Fitness - Rest Day 7/12 - Farmers Market Madness

Today I took a much needed rest day and it felt extremely good. My body needed this day off like you wouldn't believe. I definitely took advantage of the day off. I slept in until 10, then headed off to the Ballard Farmers Market to buy some food for the week.

I cannot stress how important eating organic is and I'm so thankful there is this year-round resource right in my backyard. Believe it or not I was at the market for almost 3 hours trying to decide on what to buy. I spent hours talking to vendors, learning about their farms and products. Farmers markets are so awesome because you know exactly where the food is coming from and how/when it went from the soil to the market.

I spent under $40 and walked away with enormous organic: tomatoes, pears, apples, cherries, berries of all kinds, basil, cilantro, parsley, spinach, bok choy, garlic, onions, butter lettuce, radishes, mixed spicy greens, purple cabbage, zucchini, cucumber, mushrooms and carrots. Then I headed off to Trader Joe's to buy my protein for the week and some nuts, seeds and dried fruit.

Ever since I started the Zone/Paleo thing, grocery shopping and eating have become much more enjoyable. I get excited about exploring with new recipes and foods/ingredients that I've never cooked with before.

I ended my rest day with a movie: The Hurt Locker, I highly recommend it!