Holidays for Everything

Happy August - can't believe that the summer is quickly coming to a close - it feels like just yesterday it was Memorial Day Weekend.  Although i love the summertime i am looking forward to fall - one of my favorite times of the year.  As i was surfing the web early this morning i across a website that lists american food holidays for almost every single day of the year.  Since we just started a new month - i figured i would educate us all on foodie holidays for this month!!!

       First off August is National Peach Month!!!!  I love fresh peaches - especially white peaches.  have you ever had a white peach???  They actually have a smell quite similar to a rose.  Why??  Peaches are actually a member of the rose family!!!!!  Peaches are a great fruit - high in fiber, Vitamin A and other vitamins and have been found to have high levels of antioxidants - great for preventing many types of cancer.  Not only are they good for you but this time of year they are the sweetest!!!!!   How have i been enjoying these fruits???

      Some of my favorites include:  greek yogurt topped with fresh peach slices, green smoothie made with fresh berries, peaches and frozen bananas, Kashi Cinnamon Harvest topped with fresh peaches and vanilla almond milk, peach preserves on top of freshly made waffles (check out Jessica's recipe at Healthy Exposures for the world's greatest waffle recipe!!!!!) or even better - just straight up cold from the refrigerator!!!!

                                                             

                                                              

                                                     

                                                 

    The other day when i went to my mailbox i was so excited to see a package from the lovely company Larabar!!!!  I had contacted them a while back because i had really wanted to try the new carrot cake flavor as well as any of the minis that i had seen - i think the minis are perfect for a quick snack when you just want a little something - i had searched all over and could not find them anywhere - well they were nice enough to send me 2 cherry pie, 2 carrot cake and 2 coconut creme minis - can't wait to try them all.  What are your favorite bars and if you like Larabars which flavors are your favorite????  What's great about Larabars is that they are all natural - made from fruit and nuts and provide healthy fats - which is what im really trying to incorporate more of in my diet these days.  These healty fats will not only provide us with energy but give us great looking skin, hair and nails !!!!

Well  i hope you all had a relaxing and fun - filled weekend and hope you have a wonderful week!!!!!!   xoxo aimee