| This week I went to the farmers' market determined to do better than I did last week. And I did! I ended up with two bunches of carrots (by accident... I bought one, forgot, and bought another), a head of cabbage, a lb of green beans, two heads of garlic, a huge, beautiful bunch of basil, some potatoes, a head of broccoli, a few peaches, 5 lbs of oranges, and my big treat - 3 lbs of organic blackberries for $10!!!
Total cost: $18
(There's a farmer who really loves me, so I paid less than I should have for my food)
With 3 lbs of ripe blackberries, I had three choices. Freeze some, make jam with some, or eat them ALL in the span of a few days. I picked the last option. The day of the market I ate nearly 1 lb of blackberries, and yesterday I ate more than 1 lb of them. Then I decided to see how many calories and such I had consumed just in blackberries alone. So here's what's in a lb of blackberries:
195 calories
6.3g protein (13% of DV)
2.2g fat (3% of DV)
24g fiber (96% of DV)
22g sugar
132mg calcium (13% of DV)
2.81mg iron (15.6% of DV)
91mg magnesium (23% of DV)
100mg phosphorus (10% of DV)
735mg potassium (16% of DV)
95mg vitamin C (158% of DV)
972 IU vitamin A (19% of DV)
114mcg folate (28.5% of DV)
89.9mcg vitamin K (112% of DV)
0.091mg thiamin (6% of DV)
0.118mg riboflavin (7% of DV)
2.9mg niacin (14.5% of DV)
I realize one isn't supposed to survive on blackberries alone. I also ate some oatmeal, toast and jam, a baked potato, a few leftover carrots, three vegan cookies, and some leftover beans. Most of the logic behind my eating involves a) not wanting to eat leftovers b) guilt over cooking more food when there are leftovers to eat and c) not wanting to wash dishes. |
