Farmers Market McFatty

I love going to the farmers market on a Saturday morning. My goal is to stock up on organic fruits and veggies, farm fresh eggs, and grass fed meats. This morning the rain stopped just in time so I grabbed my reusable bag for a quick trip to Carmel. The cloudy skies did not detour anyone else either since the parking garage was a madhouse. Since I was running a little low on patience and energy my first stop was at the Lions Club tent for a breakfast brat with egg and cheese. I topped it with homemade salsa from the Salsa Queen. Yummy! The next purchase was made at Nicole-Taylor's for some homemade pasta and marinara sauce for tomorrow night's dinner. For some unknown reason I quickly needed another energy boost so I bought a bag of roasted almonds at The Amazing Potato Chip Company. Who am I kidding? The almonds might have been roasted but then coated with sugar, cinnamon, and maple syrup. Again, yum. On my second lap around, I completed Sunday's dinner menu with a chunk of focaccia bread from Scholars Inn which weighed in at about two pounds. On lap three I looked seriously at a table of tomatoes but the line was about three people deep so I decided against the wait. I did wait, however, for the cookies at Circle City Sweets (lemon/ginger and chocolate chip) and a cup of ice tea at Kei Teas. On my way out, I made a point to take the stairs up three flights to my car...burning as many calories as one "roasted" almond. As you can tell I am not a focused farmers market shopper. I didn't leave the market with one item that was from the garden or had fewer carbs than a box of Lucky Charms! I felt good supporting local businesses (spent about $30) but my purchases were not exactly what I had in mind. I will certainly try to do a better job next week. Maybe I will only get one cookie. :)