Well. I started off the week thinking I need to increase my vegetable intake, which is true. I googled “brain fog” (because I’ve been having it) and google told me to eat more vegetables. So, I thought I’d aim to get the recommended number of servings per day.
The fact that I do not know what the recommended number of servings per day is, might give you a hint as to how that is working out.
BUT, I have definitely been more conscious about eating some sort of vegetables each day... in some sort of quantity. I’ve been deliberate about fruit too. Any improvement is an improvement; right?
Brain fog may or may not be improving. Not sure. Still too foggy to tell. But I have eaten an apple a day and that should, theoretically, keep the doctor away. I have also been waking up earlier, and going for long walks every day, and I am super happy about both of those things.
I ALSO cooked beets today. My neighbor Mike came home from his friend’s farm with approximately 1,000,000 beets, and convinced me to try them. He was like, “Eliza, all we are saying, is give beets a chance” and I was all, “everybody’s talkin’ bout, revolution, evolution” (not really; unfortunately there was no John Lennon-themed exchange.) Upon his instructions, I steamed them, and peeled them, and diced them, and roasted them with oil, garlic and salt.
And then I ate them in a salad so that I could say that I tried them. And I knew in that moment that I would be fine never eating beets again.
My mom just steamed them and we had butter and salt and pepper on them and I actually liked them. I didn't serve them much to you guys because they were messy and stained - probably not what I should have done!
ReplyDelete9 servings a day - is what i believe is recommended.
ReplyDeletebruce likes pickled beets - a bamom classic
Not my favorite but I have enjoyed some beets in a salad with goat cheese. And I love summer for all the fresh fruit and veggies that flood farmers markets. Maybe that could be a future outing?
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