In case you couldn’t gather from yesterday’s post, San Antonio was not the healthiest of trips. I always go with the best of intentions and end up failing miserably and overdoing it while I am away for work. While I know it’s not the end of the world, it’s frustrating that I can’t seem to master eating healthy on a business trip…
One good move I did make was on Saturday I decided to order a box of fruits and vegetables from Washington’s Green Grocer. I ordered a box from them one other time which you can read about here, and while I was overall satisfied, I wasn’t impressed enough to order it again since then, which was about a year ago.
When I placed the order from my iPhone, I think I misread something because I was under the impression it was coming Monday. My thought was that I wouldn’t have time to grocery shop and when I got home from my trip, I’d have a box of fruits and veggies waiting. After I placed the order though, I totally forgot that I did and there was no box waiting at home on Monday.
Yesterday, however, was a different story.
When I saw the box sitting up against my door like that when I got home, I had NO idea what it was until I took a closer look and realized it was a box full of fresh fruits and veggies!
This time, I was REALLY impressed with the value of the box. Everything was in excellent condition, and it cost $31.25 with delivery including all fees. I ordered a small mixed box, which includes some organic, some transitional, and some conventional produce.
Check out how much they packed into the box!
First up, the fruit.
- 2 grapefruit
- 3 naval oranges
- 3 red pears
- 6 fuji apples
*Note: This time I requested NO bananas, because last time they were a little bruised up and I am super particular about my bananas for some reason, so I’m not sure what they gave in place, but there was definitely a ton in the box!
Next up, the veggies:
- 2 portabella mushrooms (already gone)
- 1 bunch of carrots w/the greens
- 1 head cauliflower
- 2 avocado
- 2 cucumber
- green beans (in the bag)
- green leaf lettuce
Quite a lot of produce for just $31.25 including delivery! While I don’t think this will be a weekly thing by any means, I do think I’m going to try to make use of it during particularly busy weeks. I also love the idea of having it delivered when I’m just getting back to a trip and won’t have time to head to the store so that I have no excuses to get back on track immediately.
Have you ever used a delivery service for produce and/or groceries? Would you?
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I’ve ordered from green grocer SO MUCH since you mentioned them on your blog and I love them. I am always planning recipes/meals for the week around what they are offering. Enjoy!
I’d love to, but our services only deliver to the first closed door, which means the produce would have to wait outside in the cold/heat until one of us gets home.
I’ve heard a few great stories and a few horror stories about ordering food online and having it delivered… I think I would trust ordering a box of fresh produce from a local farmer who boxes it all by hand more than ordering it from a mainstream grocery store who uses machines to box it all… I don’t like to get mushed or bruised any kinda food!
I think its a GREAT idea – I might even use them.
While it might be a tad more expensive than the store, you are supporting local growers and also eating/trying different produce you may not regularly pick up at the store. i like that aspect. I can also see my husband trying to brainstorm and figure out how to use up the produce b/c he hates wasting food, so he tends to get creative w/ his ideas whereas i’m more of a recipe kind of girl
That’s some good looking produce! I’m not sure I’d ever use a grocery delivery service at this point because I love grocery shopping too much to give it up. However, I would be open to having something like this from a local farmer, although I imagine that’s a situation where you pick up, not have it delivered.
Very good idea in your situation though. Any new recipes planned for any of this stuff?
I have a few friends that use co-ops for produce bundles pick up or deliveries and I’ve heard mixed reviews though they do lean toward positive. I think for me, I have to pick out my produce. I guess I’m a control freak! HA! But it looks like you got some good eats there!
If I lived in a big city, you bet I’d use something like this. And really, even if you only use the service 2x a month, it’s still a great deal!
I get an organic and local produce box every week that I pick up on Saturdays. It always has great quality foods!
Sweet deal! I’ve never used a service like this, but it’d be fun to give it a try!
I’ve used a service like this, and I enjoyed it, especially because it gets me to try new veggies that I might not venture toward. I roasted my first butternut squash because it was delivered to me. And my first fresh beets. I only stopped ordering because I found I didn’t get to the produce quickly enough, and food would spoil. I’m better off going to the store 2-3 times per week, getting just enough for a couple days, otherwise, it’s Wasteville.
Wow that looks so good. I’ve had fruit delivered to my house but never veggies!
I really wish we had that service, would totally utilize it, but Sunny south Africa has lots of small towns, I happen to reside in one of them which do not offer such a service
After I saw your tweet about this earlier in the week, I looked at their website, and I think I’m going to order a box to give it a try, too. I definitely feel like I don’t get much produce during the winter (especially with the farmers market in our neighborhood being closed), and I think this would be a great way to fix that. Thanks for posting about this because I’m excited to try it!
I think when I start my residency in a year and a half I totally would! I was just linked to your blog via your egg muffins, btw
What a healthy – and delicious looking surprise delivery!!
I’ve actually used Washington’s Green Grocer for several months recently. I quit using them only because I was having a hard time using up all the produced before it spoiled (I was on an every other week delivery). I did like that they allowed you to more or less pick/choose what foods you wanted in your box. I also liked that it would force me to try different things. However, I felt like I was throwing away a lot of money in the end because the food was just spoiling. I would certainly consider using them again the future.