Poptarts?

theoriginaljayne

My family lived and traveled around a little bit on a sailboat for a while when I was younger, and I remember having Pop-Tarts for breakfast fairly often -- because when it's barely past dawn, you're needed on deck right away, and you're facing an entire day on your feet, nothing beats grabbing a neat little package of carbohydrates and deliciousness from the locker on your way up, especially when you're twelve. My mother didn't like us having them, because they weren't healthy; my father didn't care and bought them anyway. XD

I don't like them anymore, though. Bit sad, really; I have some happy memories associated with Pop-Tarts (or, once my mother got her way, the all-natural organic knock-off version).

Edit: Sorry for waxing nostalgic for an entire paragraph.

hannahbanana0480

Good tasting, high carbs, low fat. Great way to get your carbs up with a minimal amount of fat.

A lot of bodybuilders eat them as a post/pre workout carb source.

Interesting...

They are basically worthless calorie wise, high calorie and your hungry in an hour.

And that's why bodybuilders eat them. After a long session they need the insulin jump...then they eat a real meal.

SergeantSunshine_reused

Good tasting, high carbs, low fat. Great way to get your carbs up with a minimal amount of fat.

A lot of bodybuilders eat them as a post/pre workout carb source.

Interesting...

They are basically worthless calorie wise, high calorie and your hungry in an hour.

Haha. Good joke. We get it. *checks your diary* ;-)

LOL. That is awesome xD

dcgonz

Let’s look at what’s inside regular strawberry Pop-Tarts. The ingredients list includes (in order by weight):

White flour; ***NOT a complex carb***

Corn syrup (i.e. sugar);

High-fructose corn syrup (ditto);

Oil; (and if you haven’t had enough sugar…)

Sugar

Any questions? See : http://generationgreen.org/2011/02/fruitwashing-kelloggs-phony-fruity-label-claims/

SergeantSunshine_reused

So what everyone should eat 100% clean all the time and never have treats that they enjoy? I don't see the big deal heh

I eat refined carbs and sugar, not hurting me any xD

Kamikazeflutterby

I would buy them when dieting and eat a half a pop tart because they are cheaper than the Special K Fruit crisps and taste nigh identical.

Special K Fruit Crisp: 100 calories 7 grams sugar
Half a strawberry pop tart: 100 calories 8 grams sugar

Portion size and 1 gram of sugar are the difference between a "junk" snack and a low calorie diet snack.

k_sharp

Thanks reading this makes me want one! I havnt had a pop tart in at least five months....I'm to close to my goal to break that now, someday I will enjoy one again but it will be a while!

spectralmoon

If I ate a Poptart for breakfast, no doubt I would be eating fast food by lunch and munching on peanut butter cups that evening. But, I'm not a body builder.

That's pretty much how I feel about them. I can get less calories and feel fuller from two scrambled eggs than two poptarts and have room for juice or CHOCOMILK! :drinker:

JennieAL

I ate them as a kid. Bought my first box in years just a couple of weeks ago. Delicious! Even better than I remember!

Erindipitous

Ugh, God.. I used to love Poptarts. I haven't had one in years. Favorites are Cherry, S'Mores, Cookie Dough, and Blueberry.

rungirl1973

I pop tarts. I just can't have a whole box in the house at the same time, very dangerous.

I don't think there's a problem with eating stuff like this from time to time as long as sugar is not your entire diet.

joejccva71

Let’s look at what’s inside regular strawberry Pop-Tarts. The ingredients list includes (in order by weight):

White flour; ***NOT a complex carb***

Corn syrup (i.e. sugar);

High-fructose corn syrup (ditto);

Oil; (and if you haven’t had enough sugar…)

Sugar

Any questions? See : http://generationgreen.org/2011/02/fruitwashing-kelloggs-phony-fruity-label-claims/

So what point are you trying to make?

Poptarts will make me unhealthy? Make me fat? Which point?

cwilli36

I love them but they are not something I would suggest eating often if you are looking for a lifestyle diet change. Way too much added sugar, go for something with natural sugar instead. Or try eating more protein if you are hungry.

Jennyisbusy

Poptarts piss me off! My kids like them so occasionally I will buy some. I eat them and 5 minutes later I am looking for real food, AND THEN I log the poptart and get super annoyed. I aid how many calories and I still need to eat?

dcgonz

Let’s look at what’s inside regular strawberry Pop-Tarts. The ingredients list includes (in order by weight):

White flour; ***NOT a complex carb***

Corn syrup (i.e. sugar);

High-fructose corn syrup (ditto);

Oil; (and if you haven’t had enough sugar…)

Sugar

Any questions? See : http://generationgreen.org/2011/02/fruitwashing-kelloggs-phony-fruity-label-claims/

So what point are you trying to make?

Poptarts will make me unhealthy? Make me fat? Which point?

The OP wanted to know "is there something I don't know about these magical, delicious creations that everyone else knows"?
There is nothing magical about them, I provided what they are sugar. Nothing more nothing less. If you want to eat them fine, like anything else moderation is the key. Considering they contain almost half of my daily allowance of sugar I would not choose them as I usually go over since I eat a lot of fruit.

aspen_matthews

"Poptarts, a vial of crack in very pack!"


Like an earlier post, I can't eat just one of them so I don't get them. They are yummy but hardly ever worth the calories so I rarely eat them. But they are tasty little buggers.

AlmstHvn

A year ago, I ate 2 PopTarts (choc fudge) every morning for breakfast. Then I switched to healthier foods...
6 months later I tried eating PopTarts again and couldn't finish it. Just too daggone sweet for me any more. *sniffle.

I miss my PoppyTarts but not the sugar crash midmorning!

pauljsolie

I can't wait until the government starts distributing calorie pills. No food choices to make, no worrying about HFCS or soybean oil or aspartame...UTOPIA!!!!!!!!!!

ChasingSweatandTears

I think I read these threads to punish myself or something. I don't know why I do it. I just see the word poptart and have to click.

I love those evil little things. I haven't had one in years. I won't go into why, you don't want to know but I would like to know who can actually only eat a half of one? If you can do that you earn the title of self control master of the universe lol.

pauljsolie

Growing up we never got PopTarts. We always got Toast'Ems. Always envied the neighbors who had real PopTarts

NeuroticVirgo

Good tasting, high carbs, low fat. Great way to get your carbs up with a minimal amount of fat.

A lot of bodybuilders eat them as a post/pre workout carb source.

Interesting...

They are basically worthless calorie wise, high calorie and your hungry in an hour.

Haha. Good joke. We get it. *checks your diary* ;-)

lol They are deliciously evil...

iwantahealthierme13

I dunno, I haven't had them since highschool (12-14 years ago), empty calories.
I'd rather have a piece of toast with jam or something.

Same goes for toaster strudel, ugh.

I do like pizza pops though... had them this year pre-MFP for the first time since highschool. Good thing I usually shop with my mom and even though I pay for my own food she doesn't let me buy them. LOL

SergeantSunshine_reused

everyone has their treats right? xD

histora

Growing up we never got PopTarts. We always got Toast'Ems. Always envied the neighbors who had real PopTarts

Lol! My Husband actually prefers the Toast 'Em Fudge flavor over the Poptart brand.

He eats a 3200 cal day. Poptarts are the least of His worries.

bigredhearts

Growing up we never got PopTarts. We always got Toast'Ems. Always envied the neighbors who had real PopTarts

someone get this man a real poptart stat!!! seriously, i dont care if they r good or bad, they are delish and if feel like munchin on some, and its within my cals... i will. but im a strickly raspberry or blueberry gal myself...

lisawraywagnerstein

The special k crisped taste just like poptarts to me and only have 100 calories. The downside is not a ton of flavors

riskiestlavonn

Poptarts just make me feel hungrier... which in turn makes me angry. SOOOO I try not to eat them. :-)

OnMyWeigh464

<Homer Simpson voice> Mmmmmm... poptarts...

Hahahaha. I was coming on to say...Mmmmmmm....pop tarts with mae syrop...a-la Homer Simpson.

robynatk

That reminds me....I have a box of poptarts on the shelf I forgot about...good betime snack

jaydubbayu

Snack machines have to get em right though... All they every have is strawberry or cinnamon..

Those two are the WORST two flavors of poptarts!!!

Anybody actually toast their poptarts anymore?
I haven't in a decade or so.