Taste Free?

I just caught up with the latest ingredient that's not in foods. Gluten.

So I added Gluten to the other “frees” such as: Caffeine, Sugar, Salt, Fat, Calorie, and there must be others I just don't know about.

Funny thing is in many cases you pay more for the foods that have that one less ingredient in them. Like the “low sodium” (that means less salt) soups. And the “sugar free” cakes and cookies. Today's NYTimes Business Section featured an article about a women who found no drop in sales when she raised the price of her “gluten free” items.

Are we dense or what?

Moving on, I finished that 600-page book I started just under two weeks ago and returned it to the library today. It was “The Invisible Bridge,” by Julie Orringer. Good story, well written.

On a literally bright note, we took a walk around our local park today in sunny, cool and breezy weather. The bonus was running into grandparents of triplets wheeling their six-months-old darlings in a trio-carriage that was a show-stopper. Identical twin girls and a boy who was the oldest by seconds. Adorable all.

We didn't know the couple but we couldn't help stopping and admiring the babies, one of whom was awake and smiled at us. I guess she could spot a grandparent a smile away.

Cheers.