Kaytee Says… Eat!

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This morning I needed to buy hangers. Due to my newly organized closet and an addition of a few new things, thanks to the awesome Gap Give & Get Sale, I was officially out of hangers. For any normal person, this would not be a big deal. But of course, any normal person would probably not be blogging about it either, huh. : )

I went back and forth over and over about where to get said hangers. Ikea, Target, Container Store… ugh, decisions. Finally someone told me to buck it up and go to Walmart on a Saturday. Plastic hangers 10/$1.25? Totally worth it.

Keep in mind, I only needed hangers. Plain plastic hangers. I also got a laundry bag, a shoe rack, and some coat hangers.

Oh, and some groceries.

After my beloved Albertson’s was taken away, I have been struggling to find a place to get my staples. The closest Whole Foods or Market Street is a good 30 minutes away. The closest Kroger is about 10, but it’s really nothing special and the entire surrounding area is under construction. We also have Walmart and Target, but I have always been a little bit apprehensive about buying groceries at a place where “grocery” is merely a section of the store. Seem odd to anyone else? I looked around for a bit and decided it probably was an okay place to buy some things… I couldn’t convince myself to buy meat or produce there.

Not only did Walmart have the basic things I needed, like frozen berries and popcorn kernels, they had a few things I had been looking everywhere for, like Flat Out Wraps and 4 packs of Oikos. And not just any Oikos, but HONEY Oikos! YES!

So maybe it’s not so weird to buy groceries at Walmart after all. This is what I got there…

Wheat Thins vegetable fiber crackers, HONEY OIKOS!, Pacific Natural creamy tomato soup, Reese canned artichoke hearts, Kozy Shack pudding, popcorn kernels, Sabra, Laughing Cow & Multigrain/Flax Flat Outs

When I got home, I discovered I was home alone. My stomach was grumbling a little bit, so I decided to try something else new… a Green Monster! I am pretty sure my family would think I had gone off the depend, and I didn’t want them saying “I told you so” if it didn’t turn out well. I was nervous.

Still not totally convinced that the spinach taste wouldn’t be noticeable, I went for Angela’s Blueberry Green Monster, subbing mixed berries. I had forgotten about the whole blender situation. This is our blender.

This thing has to be older than I am. I decided to go for it anyway.

I loaded up my spinach, berries, banana, a little 2% milk, and then some ice and went for it. (I only made half a recipe.) Still slightly apprehensive, I added a quick squirt of honey.

It did not go as well as I hoped. 1) It leaked a little bit, which was probably just my own lack of super-old-blender skills. 2) The spinach didn’t blend all the way. It’s hard to forget you’re drinking spinach when there are big leaf pieces floating around in there. Luckily, I love spinach, so I dealt with it.

Final verdict? Total win. I couldn’t taste the spinach at all. The flavor was sweet and wonderful. I haven’t tried the regular Green Monster, but I totally recommend this one if you haven’t tried one yet. I loved it. Hopefully, I’ll be having one of these for breakfast a few times a week! Maybe, hopefully, it will warrant upgrading the family blender.

So, while shopping at Walmart and drinking a smoothie is hardly adventurous, I’m still pretty happy with both of the new things I tried. How about you? Try anything new?

Do any of you regularly shop for groceries at places like Walmart, Target, or Costco? Do you buy your produce there too? I’m so used to having a grocery store close by, I’ve never had to before!

One last thing: the other day a coworker told me I peel my banana like a monkey. Whatever that means. I’ve really just always done it this way. Anyone else?