Tanimura & Antle Artisan Lettuce Receives Certification as Heart Healthy Food From the American Heart Association

<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Salinas, CA<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">1.25.13</span></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Tanimura and Antle’s Artisan lettuce has just received certification as a heart healthy food from the American Heart Association. Packages will proudly display the Heart Check mark that identify the lettuce as a sensible choice as part of a heart healthy diet.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">According to Diana McClean, Director of Marketing, “The American Heart Association has created the Heart Check mark certification program to simplify heart healthy shopping.” She added, “Fresh vegetables and nutrition go hand in hand, however, with this certification and symbol, shoppers can quickly identify heart health with Artisan Lettuce.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/tanimura-antle-healthy-heart.jpg" alt="Images012413" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>In order to meet certification standards, a product must meet specific nutritional levels. Artisan lettuce is naturally low in fat, and each 85g serving delivers 45% of the recommended daily value of vitamin A. Complete information on the Heart Check mark Nutritional Guidelines can be found here, www.heartcheckmark.org/guidelines.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Tanimura &amp; Antle’s Artisan lettuce has been carefully chosen for premium flavor and quality and is field-packed for optimum freshness. It includes three different petite whole head lettuces in red and green. All Tanimura &amp; Antle fresh produce is grown on USA family farms using sustainable growing practices. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.taproduce.com/" target="_new">Tanimura &amp; Antle </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">