Not So Picture Perfect Foods 8/19/12  Published On: Aug 17 2012
09:39:39 PM CDT  Walking down the supermarket aisle, you see one
mouthwatering photo after another. But how does the food look
when you get it home? "Whatever comes out of that microwave is a
far cry from what was advertised." "They make it look appetizing
and it's usually not." "It's never going to look as good as
what's on the box." "Now we had a lot of people complain to us
about the food that really doesn't resemble the pretty pictures
on the box. So we decided to buy a cartful of products."
Consumer Reports' trained testers evaluated more than three
dozen products - everything from broccoli to bacon to sweet
treats. Tod Marks "Some products did appear as pictured. But we
found others whose photos didn't come near reality." Take this
package of Tabatchnick Tuscany Lentil Soup that shows pretty red
and green vegetables. But where are they once you heat the soup?
And the spaghetti and meatballs on this Banquet box do look
appetizing. But the ac