Because I am a Picky Eater Archives

Welcome to Recommendations From a Picky Eater, which may (or may not) be a recurring subject where I offer my suggestions based on a lifetime of being a picky eater.

During the height of the pandemic, we switched first to grocery pickup, and then to grocery delivery. At the time, I thought it would be temporary, in that I believed I enjoyed grocery shopping.

Turns out I can completely live without the experience. It takes a little planning so that we don’t run out of things, but overall, we are eating better, saving money (fewer impulse buys) and definitely saving time.

There are only two items that I strangely cannot seem to get – my preferred brand of cottage cheese is only available in the Kansas City area at the one store that doesn’t deliver or do pickup, and my very favorite brand of meatless sausage seems to have disappeared off the earth.

I’m a vegetarian; Mr. SuzerSpace is not. We had found Tofurky Italian Meatless Sausage to be an acceptable compromise for both of us. Sometimes it is still listed in the app for the grocery delivery, but it always gets substituted, and I’m not a big fan of the alternate brand, in that I don’t think it tastes as good, is more difficult to cook and is way more expensive.

I decided to try and make my own meatless sausage, and as always, the Internet did not disappoint when searching for recipes.

Where I work, we only are allotted 30 minutes for lunch. That, and the fact that I am a super picky eater combine to make me totally #teambringmylunch.

I really don’t mind. It saves me a ton of money, I always know what’s in my lunch, and I have a pretty solid routine of meal prep on Sunday plus planning dinners to include leftovers that make this really easy.

Two other things make a big difference – a good lunch container and real silverware. On the first subject, I’ve tried just about every plastic and glass system out there, and I’m still on the hunt for the perfect version. I’m also on the hunt for a better storage system for all the bowls and lids.

If anyone has any advice on that, I’m all ears!

On the silverware front, I’m set. My sister gifted me two sets of a lunch kit system that came with these neat, slightly smaller than standard size silverware.

To keep them together and clean, I’ve sewn up a very simple lunchbox utensil keeper that doubles as a napkin or spill blotter for my work desk.

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