Bread

I've been enjoying the farmers market in Ankeny.  This bread has always caught my eye, but I couldn't buy any.  I haven't had any bread since June.  I have been following the Blood Sugar Solution.  It's easy to follow;  no sugar, no flour, no processed foods, no alchohol, no caffeine, no dairy.  Just eat whatever is left after you cut those things out of your diet.

The Ankeny Farmers Market

This morning I went up to the Ankeny Farmer's Market.  It is much smaller than the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market, which is fine with me.  I will definitely be going back. It was easy to park and walk right in.  It was also easy to walk around.  There were several booths with produce, which is what I went looking for, as well as some baked goods, and crafts.  This will be come a regular stop for me on Saturday mornings.

Downtown Farmers Market

I got up bright and early today, so I could go to the Downtown Farmers Market.  I am beginning a new way of eating this week, so I need to stock up on fresh veggies.  The market goes on every Saturday morning in the summer, but I seldom get there.  As I was reminded again today, it is really too crowed for my taste.

It is big, so there is lots to choose from, even this early in the season.  Now days there is lots more than produce at the market.  There is clothing, crafts, street musicians, art work, even puppets, and dogs; lots of dogs.  I'm going to check out some of the smaller farmers markets that take place around town.

I did time it right, because it was very overcast when I was there, but it didn't start raining until I was on my way home.

Photo #162/365: Summerset Winery

This morning I decided to go the the Downtown Farmer's Market for the first time this year. I really haven't gone very much in recent years and it's changed a lot from the first years of the Saturday market. It is huge! It's always extremely crowded, and I'm not much of a fan of crowds. It was fun to walk around. There were several booths for Iowa Winery's and the best part was, they have samples! I like Rieslings, so I tried the Kiss Me from the Summerset Winery in Indianola, Iowa. It was good. In fact, I ended up buying a bottle, which makes this shopping trip a success.