Bob and I take a long walk for about an hour every morning except Sundays, when Steve thankfully steps in and walks Bob while I get ready for church. Lately those morning walks have been happening around 10am and the weather is getting a little hot here in the valley, so we get very creative and find paths along shady lanes. One of our favorite walks around Warner Center is very cool and shady except for the last 1/2 block before we get home.... After walking about 50 feet in the sunshine, Bob consistently runs to the shady side of the price sign at our corner 76 station and rests in shade below diesel fuel prices. =) Isn't he the cutest!?!?
After these long walks, we often want a yummy cool smoothie. This week's favorite recipe follows... (we're on a Tropical theme).
Aunt Melissa's Tropical Smoothies
3 chunks frozen Mango
3 chunks frozen Papaya
1/2 banana
2 T. shredded coconut
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
1/2 scoop Trader Joe's Spicy Chai Latte
crushed ice and water to fill remainder of single serving container
Place all in Magic Bullet, blend and enjoy!
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It occurs to me that I have never asked you - are you vegetarian? I see lots of vegetarian-seeming recipes that you post. Willow
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Willow!
ReplyDeleteThanks for asking, but we are not strictly vegetarian. We eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains because of their nutrition and health benefits. We love beef, but try to limit our intake only because it takes much more water and resources to raise a pound of beef than to produce a pound of vegetables or grains, or so I’ve read from many sources. We also try to buy local as often as possible for 4 reasons I can think of:
1) It supports our local farmers
2) It saves on greenhouse gas emissions (avg. trip for vegetables to your local supermarket is 5000 miles.
3) Local produce tastes better because it wasn’t picked prematurely for shipping.
4) I’ve noticed the local produce seems to stay fresh longer than what I purchase at the grocery store.
So, in a nutshell, we are not vegetarian, but we try to be conscious about what we eat. We have moments of weakness and eat processed junk occasionally, but we really try to buy organic when possible, local if available, and limit beef. By the way, all beef is not inefficient, but I'm not well-informed enough to inform anyone about how certain breeds and local beef is sometimes a good idea.
I’ve gone on and on, but probably all I needed to say was that we love and eat just about everything, but try to be conscious about our choices.