I like the convenience of frozen food. I am willing to admit that I don’t buy organic (too many questions about the rules, allowances and processes for what makes something organic dont add up) and I am not sure that the issue i am about to explain would be covered there anyway. I do get tired of poor quality control.  I am not able to judge the amount of pesticide residue left in frozen foods by lazy and inadequate preparation techniques…. that bothers me, but it is not something i can taste or “see” or “not chew”. What I dont like is having inedible pieces of brocolli stem in my food.

I get tired of having to call Kroger and tell them that they need to change something only to hear the “we are sorry for any inconvenience” shpieel, and have them fake-plakate me by sending a coupon.  I would really like them to be attentive and to make changes where appropriate.

Today’s issue has gone on for months and months. I logged in a call about the chopped broccoli (see picture) many many months ago and gave the UPC  code along with the number of packages of frozen broccoli I had purchased with pieces of very tough stem throughout the bag. The problem is with the vendor…. they are chopping up broccoli, yes, but so far down the stem of the broccoli that there are pieces in with the chopped broccoli that are totally inedible.  Inedible, tough, and that chew like wood.

Trimming off a little more of the stem obviously will cut into their supplier’s profit, but that would pale in comparison to individuals avoiding the product altogether. That is not a big change to make…  but here it is six months later and i am still finding yellow-white broccoli woody stems in my broccoli.  Check out your own bags of Kroger frozen chopped broccoli and see if i am right. Then call them and complain.