Grocery Shopping in Less than 30 Minutes

Day 6 on Banana Island and Sunday is day 7.  What if on day 8 I'm ready for more food?  I knew I needed to go shopping since tomorrow is the Sabbath. I don't want to stave!! So, I went to my grocery store. Here I spent a longer amount of time because I wanted to know some prices on the bulk mangoes. I'm starting to grow a relationship with the produce guy, although I speak English and doesn't at all. Then it took me 20 minutes to find gluten free pasta. The one I found isn't 100% corn. It's 70% and 30% rice, which I'm fine with. I also got two produce I've never tried before. Then I went to Costco to get some produce in larger amounts. I'm thinking now I probably will eat a little bit more, and my family loves to eat it too. So, we will just have to see how long it last us! At Costco I also got a new melon I've never tried.

I WAS IN AND OUT OF COSTO on a Saturday in huge lines in less than 30 minutes. Shopping is so quick and exciting when you only shop in the produce section. There are so many options, so many colors, so many smells. People are examining and touching their soon- to- be food. I love seeing that kind of interaction, finally. They are seeing if it's good enough to eat, just like we should all their food.

I can't believe how fast it was and then we were done! I was even shopping with my oldest two boys. They loved it too. They got to pick some of the produce. We learned about weighing our fruit and picking ripe melons. I really had a very fun time! I usually get irritated with them with me, and impatient, and distracted. It wasn't like that today.

Leaving with a full cart of Real FOOD made me feel so happy! We were all excited to get home and unpack. Everyone tired whatever we wanted when we got home. I broke my Banana  Diet just for a short taste test, I couldn't hold back. Perhaps if I had eaten my lunch I wouldn't have dug in but I just wanted a taste of those beautiful grape tomatoes. it exploded in my mouth!! I also tried raw dates for the first time! YUM MY and sugary and rich like pecan pie!! I also had a sweet snack size pepper and 2 Puerto Rican Mangos. The mangoes are beautiful, juicy, and tangy.  My favorite moment was that mini tomato!


After 5 days of eating only bananas I was surprised that immediately after eating my little taste test I wanted  Bananas. I made BananaMylk with 5 bananas and only drank half. Today is was really watered down to resemble more of milk than milk shake, and I liked that!

I'm exited for my food this week! :)