Jackpot!

Most of you know we have two children on a gluten free diet. I have gotten used to what they can and can't eat, but along the way I have learned a lot about our food supply. I used to think that not eating high fructose corn syrup was enough, but it is so much more than that. I have learned that most of our food is genetically modified (GM). Not only is it not good for us, it is completely going against God's creation. You can read more about GMO foods HERE.

I have slowly started ridding our family of GM foods. Basically it means going organic. Organic is expensive and I find myself exceeding the budget each and every month.

That was until Saturday... when I hit the jackpot!

I have had two friends (Brooke and Monica) tell me about Angelo's recently and Saturday was the first time I was able to go and check it out for myself.

It is a scratch and dent grocery store stocked with organic foods (no fruits, veggies, meat or milk) at extremely discounted prices. It was so fun to be able to actually get lots of organic and gluten free things and not worry about the price!

Here is what I got for $84 (everything was organic, except for the butter)

For those of you who don't care about buying organic, they also have conventional food too!

Angelo's Rail and Truck Recovery
201 S. College Avenue (it is on the road behind the Farm Bureau corporate building and next door to the Milano Inn)
317-634-6552
M-F 8 to 4, Sat 8 to 2
They only accept cash or check

Green Smoothies... UPDATE!!

I wanted to let you all know that I had a success today with the boys drinking the green smoothies! I used bananas, strawberries (with stem on), a little spinach (very little) and ice. It was a really neat pink color with a little green mixed in. They drank it down and asked for more. John is by far my pickiest eater and he had two servings. I was so excited and wanted to share. I will SLOWLY add in more spinach, but for now I am happy that they are drinking it with no sugar.

Green Smoothies

Last week when I did my budget busters I tagged Michelle. One of her busters was spending too much on her green smoothies. I was like, “green WHAT?” So I looked into it and I was amazed. I went out the next day and got all the things I needed. In one glass of my green smoothie I get FIFTEEN, yes 15 servings of fruits and vegetables. My boys still are not in love with them, so I keep trying new ingredients with theirs.

This is what I use in my smoothies: raw spinach, kale and many fruits (banana, apple, strawberries, raspberries). I have done some reading and I leave the steams on the strawberries (they have TONS of nutrients).

If you are going to go to her site, I suggest that you watch the video on the first page. She'll tell you what she puts in the smoothie. I just use the $40 blender that we have and it works fine, so far.

Monte thinks I am crazy, but it honestly tastes good or I wouldn't do it. I know I am treating my body well by getting in so many servings of fruits and vegetables. I haven’t been spending a lot on them either.