The Taste of Freshness... The quality and freshness of our produce offerings come with a commitment to customer service. We want your shopping experience to be a superior one, which is why our knowledgeable specialists are on hand to answer your questions. We also ensure that every fruit and vegetable we sell meets our high standards, from first-available new specialties, to torganic or locally grown seasonal favorites.
Product SpotLight
Rainbow
Carrots
Red, yellow, green and purple - are rainbow carrots the way of the future? Perhaps, but they could more accurately be called the carrots of the past because they have a long history. Purple and yellow carrots were grown as many as 1,000 years ago in Asia and Western Europe, although selective breeding programs to produce such colors for commercial purposes are fairly recent. Carrots are now regularly bred in purple, red, yellow and white, in addition to orange, and scientists say that there is added nutritional benefit to choosing a colorful vegetable over a more conventional one.Red carrots have extra lycopene, which is also found in tomatoes and is believed to lower blood pressure and help to reduce the risk of some cancers. Yellow carrots promote eye health with beta-carotene-like pigments, and purple carrots have powerful antioxidants. Regardless of their unusual but attractive color scheme, rainbow carrots taste pretty much the same as the orange ones we are used to enjoying. Some actually taste even sweeter than a standard carrot.
Featured Produce
- Baby Peeled Carrots
- Navel Oranges
- Pineapples
- Organic Romaine Hearts
- Strawberries
- Blackberries
About Organic Produce
The foods labeled ORGANIC at the Grand Food Center are those produced without the use of synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers. These foods are absent of genetically modified organisms, and don’t involve irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives. Until the 20th century, all produce was essentially “organic.” At that point, a large supply of new synthetic chemicals was introduced to the food supply. Scholars contend that the organic farming movement, known as the Green Revolution, began in the 1940s in response to the industrialization of agriculture.
