Health Food Store Fun!

I only had an hour of actual work to do today, so I justified it by walking/training home instead of driving. Walking to the station on my way home, I came across a small sign that said "health food - sale". I actually kept walking, yet saw the lettering on the store front (behind some bushes) "Health Food". So I turned around and went in. It was a very small, maybe 6x6 store, with food and beauty items. (I've been looking for some chickpea flour (besan) for a while, but they didn't have any)

The best part?
One of the store owners (I assume), came and offered me a slice of cake. "It's gluten-free!", he said. I politely explained that I was a vegan, and that I doubted that it was also dairy and egg-free. He paused for a moment, before dashing upstairs. Returning with a cardboard box, he showed it to me with a grin. "Dairy-Free!" exclaimed the box, and he allowed me to read the ingredients. My limited knowledge of anti-vegan ingredients (still just a learner here!) left me believing that it was at least 90% vegan friendly, and so I ate a small slice. Yes it was all sugar, but who cares! Vegan cake! He told me it wasn't commercially available yet, and the company was still in the process of marketing etc.

The disappointment!
Noni Juice. Miranda Kerr, my biggest girl crush, Victoria Secret Model, and overall sex-bomb, swears by this stuff - yet I had never seen it anywhere. So I was very excited when I saw just the one bottle of it sitting on the shelf - reduced from $55 to $40 for a 1L bottle (you only drink 30ml in a serving). Quickly justifying the cost in my head (after all - I can now look like an underwear model too right!?), I bought it.

Bringing it home with a spring in my step, I cracked it open the moment I walked in the door. The smell nearly bowled me over - quite, um, overpowering. I prayed it would taste nothing like it smelt. Mixing a small amount with some cranberry juice ("Mix with your favourite non-citrus juice!"), I took a sip. Gagged. Another sip. Disgusted face. Held my nose and downed the rest.

I have resolved to myself to at least give it a week (maybe just a tablespoon a day... 30mL was too much to handle!), and see if I begin to look like a supermodel.

Conclusion?
I did walk away with (along with the Noni Juice and a tummy happy with cake) a jar of veggie pasta sauce that is also apparently "good on bread". Odd marketing if you ask me, but I tried spreading some on my veggie burger for lunch and it was a DELICIOUS combination!! I also bought some quinoa instant pancake mix! Its like the normal instant pancake mix, but vegan friendly. For $3.00 and $2.95 respectively, I am very satisfied with both these purchases. Must find an excuse for a pancake breakfast soon!!