Thursday, March 22, 2012

Save Money Buying Fruits and Veggies

If you've never heard of Bountiful Baskets Foods Co-Op, then check this out. For a fraction of the cost of going to the grocery store you can get all this. Items vary each week and it depends on what you order, but this is a good sample. 

 

Conventional Basket
50% Fruit, 50% Vegetables and 100% healthy, delicious & fun

In the conventional basket we focus our buying as follows: High Quality, Low Cost and As Local as Possible… So, how hard do we try? Pretty hard! Most bananas are from Central America or the Caribbean and are grown by a couple gargantuan conglomerate growers. We get all of our bananas from small farmers in central Mexico. This saves the co-op between $4 and $7 a box, keeps money with small farmers, and helps keep the carbon footprint small.

LIMITED QUANTITY - 100% Certified Organic Basket – Together We are Changing the World One Dinner Table at a Time

Ataulfo Mangoes - Approximately 8 pounds from Mexico. My family's favorite dessert! Perfect when the skin starts to wrinkle.

Veggie Lovers Pack - Asian Theme - Add extra veggies to your basket! An Asian-themed variety to fill out your dinner table. This will have ingredients that lend themselves to Italian food recipes. We never know exactly what until closer to keep the items fresh, but often fresh basil, yellow onion, celery, garlic, ginger, bok choy, Napa cabbage, snow peas, green onion, water chestnut, etc.

Fruit Lovers Pack - Citrus Pack - Add extra fruit to your basket! A variety of citrus to delight your tastebuds. Hoping for Minneola, Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, Oranges, Clementines, and Pummelo.

Bountiful Baskets Granola - A great breakfast, mobile snack, or dessert topping. Love it on fruit crisp!
Ingredients: Oats, Honey, canola oil, roasted & salted cashews, dates, diced pineapple, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, sliced almonds, and almond & vanilla flavor.

Artisan Sourdough Bread – five round loaves. Freezes beautifully and great reheated in the oven! Defrost on the counter, bag closed. Once defrosted, mist lightly with water and place immediately in a 325 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.
Ingredients: Ingredients: Unbleached Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Rye Flour, Water, Starter, Salt. Contains: Wheat.

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