I would like to start a weekly kudos section to this blog.  While there is a lot I see in the world of food that demands reproof, I seem to be coming across a lot of good that is happening.  I know it all sounds kind of hokey, but isn’t there enough bad news out there?

I would like to give my first kudos to Bottom Dollar Food for providing a variety of great looking fruits and vegetables at lower-than-low prices.

Green Peppers – $.50 a piece
Lemons – $.19 a piece
Red Seedless Grapes – $.93 a pound

I could continue, but I think you get it.  Before walking into Bottom Dollar, I had the depressing feeling that cheap foods were high-sodium, full of trans-fats, or loaded with sugar; and, unfortunately, visiting most grocery stores affirmed that viewpoint.  But Bottom Dollar changed the game.  Yes they offer soda and snacks and frozen meals, but they also offer a beautiful head of celery for under a dollar.

Now I do understand that the low prices Bottom Dollar offers do not mean everyone in my neighborhood is going to eat more veggies.  I’m just glad they are a reasonable option.  And my husband almost peed his pants, when he heard I picked up grapes for $.93 a pound.  He loves grapes.