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I also add a can of cream of mushroom soup. It was a staple when I was in college. I named it Mancaroni and tried to feed it to my three boys. They weren't buying it. There wasn't enough hot sauce or Old Bay in the house to get them to eat it. But I like it!
In addition to the tuna?
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My wife and kid are pretty happy with Annie's. Might be worth trying if you're looking for another brand. (The only stuff I eat these days is homemade, typically gruyère-based, but we keep Annie's on hand in case we don't have leftovers for lunch.)
I've never been all that impressed by Annies (weirdly enough, I remember this being a view bordering on heresy when I was in college...), it struck me as being too expensive and too fussy to make. Adult-Kraft dinner is too easy to make - substitute real macaroni, and cheddar instead of the florescent orange cheese dust, same milk and butter. I mix in some American slices or Velveeta-esque process cheese, since I thin…
I have an abhorrence for horrible tasting, jello-like cheese products. Are there any that taste good.
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> In reddit's case it was about completing a task and reaching a goal ("I now can search for something and it works"), for Kraft this is about perception and desire ("This tastes good!"). That's a fair assessment in regards to the search example, but the move to EC2 example is completely analogous. If we had announced the change when it happened people would have said it was bad right away, but by announcing it after…
If the change was actually good, why would people claim it was bad? >If we had announced the change when it happened people would have said it was bad right away,
... and this is why people with severe allergies always always always read the ingredients list, even if the packaging has not changed. And always carry emergency medication.
Having multiple allergies that can kill me, I always read the ingredients, and even check online. For example, ice-cream manufacturers make ice-cream with peanuts in it on the same line as everything else. However, because they clean it between runs it's supposedly fine, and wont list it... It's all good until I have a reaction and have no idea why. If you have allergies it's a great reason to learn to cook your own…
Yes, but they may severely limit your life-choices, and it also defeats the purpose of ingredient labelling (if you can't rely on it).
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Would be a cool app project. "Scan" each label as you put it in your cart, and see if it rejects it or not
You wouldn't even need to scan labels per se, you could just take a picture of the box and identify the food item that is the largest in the FOV. If your ingredients data is getting stale, you could reward users with coupons for stale-data items, so some users will take pictures of the ingredients list (kind of a 'bounty' list). You could do this for new items too - e.g. a popup after the picture is taken saying you…
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If anyone actually starts this project, be sure to record two more data points: - price of product - food mass of product Those vary invisibly all the time, and it'd be great to have a record of it.
And also get a very, very good insurance. Bugs in such an app can kill people.
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> Since I've discovered I've had celiac (the real deal) Do people pretend to have celiacs? God why?
Not necessarily. They are trying to be "health conscience". Sugar-free diet! Fat-free diet! Both arguably good, healthier diets to have. Then you get people who reason themselves into "Gluten-free!" must be a good thing! I blame the "____-free" moniker often being related to "healthier for you" diets. People will seek out "gluten-free" and there have been cases of restaurants serving "gluten-free" food that wasn't ac…
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I can tell you there have also been a lot of foods that have silently gone gluten-free over the years, along with trying to minimize their use of the other major allergens. Good find! But as have been indicated here http://www.bbc.com/news/health-35727244 , this may be counterproductive.
That is not how Celiac works. It is an Auto-Immune Disease
"Dear Mr. [my name] ,
Thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding Mrs. Grass Homestyle Noodle & Vegetable Soups. In an effort to continue offering a better product to our consumer, we've removed the Golden Egg Flavor Ball from our Mrs. Grass Homestyle Noodle & Vegetable Soups. The Golden Egg Flavor Ball will no longer be reflected on the packaging. One reason for package changes is to consolidate and reduce packaging. When we're able to do this, it benefits all of us as well as the environment. We also change our packaging in an effort to bring quality products to our consumers at the most affordable price. We all know that prices are increasing on everything from gasoline and corn to automobiles and houses. As costs go up, companies often find that they must raise prices to maintain high quality. The alternative to raising the price of any given product is to offer the product in a slightly smaller size. When we reduce the size of a product, it allows us to offer the product to our consumer at the best affordable price point. I appreciate you sharing your concerns with us. I will be sure to forward your comments to the Marketing and Production staff. It is our goal to continue to offer a variety of high-quality foods at the lowest possible cost to consumers. Thank you for contacting us and please add our site to your favorites and visit us again soon!
Sincerely,
Julian Franklin Director, Consumer Relations"
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You wouldn't even need to scan labels per se, you could just take a picture of the box and identify the food item that is the largest in the FOV. If your ingredients data is getting stale, you could reward users with coupons for stale-data items, so some users will take pictures of the ingredients list (kind of a 'bounty' list). You could do this for new items too - e.g. a popup after the picture is taken saying you…
Do the manufacturers change the UPC code when they update the ingredient lists? I doubt it. It's still technically the same item (and probably the same internal SKU too).