That's a wrap!

We've got outside our comfort zones and we've been experiencing new flavors!  And here's what' we've got...

...I discovered a new on-the-go wrap with peanut butter, fruit and granola,  We marinated chicken tonight that had so much flavor and I made a Kale Smoothie with my new Vitamix.  All which I've finished.  All in 1 week.  I'm so excited to be sharing all this with you.  Make sure you follow me on  Pinterest and let me know what you think of the recipes.

Vitamix.

So.... I got a VitaMix blender.  They run at about $400 and up, but they are top of the line blenders.  As Kris Carr would said, "they can blend a boot."

We used a 20% off coupon at Bed Bath & Beyond and walked out of there at $320 after tax.  Now, this was an early birthday present from my husband.  My "big" gift to be specific.  So we brought it home and tested it out.

For the first 2 weeks or so you'll have the smell of the motor, but it's just breaking itself in.  It's an extremely powerful motor.  We've already used it for a fruit smoothie, vegetable smoothie & pancake mix.  This thing is incredible.  It can make soups and ice cream.  I'll be exploring (and blogging) about it more over the coming months.

Tonight, my friend Luci came over and we tried out a new recipe.  One we made up on the fly.  It had the following:

• 1 Cup Water
• Kale
• 1 Apple
• 1 Banana
• Frozen mixed berries
• Ice

It was actually pretty good.  You couldn't taste the kale, mostly the banana.  However, it did turn a horrible green/brown color.  You can check out all my smoothie recipes here.

Healthy Eating Doesn't Have to be Expensive

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Above is a picture of our fridge.  We just went to HEB (grocery store in Texas) and stocked up for the week with our plan for food.  Some people have the perception that eating healthy, fruits & veggies, is expensive.  Below is my grocery list from tonight to show you that it doesn't have to be.

VEGETABLES:

Hearts of Romain: $2.88 ($0.72/serving)

Organic Baby Spinach: $5.98 ($1.19/serving)

Kale: $0.98

Broccoli Crown: $0.67

Canned Green Beans: $0.68 (that's my husband's deal)

Artichoke: $1.50

Organic Celery: $1.14 ($0.19/serving)

FRUITS:

Grapes: $2.18 ($0.44/serving)

Bananas: $1.49 ($0.25/each)

Strawberries: $4.98 (they're out of season, but that's a personal splurge for me.)

Lemons: $1 ($0.25/each)

Apples: $1.32 ($0.33/each)

MEATS:

Sausage: $2.50 ($0.83 serving)

Chicken: $8.53 ($0.95/serving making 6 servings total)

SNACKS & OTHERS:

Organic Air Popped Popcorn $1.79

Organic Plain Yogurt: $2.98 ($0.59/serving)

Potato: $0.81

Reddi Whipped Cream: $1.94

So when you really break down how much you're paying per serving, the numbers are incredible.  Average, we spend $90/week on groceries.  That's for 2 people.  Occasionally we'll have higher cost items like olive oil, dog food, seasonings etc.  But that breaks down to $6.50/per person per day for food.  If we eat all three meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) then it's $2.14 per meal per person.  You can't beat that!  What are your grocery numbers looking like?  Tweet me @PBJsSincePreK or @Rocky_Bush.

We are having a watch party for "Hungry for Change" tomorrow at 7pm.  I'm so excited to share what I've learned through an awesome documentary with some friends.

For an update we celebrated our dog's 4th birthday over the weekend.  She's a pure breed Siberian Husky (right).  She enjoys running with her mommy (me!), going hiking and chasing sticks at the local river and eating of course.

We went to a local soccer field and kicked the ball around for the afternoon.

EXCITING NEWS:  My Evansville purple aces women's soccer team won in PKs in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference.  They'll be hosting the MVC tournament this upcoming weekend.  Let's go ladies!  You need to clinch the title like we did in 2008!

Here's the breakfast I had this morning in honor of my purple aces family.