Hi everyone,
My closest health food store is about a 20 minute drive from my house, so I try to go there once a week and get everything I need. But, my local grocery store is right down the street and I wind up going there for produce and fruit when I run out in the middle of the week. My grocery store does not have a large assortment of organic produce, but what they do have is a reduced produce bin where I can find a lot of produce for very cheap. I just got back from the store and was able to score three head of romaine lettuce for 50 cents. At the health food store 20 minutes from my house their heads of romaine go for 2.50 a piece. The reduced produce romaine has bruises and discolored outside leaves, but inside the head is relatively clean and fresh looking.
So I was wondering....is there a big difference between the reduced produce in my grocery store (which is older and not organic) and the romaine lettuce at my health food store (which is probably very fresh and organic)? The savings is a big deal considering all the vegetables I consume in a day. And since the grocery store is right down the street I'm saving gas. What do you guys think? How big is the nutritional difference?
Thanks!
-Ellzie
