Best D A T E S

Dates.

The good, the bad, we have all had our share. 

No, I am not opening up a love life conversation.
However, dates have been a love/hate relationship for me over the years.

I used to hate anything with dates, raisins, or anything involving dried fruits.
I don't think I was fully educated on what the taste or reaction my body would have with these fruits, so I steered clear.

All up until I began working at my first job as a "smoothie master," I became aware of what dates actually were, and what they could be used for.
I began using them the same way I did at work. I sweetened my smoothies with them. And boy was I hooked.

Mind you, you only need ot use about 2-3 at most to create a sweeter smoothie, but I am not holding you back. :)

I then started to just eat them plain, and I experimented with several brands to see which farm or company had the gooiest, most delectable dates to indulge in.
LIFE HACK: Dates with your favorite nut or seed butter is heaven in your mouth.

I finally had found my favorite brand of dates here in LA. Yet, while I was living in New York, I could only find these dates at one small market. It was hard to create my favorite desserts and smoothies without my go-to sweetener.

That was until... I happened to stumble into this amazing organic market in East Village. I wanted to live at this market from the first moment I entered. This was a vegan's dream. Organic FRESH juice, specialty bars, organic grapes in winter...the list goes on.

& then... these dates. Oh. My. Goodness. I had never tasted such a pure richness of nature until I bit into one of these dates from the country of Gordon?! The cashier said they were from "Gordon," so I am not exactly sure where this is, or if she actually meant a city somewhere.
Either way, please view the video to see how pure and ripe these lovely dates were! If you're ever in NYC, you MUST check these out.

Happy Dating!