The ingredients list for fun

It was late in the evening and we were at the grocery store. We came for the ice cream, but also the spicy chips that are so popular. And spicy hot! Among the many items in the store these were the top choices. Furthermore, a discussion was taking place. An important discussion about ingredients.

The days of questions about everything are not as common as they once were. But they happen. On this particular day we were discussing ingredients. As in what were the ingredients of just about anything we could think of.

Additionally, we were keen on knowing what was in all the various items on the shelves. For example, what are the ingredients of macaroni and cheese?That is an easy one. There are only two, pasta and cheese. However the ingredients of cheese aren’t as easy, per se. There is the milk and there is the process of making the cheese.

The ingredients list for fun

This questioning tangent, actually had a tangent or two of its own. It’s the little one’s own way of categorizing things. I suspect there were new discoveries in school and the interest is ongoing and expanding.

With this in mind, we began thinking about our favorite foods. Additionally we grabbed a couple of boxes and read about their ingredients. There were many. For example our favorite gummy fruit snacks had at least 26 ingredients. Furthermore that was the grape!

There was corn starch and high fructose corn syrup, to go along with the sugar. Lots of sweetness happening there. We were on the verge of needing to check our blood sugar levels just from reading the ingredients list.

I wasn’t surprised at the question of why a grape has that many ingredients. I was curious too. A grape is a grape. To be fair, this fruit snack, was a processed item. It had been made by humans. A grape is made by mother nature. We had found an interesting conundrum. It seems the natural way, is with fewer ingredients.

More fun

With this in mind we started a search for the things with fewer ingredients. Surprisingly there are many, and they are great when combined with other things. Such as pasta and cheese. Additionally we found the eggs. Add the eggs to some cheese we have the breakfast of champions for sure!

Two ingredients and too good as well. We did let a thing or two slide. For example, the ice cream. They make it with milk and sugar. The flavorings may or may not have 26 ingredients, however it is good anytime of the year. This was the official decision, as we left the store with a box of ice cream sandwiches! Thanks for reading.