Running in the Snow

I ate a leftover piece of a Luna Bar and then went for a run. Mine was Caramel Nut Brownie flavour, but same idea. Theyre made by a company that is all over the organic environmental thing and earlier I checked out their website where they say "LUNA bars do not contain animal products or ingredients sourced from animal products."  And I had these before I started this vegan trial, so you see Im not a vicious anti-vegetarian in real life.

But as I was uncrinkling the wrapper to see if I could take a picture of it, I noticed the words "may contain traces of dairy."  I imagine a hierarchy of vegans disdaining one another based on how they react to this ubiquitous phrase. I personally dont think it makes a whit of difference, but then Id probably eat a products that said "may contain traces of human babies" if I thought health standards had been adhered to. Some people are probably grossed out by it, some get angry, some sigh and eat it anyway?

Ah, heres an explanation later in the FAQ: Clif Bar Inc. specifies to our suppliers and bakers that ingredients going into our LUNA bars do not contain dairy. The food manufacturing process however, is such that we cannot guarantee that trace amounts of dairy will never turn up in our products even for products as natural and wholesome as ours. If you believe that you are allergic to dairy you may want to consider not consuming our products and take the same precautions you do with all other pre-packaged and processed foods.

Dunno. It tasted good. And the run was great, too. There was no ice and all the drivers were really nice and changed lanes when approaching me. I went further than I expected in my 45 minutes and didnt cold or sore.

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