NCatena
07-13-2004, 07:45 AM
Hi everyone!
I wanted to run something by you....
A few weeks ago, I wrote to Starbucks and suggested a Low-fat, Splenda sweetened version of their Frappucino's. Well, guess what! They arrive in stores this Wednesday!
I was thinking that, if anyone has an idea for a food/drink that a company could adjust to suit our needs, we should e-mail or write them, and make that suggestion.
Last summer, I wrote to Kraft Foods. (Makers of Crystal Light). I suggested a single serve packet, (Similar in size to a sugar packet) that could be added to a bottle of water. Convenient? YES! Does it make sense? YES! (I think so!) Kraft says that "not enough people would be interested."
I wrote them again this am. (www.kraftfoods.com ) I said that there are a very large number of Gastric Bypass patients who would probably find this product idea very helpful. (Have you even gone to an amusement park where you weren't allowed to carry in your own food or beverages? ie: Hershey Park. They offer water/soda/pre-sweetened lemonade! You get stuck with water, only! Imagine how nice it would be to reach into your purse/pocket and pull out a single serve packet of lemonade and mix it up!!)
I guess what I am suggesting is the old adage-"we have not because we ask not"!
Let's become our own advocates, and start making requests of these companies to include us in their marketing! Starbuck's did it!! (I sent them a thank-you!) Please jump on the band-wagon, and start writing those letters!
See you soon!
Nanette
6/2/03
265/134!!
:p
I wanted to run something by you....
A few weeks ago, I wrote to Starbucks and suggested a Low-fat, Splenda sweetened version of their Frappucino's. Well, guess what! They arrive in stores this Wednesday!
I was thinking that, if anyone has an idea for a food/drink that a company could adjust to suit our needs, we should e-mail or write them, and make that suggestion.
Last summer, I wrote to Kraft Foods. (Makers of Crystal Light). I suggested a single serve packet, (Similar in size to a sugar packet) that could be added to a bottle of water. Convenient? YES! Does it make sense? YES! (I think so!) Kraft says that "not enough people would be interested."
I wrote them again this am. (www.kraftfoods.com ) I said that there are a very large number of Gastric Bypass patients who would probably find this product idea very helpful. (Have you even gone to an amusement park where you weren't allowed to carry in your own food or beverages? ie: Hershey Park. They offer water/soda/pre-sweetened lemonade! You get stuck with water, only! Imagine how nice it would be to reach into your purse/pocket and pull out a single serve packet of lemonade and mix it up!!)
I guess what I am suggesting is the old adage-"we have not because we ask not"!
Let's become our own advocates, and start making requests of these companies to include us in their marketing! Starbuck's did it!! (I sent them a thank-you!) Please jump on the band-wagon, and start writing those letters!
See you soon!
Nanette
6/2/03
265/134!!
:p