"prepackaged" news and stories

Ice Rocks is a product line from Canada that is one of the unnecessary products, not to mention one of the most blatant examples of overpackaging, ever. The company sells molds that are filled with water and sealed, ready to be frozen upon purchase or delivery. In other words, they are individually prepacked ice cubes.

What is the point of this? To have "fresh" ice? I have no idea how much these cost, but rest assured that it isn't worth it. If the tap water is too unpalatable to drink in your neck of the woods, buy bottled or, better yet, distilled water and use it to make ice cubes. It will save both time and money.

The company is also working on a product called "Ice Kids," which "[explores] the possibility of putting secured ice cubes, made specifically for children, on the market."

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Health magazine put together their list of what they considered to be the "best foods for busy women." What they clearly meant to say was the "best pre-packaged meals/snacks for busy women". There isn't anything necessarily wrong with this sort of meal, but I would hardly go so far as to say it is the "best," since my definition of "best" does not generally include a lot of shelf-stable pre-packaged meals. Nevertheless, here are their picks:

Breakfast
South Beach Diet Denver-Style Breakfast Wrap
Post Raisin Bran Cereal Bars

Lunch
Starkist Albacore Lemon & Cracked Pepper Tuna Fillet
Thai Kitchen Thai Peanut Noodle Car

Dinner
Lean Cuisine Dinnertime Selections Chicken Portobello
Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Whole Grain Brown

Snack
Kettle Brand Bakes Hickory Honey BBQ

Dessert
Edy's/Dreyer's Slow Churned Light Ice Cream French Silk
100 Percent Whole Grain Chips Ahoy! Cookies

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