La Canasta is delicious and nutritious!!

Fresh Fruits, Vegetables Delicious and Nutritious!!!

I would like to highlight another avenue for fresh fruits and vegetables. Recently, I began helping pack bags and getting orders for La Canasta; the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center food buying club. La Canasta has been running for more than 4 years. La Canasta is increasing access to a greater variety of fresh and wholesome produce enticing costumers from the south to the Northwest of the Bronx. I think its a great buy for folks who don't usually consume many vegetables or whole grains. La Canasta is very affordable at $15 a bag for over 20 pounds of produce.

Are you on a diet? Looking to consume more vegetables? Would you like to buy brown rice and other whole grains at a low cost? Do you care to build a more sustainable Bronx while you shop for your dinner - Grab a La Canasta Bag. For the past years since my family  La Canasta bag weekly, I consume a greater variety of vegetables, fruits and whole grains. La Canasta produce changes slightly offering fruits and vegetables that are in season. These photos were taking in early February.
Inside the La Canasta bag were:

Peppers, tomatoes, a romaine heart culantro, , red onions, potatoes, black beans, corn meal,a mango, several oranges, a hand of bananas, pears, cucumbers and two plantains.

 There is one catch you will have to carry 20+ pounds of fresh produce home. Folks in the Mary Mitchell center community area pick up the La Canasta every tuesday. If you order more than 3 bags, delivery can also be arranged, if available. Check out www.lacanasta.nyc for more information or email me!! At the corner of happy and healthy, I will be there every tuesday with a La Canasta Bag.