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One of the domestic-y rituals we've fallen into is making smoothies for breakfast every morning before work. It's kind of the perfect breakfast: you throw a bunch of shit into a blender, blend it for about 30 seconds, then sip on the results while you're getting dressed / drying hair / doing makeup / whatever. It's also a great way to cram a bunch of nutrients into a meal at the start of the day. Our recipe, which yields two servings of approximately 400 calories each: 1 cup fat-free plain organic yogurt, 2 scoops whey powder, 1 banana, 1 cup pomegranate juice, 1 frozen acai berry pulp pack, 1 cup frozen berries
However, when we run out of stock of one of those ingredients and fail to plan ahead for the next morning, disaster ensues. No smoothie! Suddenly we have to fend for ourselves out in the big, bad world. We found ourselves in that situation this morning, with no bananas. Bananas provide crucial substance and texture to a smoothie.
Having suffered a morning of no smoothie, I was determined I wouldn't repeat the experience anytime soon. I stopped by the local fruit stand on the way home to pick up some bananas. Since I had no cash and they have a $10 card minimum, I had to get a few more items to up my total. This is citrus season, and we've been enjoying clementines lately, so I picked up a box of clementines.
Now comes the part of the post that's actually worth talking about. When I went to check out, the fruit stand lady RIPPED OPEN THE MESH of the box of clementines, dumped the clementines into a plastic bag, and dropped the clementine box behind her cash register stand. Without asking me if that was ok. She just VIOLATED MY PRODUCE. With a smile. I was so stunned, I couldn't really react. She handed me a plastic shopping bag full of loose clementines, topped with some bananas and eggs.
I mean, once I got home, I would've just dumped the clementines into a fruit bowl and thrown away the clementine box. So it saved a bit of space in my trash can, I suppose. But isn't that freaking weird???
However, when we run out of stock of one of those ingredients and fail to plan ahead for the next morning, disaster ensues. No smoothie! Suddenly we have to fend for ourselves out in the big, bad world. We found ourselves in that situation this morning, with no bananas. Bananas provide crucial substance and texture to a smoothie.
Having suffered a morning of no smoothie, I was determined I wouldn't repeat the experience anytime soon. I stopped by the local fruit stand on the way home to pick up some bananas. Since I had no cash and they have a $10 card minimum, I had to get a few more items to up my total. This is citrus season, and we've been enjoying clementines lately, so I picked up a box of clementines.
Now comes the part of the post that's actually worth talking about. When I went to check out, the fruit stand lady RIPPED OPEN THE MESH of the box of clementines, dumped the clementines into a plastic bag, and dropped the clementine box behind her cash register stand. Without asking me if that was ok. She just VIOLATED MY PRODUCE. With a smile. I was so stunned, I couldn't really react. She handed me a plastic shopping bag full of loose clementines, topped with some bananas and eggs.
I mean, once I got home, I would've just dumped the clementines into a fruit bowl and thrown away the clementine box. So it saved a bit of space in my trash can, I suppose. But isn't that freaking weird???