Goomba wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> Convenience, like pre-sliced carrots or celery. They are treated
>> with (citrus/whatever) so they don't go brown.

> But I can't imagine they're chock full of vitamins by that point
> either though. Vitamins start to get lost as soon as things get cut
> and exposed to the air. I just can't see why a home would need or
> want them?

I don't know, I guess kids like to snack on them. I see all those
precut vegetables in the store. I've been known to buy some
fruit salad in containers, I don't know how different that is.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw the apple slices a
few years back. I guess people find them handy.

nancy