and this is what I think:

I’m getting myself in a tizzy over the fact that I don’t have any money to buy much-needed new clothes at the moment, but as usual I decided to spend money on food today without really thinking twice about it. Funny how that works. I think because I walked to the supermarket, I felt I could justify spendage. And the food I bought is good – both for me, and in terms of taste.

Firstly, I am banging my head against the wall repeatedly at the fact that taking a clear photograph inside seems to have become a technical impossibility with my camera. I don’t know what the shiz is going on, but seriously, this was focused through the view finer, and I didn’t move, and wtf. So angry. Anyway – I went shopping, and got some pretty awesome stuff. They’re argely organic or natural products. I soon realised this year that I can’t afford to do the organic thing 100% of the time – it’s just waayyyy too expensive still here in Aus – but I do like buying organic packaged food occasionally, because it’s a change from the norm, and the flavours are generally so much more prominant and developed (probably because they don’t come from a bottle).

Firstly, Mary’s Gone Crackers, pretty much ubiquitously referred to by a certain group of American healthy lifestyle/food bloggers as Mary’s crack (as in crack-the-drug, not as in bumcrack, as far as I am aware). Totally not budget-friendly ($8.99 a box!) and totally not eco due to the fact that they are an American product and have been flown across the world, Mary’s Gone Crackers are in every other sense pretty freaking awesome. They’re organic and kosher and gluten free and vegan and many other things that make the vast majority of tummies and food philosophies in this world very happy, so unless you’re allergic to seeds, you’re probably not going to have a huge problem with this product. Other than the price. And the travel thing. They’re seedy and crunchy and pretty damn good.

Enter beetroot hummus of the organic persuasion. I’m not really a hummus person – it’s fairly boring in so far as dips go, imo. And all hummus from a packet tastes exactly the same, which really suggests a complete lack of inventiveness. I’ve seen flavoured hummus on international food blogs. Why must Australia miss out? I wanted something to go with my crackers so I got this Heavenly Organics beetroot (!!) hummus. Asides from the ill-fated dirt shake of a couple of weeks ago, I’ve never really had a problem with beetroot. I really like the idea – it’s pink, after all, and somehow faintly exotic seeing as it’s not an ingredient one sees on restaurant menus terribly often – but to be honest, I’ve never eaten much of it asides from the tinned variety. After eating this hummus, I’m thinking that I didn’t have a bung batch of beetroot (holy alliteration, Batman!), but rather, that beetroot just tastes like dirt. But not in a bad way. This hummus had earthy untones, that’s for sure, but it is also sweet and herby with distinct flavours of something I can’t quite put my finger on, but which really tastes good (cumin, I think, maybe…). And it’s pink:

And who doesn’t love pink food? I’m trying the chilli and the pumpkin varieties next. Can’t go wrong with pumpkin, imo.

Finally, chia seeds. Good for you, apparently. I’ve seen them blogged about heaps in recent months, so I’m giving them a try too. Added to water, they alledgedly take on a tapioca-like consistency… and that sounds pretty good to me. I heart tapioca (bubble tea pearls, for those not in the know), so it had better not be gimmicks. I expect my banana and kiwi fruit smoothie tomorrow morning to possess bubble tea-like qualities, or I’ll cry.

Food shopping. So exciting. Now if only I could afford new jeans…