This morning we went to partner yoga class at Lululemon taught by Sebastian and Kaelyn. They usually teach partner yoga workshops and Acro Yoga! It’s interesting that I actually know both Sebastian and Kaelyn separately, as they both used to teach at the yoga studios I’ve been to. Toronto yoga community is smaller than you’d think!
Sveta and Sam kept us company. It was the first yoga class for both of them. After stretching each other out, we hit Pickle Barrel for breakfast!
I was so bummed that despite serving fancy coffees they didn’t have soy milk, that I ordered an espresso. Not sure why, since I hate espresso. Gave it another try. Nope, still hate it.
Hmmmm… what to have? Choices, choices…
My breakfast arrived –> minus the gouda, plus the avocado + extra fruit.
Vlad went with eggs Benedict.
That was a popular choice:
Unfortunately, this was the only normal meal I’ve had today. After a completely messed up sleeping schedule for the past three days, I passed out at home, and slept for a good three hours. Vlad ate at his parents, so there was no incentive for me to put together an actual meal at any point. So the waking portion of the day was spent snacking on unpictured bananas, nuts, pumpkin seeds, frozen corn, and other random things. 
Boo… I hate how I feel when I eat like this. Back to normal tomorrow!!!
I bought two kinds of the same variety of apples last time I was grocery shopping: Gala apples – organic and conventional. Today we decided to put the taste to the test. Notice that organic produce always has a 5-digit code, while conventional produce has a 4-digit code.
Organic apple sliced:
Conventional apple sliced:
One person closed their eyes, and the other fed the apples to them in random order. The task was to identify which apple you liked best (first or second), and then which apple was which was revealed.
Notice that we were testing the taste alone! With organic vs. conventional fruit and vegetables, there are other issues to consider as well. The taste is one – which tastes better? Then there is the nutritional consideration – which has more nutrients? which has less pesticides? And it is possible for one apple to have more nutrients, but also have more pesticides. And finally, the political – which is more sustainable / kind to Earth?
We did not arrive at a consensus. I liked the taste of the organic apple better – hands down! However, Vlad preferred the taste of the conventional apple.
I polished off the rest of the apples with some cinnamon, honey and brown sugar on top!
What a busy weekend!!! Finally off to bed.
