Thanks to a tip from a reader (thanks, Lisa D!)  I finally made the trip to the San Antonio produce terminal.  It was a long way from home but very near hubby at work, and I was going to be in the area anyway so it cost almost nothing extra in gas.  By God’s good grace, I was able to go with a friend, another mother of a large family.  We found that many of the crates of produce available were just the right size to split and hoo-boy the prices were right too!

For less than $50, I came home with:

• 12 lbs. of broccoli florets (Florets, people – trimmed and ready!  No waste!  This was blanched and frozen last night.)
•  4 quarts of strawberries (We ate one clamshell and froze the rest of the berries last night.)
• 5 lbs. of peaches
• 5 lbs. of seedless grapes
• 25 lbs. of carrots
• 15 lbs. of cucumbers
• 12.5 lbs. of tomatoes
• 20 lbs. of bananas

The bananas are delicious – far more flavorful than the ones we get in the grocery store.  I suspect they were picked riper.  We’re a little light on them for the week, but I think we can scrape by with the help of our peaches, grapes and strawberries.  Next week, I hope to bring home some eggs at $1.15/dozen, though I’ll somebody to split 30 dozen.

My friend and I returned to our husbands glowing with excitement at the food we brought from afar.  I think we’re going to enjoy this new diet.