Time to go Shopping

I then made out a huge shopping list with words I had never heard of before: flaxseed, quinoa, amaranth, tamari, rice protein, and Omega-3 eggs. I even have a recipe for Ratatouille – it is actually a real food, and contrary to my children’s belief it does not call for rat ... just eggplant.

My desire was to head to Good Earth because I figured they have everything I needed and actually know what I was talking about when I didn’t. My in-laws had introduced me to the store a month or to ago while they were visiting. The problem was it’s about 30 minutes from my home. After the 2 hours of sleep and a day of no eating, we weren’t in any condition to go on a 30 minute drive at rush hour. We ran to our local grocery store to see what we could get. I was pleasantly surprised that they had the quinoa ... but at $9.99 for a 1 ½ lb bag, this was a huge investment. I hoped we liked it. I bought whole flax seed. We bought lots of fruits and vegies and organic almond milk, whole raw almonds, sunflower seeds, and pecans.. I was also pleased to find omega-3 eggs right in my grocery store. I didn’t actually think about it until the next day that I was supposed to buy ORGANIC fruits and vegies. This is definitely a learning experience and a kind of expensive one at that.

So, we came home happy to have food in the house. I hurried and put together one of more staple menu items. Mandarin orange chicken and rice with steamed brocolli. It was good to have some real food. Hmmm, too late, the mandarin oranges have added sugar. Well, it’s only Day 1!