Buenos Dias!

I brought some Kashi Heart To Heart Golden Brown Maple oatmeal with me to WBFJ to eat for breakfast today. When I got it out of the microwave I freaked b/c there were little orange specks all over the top of it. I thought that splattered food remnants had fallen from the top/sides of the microwave into my oatmeal. Ahhhh! How gross!

I scraped the top layer of oatmeal out of my bowl. Then I noticed that the orange specks were throughout the oatmeal. Hmm. Very intrusive microwave food splatter remnants! Then I thought, "Are there CARROTS in here or something?" So I went online and looked at the info about the oatmeal. And I figured out why it looked like someone's spaghetti/taco/salsa remnants had splattered into it.

Here's some info. from our friends at the Kashi website:
Heart to Heart instant oatmeal is a heart-warming way to start your day. Available in three favorite flavors – Golden Brown Maple (my flavor), Apple Cinnamon and Raisin Spice.

More For Your Heart
We created Heart to Heart with more heart healthy ingredients to make taking care of your heart easy and enjoyable.

Can help:
Reduce Cholesterol – 1g soluble fiber from oats
Support Healthy Arteries – 6 natural antioxidants, including green tea and grape seed extract; 100% daily value of 3 B vitamins
Promote Healthy Blood Pressure – low sodium

Golden Brown Maple
With warm, creamy oats naturally sweetened with pure maple syrup, it’s a tasty way to do more for your heart.
Low fat
Low sodium
Nothing artificial (like microwave food splatter remnants!)

Ingredients:Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Evaporated Cane Juice, Chicory Root Fiber, Guar Gum, Natural Flavors, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Decaffeinated Green Tea Extract, ActiVin® Grape Seed Extract, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Natural Vitamin E), Tomato Extract (Source of Lycopene), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Fumarate (Iron), Beta Carotene (Source of Vitamin A), Folic Acid and Vitamin B12.
Diabetic Exchange: 2 Carbohydrates
Kosher Certification: OU (???)


OK. So I suppose that the orange specks were the tomato extract and beta carotene and NOT microwave food splatter remnants. Whew! It's safe to eat!

Rejoicing in God's graciousness,
Jenn