Foodspiration: I Heart London Supermarkets

While London may not be reknowned for its cuisine, it should be know for its marvelous supermarkets and their quality, ready-to-eat options. Not too mention its stunning packaging design and clever, whimsical way of naming food.

A few years ago, a fellow foodie friend and I took a whirlwind tour of London supermarkets including Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, and Tesco. Like an old episode of Supermarket Sweep, we raced around the stores loading up our carts. Ok, not really, but we did race around and took a lot of rogue photos (sorry, they aren't the best). In the spirit of the Sound of Music, these are a few of my favorite UK things:

What’s for dinner tonight?

This private label salmon and vegetable meal is one of many dishes in the prepared foods refrigerated section.

As well as these Easy to Cook meals- aren’t the photos on package gorgeous?

The power of dark packaging and the promise of perfect tenderness made this line of premium meals really stand out.

I loved the sensory descriptions of aromatic and crispy duck wrapped in pancakes.

And the take out appeal of these easy dinners.

Not to mention a very visual pizza offering- the real thing looks just as good as the photo!

and these veggies look fresh and vibrant in this transparent packaging.

American Breakfast Doesn’t Look Like This

This Banana Breakie to go has bananas, probiotic yogurt and oatmeal.

And who doesn't want a happy Christmas smoothie? I was pleasantly surprised by the seasonal flavors in breakfast cereal, yogurt smoothies and many products at Marks& Spencer.