Since I am making an effort to eat healthier, I am eating more and more fruit. I have always loved fresh fruit. It is just so dang expensive!! I bought some fresh frozen fruit the other day, though and I am pleasantly surprised.
Tonight, I made myself a treat. Yesterday I mentioned using a Nectar chocolate shake to cure my hot chocolate craving. Well, tonight I did another Nectar treat. I made the chocolate shake with 12 ounces skim milk and a handfull of frozen sweet black cherries. It was a nice creamy smooth yummy treat. The kids even liked it! This one will def. go on the make again list. At only 128 total calories, I don't see where I can go wrong.
I hadn't had cherries in ages. I had forgotten how good they really are! The frozen fresh pineapple is yummy too. But those cherries--WOW!! It was so good I felt like I was cheating. Tomorrow, I am going to use some of the cherries, crush them, add a little bit of fresh orange juice, and some chipotle pepper to make a dressing. I am going to put it in a pita with turkey, avocado, lettuce and tomato with just a little bit of cheese. I bet it will be so good. I have made this dressing with raspberries, but the cherries are gonna be better.
I think I know why so many Americans are overweight. It is because fresh produce is so expensive. It is much more economical to buy processed, canned fruit and veggies. I spent 140$ extra at the grocery store just buying fresh rather than canned. I did buy the frozen to try them, as they are a little more affordable. So my motto will be fresh before frozen, frozen before canned, and canned only as a last resort.
I will have to be a little more diligent this summer about canning and freezing our garden produce. If I had done better, we would still have some. But, I just threw most of it away. I got tired of looking at it and cleaning it. Bad Laurie, bad bad Laurie!! LOL. Lesson learned.
Hugs and Love,
Laurie
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