And while I do love to eat big salads and lots of fresh fruit, I find it's so much easier to grab a bag of chips or some cookies rather than chopping up some melon or digging through the fruit drawer in the fridge. Plus, for the most part, junk food is cheaper and has a longer shelf life.
In an effort to make grabbing a healthy snack easier, I've started keeping a bowl of fruit on the counter or kitchen table. This also helps me to remember that we have fruit that needs to be eaten. We have an older fridge with dark drawers, so once we put our produce in there, it's out of sight out of mind!
Also, for me, I like to eat with my eyes. Meaning appearance is a big deal for me when it comes to food. I love fancy packaging when shopping for food and plating my food nicely when it's time to sit down to a meal. So, to make my fruit appealing to me, I pile it up nicely in one of my vintage milk glass bowls or in one of my favorite chippy enamelware bowls.
Where I live, I'm surrounded by little towns that set up farmers' markets during the summer weekends. Fresh, local fruits and veggies can often be found for a very good deal. Plus, we have a very large produce store nearby that has very low prices!
This week, I picked up a bag of very cute and equally delicious clementines or maybe they are mandarin oranges (? the bag wasn't labeled). They are soooo tiny and very sweet! Plus, they were very cheap! I found them on the discounted produce rack at the grocery store for $1.49 for 18 of these sweet, little snacks!
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