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March 10, 2010

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March 10, 2010 - stacey. Tags: Washington, DC

I ate all day long today. Not sure why….

breakfast: large coffee with soy milk from Marvelous Market. Any bets on whether or not I am addicted to coffee?

a disgusting amount of pumpkin seeds, a lot of grapes

lunch: chipotle baked tofu sandwich (homemade wholewheat bread spread with chipotle sauce, spinach, avocado and chipotle baked tofu). I also had kale salad with avocado.

snacks: more pumpkin seeds, more kale salad, nonpareils from Marvelous Market.

dinner: more kale salad this time with no avocado, but some tomato. homemade whole wheat bread spread with Tribe horseradish hummus

desert: Turtle Mountain’s Purely Decadent Praline Pecan ice cream. I like other flavors better (e.g. cookie dough and cookie avalanche)

I received a response from Wrigley’s about Skittles. Here is there response:

Dear Stacey,

Thank you for contacting the Wrigley Company to inquire about the use of animal-derived ingredients in our products sold in the United States. The gelatin was removed from the Skittles at the beginning of 2009.

The majority of Wrigley products sold in the U.S. are free from ingredients of animal origin, including egg and dairy products. A list of these acceptable products is included or attached with this response.

While a small percentage of the products we sell in the U.S. may contain ingredients of animal origin, we take great strides to ensure our products are free from any animal-based ingredients in geographies with dietary restrictions preventing such ingredients. For example, all Wrigley products sold in the Middle East and Indonesia are free from animal-derived ingredients.

Our priority is, and always will be, to manufacture only the highest quality confectionery products using ingredients that meet the needs of our customers around the world. By understanding our global customers and adjusting product offerings accordingly, we are able to deliver great tasting confections to more than 180 countries.

We hope this information is helpful. If you have any additional questions or comments please feel free to contact us at 1-800-WRIGLEY Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST.

U.S. Wrigley Products Without Animal-Derived Ingredients

• Wrigley’s Spearmint® gum
• Doublemint® gum and mints
• Big Red® gum
• Juicy Fruit® stick gum
• Winterfresh® gum
• Five® Cobalt, Rain, Flare and Lush gums
• Extra® Cinnamon, Bubble Gum, Peppermint, Spearmint, Winterfresh, Cool Green
Apple, Cool Watermelon, Supermint, Berry Pearadise and Fruit Sensations flavors
• Eclipse® gum and mints
• Hubba Bubba® chunk and tape gums
• Big League Chew® shredded gum
• Freedent® gum
• Orbit® Bubblemint, Wintermint, Peppermint, Spearmint, Cinnamint, Sweetmint,
Citrusmint, Fabulous Fruitini, Lemon Lime, Maui Melon Mint, Mint Mojito,
Raspberry Mint and Sangria Fresca
• Orbit® WhiteTM pellet gums
• LifeSavers® hard candies and LifeSavers® lollipops
• Altoids® Sours and Altoids® gum
• Skittles® candies

Note: Slight changes to product recipes can occur from time to time. Please feel free to contact us at 1-800-WRIGLEY any time to answer any ingredient questions that arise.

Sincerely,

Sarah Walker
Consumer Affairs Representative

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emily's comment:
March 10, 2010 at 11:59 pm

did you make or buy the chipotle sauce you used on the sandwich, and either way, what were the ingredients? i want to figure out a good a recipe for a chipotle sandwich spread, because i love the flavor

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emily's comment:
March 11, 2010 at 12:03 am

oh- i just noticed the recipe. never mind!

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