My friend, her niece, and I attended Veggie Fest this weekend. I had a great time!
A man was handing out suntan lotion samples at the gate, which was perfect for pale people like me that forgot to apply protection before venturing outdoors. We started by visiting some of the informational booths, and collected information and free samples. Then we ventured to the food booths. My friend and I had some rice curry while her niece had a slice of spinach pizza. It was all delicious. We overheard one man asking (grumpily) “What, is it all vegetarian food?” Yes. It’s VEGGIE fest. A booth selling racks of ribs or turkey legs would NOT go over well, dude. I’m a pickier eater than most – honestly, I can’t relish the idea of eating even the “fake meat” – if it looks like meat and tastes like meat – well, I get the “warm spits” as my friend calls it, and I’ll pass in favor of something else.
We attended a seminar entitled “Rah Rah Raw!” and the presenters answered questions about raw diets and prepared green smoothies (which we were allowed to sample, and it was not bad!) They also gave us samples of a “better than peanut sauce”, a raw marinara sauce, and a zucchini humus. They were all good, but the “peanut” sauce was AWESOME. I even did the most impolite thing I can remember doing when eating – and stuck my finger in the little peanut sauce cup (once my dipping veggies were gone) and swept up the remaining tablespoon of sauce and licked it off my finger. I know, gross. I looked over at my friend, she looked at me – and she proceeded to do the same thing. Ha!
After the seminar, we visited the food booths again. We each got a slice of eggless cake. My friend and I split some yogurt curry and naan while her niece got a “coconut water”. She kept offering me some, and I kept declining. After several offers, I told her I was “afraid of coconut”. She inquired further, and I informed her that coconut is a natural laxative. I wasn’t interested in checking out the Porto-Potties. Our curry came with a packet of “mouth freshener”, and after my friend was brave enough to try it, we all did. It tasted to me like a mouth of little soap shavings. Can’t say I enjoyed it, and I even disliked it after I looked over to see her niece with her mouth open and full of saliva and “mouth freshener” – but it did seem to eliminate any bad breath!
We explored more informational booths, and I was sucked into one where they determined I needed a spinal exam IMMEDIATELY. The chiropractor present (who was VERY nice on the eyes) determined one of my shoulders was higher than the other, and my chin jutted too far out in front. They convinced me to make an appointment IMMEDIATELY to go in to the office. I am not good under pressure, and I caved and spent $20 and make an appointment. I guess I could always cancel it (and presumably be out $20).
We checked out a few more booths with homemade soap, etc, and headed back to my friend’s home. It was a fun day.
This morning, inspired by Veggie Fest, I decided to make a fruit smoothie (as I’ve done many times) but add some spinach for the extra nutrients. It actually didn’t taste bad – but I had a horrible spinach-y aftertaste all morning, so I doubt I’ll do it again.
