Fruit

Pichanaki is the "citrus capital of Peru" so when we go to buy fruit, well, we come home with....citrus.  Grapefruit, tangerines, oranges, pineapples galore and oh, so yummy.  Also, papaya and bananas are plentiful and scrumptious.  We've tried purple bananas, which we had never seen before!  There are coconut trees absolutely everywhere, too.

I am missing strawberries, mangos and apples, though.  We've been told mango season is during the rainy season, so I'm sure for those few months, we'll be doing mango smoothies, mango popsicles, mango for breakfast and dessert.......

A fruity paradise, you say?  Well.....Olivia is allergic to bananas and pineapple, but loves papaya (but only in smoothies).  Kyall dislikes papaya anytime, but loves oranges and tangerines.  None of the kids eat grapefruit.  Lucas also dislikes papaya but will drink it in a smoothie.  They complain because the oranges and tangerines have a ton of seeds, too much work, I guess.  The bananas have to be perfect, no bruises or they don't get eaten.  I think I throw away more than we eat.  Coconut is easy to get anywhere, but none of us really care for it.  The apples (which we haven't found yet) have to be green and sour for the boys, green and sweet for the girl.

So.........yeah.

I love the fruit and especially how cheap it is here!  I can put up with the pickiness, as long as SOME fruit gets ingested each day!