'From Cart to Kitchen' makes grocery shopping and cooking more joyful

"But after graduating from college and moving to New York City to pursue a professional culinary career, Coleman, like many of us, found grocery shopping to be a chore. "Grocery shopping has become challenging simply because there's a lack of foundation for how to fill the cart up with items that are going to be used throughout the household, not going to go to waste and not going to break the bank," Coleman said."

"Motivated to save money and time while making the entire experience more joyful, he found himself returning to the approach his mom used growing up, which he refined and coined as the "6-to-1 Grocery Shopping Method." The format calls for purchasing six veggies, five fruits, four proteins, three starches, two sauces and one fun item, and is designed to make at least six full meals."

Chef Will Coleman grew up enjoying grocery shopping and learned shopping strategies by accompanying his mother to big-box stores. After moving to New York City, grocery shopping felt like a chore because households lack a consistent foundation for stocking items that get used, avoid waste and stay affordable. Coleman developed the 6-to-1 Grocery Shopping Method—six vegetables, five fruits, four proteins, three starches, two sauces and one fun item—to save time and money and generate at least six meals. The method expanded through social media and television and appears in the cookbook From Cart to Kitchen with 60 recipes and 10 grocery lists, along with a 10-week meal guide and recipes drawn from bold, global flavors.

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