I Feel Good, Na-na na-na na-na na!

Today I ran into an old neighbor. Someone I haven't seen in over a year. "You look good!" She said. People say things like this to be polite. So I said thank you and complimented her too.  A bit of chit chat and then she starts to walk away. She looks back at me, smiles and says: "You look younger."

That's just what I needed to hear! I was suddenly propelled into doing that thing which I've been procrastinating on. Loading up on fruit and veggies! So I headed to the market, bought my ingredients and made myself one of these:

It's a green smoothie. With spinach, banana, pineapple & strawberries in coconut water. :)

If you want to try making one, they've got a simple formula for beginners here:

Oh and if you freeze your fruits, you don't need ice. This can be a nice, healthy alternative to a choco milkshake when you're looking to survive the hot summer weather. Or you can add a little rum for happy hour! Just kidding!

Veggie Love - an anniversary

This month of June marks the first year anniversary of me eating my vegetables and consequently, my words. You see, I used to ignore them. I was in a committed relationship with bacon. In fact before moving to this island, my family threw me a Bacon Luau. What? You've never heard of one? Well it's a beach-themed party with bottomless bacon. So there.

But after moving here and meeting a lot of vegetarians and getting introduced to really yummy veggie recipes, I started to enjoy them. Then one day I realized, I wasn't craving meat anymore. Instead, I craved the feeling vegetables gave me: a warm, fuzzy, content but not gross kind of fullness. I also love the fact that vegetables don't bleed when you prepare/cook them. Which is how I discovered the "joy of cooking" , but that's another story. Am I making my mama proud or what? ;P

For those who are curious or planning or need a little push to try the green diet, here are some nice veggie images to inspire you. Who says they're yucky? Not me. No Mama, not me.

1st and last photos and recipes from a beautiful blog called cannelle et vanille.
Give peas a chance print from smilesandsquiggles Etsy shop.
3rd photo of Crunchy Garden Vegetables from La Tartine Gourmande's Flickr stream.
Autumn print from anek's Etsy shop.
Adorable Tomato print from Stockton's Etsy shop.
Cute carrot earrings from gneework's Etsy shop.