I started today with a big glass of green lemonade and an article from the Nature’s Market newsletter from Wegmans. This sure put a spring in my juicy step this morning.
Check it out: Younger Buyers Opting for Organic
That’s right! Be young! Buy organic! To think I pierced my nose on my 30th birthday to prove to myself and the world that I’m still young. Well then let me just pull this sucker out and head to the organic section. Anyone want a used nose screw?
I’m holding on to hope that consumers are catching on that buying organic fruits and vegetables really does make a difference, not only our health but for the environment as well. Go Team Organics!
After I put my organic cheerleading uniform away I was totally pump(kin)ed for breakfast this morning.
Pumpkin Overnight Oats!
About a 1/2 cup of rolled oats, mixed with less than a 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix, just pure pumpkin), a tsp or so of agave nectar, enough unsweetened vanilla hemp milk to cover the oats and a couple shakes of pumpkin pie spice – which is really just cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and allspice. Stirred and soaked overnight.
Topped this morning with sliced banana and some hand crushed walnuts. I shoveled all the banana and nuts off to the side so the power of the pumpkin wasn’t completely obscured by some run of the mill bananas and walnuts.
I’ve made pumpkin oatmeal before but never pumpkin overnight oats. This turned out fantastic and was like pumpkin pie for breakfast. I love that I can still make overnight oats without yogurt as I find myself moving away from dairy.
The girls are with Aunt Ellen today so I’ve postponed my work out until this afternoon, with the hopes that it will warm up some. The thermostat is reading 47 degrees right now but it’s not looking like it’s gonna be a scorcher today. I’m not sure yet if I want to run or ride. Bike riding usually ends in October until April so I feel like this could be my last shot to ride until spring – except the air temperature feels about 20 degrees colder on your bike and I’m not so sure I feel like breaking out the ski pants and face mask for a 27 degree bike ride. Decisions, decisions.
Pumpkin overnight oats sounds and look amazing!
Have a great bike ride today, it 42 and rainy here in NW Iowa so no outside workout for me!
Yay organic eating! We made a pact to buy organic in September and while it is costing us significantly more in dosh, I’m pretty sure it’s saving a lot in other ways, not least our health.
Loved your review of Thrive. I agree with all those basic tenets whole heartedly. It’s definitely not my ‘time’ I don’t think but my eating habits are gradually changing and moving towards more organic, more local, more plant-based and less processed foods. Hooray to that.
If the whole world ate organic–there wouldn’t be enough land to produce the food needed to feed the world. Check out the book Tomorrow’s Table for some insight into this world issue. I buy organic when it happens to be cheaper than conventional; it sometimes is.
The trade-off is: cut down more forests and take down more plains to create enough organic farms…or find ways to mass produce organics (GMOs are one option, improved plant breeding techniques are another). We are in dire need of another agricultural revolution as the population continues to expand and as our land resources are becoming limited.
I just want to remind us all of the externalities that seem to come along with the goodness!
Wow Jennifer – this is very interesting, I’ve never heard that before. I’ll say that it doesn’t surprise me, but I also think that’s a tad alarmist. I don’t buy organic 100% of the time either, but I do make an effort to buy mostly organic not only to support organic farms but to keep the chemicals used in conventional farming in our bodies to a minimum. If anything buying organic is a way for consumers to vote with their dollar and say loud and clear that conventional farming methods need to be modified. I completely agree and believe that taking farming to its organic extreme is not the perfect solution.
I also have to believe that if we stopped mass producing meat we could stop using so much land to grow corn for feeding cows – leaving us that much more land to grow organic crops on. Of course I realize it’s not that simple but I think there will always be room for improvement with modern agriculture.
I will absolutely check out Tomorrow’s Table, thanks for the heads up and some insight into this issue too.
Woo hoo! I am all for making t-shirts that say “I’m hip, cool, and organic.” Or Fountain of Youth = Organic Foods. Something like that. I’m a big t-shirt making/wearing fan.
I’m stealing your Pumpkin Oats breakfast to have this weekend. That looks sooo gooood.
I too loved your Thrive review. I am definitely interested in reading the book and taking things to apply to my life and where I’m at right now. Thanks for being a veggie inspiration!!
I am gonna get my cans of pumpkin puree a can cracking tomorrow!
I am so READY for pupkin ville. I am back to uncooked oats…had my first bowl in weeks yesterday (at my desk warming up and soaking up next to my heater no doubt…along with my frozen coco butter.
There is always a second side to ANY debate huh?
global warming…free range animals…organics…sigh
there is never an easy answer to it all…
GREAT AWARENESS LADIES!
HAPPY FRIDAY
and I am with Erin…love me a good T shirt for the statement of the day…LOVE IT.
Have fun on the ride!!! I’m happy to hear more and more people are buying organic! That’s great news! A friend of mine (a non-foodie) was proud to tell me she bought organic frozen blueberries the other day. She said she got them because they were cheaper than the non-O. I was so happy she got organic and I was even happier that organic was CHEAPER! Could it be…. is the country changing?!?!? I’m still debating the nose ring. Can I postpone until 31???
-A
Ahhhh love the pumpkin oats! I am eating my way through a pumpkin right now!
Love the recipe! Easy, clean, hearty = winner in my book!
Definitely still need to try out pumpkin overnight oats and pumpkin breakfast cookie. Oh pumpkin my dear love.
overnight pumpkin oats….very nice idea. i am going to have to try it. im going to try the pumpkin breakfast cookie first though!
can’t wait to try overnight pumpkin oats! and b’fast cookies! let pumpkin season begin!
i just read an article tonight actually about organic eating and how people need to stop making excuses to why they aren’t. I think we should all incorporate organics wherever we can. a little bit goes a long way, and before we know it we can start incorporating more into our daily lives!