whatever was in my soup

I don't know about you, but I personally hate when you open a package of something, only to find that it's something else, or in some cases, exactly what it says it is, with something else cleverly hidden within it. Very rarely do I experience excitement upon finding mystery substances in my food.

A couple days ago, I went through a couple such experiences.

The first occurred when I went to my fridge, looking for the sour cream I needed to make pancakes. After a couple minutes of rummaging through that disaster zone, I finally came upon the sour cream container. Notice I said "container". When took the lid off and nearly poured it straight into my batter, I realized that it was not sour cream, but left over mac and cheese that someone had stored in an old container from the cupboard. Oh well. Cheesy noodle pancakes are my favourite.

The next day, after having already devoured a Big Mac combo, a grilled cheese, a handful of chips (Mrs. Vickie's S&V), and a large bowl of brownie chunk ice cream, I had a sudden craving for Swedish Berries. I decided that I wasn't already enough of a fat-ass, so I made an emergency trip to the drug store across the street at 11 pm. Back at home, I set myself to work downing the candy. Near the bottom of the bag, I pulled out an orange Sour Patch Kid, completely devoid of sour. Without thinking, I shoved it into my mouth and it was gone. Hey, candy's candy.

Then, yesterday at work, I had this container of Campbell's Thai Chicken and Veg. soup to heat up for my lunch. You can imagine my surprise when I took off the lid, and discovered chunks of beef floating around next to my carrots. I had a good mind to put on my best Indian accent, call up a legal hotline, and sue Campbell's asses off. How dare they try to serve me pieces of a large, sacred animal in the place of torn up flightless bird parts?

I guess companies think they can get away with putting anything in front of their clientele, and are counting on them being so hungry that they will just eat it anyways (much like me). Have you ever opened a food package to find something else inside? Did you eat it anyways? Let me know in the comments! And to give credit to the few honest companies, this label is very clear about what is in their product http://www.innocentenglish.com/funny-pics/best-pics/diet-water-pic.jpg .

Live long and prosper.