So much to tell
At the end of a happy day. Helen I spent a few delightful hours grocery shopping together this morning and we discussed a wide range of topics including why groceries put dye in meats to make them look more appealing, the lack of meaning in the word natural on foods, how to calculate the cost per ounce of various foods so as to compare prices when the package quantity varies, the danger of the impulse buy and the science of marketing which promotes such purchases, how to determine whether a jug of fruit juice actually has much juice in it, etc. It certainly wasn't my intent to convey to Helen that the grocer is dishonest--I'd have said the opposite about our local Hy-vee store if she'd asked--but that was the language she used to describe her conclusion at the end of our shopping tour. Along the way Helen helped me avoid spending $150 on a piece of electronic equipment she was sure our family didn't really need, consented that an unplanned purchase of beer was not al