Put Another Veggie on the Barbie

Our day just got better and better 😀

After my bike ride I grabbed a small bowl of fresh fruit for breakfast.

Melon, blueberry, raspberry, grape.

Then the family set off toward the 2nd Street Market –

It ended up reminding me of a mash-up between a farmers’ market and Quincy Market in Boston.  We didn’t end up buying a whole lot, but we did see all sorts of neat things.

I did “lunch” in bites.  My dad and I bought a pint of cherries to split.

Adam gave me one of his grape leaves.

And I ate a pack of Bananamon Funky Monkey.

After the market we did shopping that was even more my style.  We went to Trader Joe’s to stock up on Sun Butter and then to Dick’s where I got my birthday gift early – new running shoes!!!  I can’t wait to start breaking those bad boys in!

On the way home we stopped at George’s (like Dairy Queen, but owned by a family friend, and better) so the husband could demolish a double cheeseburger and chocolate malt.  I went with a much more reasonable extra small grape/strawberry slushie.

This was one of the times I appreciated the vegan challenge; George’s has a long blizzards list and besides the fact that I really don’t need a huge ice-cream choosing a flavor gives me anxiety 😉

I did finish up dessert with a small serving of gummi cola bottles at home though.

Dinner was the first time this month that the vegan challenge was actually a challenge.  My grandparents adore Outback so that’s where we went, but my options were beyond limited.  I ended up ordering three sides.

Side salad (no cheese, no croutons) with balsamic vinegar.

Side of steamed veggies.

Side of french fries.

Not the healthiest meal by any stretch.  I rounded it out with some fresh watermelon when we got home.

Adam and I just got our butts kicked at Euker and now it’s bedtime.  We’ve got an early morning tomorrow before we head back to Buffalo, see you at home!

7 thoughts on “Put Another Veggie on the Barbie

  1. i LOVED gummi colas growing up!! until i got hooked onto those strawberry marshmallow things and the little fang teeth candies!! oh and the banana marshmallows and the “gummy eggs” OMG YUM!

    haha i think u could do a post alone on delicious candies 🙂 they were 5 cents back in the day.. not sure if thats the same now.

    xoxo ❤

  2. I love eating meals in “bites” like you lunch. Stealing a few bites from everyone around me always tastes better than if I eat my own food. Good job on being a vegan at outback, too – that is a HUGE challenge…I love their butter smothered sweet potato. 🙂

    • There was no label, but every cola gummi I’ve ever had before was vegan. Either way, I’m not stressing too hard about that sort of stuff with the challenge 🙂

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