GREENS GROWN IN MEXICO

Foreigners considering real estate in Mexico often ask if they can eat the salads in restaurants and do they have to soak all their vegetables. Yes and yes, although what makes them any different than in Canada and the USA? Read on...

Continuing along the vein of good food grown and provided us to in Mexico, I thought you may find this of interest.

Well, this week I wanted celery for a recipe and did not find a head of it in the store. What I did find was packaged celery in snack packs with a dip. More and more we are finding that Mexico is ahead of the game in so many things and this is one of them. The brand is Mr. Lucky, a product of Mexico. These products are grown in the state of Guanajuato.

“ 8 bolsitas individuales con aderezo” (8 individual packets with dressing) were in the bag. Here is the information provided on the recyclable bilingual package:

16 calories, +2g Fiber per bag.

Each bag has 10 sticks.

Good source of Vitamin C

Washed and ready to eat

Serving size: 100g (does not include dressing)

26.4 calories

Total fat: 1.2g

Sodium: 108.4mg

Total carbohydrates: 2.5g

Proteins: 1.4g

Keep under refrigeration 34˚F to 36˚F or 1.1˚C to 2.2˚C

Recommendation: To avoid dehydration place celery in cold water just before consumption.

Product is dated July 10, 2010

As an added note, since I am very aware of listed package ingredients, the dressing has no hydrogenated ingredients listed. The full list is supplied. Sugar and salt are not near the beginning of the list.

Note on package: “Thank you for choosing MR.LUCKY Celery Sticks! Our commitment to you is to offer the freshest and safest vegetables, so you can include in your healthy lifestyle ingredients that provide nutritional value to your diet. We are distinguished by the care and effort we put to get out products. MR. LUCKY celery sticks are washed and cooled promptly after harvest, keeping their freshness, flavor and nutrients.”

MR. LUCKY is the first Latin American country to obtain the SQF certificate.

SQF means Safe Quality Food. Certification provides retail stores and supply chains the warranty that foods certified by SQF have been provided according to the Recognized International Food Quality Standard. SQF is a company worldly recognized by GFSI (Global Food Safety Institute) GFSI represents 70% of the amount of food acquired by retail stores world wide and is managed by the FMI (Food Marketing Institute) http:www.fmi.org.

Learn more about the certificate on their website.http://www.mrlucky.com.mx/intro.html

Are we in a 3rd world country? I think not!!

8 packages of 10 sticks each with a dressing. Nutritional information on package. Biligual package is recyclable.	Nutricional information, refigeration instructions and recipe on back of package.