Hi fellow Foodies,
We've spent quite a bit of time stocking up on our son's favorite snack: blueberries!
Stockpiling
Stockpiling has been one of the things that we've done since we've had our son; we did it a little bit before that but since our son's been around, we've spent a lot of time stockpiling things that we know we will be using and that our son enjoys. One of the things that he’s loved since he’s been able to eat solid foods has been blueberries for some reason. We aren’t complaining at all but my wife doesn’t really like or eat blueberries so we aren’t sure where he got the affinity for them. We will supply that eating preference though!
Another thing that’s great about the blueberry eating is that we get to go picking at the farms for them instead of buying them from the store. I don’t know if we are simply spoiled to have lots of amazing farms near us or what but we have a dozen farms we can visit within 45 minutes of us that we could go picking. We’ve been to each of them at one point or another and certainly enjoy the variety.
The one we went to this most recent time had the cheapest cost per pound of blueberries so we said why not let’s go and pick some! Since then we’ve been four times in a few days lol we will probably go one more time! In the winter months our son loves these as a snack throughout the day, he will often ask for some frozen blueberries. I don’t know if he will be asking for them much anymore from us though, since he tends to just get up and get things himself now. It’s great but a little heart breaking if you ask me!
The buckets each hold about three pounds when they are full. We filled them right up to the brim when we were out there lol. Most of the days we’ve had excellent picking weather: cloudy and a little rain. Keeps the sun away from overheating the little man but it also keeps the bugs and bees away that are looking for snacks.
Between the two bags I think we’ve got 10 pounds of blueberries. (Not factoring in the snacks we’ve eaten of them so far and the other trip we took since I wrote this post, we have two more bags so 35 pounds?LOL) It cost us about 40$ or so, not a bad price! When we go to the store they are way more expensive than that and the quality of them isn’t as fresh as this.
I also sort of selfishly wanted these blueberries myself. I will have to find out the variety of them but the early season blueberries are my favorite. There are 20 or so varieties of blueberries on this particular farm and these ones are my favorite. They have the most flavor but their flavor is on the more tart side instead of sweet. I think it’s better than the sweet blueberries, I don’t know why but I don’t love those ones. When we found that these were the tasty ones I said let’s go a few times so we can get a huge amount! Frozen blueberries are delicious so it’s not too difficult to justify going and picking some to keep for later lol.
What types of summer fruits do you stockpile in your house for the colder months? Let me know in the comments!
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