Friends of mine created their own version of a turmeric tonic, and it is delicious and nutrient dense.

A girlfriend of mine dehydrates bananas and ginger together and creates a delicious and nutritious snack. My guess is she blends them first, pours the mixture onto something flat, and then dehydrates it.

Today I am eating whole wheat flour tortillas that were made on one of the islands here in Hawaii.

There is a farmer at the farmers market who sells jars of ulu, also known as breadfruit. He’s not at the market every Friday, so when he is there selling his ulu, I buy some.

Cheese is made from three things: milk, bacteria, and rennet.

It is common to see me walking wherever I am living or visiting. I enjoy experiencing life one step at a time at the pace of my feet. I get to smile and appreciate more of my immediate surroundings. This carefree attitude I exhibit comes with taking care of myself and my responsibilities first.

Until I moved to Hawaii thirteen years ago, I did not know about a banana plant. Here are four reasons I think banana plants are great.

At the market I was taught how to prepare and cook sweet potato greens. You break each leaf off at the end of its stem. Then you put the leaves in boiling water for one minute.

Papaya is a fruit that grows on a large herb, not a tree. Let me explain because this information is new to me too.

Digestion begins before food reaches your mouth.

Noni is a fruit that grows on a small evergreen tree with large, waxy, dark green leaves.

Making beans in the crockpot is awesome.

I went to the market with limited funds, so I knew I was going to ask people if I could pay them next week.

Today my lunch has rice and potatoes in it, and I put them there on purpose. This is significant because I used to be afraid of carbohydrates.

I made a green bean salad this morning. The salad consisted of chopped green beans, almonds, blue cheese, two avocados, rice, and a scoop of pesto.

Today I am showcasing a very special and nutrient dense food, the avocado.

On Friday at the farmers market, I bought a jar of māmaki tea.

I let my work interfere with listening to my body. That is what I learned in the last two weeks.

The morning after a recent storm, I went outside and gathered about two dozen avocados off the ground. The storm was milder than expected, but the wind still knocked some banana plants over and dropped avocados early. I wondered whether the avocados would ripen.