Meghan - Day 6

Today is oatmeal day and it's so good. I can't believe how different these fresh oats taste compared to the stuff I normally by at the store. I am so happy I found these and that I get to enjoy them. My only concern is that most mornings I just do not have enough time to cook and eat oatmeal. Oatmeal is not something you can't eat fast, it's a slow meal but does sustain you for a while after so a great option when you have time. I was going to use the fresh apple sauce but really felt like blueberries so added that to my oats. I have to say I missed having cinnamon but that's okay, I can have that next time.

Oatmeal with hazel nuts

I went to the Farmer's Market this morning. Talked to lots of interesting people. Picked up some spelt kernels (berries) which I am going to cook up like rice and add them to a salad and or have with my stir fry. I also bought some beef from Vale Farms in Lumby.

I learnt something very important about fresh eggs today while being at the market. So I have been hard boiling them and I guess that making hard boil eggs is not advisable with fresh eggs, because they are very hard to peel and the inside membrane is hard to remove. I experienced both of these challenges, and I just assumed that it was because I had not cooked them long enough or something. But I guess fresh eggs need to sit for at least 5-6 weeks before they become good to hard boil. Fresh eggs are meant to be cracked and cooked. Important lesson. Now I don't have the space to save eggs for several weeks so as easy as it would be to keep buying fresh eggs which I would love to do, I am going to have to give up some fridge space if that's what I want to do.

Bought some rye bread that was grown and made in Vernon at Quail Farm's which is the same place that I got my spelt pasta from. I had that for a snack today with some local honey from Okanagan Honey in Kelowna which was really tasty. 

Brussels sprouts grown on long thick stalks - who knew!

Lunch was on the go so had some hazel nuts, an egg, cucumber, celery, carrots and an Aura apple. Sadly dinner was not within 100 miles because I was out celebrating my material grandmother and my paternal grandfather's birthdays, they both turn 93 years old. It was a bit weird eating rice, didn't realize how much I missed it.

Today I met my fruit and veggie requirements, my grain requirements (hurray!), some meat alternative requirements but didn't make the dairy requirements.