CMH Gourmand – Eating in Columbus & Ohio

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As you have been reading Mrs. Gourmand and I have been living on fast food, pie and Pasta with Jam Sauce. Having become a bit hazy on what a vegetable might be, I felt it was time for an intervention. Going back into the CMH Gourmand Wayback machine, my memory was prompted by -> this <- post on Green B.E.A.N. delivery from back in 2011.

The timing was good because I was contacted shortly thereafter by Green Bean to see if I wanted to take them for a test drive again (good seremdipity there). Green Bean is as easy to use as ever, maybe even easier. A few things that I noticed this time around was that they stay very active with their blog with plenty of recipe ideas for the in season produce coming your way. The selection process is still quick as a few clicks. You get to pick the frequency of your deliveries. You can start with the default of weekly or you can pick and choose what weeks produce will come to your door. Speaking of which you can leave very specific instructions for where to leave the bin when dropped off and control when and how you are reminded about delivery dates, specials, etc. Your order starts with a weekly update of what is currently in the core delivery and then you can adjust your order from there by increasing or decreasing each item. You can also select from a broad range of other local, fresh and/or organic ingredients to add to your order including staples like milk, cheese, snacks and etc.

Mrs. Gourmand and I opted for the standard bin with no adjustments because we wanted lots of green items and because we also wanted to challenge of cooking some items that were not on our regular rotation at the grocery store.

So this is what we received in our order:

If you can’t see all that is in there, this is what we received:
4 apples
3 peaches
grapes
mixed tomatoes
kale
cucumber
leeks
raspberries

This quickly translated into several quick and easy salads with little to no effort on our part. It was also helpful because Mrs. Gourmand was still using a walker when this was delivered. This made me think that this could be a great gift for someone you know that has a busy schedule or has broken a leg or fallen ill and can use a little fresh (and easy) food in their life. So let Green B.E.A.N. help you think outside of the box – both their delivery box and you your rut of items you get at the store to eat healthy and support local food businesses.