What I bought from OCADO this week for a Family of 5 and Recipe Book Recommendation

Join me for this weeks Ocado Food Shop Video where I show you what I bought to feed my family of 5. July 2026. Most of the time I like to cook predominately from scratch but sometimes I wanna throw the pans out of the window and go live alone on an all inclusive island built for 1! This month I’m on it with the first option 😁 Here are the recipes for the energy balls i mentioned: Whole Food Energy Balls – Summer Collection Base Recipe (Makes approximately 18–20 balls) Ingredients 200g soft pitted dates 80g rolled oats 40g flaked almonds 30g pistachios 20g pumpkin seeds 1 tbsp flax seeds 1 tbsp honey Pinch of sea salt Method 1. Toast the almonds, pistachios and pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan for 3–5 minutes until lightly golden and fragrant. Allow to cool. 2. Blitz the toasted nuts and seeds until roughly chopped. 3. Add the dates, oats, flax seeds, honey and salt. 4. Blend until the mixture comes together and sticks when pressed. 5. Divide the mixture if making different flavours, or add your chosen flavourings to the whole batch. 6. Roll into balls and chill for at least 30 minutes before eating. ⸻ 1. Lemon & Pistachio Add: Zest of 1 lemon 1 tsp lemon juice ½ tsp vanilla extract Optional coating: Finely chopped pistachios ⸻ 2. Orange Blossom Add: Zest of 1 orange ¼ tsp orange blossom water ½ tsp ground cardamom Optional coating: Chopped pistachios ⸻ 3. Tropical Coconut & Lime Add: Zest of 1 lime 2 tbsp toasted desiccated coconut ½ tsp vanilla extract Roll in: Toasted desiccated coconut ⸻ 4. Summer Berry Replace 50g of the dates with: 50g dried cherries, dried strawberries or dried cranberries Then add: Zest of ½ an orange 1 tsp lemon juice ½ tsp vanilla extract ⸻ 5. Honey, Mint & Citrus Add: Zest of ½ lemon Zest of ½ orange 1–2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint 1 tsp extra honey (optional) Optional coating: Finely chopped pistachios ⸻ Notes Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. Freeze for up to 3 months. Toasting the nuts and seeds before blending gives the biggest flavour boost. A small pinch of flaky sea salt helps bring out the natural sweetness of the dates. #ocado #foodshop #chattyvideo