TO VEG BOX OR NOT TO VEG BOX WEEK THREE

This week's veg box. 

There's been a little bit of a break in this research project as I have spent November participating in NaNoWriMo (An international writers' challenge in which you attempt to write a 50,000 word novel within the month) As you can imagine, this has left very little time for blogging - or cooking. However, novel is written and the family are relieved that their month of experiencing many packaged meals is over.

So back to the research: To Veg Box or not To Veg Box WEEK THREE.

This week's box was crammed full - it's always the best season for the veg box. Stuffed full of fabulous root vegetables which stretch meals in the most tasty and economical way. However disappointed to see that they are still putting lettuce and tomatoes in  (I could always option these out but that would mean cheating and checking the box.) The inclusion of lettuce does make a box filler and I suppose salad is good for you.

There were a good amount of leeks but the same old same old with the size of the aubergine. The green kale will not have much of a shelf life, there are traces of yellow on the edge already, so unless eaten within next couple of days, it will most likely go off.

ITEM	WEIGHT	ASDA	TESCO	SAINSBURYS	WAITROSE OCADO
Mushrooms chestnut	250g	1.00	1.25	1.30	1.49
Green Kale	400g	n/a subs cabbage 1.59	n/a sub cabbage 1.30	organic n/a sub finest range 1.50	n/a sub cabbage 1.19
Carrots	500g	0.67	1.24	0.76	0.89
Celeriac	500g	1.40	1.40 (not organic)	1.48 (not organic)	2.79
Potatoes	1kg	1.47	1.16	1.73	3.38
Green Cabbage	each	0.76 (not organic)	1.30 (pointed)	0.80	1.39 (Pointed cabbage)
lettuce	Each	1.00	1.20	1.50	1.40
Red Pepper	Each	0.93	0.88	0.93	1.90
small aubergine	210g	0.75 (not organic)	0.90 (not organic)	1.35	1.00 (not organic)
Tomatoes	600g	1.80	1.75	2.00	1.37
Parsnips	500g	1.50	1.50	1.35	1.99
Leeks	400g	1.50	2.00	2.00	1.99 (not organic)
TOTAL 18.50 Number of N/O items		14.37 (-4.13) 2	15.88 (-2.62) 2	16.70 (1.80) 2	20.78 (+2.28) 2

VERDICT.
Looking a little bit like an expensive option this week. It's quite a price differential between Asda prices and the Abel & Cole veg box (22% less expensive). This could be due to the fact that the supermarkets are getting very competitive with their seasonal veg in the run up to Christmas.