#therottenfruitbox

[mattattridge-smith]

Got to love a good old birthday freebie 🎂 🥳 @therottenfruitbox #happybirthdaytome #therottenfruitbox #brithdayfreebies #passionfruit #blueberrygummies #nomnomnom (at Alkrington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CohaBTuICOc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mattattridge-smith]

@phdnutrition and @therottenfruitbox Cupid’s Kiss white chocolate raspberry protein bar ready to hit the lips 👄 💋 #phd #phdnutrition #therottenfruitbox #cupidskiss #proteinbar #protein #fitfood #healthylifestyle #cookingwithprotein #whitechocolateraspberry (at Alkrington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLtMVI-ln9X/?igshid=1mehnogb3y910

[mattattridge-smith]

Little birthday treat from @therottenfruitbox 🥳 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍌🍉🍇🍓🫐🍈🍍🥳 #birthdaytreats #therottenfruitbox #raspberry #healthy #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #fitfood #natural (at Manchester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLbHr9GFWSB/?igshid=1iwns59h7w1qi

[libbyrome]

FRIDAY FIG FACTS Did you know... 1. A fig is not a fruit. It’s a flower! 2. Figs are not Vegan! Figs have mutualism with wasps, meaning they mutually benefit from each other for reproduction. Female wasps tear off their own limbs to fit inside of a date to reproduce. After reproducing, they die inside the fig. Therefore, most of the figs we eat contain at least 1 dead wasp. 3. Most figs are grown in Turkey and Egypt, where they are regularly used in the cuisine. 4. Spanish missionaries introduced figs to the U.S. via California in the 1760s. The Gold Rush in the 1800s added a variety of more figs to California. The U.S. is now the 8th largest fig producer. Can figs be part of a healthy Whole Food Plant-based diet? ‘Whole’ means unprocessed or minimally processed, and ‘plant-based’ means it comes from plants So figs are whole, and they’re primarily plant-based. Does that count? According to Wikipedia, a plant-based diet is “a diet consisting mostly or entirely of foods derived from plants.” (Notice “mostly”) So yes, I consider figs to be healthful and compliant with a WFPB way of eating. Sure, I’d prefer not eat insects. Yet, I know that one of the reasons my figs taste so sweet is because of the pollination from those insects. I appreciate Mother Nature. I also know that I am not doing any harm to creatures. Thank goodness, because I am crazy about these dried figs from Trader Joe’s! I will close my eyes and continue to enjoy the taste and texture of this sweet hollowed-out flower. Dried figs and other dried fruit, along with some nuts, seed, and a little maple syrup, makes granola too. (Check last week’s Granola post for my favorite granola recipe.) I’ve been on a dried fruit kick lately. The #therottenfruitbox that my daughter recently sent me reminded me of how much I enjoy it. Dried fruit has lots of nutrition and fiber, but is also high in natural sugar. It’s important not to eat more than a daily portion. In the case of dried figs, 3 is a serving. Totally worth it! #plantbased #wholefoodplantbased #wfpb #wfpbnosos #hearthealthyeating #vegan #fatfree #healthyeating #cleaneating #plantbased #hclf #figs #foodie #foodstagram #foodforthought (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDlbdFKBs8g/?igshid=1ueuqqrty093i

[libbyrome]

My sweet daughter sent me this thoughtful present of freeze-dried fruits. Buying these dried fruits from #therottenfruitbox helps reduce food waste and helps local farmers. Plus, they are enjoyable delicious and healthy snacks! #plantbased #healthysnack #healthysnacksonthego #buylocal #supportlocal #supportfarmers #reducewaste #vegan #vegetarian #wfpb #wfpbnosos #saltfree #sugarfree #oilfree #uglyfruit #driedfruit #freezedried #rottenfruit #foodie #healthyfood #foodstagram (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDi9vo6BcKC/?igshid=r8b6avdxkvbk