Oh So Fresh!
The warmer weather in Central Florida got me thinking about spring. With the first day of spring rapidly approaching (it’s Saturday, March 20, by the way), I’m anxiously awaiting fresh spring produce!
Of the following spring produce, which are you most excited to enjoy?
- Apricots
- Asparagus
- Spinach
- Avocado
- Vidalia Onions
- Radishes
- Strawberries
(Is anyone going to pick radishes? I mean really… 😉 )
I am definitely most excited for strawberries!
Lunch
Lunch today featured fresh veggies and pasta… Shocking, I know. I never eat this meal. 😉
Lunch Time!
Today’s noodle bowl included:
- Carba Nada egg fettuccine pasta
- Classico four cheese pasta sauce (My new obsession!)
- Steamed broccoli
- Sautéed portobello mushrooms
- Parmesan cheese
I <3 Parmesan Cheese
Stirred Up
Is it weird that I really think I could eat this every single day for lunch? I am a big advocate for variety, but this is one meal I get really excited to eat every single time.
For dessert I enjoyed a cup of sugar-free Jello and a mini apple pie Larabar that I received yesterday in my race packet for Saturday’s 10k race. Gotta love free samples!
Mini Apple Pie Larabar
All in all, a tasty lunch!
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Avocado! Mainly because here in Pittsburgh they can run 3-5$ a pop when they aren’t in season. When they are, they tend to be more like $1-2.
I actually just did this poll on fitsugar.com earlier today! I am a big fan of strawberries, especially organic ones (I read that conventional strawberries often have red dye injected into them…iiick!). One of my favorite snacks is mixing fresh strawberries into Greek or vanilla yogurt and adding whole almonds. Yumm!
oh how crazy!!! very cool! they also listed some ones i didn’t… i forgot about mangoes! yum!!!
I love fresh produce! My favorite are in season tomatoes — you cannot get any better!
Asparagus and Radishes are my favorite and I am looking forward to enjoying them soon. Granted… they will not be local since we have MONTHS before the nice weather come back.
I seriously can’t wait for the strawberries! I love spring and summer for the produce. I could eat pasta everyday too 🙂
Strawberries all the way! I’m excited to go pick them with my mom, and then spend all day in the kitchen making her homemade strawberry jam:)
where do you pick strawberries!? i’ve wanted to do this for YEARS!
I love love apricots. My parents have a huge tree and my mom makes dried apricots, apricot jam and apricot nectar each year. I always beg for some of it…
Strawberrys! Can’t wait. Summer fruit is my favorite though!
I love fresh produce. Keith and I actually have a garden and we grow summer squash, zucchini, strawberries, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, radishes, and bell peppers. It is SO fun!! 🙂
I actually love asparagus so I’m excited for that but something about strawberries just screams spring/summer! That and a cold glass of chard but that’s another story 😉
mmm apricots! Ive never really eaten much apricots but Im excited to try more this year!
Loving asparagus and spinash but now that I think of it I love spinash salad with stawberries….Yum!
Any weekend plans?
yep! a 10k, a bowl-a-thon, ryan’s soccer game & paaaacking for the big move at the end of the month. ahh!
yum! Love Carba-Nada pasta! Lunch looks delish:)
Definitely most excited for strawberries! YUM! You’re right, spring/summer produce is *the* best. plus it’s fun when all the markets start to open up again 🙂
I’m voting for apricots, asparagus, and strawberries…I can’t pick just one! 🙂
i loooooooooooooooooooooove my avocados!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mmmm…asparagus, definitely! So tender and delicious!