Fitting in Five
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Homemaking on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 6:00 PM
Arwen’s lovely veggie post earlier this week left my mouth watering. Perhaps I was tantalized by the incredible photo of all of those fresh veggies lined up so neatly, just waiting to be roasted. I felt inspired, and yet when I walked into my kitchen to find something to bake, I lost my motivation.
My search for fresh produce yield three semi rotten apples, an onion, a brown banana, and some raisins - do those count as fresh?
After taking myself to task for the sorry state of homemaking I’ve done this past week, I pondered why my produce pantry was so dilapidated. The truth is, sometimes I hesitate to buy fresh fruits and veggies because they often go bad before we can consume them. I get excited at the Farmer’s Market and overbuy, and then half of what I buy gets tossed when we don’t get through it in time.
So this week I’m trying a new strategy with the fruit. I restrained myself a bit and bought things that can be brought home, cut up into ready to eat servings, and refrigerated. I’m hoping that if the fruit is clean, cut up, and easy to eat, my men will grab it instead of snacking on other, less wholesome treats.
Plus I just can’t pass up a watermelon on a hot summer day, and the site of that pineapple was so pretty I just had to grab it too!
How do you fit “five a day” into your family’s menu plan? Do you have any thoughts on keeping fresh produce in the house on a regular basis? Have any of our readers tried purchasing locally grown organic produce in a box? I’d love your words of wisdom!
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