What I learned this week

I learned a couple of things this week.  I had read somewhere that breaking your bunch of bananas apart from each other will slow down the ripening process.  All of the bananas that I got in my baskets this week were single bananas, except for two that were attached together.  Guess which two are ripe, while the rest are still green?  That's right, the two together.

Next, I knew that keeping fruit in paper bags speeds up the ripening process.  We always sort our peaches into paper bags.  We ate the peaches out of one bag fairly quickly.  I left the other bag sitting on the counter and kept thinking to myself, "I need to take those out of the bag."  I finally took them out today, only to find that a couple of them were moldy.  The others were on the verge of being over-ripe.  The lesson learned here is that fruit is perishable, especially when you leave it in the paper bag.

Cottage Cheese with Fruit

This is one of my favorite breakfasts.  Cottage cheese has a lot of protein in it and the fruit gives you complex carbs, which makes this a perfect post-workout breakfast.  Of course, you could eat it anytime.  I make it often with whatever kind of fruit I have on hand.  I used fresh pineapple along with the strawberries and raspberries that came in my last basket.  Off of the top of my head, I have also used blueberries, kiwi, bananas, blackberries and mandarin oranges.  The more colorful it is, the better, I always say.  Different colors of fruits and vegetables have different nutrients in them, so it is important to eat a variety of colors.