So I don’t normally go on about how much I love a certain product on Eco Chick, unless it’s really, really good (and it relates to the environment, somehow).
But oh my god, how much do I love the new BBQ Kettle Chips! And I NEVER even pick up BBQ flavored anything, in fact, I’m not really into potato chips…..well, uh, except sometimes, like whenever I have a bag in the house.
Not only are these chips supertasty, but Kettle’s working with the National Wildlife Federation to promote the org’s backyard habitat programs, which encourages homeowners and renters alike to turn their little bit of backyard turf (or acres of lawn) into patches of wildlife habitat. This doesn’t mean keeping a black bear in your 1/2 acre behind the house, but what it does mean is planting indigenous flora to attract (and feed) birds, butterflies and beneficial insects, and providing places for animals and insects to nest and hide from predators. NWF will show you how, and if you get your yard wildlife-friendly through the program, Kettle Chips will send you a free bag of chippy wonderfulness.
(Now if only Kettle would start making ALL of their chips from organic potatoes!!)
Kettle also goes green by having a LEED gold-certified factory in Wisconsin, have revitalized a wetlands nearby to their Salem, Oregon HQ, and has wind turbines on their roof as well as offsetting the rest of their energy use with wind credits.
They are lovely, but you missed out the best bit they or ORGANIC to.
They are so good we will mention this on our website in the Organic News.
http://www.organicassistant.com/
http://www.kettlefoods.com/index.php?cID=10
01/29/08 » 10:06 am »
I second Kettle – but I am totally obsessed with their baked – they are so good. I also wish they would do organic!!
NBC did a piece on them about two weeks ago, regarding their use of gray water, their green factory and their commitment to corporate smurfiness.
01/29/08 » 4:38 pm »
It’s nice that they have an organic line, but I want ALL their chips to be organic!
01/30/08 » 8:30 pm »
Kettle chips are the sole reason I’m not a size two. I go nuts for the lightly salted ones!
01/31/08 » 2:25 pm »
The problem with chips is that they require enormous amounts of energy to be cooked so nice and crispy. They are also transported vast distances and since they have very low nutritional value, you’re not getting much for all those food miles or kilowatts of electricity. Then there’s the packaging. If you really want to preserve nature, take the cost of a year’s supply of chips and donate it to your favorite environmental cause. If you must eat chips, by all means buy them from someone more responsible than Frito Lay.
Michael
02/04/08 » 6:07 am »