We are getting to the end of the season now but there are still great treasures to be found at your local farm and farmer’s market.
Last week I visited one a few miles from my home, Petersen Family farm. I found the produce to be high quality and the prices to be very competitive with the supermarket I passed to get there.
In my experience, the trick to finding good prices at a farmer’s market is to go to the ones that are very basic. Just wood and plastic crates and paper signs. Nothing fancy.

The ones that are “boutique-y” or too pretty seem to be paying for all that window dressing by charging higher prices.
There may be exceptions to this, but that has been my experience.
Also, farmers tend to help each other out. You can often find the products of one being sold at the market of another. For example, I was saved a half hour drive to purchase grass fed beef because it was offered for sale at the farm near me. And at prices that were again competitive with the grocery store prices.

They don’t have big advertising budgets, so you have to look around. Some advertise in small, local newspapers. Ask your neighbors if they know of any. It’s worth it! There’s nothing like walking up to a table full of local peaches that smell like…PEACHES!

And there’s something special about talking with the people who grow your food.
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There’s a quote on the Weight Watcher website right now that says, “Nobody ever got fat eating bananas.” SO true! I got fat eating ice cream!
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In the month since I started Weight Watchers I have lost just over 7 pounds and I have eaten a lot of bananas. However, I have also eaten a lot of ice cream. Made the healthy way, of course! Here is my secret to making delicious ice cream with no added sugar or fat…

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Simply take frozen fruit (I prefer either sliced up ripe bananas or peaches) and put it into your favorite blending appliance. This appliance needs to be able to really chop through frozen fruit. I prefer this little Food Network Mini Food Processor that I got from Kohl’s. For one portion of fruit (i.e., 1 banana or peach frozen) you will add about 1-2 Tablespoons of skim milk or coconut milk or almond milk or whatever you prefer (you can add chocolate almond milk to the bananas – delicious!) and a dash of vanilla. Blend all of this until it is the consistency of soft serve ice cream. Add more liquid as needed.

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You can add whatever you you want to count points for (or 0 points items like cocoa powder!) into your ice cream or on top of your ice cream. I just purchased peanut butter powder to add in with my banana ice cream. Mmmmmmm! Leave a comment and let me know what combination is your favorite.

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