Back On Track

Do you ever go through phases when you're not eating right and you don't even realize it until later? I've been bad about visiting my local sources for produce and I can't bring myself to buy produce that comes from South America when I know I can get it locally. The result was an overall blah feeling for the past several days and an intense craving for freshness.

Fortunately, today I got my tookus over to the farmers' market and stocked up. It helped that it's in the low 70s now; it feels like summer and it was so nice to walk around (I'm sorry to any readers outside of California reading this but our weather is freakin awesome). I bought:

• 1 bottle of local olive oil
• 12 apples (I'm making applesauce with most of them)
• 4 kiwi fruit
• 1 butternut squash
• 2 yams
• 1 box of blackberries (I was so surprised to find berries at this time of year!)

Now that's a start. I used the olive oil to make hummus that I put in a wrap for lunch:

My wrap consisted of: tortilla, fresh mozzarella slices, hummus, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, sun-dried tomatoes and lettuce. I served it with a side of the berries.

I was reminded today of how rewarding it is to make fresh, healthy meals. How do you stay healthy during the winter months?