This is our first delivery. All sorts of fresh produce, dairy free treats and some sauces that are not full of GMOs. We got an assortment of fruit - different varieties of apples and pears, a colorful assortment of carrots, some purple potatoes and other fruits and veggies that I would have picked up normally at the grocery store. We decided to try something new with every order - this order was out purple potatoes.
We made some sloppy joes with a side of mashed potatoes. But these were not ordinary potatoes - they were purple! When you cut into them they were very purple, but after boiling and mashing them (with some organic garlic, yum!) they turned quite grey. The color was a bit of a turn off but they tasted like regular potatoes. In our sloppy joes, which we used pork instead of ground beef, we added organic zucchini, peppers and celery. Nothing like hiding veggies amongst a bunch of meat - hidden more for T than the boys! Funny side story - the table was not cleared that night after dinner, and when I went to clear the table the next morning the left over potatoes were a bright, dark purple! It looked like the color of the skin, but the whole thing had turned that color. Interesting science experiment!
Ian got to try sloppy joes for the first time. He was a little hesitant at first, and was not sure of what to make of the sloppy mess on his plate. He pushed it around with his spoon a little bit, and then tossed the spoon and started to get in there with his hands. After examining the texture for a while he dove right in. He quickly had sloppy joe all over himself, his high chair, and the floor.
As you can see, sloppy joes were a hit!
Our next meal from our spud box was pizza. Lucas wanted to make everyone's pizza and picked out the toppings. He picked out pepperoni, mushrooms and a yellow pepper. The pepperoni is made from bison meat from a local farm. Lucas and T were not big fans of the pepperoni, but Jack and I liked it. It reminded me of the pepperoni we used growing up, which has a lot less spice than the pepperoni that T normally picks. I think Lucas' main complaint with the pepperoni was that they were too big. He prefers a pepperoni that is bite size, not one that takes 4 bites to eat or just falls off your pizza during the first bite.
Another great thing about spud is that they have a large assortment of dairy free items - like the boys cheese. It makes finding dairy free items easier because we can order our dairy free items from spud and then go to whichever store for other items we need and not have to make an extra stop to find dairy free items. The price is also the same on these items as it is at any other store we have bought from in the past.
One of the reasons we want organic produce is for use in our juicer. The boys love combining all sorts of flavors and experimenting with different colors to create their juice. In order to get all the health benefits out of the juice, we like organic. Once the summer hits, we will love the local produce as well. For this juice, Jack picked out carrots, oranges, gala apples and spinach. He predicted that the juice would be green from the spinach.
I helped him by cutting the apples into quarters, and taking the peel off the oranges. After that it was all Jack. He has become so comfortable using the juicer, and is extremely careful. He drops the fruit in the mouth and uses the plunger to get all the ingredients into the juicer.
He loves his fresh juice, but does not like the foam so juice always has to have a straw.
Even Ian is getting into the juice. Unlike Jack, he loves to drink it right from the glass. It is funny to watch because he does not quite know how to use the glass yet so he kind of slurps it up with his tongue.
He gets the cutest green mustache and beard from his juice... if only he would stand still so I could get a clear picture - but juice is way too fun to stand still for!
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