My local Farmer's Market

Just want to share with you all the beauty that is my local Farmer's Market! I wrote a post for Fitblogger about how much cheaper it is than buying produce at the supermarket.

So we went this past weekend to pick up some more goodies.

I primarily like to pick up fruit. This weekend there were only apples and the last of the peaches from this season. I guess I'll stick to my frozen fruit if I want to eat anything else. But there are TONS of different kinds of apples! I had no idea.

I stuck with Pink Lady this time because I know they're good. My mom bought some Jona Gold. I haven't tried them yet but she says they are really sweet. I tend to like tart, firm, apples.

Don't they look delish!

Of course I'll try them all at some point!

We also bought some pecans and raspberries on this trip.

Sorry, no pics of the pecans!

Sometimes you get a rotten apple but it's nice to know that it's fresh fruit that comes from real people. Makes me feel better at the end of the day.

Here's some more pictures to salivate over.

I'm not a fan of honey but I seriously wanted to buy some.

NO idea what those are or how you'd eat them.

You can also buy plants, flowers and herbs. We purchased some basil.

This is a fig tree. We also saw a pomegranate tree. Chema really wanted one. Maybe next time. :)

Of course we can't forget about the pumpkins!

In short, I LOVE my Farmer's Market! Hope you enjoyed the tour!

Weekly Recipe: Smoothies

So this is going to be the quickest, easiest, recipe ever. Smoothies are so versatile so I'm just putting the ingredients down for what I've been sipping on lately. 

Honestly, I haven't felt like cooking. At night I just have some veggies in the form of a salad or stir fry with a protein (usually beans) and then a smoothie. I Get my fruit intake plus they're GOOD!

Smoothie Recipe #1:

1 cup nonfat, vanilla flavored Greek yogurt

1/2 cup (or less) orange juice

Strawberries

Blueberries

Smoothie Recipe #2: 

1 cup nonfat, unsweetened, plain yogurt

Splash orange juice

Strawberries 

Blueberries

(Also good with a tablespoon cashew or almond butter)

Smoothie Recipe #3:

1 cup nonfat milk

Strawberries

Blueberries

Mango

I'd like to try adding cottage cheese at some point too. Of course I will try more fruit and ingredients but I want to use up what I have first before buying something else. The frozen fruit from Trader Joe's can seem expensive but I've had the bags for three weeks now and I have a smoothie every night (except on weekends). This weekend I'll pick up some other stuff. 

Tonight I'll see how I like it with a banana since Chema picked up some while I was at work. Smoothie #3 is my favorite. It's nice and thick and not too sweet. 

Some people say adding spinach is good because of the iron and the veggie serving. Haven't tried that yet but I'd like to. Bottom line: experiment! Smoothies are great anytime of the year!