Comments on: How to eat your 5 a day portions of fruit and vegetables

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:00:47 +0000

@Missus@ Escape to the Farm: Hi Thanks for getting back to me on this; I’ll give it a go! I’m planning on doing some seed planting once the new moon has arrived on Friday - I like to experiment with moon gardening

By: Missus@ Escape to the Farm

Missus@ Escape to the Farm — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:33:54 +0000

Hi Mrs. Green;

I use the berries in the morning on my daughters’ cereal, pancake or yogurt/granola. A smoothie is a bit too much of a “recipe” for me to put together before my morning coffee has kicked in. But I would think they could be used frozen.

Hope your weather has improved; we are able to seed some vegetables now.

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:48:16 +0000

@Missus @ Escape to the Farm: Hey You’re welcome; thanks for sharing your tips too on managing this with a limited budget - it makes sense for pocket, environment and health to eat seasonal foods. The berries sound delicious. I too have some in the freezer to use up; can you use them in smoothies without defrosting them?
I just read your post about it being too cold to sow, but that all the weeds are up - we have that exact same issue

By: Missus @ Escape to the Farm

Missus @ Escape to the Farm — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:40:34 +0000

Thank you for posting on what I believe is an important health issue.

Adding more produce to one’s diet can be done quite economically if one takes advantage of in-season specials, and grows/preserves food where possible.

I’ve recently started adding (thawed) frozen unsweetened berries to my daughter’s breakfast. She regards it as a special treat.

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:18:40 +0000

Hiya
Well, I’m not surprised you have been a bit slack with taking care of yourself recently with a young babe to look after. But I’m sure you know that this is the most IMPORTANT time for you to put yourself first in many ways.
I’m glad the post resonated with you - maybe one of your ‘be kind to me’ days could be about preparing yourself a delicious and nutritious meal; you know how good that feels
have a lovely evening
Mrs Green x

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:11:14 +0000

Mrs. Green, I couldn’t agree more - the absolute best thing we can do is take care of ourselves.
Your post gave Me a kick in the derriere because I haven’t been as careful lately in getting in all our fruits and veggies. Tsk Tsk on me! It’s always on my mind, but in a rush I just usually get out the peanut butter and graham crackers. Like somehow an apple is more time consuming to wash.
So thanks Lady! Cheers,
Melissa