I came into work today needing a “pick-me-up”. I’ll admit it, I was feeling a little tired. Decaf Chamomile Mint tea with honey just didn’t cut it this morning, except to soothe my throat. I’m not a morning person either, so even if I wake up feeling great and well rested, it’s guaranteed that I’ll hit snooze at least once. On mornings where I feel exhausted still I have been known to hit the snooze button for over an hour. Yikes. I feel bad for my college roommates!

However, I have a sweet job with sweet perks… literally! I can come into work and have a delicious, crisp, organic apple. And a Pink Lady Apple at that. (I’m such a sucker for packaging and Pink Lady Apples are packaged well with their beautiful blush pink streaks with yellow.) And I’ll be honest, I’m not really an apple person. I consider myself more of a citrus and banana kind of gal.

You know what they say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away…” Maybe the old saying should go “An apple a day is better than a cup of coffee today!” It’s true! Although apples do not have caffeine, they do have the glucose that fuels your brain and gives you energy. Legitimate natural energy! Talk about a pick-me-up!

Glucose:Brain::Gasoline:Car

(Glucose is to brain what gasoline is to car.)

This analogy brings back painful memories of the SATs! I wish I ate more apples then! Had I known of the goodness of apples sooner I would’ve saved tens of, gulp, maybe hundreds of dollars from buying so much darn coffee!