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Pop Tarts

DMGetz Posts: 12 Joined: 2004/03/29	2004/04/25, 07:55 PM Call me a naive 19 year old but, what is so bad about Pop Tarts? I mean I'm sitting here lookin at the label...200 Cal, 37g carbs, 1g sat fat, 5 g fat... I mean certianly there are healthier things out there but?...I dunno...I just like em...and theyre cheap, a plus for any college student... Is is because they have "empty" calories? I mean like because you could be getting much more protein and such for takin in so many calories?
Anni313 Posts: 1,790 Joined: 2004/03/04	2004/04/25, 08:32 PM It is hard to understand Pop Tart bashing, they are such a friendly, happy food. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the basic argument against the PT, is that it is mostly simple carbs, not complex or fiberous. Take a look at the list of ingredients and see what it says make up those 200 calories. And is that 200 calories per PT? I don't have a box here or I would do it for you. I'm not ashamed to say that I love Pop Tarts and I miss them, especially the cherry ones with frosting and then a little butter. While a serving of cottage cheese is certainly festive in it's own way, it just can't compare to a piping hot Pop Tart. -------------- Anni ******* Have you hugged your EFAs today?
fsdsk Posts: 959 Joined: 2003/11/30	2004/04/26, 06:57 AM FYI - take a look at the sugar content - there is the killer! They are yummy though! -------------- There is no substitute for hard work
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/04/27, 03:12 AM ha ha...ok, here goes. Naive 19 year old! J/K. It is the sugar. Not sure if P/T's have partially hydrogenated killers or not, but the High Fructose Corn Syrup is not good for you. They do not fill you up, and the convenience factor is the biggest excuse, and it is also the worst. Ask all of the people in line to inject themselves full of egg mcbreakfast. "It's convenient." -------------- In order to live, you must be willing to die.
CristalBelle Posts: 1,389 Joined: 2003/06/27	2004/04/28, 07:51 PM Funny thing..my Senior year of highschool, I started each morning at 7am with 2 pop tarts and a Cherry coke, and I lost weight!!! If only I could get that diet to work now...... BTW We need a mischevious smiley face!!!
Speeder Posts: 226 Joined: 2003/03/14	2004/04/28, 08:12 PM DAAAYYYYYYUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/04/28, 10:13 PM Take a look at the ingredients....enriched flour, sugar, sugar, sugar, oh yeah, and hydrogenated oils! Pop-Tarts® Apple Cinnamon Description Apple cinnamon filled toaster pastry with cinnamon-sugar topping. Sizes: 8 ct Ingredients: Apple filling (corn syrup, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, crackermeal, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, modified wheat starch, dried apples, malic acid, natural and artificial apple flavor, sugar, pectin soy lecithin), enriched wheat flour, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, dextrose, salt, cinnamon, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), corn starch, niacinamide, reduced iron, vitamin A palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin B1), and folic acid. Allergen Information: Contains wheat ingredients. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
seamus151 Posts: 3 Joined: 2002/12/27	2004/04/29, 08:36 PM I have 2 words for you... INSULIN SPIKE :surprised:
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Datdanigirl Posts: 452 Joined: 2004/02/11	2004/04/30, 11:23 AM CrystalBelle I'm with you.. where' the wink!?! :cool: I'll also bet that the fact you ate anything in the morning is what helped you.. so many people skip breakfast and then you're behind on energy all day and end up eating worse.