By Leigh O’Connor.
From the very first page, ‘The Weekly Grocery Shop’ feels like more than a book. It’s like having a wise, supportive friend stroll beside you down the supermarket aisles, gently guiding your choices and reminding you that shopping for food can be an act of care, not a chore.
Nabula El Mourid writes with warmth, authenticity and a lived understanding of the small daily struggles we all face around food. As the founder of Supermarket Swap, she started by helping people make healthier choices with her app and community, inspired by her own journey as a Mum searching for clearer, simpler answers to the confusing world of food labels.
Her story shines through every page, blending practical know-how with a deep compassion for families who want to eat well without overspending or overcomplicating life.
At the heart of the book is a simple but powerful promise: plan better, eat better, spend less. The idea may sound straightforward, but Nabula turns it into something inspiring and achievable.
She takes what often feels overwhelming - the endless shelves, the labels, the marketing tricks - and shows how it can be transformed into a mindful, empowering process. Shopping isn’t just about filling a trolley; it becomes about feeding ourselves and our loved ones with intention.
The book moves with a natural rhythm. First, Nabula shares the essential principles of how to read labels, compare products and make smarter swaps. Then she layers in practicality with six weekly meal plans built around thoughtful shopping lists.
More than 70 recipes flow through breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks and even leftovers and lunchboxes, each one approachable and adaptable to real life. She doesn’t just give you meals; she gives you a system that fits into the chaos of a busy household.
What makes the book so special is its heart. Nabula celebrates the little details most of us overlook: how to love leftovers, how scraps can become something nourishing, how even one small swap can ripple into something meaningful for our health, our wallets and even the planet. Her voice is never judgmental - instead, it’s like a gentle nudge from someone who truly understands.
There are passages that feel almost poetic, where Nabula reflects on how food connects us, how preparing a meal is really an expression of love and how choosing differently in the supermarket is a way of choosing differently for our lives.
In the end, ‘The Weekly Grocery Shop’ turns a routine errand into something almost transformative. It shows us that the trolley we push each week carries more than food; it carries our values, our care and our hope for better days ahead.
Nabula El Mourid doesn’t just hand us recipes - she hands us confidence, clarity and a reminder that the small choices really do matter.
We have three recipes from her cookbook for you to recreate at home:
