In lieu of our monthly Junior League Provisional meeting this week, our group of 20 to 30-something young professionals with a desire to better Cincinnati through volunteerism were asked to serve as a focus group for Kroger. They need us to taste test .... wait for it .... ice cream. Say hello to the dream of a pregnant woman. They held a similar event a few months ago for appetizer foods, but due to work travel I wasn't able to attend. Don't worry though, as soon as I heard about this event my calendar was cleared.
We were instructed to eat dinner before arriving, so I inhaled a granola bar before leaving work. I even thought ahead enough to bring a change of clothing ... I mean, who wants to be taste-testing with slacks and heels on ... jeans and flip flops are so much more conducive to letting the taste buds do their work : )
In addition to an appetizer station (cheese, crackers and fruit in case of brain freezes) and a beverage station (wine, soda and water) there were three tasting tables with about seven varieties of ice cream each. We were asked to sample and rate a minimum of four per table. Being the over achiever I am, I went 7 for 7 at the first table. And, I fell in love. My all-time favorite of the night was Triple Peanut Butter; peanut butter ice cream, swirled with peanut butter and chocked full of pieces of Reese Cups. I seriously almost died and went to heaven. I may or may not have sampled three small scoop cups of that variety. The Double Vanilla and Tiramisu varieties were my other faves, also from the first table. I only sampled 4 or 5 at each of the other two tables and nothing really struck my fancy quite much. I guess it was love at first bite ...
So, moral of the story is that I LOVE focus groups. Especially ones that give me a meeting credit, involve ice cream and visiting with friends I've come to love over the past 9 months. I also realized I may have a problem with peanut butter. The amount we've gone through in this house over the past 9 months is a bit scary ... better enjoy it while I have a reason to be tipping the scale : )
And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to find this delectible delight in the grocery store ...
Thursday, April 28, 2011
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Yum! Maybe if we would have gotten to do something fun like that in JL, I would have stayed in.
So were these all Kroger brand or did they not reveal the brand?
Mmm, peanut butter. Try it on a whole wheat bagel. That was my go to snack last trimester and even my snack while laboring away on the sofa that night.
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