anatomy of a gluten free, dairy free, soy free fridge, sort of..

We all have quirks, you know what I'm talking about, those little things we do, never giving second thought to the fact that it is indeed a habit.  Lately, I've realized mine have to do with food.  I have always had a strange relationship with food; It's a very healthy one these days but there are some things which I remain a bit particular about...Today, I introduce you to my refrigerator.

Here are some very basic, superficial, and sort of amusing facts about the contents of my slightly smaller than standard GE Profile refrigerator: 

1] I always cut an apple the same way [I will post a picture next time a eat an apple]. 

2] I nearly always eat one either mid afternoon for a snack or after dinner or both. Thus, my apple consumption is high, VERY high.

3] When I take the apple [fuji OR granny smith, but most often fuji] out of the drawer in the refrigerator, I peel off the sticker.

4] And the sticker is always 'restuck' on the top of the fridge door. I realized that this morning when I was pulling my coffee off of the bottom shelf and saw the little piles stuck together...It was reason to pause and ponder removing them; as of now, the stickers remain.

5] I always keep my coffee and my rice milk on the bottom shelf, right next to the Kombucha [I'm down to 2 a day from the high of 4 through the winter], and in front of the Modelos [kept on hand for not gluten free company [NGFC]] and the Spritzer Jamican Lemonades [on hand for my dad for those rare occasions the New Yorker in him ventures south]. 

6] Water is a top shelf beverage, always. 

7] And in my house produce, except for avocados and strawberries, belongs in the produce drawers; There is a reason why the drawers have those little symbols on them.

8] 'Buying Organic Only' affects everything from my deli meats to my condiments. Being GDSF3 [gluten, dairy, soy free times 3], I control what I can. I read labels voraciously: I would have never known regular ketchup contains 'natural flavorings' [wtf are 'natural flavorings', anyway??!?], a no-go on the GF list. Thank God for Annies.

 9] As you will see, BOO affects my frozen vegetable selection as well... organic nearly everything, yes, except for sweet treats for special peeps.