Our grocery stores in Texas (HEB and Central Market) have their
store own branded line of frozen vegetable melodies in sauces (and
some meats/seafood). They're quite reasonably priced and tasty.

Since I'm a label reader, I've noticed that all of them come from
far-away places. The broccoli in cheese sauce and romanesco in
white sauce both come from Belgium ($1.49 ea). The roasted tomato
and vegetable mix and the roasted red and yellow peppers from Spain
($1.99). Haricot wertz and yellow from Argentina ($1.49). Parisian
carrots from France ($1.69) The mussels in butter wine sauce with 3
French bread demi-baguettes from France.

I hate cooked carrots but love those parisian carrots. And that
French bread is probably the best I've ever had (you thaw for 5
minutes then reheat it for 3 minutes in the oven). And where can
you buy a pound of red and green peppers, seeded and roasted for $2?
The broccoli has more taste - almost grassy. And the salt content
of the sauced vegetables is noticeably lower than any American made
conterparts.

Does anybody else have a similar branded line? So how do they import
these things so cheaply? I thought Mexico was the enemy when it
come to these kinds of products? I'm beginning to suspect it's
America and it's corporations that are the real enemy. The run (and
ruin) the country.

I love my grocery store(s). They're a privately held company that
doesn't have to answer to any greedy shareholders. They have great
prices, and they are a staunch supporter of many local charities and
events. They are the main sponsor of the biggest, privately
funded(*) free Thanksgiving dinner in America for one, plus hundreds
of other local events.

-sw