by Pamela Hernandez | Mar 3, 2016 | Farmers Market Finds, General Health, Linden, Nutrition
What kind of green vegetables can I eat for snacks? What about V-8? Does that count as a vegetable? I buy vegetables but then I forget I have them and they end up going to waste. But I DON”T LIKE VEGETABLES?!?!? Any of the above sound familiar? How many times have you...
by Pamela Hernandez | Oct 22, 2015 | Farmers Market Finds, Nutrition, Recipes
I used to have a great dislike of mushrooms. Growing up in my house, mushrooms were only purchased when they could be done so cheaply: frozen and deep fried or slimy from a can. As a grown-up vegetarian, my tastes evolved and my experience with mushrooms changed. I...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 24, 2015 | Farmers Market Finds, Nutrition, Recipes
September is a time of transition. I get moms back in the gym after the kids go back to school. The temperature fluctuates with warm days but cooler nights, which by the way are starting to arrive just a little bit earlier. The air conditioning turns off but you don’t...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 10, 2015 | Farmers Market Finds, Nutrition, Recipes
August at the farmers market is the best of both worlds. In the dog days of summer you’ll find plenty of zucchini and peaches. With fall just around the corner, you’ll start to see winter squash and root vegetables. It’s always been my favorite time to go to the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 23, 2015 | Farmers Market Finds, Nutrition, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
You have no idea how excited I was to get back to the farmers market after I returned from my Birthday Trip to China. For two Saturdays before we left I didn’t go because we were too focused on clearing out the fridge. We arrived back late on the 4th of July, so it...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 18, 2015 | Farmers Market Finds, Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews
Here is my best piece of farmers market advice. Go EARLY! There is a big difference in the crowds at 8 am, when Farmers Market of the Ozarks officially opens, and 10:30 am. On a particularly rainy Saturday, when I arrived much later than usual, we were elbow to elbow...
