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The Bees Knees
Honey bees are disappearing! Yep, the problem is so big that the University of California at Davis, Penn State, The National Honey Bee Board, and other groups are studying Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). What’s that you say? It is a little understood phenomenon in which worker bees in a beehive or colony abruptly disappear. The hive dies.
Bees are honey makers but the most important
job they perform is pollination. One out of every
three bites of food we eat and drink is animal
pollinated! And, all kinds of wildlife depend on
pollinated plants for food.
Many plants and trees are pollinated by honey
bees: apples, apricots, avocados, cherries, strawberries,
raspberries, grapes, and blueberries,
peaches, pears, pumpkins, squash, watermelons,
plums, cranberries, cantaloupes, cucumbers,
soybeans and almonds! In fact, almond
crops use 1/2 of the honeybees in the country!
To help the bees and us, because we love to eat, Häagen Dazs is helping to fund research for the cause. They have a great interactive site for you and the kids to visit, telling all about honey bees, what’s gone wrong, and how we can help. And, they even have a great little book you can download. Its full of information, suggested books and activities for kids and more!
Häagen Dazs is contributing a portion of the sale of each carton of their bee dependent flavors to fund research and they’ve even come up with a brand new flavor, which I might add is a “honey” of a treat! Its called Vanilla Honey Bee! Support your local hive, try a little Häagen Dazs sweetness and drop by their Help The Honey Bees Site for lots of fun! (and a little education)
Twisted Sister
The good people at Pillsbury® wanted me to try their newest refrigerated breakfast pasty. I’m not a big breakfast person, I’ll confess. But, these twisted rolls are incredible! There are 8 in each package, and take only about 15 minutes refrigerator to table to make. And well, they’re iced with chocolate, so that was one big point in their favor to get started. At $2.99 per package, I won’t be making them during the week, but the flavor and quality are well worth the expense.
New Pillsbury® Flaky Twists with Chocolate Icing will conveniently help you make mornings even sweeter. The rich chocolate icing, warm flaky texture and aroma create an irresistible pull to the breakfast table.
Simply twist, bake, and enjoy fresh-baked goodness straight from the oven. Enjoy those deliciously sweet family moments today!
Make weekends even sweeter with these bakery-style pastries warm from your oven! You can find these bake-at-home, mouth-watering Flaky Twists with Chocolate Icing and other cinnamon rolls in your grocer’s refrigerated case.
Visit Pillsbury for tasty recipes and more ways to bring your family together with great food.
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Organically Missing The Mark
It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. A product vendor wants us to try out their newest, latest and greatest, and it just misses the mark. Here’s the most recent miss.
The folks at Luvli Foods, wanted us to try their new Organic Applesauce for kids. It’s called Smashies, a 100% organic, no sugar added applesauce product, geared according to the distributor, to the 3-13 year old age group.
While the packaging is novel (I’ll give it an E for effort), the product itself somehow just misses the target market. I gave the Smashie packs to two taste testers, one was 3 years old and the other 10.
The package was not easy for the 3 year old to open. Motor skills to twist and squeeze at the same time just aren’t there for a 3 year old, which means, mom would have to open it. All things being equal, that’s a good thing at 3. The red twist off cap is a choking hazard according to the warning label on the packaging.
While she liked the taste, she wasn’t bowled over by the texture. I put some into a spoon and quickly discovered why. Three year olds aren’t keen on “baby” food. They want something with some texture, and its just flat missing here. The same response was had from the older taste tester.
From my opinion, this product would be best for younger toddlers still eating from baby food jars. This packaging makes a handy carry along for mom and for the earliest fruit eaters, since no refrigeration is needed until opening and the 3.2 oz size is a convenient package.
All in all, the idea is great! The product just organically misses the mark.
