Soccer Mom to the Rescue

I enjoy fruit. Luckily it is good for you. However I tend to like the more expensive fruits i.e. mango's, papaya, guava, melons, any kind of berry... These fruits though delicious do not lend themselves to be purchased for daily consumption but rather occasional treats. So I have to find some other fruit to help me reach my 5 servings of fruit/vegetables a day (which doesn't happen often enough).

Growing up we had a choice of three fruits for our lunches- apples, oranges, and bananas because they are the cheapest. Occasionally we had grapes but for the most part I mostly remember the apples, oranges, and bananas. Because I ate these everyday I'm kind of sick of them now. I need variety! John is more tolerant of repetition and more traditional in his fruit choices than I am. At the store a few weeks ago he bought oranges, I figured I would try to eat them the best I could (sometimes when I'm sick of food I just won't eat it, John not wanting to waste will finish off the remaining food but this habit of mine kind of bugs him). Before I go on let explain why I don't like oranges.

1. When you peel them they get under your nails
2. I don't like the white stuff that's under the skin but over the orange
3. I don't like the membrane/sac surrounding each individual orange section
4. They get in your teeth
5. Overall they are a pain to eat

Anywho the next few days I did my best removing the rind from my nails, bringing floss to get the leftovers out...my feelings for oranges had not changed. John would say, "That was a delicious orange today don't you think?" Not so much.

Then in a wave of inspiration I decided to go soccer mom style and cut my oranges into wedges. BAM! Everything has changed. I am able to enjoy the sweet juicy goodness of an orange with very little hassle. Orange ya glad for soccer mom's!