Today I went to Food Lion in my hometown, Emerald Isle, NC. I purchased a box of frozen bagel bites and brought them home to put in the oven. A box of bagel bites consists of 9 bagel bites. Bagel bites are real mini bagels with real cheese and pepperoni on top. A box of bagel bites is around 400 calories. The bagel bites are packaged and frozen in Fort Myers, Florida. They are then transported 830.50 miles to the Emerald Isle, NC Food Lion. If the company were to transport the item to Emerald Isle, NC and back to Fort Myers Florida by an 18 wheeler truck it would cost about 983.31. Not only is this form of transportation very expensive but I feel this has a lot to with the price of the item. I feel there are many alternative ways to have a delicious snack/meal such as bagel bites. Organically speaking this is definitely possible. I searched online and was able to find organic pepperoni's, mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce and bagels. Although frozen Bagel Bites are more convenient a healthier recipe is available and can be more satisfying.
- Andi Cochran
interesting!
ReplyDeletemaybe we should try making healthy/organic bagel bites as part of our 2-day seasonal foods-only challenge?