Back in 2015, I was taking classes to update my computer graphic skills with the hope of obtaining work in the field. It didn't work out. Here's one of my favorite pieces. I had come across somewhere an article about what was termed "famine food" in Scandinavia. As Winter dragged on, folks would grind up birch and pine bark to extend their wheat flour supply. This was learned from the Indigenous people from the region known as the Sami. I modernized this historical food into a modern snack treat, in part as a satire on the whole healthy snack genre that were being marketed. I found a website to figure out nutrition facts, which was interesting how to put the components together. Kvista in Swedish means "to lop", describing part of the production process of gathering the birch.This was also a code (and tagline) for the virtuous healthy eaters: lop off those extra calories and fat you would have had with those nasty American Frito-Lay snacks with Kvista!
It's a rather small package-7.76 oz with serving size of 15 pieces. Only 1.5 gms of fat per serving!! Woo hoo! You bet this woulda been a hit with the Whole Foods crowd.
MRSP $7.99 pre-Covid.
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