The Hummers of fruit

With Jacob going into surgery yesterday we made some exceptions about what we would normally eat. We decided about 8 months ago that we were only going to buy fruit from the USA or locally and freeze it. We have done amazingly well with this goal of ours but it does mean giving up some of our most favorite things. Pineapples and bananas have the farthest to travel. Most are not grown in the USA. So we gave them up. But for his first two weeks after surgery I wanted the health benefits that these two lovely things carry.

Seeing these exotic fruits on my counter is kinda like having some sexy visitor take up residence in my kitchen! I ate a banana yesterday the memory of it just doesn't compare to the perfectly ripe fruit. I can't wait to break into the pineapple later today. Most of the fruit is reserved for Jacob but I do get to sample the exotics!