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Fruit Leather Almost all my friends came from crunchy-granola households. You know the kind--only all natural food; bean sprouts, TOFU, and very little to no commercially packaged food products. These poor kids were denied the basic foods that were staples in my house as a kid. Stuff like Tang, Velveeta cheese, but most of all, Fruit Roll-Ups. Instead, these deprived kiddies were given the all-natural version of the Fruit Roll-Up: Fruit Leather. Do not get me wrong, we had healthy items in my house. I practically lived off carrots for about a month, and my favorite breakfast still consists of apple juice and a bowl of Cheerios or Special K with ice cold milk. However, I just draw the line at this Fruit Leather. How could any sane parent feed their child any "food" with the word "leather" in the name? It just seems cruel. Recently, my friends--tired of hearing me dis their leathern snack--force fed a piece to me. I will have to tell you that all my previous convictions were confirmed. The taste, in and of itself, was not entirely horrendous--a little weak and not quite as sweet as I would have liked--but the texture was entirely wrong. It was thick and gritty and sticky and kind of tough and chewy. I can only compare it to gritty peanut butter, wherein it stuck to the roof of my mouth. It was a rather unpleasant experience. I do not urge you, in any way, to try this Fruit Leather. I do suggest that you take this test if you are not a crunchy-granola kid, but only if you have a high concentration of crunchy-granola friends. Or if it's a dare. Or if it's the choice between life or death. For any other reason, however, it's just silly.
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