My Saturday Morning Routine

I now have a very enjoyable Saturday Morning Routine! For the last 4 weeks my wonderful neighbor and I have gone to the Jacksonville Farmer's Market on Beaver Street together and I couldn't think of a more enjoyable way to start the weekend. We have made a habit out of stopping for coffee and sometimes a bagel first. I really enjoy our conversations and feel so lucky to have developed such a great friendship with my next door neighbor!!

If you live in Jax and you haven't been to the Farmer's Market you are missing out!! There is one vendor with all organic produce, and you can actually buy Florida grown produce! It still amazes me that our grocery stores here rarely sell Florida Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Mangos, or Avocados.

Here is what I picked up today:

 1/2 lb. organic grapes, 3 organic apples, and an organic lemon= $8.00

 1 yellow onion, 1, red onion, 4 sweet potatoes, Cabbage= $3.00

 A HUGE bunch of romaine lettuce= $1.50

 3 containers of strawberries (which I will freeze for smoothies)= $3.00

 A large amount of Grape Tomatoes= $3.00

On the menu for dinner this week:

Cabbage Rolls- stuffed with organic brown rice, grass fed organic ground beef, and I will probably hide some of the carrots and zucchini I have in the fridge in there too. The red sauce I make for these is Sweet and Tangy with lemon juice and worcestershire sauce.

Grilled Chicken marinated with fresh basil, olive oil, garlic, onion, salt, and peppercorns. Served with sweet potato fries.

Pork Tenderloin and big salad.

With Erik's Tennis and my Small Group I only make dinner three nights a week, the other nights are left overs for me and mostly take out or an organic frozen pizza for Erik.

I am trying to get better about lunches, but that is still an area in which we struggle. So many of my friends want to connect at lunch and I end up eating out more than I should.

I am pretty good about making smoothies for us for breakfast. I usually put in frozen berries, yogurt, protein powder, local honey, kale, flaxseed oil (please don't tell Erik about the kale or flaxseed!), and a splash of milk.