OCEANO, CALIFORNIA – At the 2015 PMA Fresh Summit and Convention in Atlanta, Bejo Seeds, Inc. and Farm Stand Fresh Foods™ will be serving up three of their hottest produce items with Celebrity Chef Mareya, The Fit Foodie, at booth # 1727.
This “Tasti-Trio” of produce includes Bejo Seeds, Inc. number one brand of field tomatoes in America, Tasti-Lee®, Farm Stand Fresh Foods proprietary jumbo Kohlrabi, and tender baby pointed-head cabbage “Sweetheart Lettage®.
Aligning with the PMA’s mission to promote unique ways to incorporate produce into daily diets, Chef Mareya’s “Tasti Taco Trio” using Farm Stand Fresh Foods Kohlrabi was recently announced a finalist in this year’s PMA Sensory Contest. “This means a lot to me because my mission is to give people unique and fun ways to incorporate more fruit and veggies in their daily meals,” shares Chef Mareya. “Instead of high-carb and empty-calorie tortillas, I used tortilla-thin cuts of Farm Stand Fresh Foods kohlrabi, grown from Bejo seeds, seasoned them and filled them with a ton of produce to follow the hot food trends in taste, nutrition, raw, paleo and vegan diets.”
Through a new partnership with Farm Stand Fresh Foods™, (Bejo Seeds newly appointed marketing and distributing company based in Mission Viejo, CA.), Kohlrabi, Sweetheart Lettage™ and other amazing products grown exclusively from Bejo’s seed, will soon be available throughout the Unites States and Canada. Farm Stand Fresh Foods’™ Founder, President and CEO, Chris Lindley shares, ““Consumers in the US and Canada are about to discover kohlrabi, a versatile veggie. It’s so refreshing and has a delicious mild vegetable taste with a texture similar to jicama or radish. We’ll be offering fresh-cut Farm Stand Fresh Foods kohlrabi in a variety of prepared forms so consumers can spend less time cutting and more time enjoying this delicious and nutrient-dense veggie. Kohlrabi can be eaten raw or, just like a potato, easily roasted, steamed, braised, baked, boiled, pureed or mashed – it integrates seamlessly into many different dishes. This is the vegetable taking center stage and we are delighted to be showcasing Chef Mareya’s Kohlrabi Tacos along with other tasty and simple kohlrabi recipes at this year’s PMA Fresh Summit and Expo.”
Kohlrabi is a member of the cabbage family and is an excellent source of Vitamin C (103% of the Daily Recommended Value in a 100 g serving!). It is also a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Potassium, Vitamin B6, Copper and Manganese. With only 27 calories per 100 g, Kohlrabi has high water content, very low sodium, and no cholesterol.*
Be sure to stop by Bejo Seeds, Inc. booth #1727 and enjoy sampling Chef Mareya’s delicious tacos and our Italian-inspired “pasta-style” noodles, all using Farm Stand Fresh Foods kohlrabi.
For additional press materials, high res images or samples of Kohlrabi please contact Leigh-Anne Anderson, Anderson Miller PR, via email LeighAnne@AndersonMillerPR.com or by phone (310) 990-5752.
*Source: Nutrient data for this listing was provided by USDA SR-21.
Percent Daily Values (%DV) are for adults or children aged 4 or older, and are based on a 2,000 calorie reference diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower based on your individual needs.
Source: Bejo Seeds, Inc.
