing vintage with modern pieces.

Make sure you check back in for my next capsule and as always I will upload my outfits on my IG !

Thanks for reading my blog, and please submit any ideas or recommendations for later blog posts!

Fall Wardrobe Haul

Fashion

Fall is my absolute favorite season! I love the crisp air, beautiful tree colors and crunching leaves.. but more than anything I love fall fashion. I of course started fall shopping since August so I thought it would be fun to show some items I’ve got so far and how I plan on styling them. I will upload more pics of the actual outfits once I wear them on my Instagram.

All photos are linked

Give me all the 70s vibes, animal prints, boho feels , plaids and classic pieces.

I’ll start with my fav pieces, this two piece plaid set by Zara. Plaids are coming back strong this year. I’ve seen so many cool pieces but this one I couldn’t pass up. I plan to obviously wear as a set but also will have fun pairing with other pieces.

Next piece is also by Zara and still in the same plaid theme. This one is giving me Chanel vibes.. and I mean come on. I see a turtle neck and thigh high boots.

Last item from Zara is a double buckled belt. This obviously is going to be a staple in my closet this fall, weather it be with jeans, or a waist belt for maxi skirts and dresses.

Next is my HM order. Here I got more items, I find that most of the items in my closet are from HM. I like that there quality is better than most trendy clothing stores and there price is right in between the Forever 21 and Zara or Asos prices. I love Zara but feel like they are a bit over priced for the quality they sell and I try to avoid shopping at Forever 21 because I find that after one wash the items never fit or look the same.

I’ll start with this boho maxi dress. This dress can go many ways which is why I liked it. I can dress it up with heels, boots, booties or keep it casual with sneakers, tennis shoes or sandals.

Next is this Vintage / Victorian style shirt. This shirt I’ve actually already wore so I’ll share my pic of it. In this pic I styled it casual with mom jeans and tennis shoes which was part of my haul as well so I’ll link below. But I will also dress up with either maxi skirts or dress pants.

Next is a block heeled mule. I remember when mules were trendy in the 90s. I was too young to wear them then and when they recently made a come back I was honestly not a fan. I felt the trend should’ve waited another decade, but they grew on me. They are the same concept as the ones from the 90s but I feel we’ve upgraded the styles this time around. They go with every outfit I’ve bought for fall and these in particular are very comfortable. I’ve worn these as well so I’ll upload that pic as well.

Last but not least are the jackets. I love long jackets and there really the only ones I wear in the cold. To me they look nicer and cover more. I feel that they dress up any outfit, but I also love dressing them down with sneakers or tennis shoes. You can make your jacket be the outfit by styling it right. I bought a houndstooth print and a solid rust color one.

That’s my fall haul! I hope you guys enjoyed please feel free to leave comments, feedback , questions on here or on my Instagram .

– Aida

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