What’s for breakfast today? Papaya! May 15
I love papaya and have it everyday for breakfast.
You can get papayas at any grocery store, and they come in various stages of ripeness from mushy (time for a smoothie) to so hard it will take a week to ripen, but they sell by the pound and the buggas can be heavy so I prefer to buy them at any of many farmer’s markets scattered around the island.
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Also, I’d rather support our local farmers over some unknown agri-business, if you know what I mean.
Con-Agra, did you ever think about that name even? Did it start with conning small farmers out of their land and livelihood or is it conning the consumer to think shrink wrapped, hard, wax coated fruit and vegetables are somehow better for you?
I like being able ask the farmer how they produced the fruit, where it came from and what if any fertilzers or pesticides they use. They also offer hints for trying new things and great recipies! (Check out the recipe category on my blog). Waimea’s market is the Homesteaders Weekly Market every Saturday from 7 AM-noon at Kuhio Hale. Don’t miss it!
But back to breakfast -I like to do a mixed fruit with yogurt and ground flax seed, and the fruit with the leading role are the aforementioned papayas and apple bananas -also found at any farmer’s market. Man you haven’t lived until you try apple bananas. They are smaller than Chiquitas but taste oh so good! Okay anyway, I gotta go. I have a job and still have to get my workout in before I make it to the office!