They also had a ton of other stuff but all I picked up was a 3 lb bag of grapefruits ($3 and they are so delicious) and the eggs. Now, if you think you hate grapefruit try some fresh grapefruit that hasn't been sitting in the grocery store and if it's like what we experienced you might just fall in love with it.
I've started making a big salad, chopped veggies each week with the basket items so that we eat plenty of veggies each day. I've really noticed a difference in how I feel because I am eating so many more fruits and veggies every single day. Today I made a salad with the lettuce, red bell pepper, red onion, carrots (from last week's basket), cucumber, tomatoes & celery (had already). I chopped it all up stored the veggies separately from the lettuce. I put a damp paper towel in the bowl to help absorb the moisture and keep the veggies from drying out. It seems to work well so I am going to keep doing it.
For the dressing I made one of our favorites... Creamy Italian, recipe follows. So I am pretty excited about all the apples, pears, grapefruit and veggies I got this week to help us eat just a little bit more of a whole food balanced life. :-) Yeah well you can thank all the documentaries I've been watching lately - ha!
Creamy Italian Dressing
Makes about 2 cups
ingredients
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 6 Tbsp red wine vinegar
• 4 Tbsp each sour cream and EVOO
• 2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 Tbsp freshly chopped parsley
directions
Combine all the ingredients except chopped parsley in a blender and blend until smooth and well combined. Transfer to a jar that has a lid with the parsley and shake until well combined. Let sit in fridge for an hour for the flavors to meld together and become super yummy!
Enjoy!
This recipe was adapted from Food Network.
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