We have started harvesting garden fresh fruits and vegetables. I interpret fruit to be something that flowers then produces a delectable sweet treat. A vegetable grows from a root or a stalk. Rhubarb, carrots, kohlrabi, radishes are examples of vegetables. Strawberries, blueberries, apples, cucumbers, pumpkins are examples of fruits.
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| Rhubarb picking |
Our rhubarb patch has about twelve plants. Now that I can't eat carbs, we are giving more of it away. I can eat about a cup of rhubarb at a time with no sweetener. I haven't figured out how to make it and sweeten it with liquid stevia.
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| Rhubarb patch |
I have three wooden boxes about two by four feet full of strawberry plants. This year, they are loaded with strawberries. Again a sad thing that I can only eat about an ounce of strawberries at a time. I am thinking about trying to make a strawberry rhubarb smoothie with some coconut milk. I will try anything once.
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| Strawberries by the pints |
With all the rain, the plants are getting tall and full. I can't wait to see how many strawberries we get. I am sure that Dale will eat most of them while we are picking them.
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| Foot tall strawberry plant |
Don't they look delicious? They will be starting to turn red in the next week or so. As I get my blood sugars in line and re-align my body, I will be able to eat more fruit and vegetables in season. But for now, I will freeze some in small portions. We are really only to have one serving of fruit a day as a snack. 1 ounce of strawberries has 5 grams carbs, 2 grams fiber (3 net carbs). In case you are wondering, they estimate that 1 ounce is equal to 1/8 cup strawberries.
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| June Bearing Strawberries |
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