Nature's Bounty | Fresh, Healthy, Colorful, Vibrant Ingredients

 If I would have seen all of this fresh and delicious food when I was younger, I would have been like, Nooo!!!

I never knew I could be so in love with real food.

My horizons are expanding and I learn to cook and utilize new and different vegetables every week and I love it. Some people probably think, "why would you take pictures of your food or plain fruits and veggies", and probably think it's weird. I feel like, how can I not? Look at all of the color, and on top of their simple beauty, I know how they taste and how wonderful they are for me.

Look how different and vibrant their colors are. Shiny red tomatoes, Vibrant greens, sunny yellows, deep purples and bright oranges. You can't get any better or more beautiful than that. I got the green apples to make a few small apple pies or crisps in the next couple of days. I got jalepenos and cilantro to make some fresh salsa fresca. One of my favorites. I save a lot of money by making my own in a big batch and storing it in the fridge to snack on or add to our favorite fresh dishes, like salmon and rice. Mmm mmm good!

See those little heirloom cherry tomatoes in purple, yellow, orange and red?

Heaven! They taste like heaven.

I made a small layered dip with beans, sour cream, avocados, cheese and topped it off with those superb little tomatoes and they made the dish. The purple ones are my favorite, with a robust tart and lingering sweet flavor.

How can I not get excited about real food that is so amazing for my health? This is beautiful and it makes me happy and most importantly, it makes me want to cook well and eat well.

So grateful for this food!!! Get you some!!!

 

Blessings to all

 

 

Check out my previous post on

The Benefits of Himalayan Salt

 

The benefits of living next to a produce store

I happen to live very close to a produce store, "Straight From the Crate", and I am very grateful.

I love fresh produce. Fresh fruits, veggies and sometimes some fresh baked bread.

It was a beautiful sun-shining Valentines day and I packed up the boys and we walked to the

store and grabbed a few items.

Lemons, strawberries, cantaloupe, onions, avocados, spinach, oranges, potatoes and a loaf of fresh baked bread. Just writing those words makes my mouth water. It is truly a blessing to have access to all these fresh yummy all-natural foods, especially when you don't have a garden of your own.

Another benefit of all this fresh produce is coming home and making a delicious batch of

Chicken Tortilla Soup

I used frozen corn, black beans, shredded chicken, diced tomatoes, cilantro, topped

with avocados, cheddar cheese and crispy tortilla chips. I know I didn't get most of the ingredients from the produce store but sometimes it's just those one or two fresh items like avocados that inspire a meal like this. This is the kind of meal that reminds me of my home!

 

You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces

– just good food from fresh ingredients 

- Julia Child

 

One of the biggest and best lessons that I have learned from eating well is the effects that it has on your body. Eating well isn't just a way of life, but it is a preventative from disease and bad health. Not only does eating all natural foods right from the earth make us feel good but it helps heal the body. Natural foods are full of healing properties. I whole-heartedly believe that. The Lord has provided us with all we need to live a healthy and satisfying life, all while preventing the many diseases that plague us.

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

- Hippocrates, father of medicine,

If you don't consume a lot of fresh foods right now, I highly suggest trying out some knew recipes that involve lots of them. When I was younger I didn't eat nearly enough veggies and now I can't imagine not eating these foods on a daily basis. I feel so much better when I consume more foods that don't have a t.v. commercial and grow naturally. I feel great!

 

I've included some famous quotes that I really enjoy about eating healthy and caring for out body

 

Eat Food. Not Too much. Mostly Plants. - Michael Pollan, renowned food expert and journalist

 

Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.  Don’t eat anything with more than five ingredients, or ingredients you can’t pronounce. - Michael Pollan

 

When we learn to eat properly we begin to rebuild our bodies and to fulfill our purpose on this planet to grow in health, creativity, wisdom, and compassion - Dr. Ann Wigmore

 

Check out my previous post on making homemade fresh Blueberry Muffins from Scratch!

Use your frozen blueberries