- Cherry Picking

Ayurveda nutrition tip of the day: Often a strong desire for a particular food means that you are not eating well over all. Cravings are not natural while being hungry in general is natural. The American Dietetic Association defines cravings as “… an intense periodic motivation aimed at gaining the craved substance… this urgent inner demand overrides all others, undermines reason, resolve and will … does not stop until satisfied.” If you crave often, you’ll do well to start introducing whole foods into your refrigerator. They are more natural, more wholesome and less processed.

Saturday afternoon proved to be ideal for a little cherry picking. We headed off to Milton and we managed to gather about 5 pounds in an hour. Then it was back home to get the stains out of our clothes! Poor planning on my part now leaves our family of three with a refrigerator full - really full of grapes, watermelon, apples, pears, oranges, strawberries, blueberries and now… cherries. I’d say this week we’ll be having fruit salad, fruit smoothes, fruit on whole wheat toast, frozen fruit with every meal and mini-meal. How are you doing with your fruits so far this summer? If you stock up at the market and they are at hand at home, you’re more likely eat them over cookies or potato chips etc… Are you incorporating a lot of fruit and vegetables into your meals? I’d love to hear about your progress.