Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Fruit and Veggies Challenge

Food has a big impact on our lives here at the Rose household.  I do my best to cook from scratch when I can, stock up, and live frugally.  I also try to not waste anything, which can sometimes be a fun challenge to keep up with what we've bought.  

I have recently challenged myself and several of my friends to commit to using up all of the fruits and vegetables that make their way into their home.  In addition to that challenge, I have committed to buying a basket from Bountiful Baskets each week.  Sometimes I even buy extra fruit and veggie goodies from them, like the24 lbs of  peaches I got last week.


Aren't they beautiful?

The point of this challenge is to:
  1. Keep our grocery bill low, while remaining focused on healthy foods.
  2. Increase our intake of fruits and vegetables.
  3. Try new things each week.
In addition to regular blogging and crafty stuff, I am going to commit to sharing on here the many ways I succeed and fail at this challenge.  I hope you'll join me and do your own version of the fruit and veggie challenge!  

Here are some goodies from this week's haul of peaches that I have been putting up in pretty jars. 

10.5 Pints of Peach Salsa

3 Pints of Cherry-Peach Conserve

7 Pints of Caramel-Peach Conserve


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