As I've mentioned before, despite this blog being all about sugar and sweets, I'm a very healthy eater and try not to indulge too often. It seems odd, I know. Recently, I've been asked by a few readers to share what a daily menu looks like for the Patterson family. The request made me think about some of the staples we have in our diet. The first thing that came to mind, which happens to be one of my/our favorites: FRUIT.
This time of year happens to be one of my favorites because the fruit selection is so plentiful. Twice a week I head to the grocery store or farmers market and buy fresh fruit in bulk (always loading up on the sale items!) and make a huge fruit salad. To give you an example, I currently have: 3 pineapples, 5 mangos, 8 bananas, 10 apples, 2 baskets of blackberries and 2 bags of grapes in my refrigerator at this very moment. Yes, it's time for our next salad to be made!
Not only is fruit salad extremely healthy and full of much needed vitamins and antioxidants, it's also very refreshing.
Here's a list of fruits we mix and max in our fruit salads:
Pineapple
Mango
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
Grapes
Strawberries
Blackberries
Blueberries
Papaya
Kiwi
Peaches
Nectarines
Oranges
Banana
You can choose any of these items or any of your favorite fruits and make your own signature salad. You'll feel great about what you're doing and your body will thank you too.
P.S. My husband has admitted to me that my fruit salads were one of the many things that made him fall in love with me. :)
