Life in the 21st century didn't get easier but more complicated despite all the cool new gadgets!
As a food conscious consumer, I am cooking everything from scratch and try to live as healthy as possible. Granted, working full time and leading a happy but pretty busy life in New York City, I am turning to some factory made products.
One of my staples are "Kashi Bars", granola bars that have the best nutrients and seem(ed) to be overall well made. Every single day I give Oliver one for his lunch break together with an apple or some nice seasonal fruit, 15 almonds, some fat reduced yoghurt and carrots. Pretty healthy, huh? WHO would have thought that these Kashi bars could contain - or are actually containing, the FDA still investigates - salmonella? As a precaution, Kashi recalled some of their products, the ones Oliver used to eat!
The sheer thought that it is me who could have poisened Oliver (I don't eat kashi bars) drives me crazy!!! From all what I've heard and read by now however, if he didn't get ill so far, he shouldn't get ill later either. Can't wait to throw that stuff all out. And never, ever buying it again! I am also angry with Freshdirect whose new search engine is pushing the Kashi products as my "favorites" on me with every single purchase I make. That's pretty irresponsible. I am looking forward to hearing what the Freshdirect customer service rep will have to say...
-- By Elke
Picture taken in Munich, December 13th 2008