Saturday, June 2, 2012

Eat Local Challenge: Day 2

June 2, 2012

Breakfast:
I actually ate one today!  Fruit salad with peaches and blueberries.



Lunch:
None.  During my lunch break I went to Sankofa Farmer's Market for some produce and to take advantage of the ELC discount.  I was hoping that they'd have some prepared food for sale that I could eat, but the food truck only had meat products. =(

Dinner:
Stuffed patty pan squash (sans celery) and smothered okra with popcorn rice


Non-local Foods for the Week: Fruit Punch Crystal Light
Off the Wagon Meals Remaining: 2


Rules Questions:
Referring back to my questions from yesterday, I've decided on items in my pantry/refrigerator that are fair game to be non-local unless I run out.  This includes mainly includes dried spices, herbs, and "staple items":

  • sugar
  • cinnamon
  • oregano
  • cayenne powder
  • sage
  • cumin
  • coriander
  • turmeric
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • buttermilk
  • butter
  • thyme
  • brown sugar
  • bay leaves
  • olive oil
  • white vinegar
  • soy sauce
  • balsamic vinegar
  • paprika
  • celery seed
  • corn meal
I also decided that my homemade cornbread from two days ago *would* count as 8 non-local food items (well, sans the items on the list above) -- because it's homemade and I have more control over the ingredients that went into it.  However, if I purchase a prepared food item, it would count as one.  This would be applied to meals in which I might make one all-local dish and get lazy and buy a non-local food to supplement (like a bread or salad).

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