I was just thinking this past week that we consume entirely too much produce. I'm not even sure how it happens. Every time I get back from the store I think, "there's no way we're going to finish all this, I finally bought too much." and nope. Gone before the week is over. Here's an example of what I got this week:
1 dozen apples
1 dozen pears
1 dozen plums
1 dozen white nectarines
1 dozen kiwis
1 dozen tangelos
3 lbs. grapes
Huge box of blueberries from Costco (not sure of the exact quantity)
2 quarts of strawberries
3 lbs. lemons
6 lbs. bananas
6 broccoli crowns (yes, 6!)
1 head cauliflower
1 lbs. green beans
1 bunch of kale
1 bunch of romaine lettuce
1 box of organic baby spinach
And a few extras like onions, garlic, celery, etc. Well, from ALL that stuff above, here's what we have left:
2 apples
1 pear
2 plums
1 kiwi
1 tangelo
2 lemons
2 bananas
Seriously! It hasn't even been a week! That's going to last us until tomorrow. Ugh. I like grocery shopping once a week only because I feel it cuts back on spending and I don't waste time and gas going back and forth to the store. Good thing I have frozen mangoes, peaches, berries, and some vegetables. That will have to do until Wednesday.
Another thing we devour are eggs. I buy 2 dozen organic, free range eggs every week! We don't eat eggs every single day, but I do use them for baking, and when the kids eat them for breakfast they easily eat 2 eggs each. Plus, I like having a few harboiled eggs in the fridge as a high protein snack for the kids or just to add to my salads.
If we go through this much food now, how will I keep up with them when they're teenagers?! Hold me.
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| Baby cucumbers, cheddar cheese cubes, blueberries, black bean patties with sour cream, eggplant sticks |
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| White nectarine, carrot ribbons, EnviroKids cereal, cream cheese and cucumber heart sandwiches |
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| Pear, peas, black bean patties, grilled cheese sandwich (cut up for Sophie) |
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| Coconut water! Yum! |
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| coconut with chile and lime. Mmm.... |
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| Gluten free onion rings for the Super Bowl |
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| gluten free pizza |
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| Yummy snack |
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| blueberries, strawberries, and grapes |
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| Gluten free chocolate cupcakes |
Black Bean Patties
I just threw these together to use up some leftover beans. They're good!
1 cup black beans (if canned, rinse and drain)
1 Tbs. cornmeal
1 egg
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. paprika
Salt and pepper to taste.
Whiz everything together in a food processor. Heat olive oil in a skillet and drop by spoonfuls. Fry a couple of minutes on each side. Serve with a dollop of sour cream.
For the Onion Rings I used this recipe and it was fabulous!
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