dang it.

I was close folks... I've even had blog topics for the past two nights ready to go... what happened? I don't know, a random outing to a bar, a few long phone calls, trip to the grocery store, staying late at work, a sore jaw and voila, hit the bed without so much a thought that I hadn't written the blog that day.

So, in my recent trip to WinCo (a grocery store chain that I heart!) I discovered something that I was slightly disturbing. Now, first I need to tell you a bit about WinCo so that you understand my usual support for this store. It's one of those no-frills type of stores where the displays are a bit more warehouse feeling, you bag your own groceries and the prices are SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than any other store in the area. To top it off there is this great bulk food section where you can get a variety of items - dog treats, pastas, nuts, snacks, flour, cereal, spices, fresh ground peanut or almond butter (nuts only), lentils... you name it, you can pretty much get it. The benefit to this, you only purchase as much as you need or as much as you want (have room) to store in your kitchen and it can significantly cut down on packaging and waste, so it's a bit more sustainable. Win win win right?

Well, I was grabbing some spices the other night and ran across this. Not so sure about "brown gravy powder" that is actually gray. This must be a new add for the holiday season? I don't know, maybe brown gravy packets contain the same stuff... I don't really like gravy in any form so I don't know. This made me gag a little though. =)