Next thing you'll tell me is brussel sprouts are cut from unshapely cabbages. Is nothing sacred? Whatever happened to the ignorance/bliss equation?
Yet another reason to eschew veggies: too controversial.
Please pass the veal.

I stand corrected! The automatic peeling process described probably explains why I don't like them, though. They often seem to me to have a bitter undertone. Mind you, I don't like unpeeled carrots like some people do.

Glad to know I'm not the only person who's noticed that baby carrots don't taste like anything. I'm not too fond of those giant, tasteless monster carrots, either.

Oddly enough, the only vegetable I do not like. Although, I do manage to sneak them into soups and other such food devices because I know they are good for me (and my eyesight, if you believe my mother.)

But there just seems to be something wrong with the whole mass production of baby carrots. I mean, like carrots themselves aren't portable enough? Now we have to make them... more portable?

Then again, I am seeing more and more pre-cut and pre-peeled apples too. yik.

OMG....where is OMG when we need his oh-so insightfully-pithy comments?

I just know that he has something very German to say

I like the way baby carrots scream when you bite them in half.

Then again, I am seeing more and more pre-cut and pre-peeled apples too.
And not a brown spot in sight.

Who would dare cut a carrot's life short before it reached its prime? It's time to protest! And did you know that Cherrios are nothing more than donut seeds that meet an early fate?

Along the lines of lazy food, I happened upon pre-diced onions and celery at Wegman's last week. Wow.

I read something about McD's doing years of research to make sure they could pre-package cut apples to be certain that they'd be good-looking and crunchy when consumers ate them.

I had heard about the alleged baby carrot before, too.

"Along the lines of lazy food, I happened upon pre-diced onions and celery at Wegman's last week. Wow."
You must have missed the pre-diced onions, carrots, & celery in 3 sizes - small-diced Mirepoix, medium-diced Mirepoix, and large-diced Mirepoix that, I think, they indicate is for soup or maybe stew.

Ah, Wegmans -- your only source cryovaced packages of peeled boiled eggs.

I love seeing stores with peeled boiled eggs. They are a great resource! Need more stores with 'em.

My local Safeway is now carrying the peeled boiled eggs. I have also found them at Eddie's of Roland Park (N. Charles St. store). Wish I had thought to buy them for the deviled egg appetizers I made for Easter. First batch the eggs were too fresh, therefore difficult to peel. Had to search for "old" eggs so the peeled eggs looked presentable (not like a toddler had made them)

My local Safeway is advertising for scabs (for the possible upcoming strike).

I saw something on the Food Network about a place that makes Easter eggs. They boil the eggs and then dip them in some dye that also seals them, so that they can be shipped, sold and stored at room temperature for a scary length of time. Egg Pockets! Hey, I was really bored so I went to the Sun's site and they had a feature on blogs that review things like Hot Pockets.

Possible upcoming strike at Safeway? Just pay them a living wage!

The profit margin at a supermarket is under a penny, I'm not sure how easy it will be to increase salaries.