Poptarts?

hedgiie

Personally I think Ice Cream is a much better alternative if your eating just for enjoyment and have the calories to spare.

I'll take ice cream over Poptarts most of the time, but like anything else variety is good. It just depends on how you want to spend those calories. Heck, it might be nachos....................

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this makes sense

BigDaddyBRC

mfp_junkie

Poptarts are crap. Sorry, but if I'm going to eat 200 calories (and that's if I stick to just one), I'd rather hit some whole wheat pita with hummus, or an apple with a small bit of sharp cheddar, or perhaps some greek yogourt with frozen blueberries mixed in.

Heck of a lot less chemicals, too. If I can't pronounce it, I don't eat it.

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL (WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF WHEAT STARCH, GLYCERIN, CRACKER MEAL, SALT, DRIED CHERRIES, DRIED APPLES, LEAVENING ( BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CITRIC ACID, CORN CEREAL, GELATIN, MALIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, XANTHAN GUM, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, RED 40, COLOR ADDED, TURMERIC EXTRACT FOR COLOR, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, YELLOW 6, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, BLUE 1.

MHackrott

0 Nutritonal value do not make them your breakfeast!

Sublog

Assuming nutrient (both macro and micro) sufficiency from your overall diet, eating pop tarts has zero bearing on your health or fitness goals.

Sorry there are so many people in this thread who do not understand this fact.

cydonian

Let's see... corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup AND dextrose. Yum yum type 2 diabetes. Jeez, I know these are high in carbs and low in fat but there's gotta be better options! And there's 400 calories in 2 of them, ugh.

capnwo85

Assuming nutrient (both macro and micro) sufficiency from your overall diet, eating pop tarts has zero bearing on your health or fitness goals.

Sorry there are so many people in this thread who do no understand this fact.

THIS

callmeBAM

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.

And then they die at age 50.

SergeantSunshine_reused

Assuming nutrient (both macro and micro) sufficiency from your overall diet, eating pop tarts has zero bearing on your health or fitness goals.

Sorry there are so many people in this thread who do no understand this fact.

THIS

Yup!

ltosoni

In my 35 years I've never had one, my kids wouldn't even know what they were if I showed them the box, not sure what's too like, high sugar and no nutritional value to them.

capnwo85

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.

And then they die at age 50.

bekkaL85

They are delicious..but also high in calories, which is what I happen to be watching to lose weight.

I do eat them occasionally, but you have to watch it because one package holds two poptarts and the serving size is one. So, they are basically treats, or a dessert, that I allow myself to have once or twice a month for good behavior. And, it's amazing how much better they seem to taste to me now that I am savoring them instead of eating them as fast as I can!

littlecaponey2

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.

I agree! I wanted one the other day and I buy the organic ones.....hello 210 calories for ONE!!!! No thank you!

capnwo85

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.

Self-Control.

honeysprinkles

I really like poptarts, but I only have them occasionally because it's just not worth the calories most days.
Most of them have about 400 cals in a pack! Before I ever paid attentions to calories I would eat poptarts as a snack sometimes!

fmbomzo

I eat them as a sweet treat and not as a meal replacement. They are far better to me than the 780 calorie REGULAR SIZED milkshake I had at Chick-Fil-A. I think of them as a 200 calorie treat or quick carb source. I don't think a Poptart ever so often will make or break any consistently balanced eating plan.

Now the 1600 calorie Caramel Apple Goldrush I could polish off at Longhorn is another story. I still eat it sometimes, but I share it with someone or leave some of it on the plate. I will not deprive myself of things that I like. I just try to control portions.

GlassslippersAndFairyDust

I make my BLT's with 16 slices of bacon, lettuce and tomato and put it between two toasted Pop Tarts. Cherry works best.

glassyo

Heck of a lot less chemicals, too. If I can't pronounce it, I don't eat it.

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL (WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF WHEAT STARCH, GLYCERIN, CRACKER MEAL, SALT, DRIED CHERRIES, DRIED APPLES, LEAVENING ( BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CITRIC ACID, CORN CEREAL, GELATIN, MALIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, XANTHAN GUM, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, RED 40, COLOR ADDED, TURMERIC EXTRACT FOR COLOR, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, YELLOW 6, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, BLUE 1.

I always wonder if the people who say that really read all the ingredients because...they're not that difficult to pronounce. :I

capnwo85

Heck of a lot less chemicals, too. If I can't pronounce it, I don't eat it.

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL (WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF WHEAT STARCH, GLYCERIN, CRACKER MEAL, SALT, DRIED CHERRIES, DRIED APPLES, LEAVENING ( BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CITRIC ACID, CORN CEREAL, GELATIN, MALIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, XANTHAN GUM, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, RED 40, COLOR ADDED, TURMERIC EXTRACT FOR COLOR, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, YELLOW 6, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, BLUE 1.

I always wonder if the people who say that really read all the ingredients because...they're not that difficult to pronounce. :I

...and? cals in vs cals out...macros>everything else.

ninerbuff

Poptarts are crap. Sorry, but if I'm going to eat 200 calories (and that's if I stick to just one), I'd rather hit some whole wheat pita with hummus, or an apple with a small bit of sharp cheddar, or perhaps some greek yogourt with frozen blueberries mixed in.

Heck of a lot less chemicals, too. If I can't pronounce it, I don't eat it.

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL (WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF WHEAT STARCH, GLYCERIN, CRACKER MEAL, SALT, DRIED CHERRIES, DRIED APPLES, LEAVENING ( BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CITRIC ACID, CORN CEREAL, GELATIN, MALIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, XANTHAN GUM, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, RED 40, COLOR ADDED, TURMERIC EXTRACT FOR COLOR, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, YELLOW 6, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, BLUE 1.

You do realize that EVERYTHING we consume if broken down to it's simplest form would probably be a chemical you couldn't pronounce.

The apple you spoke is chemically broken down as:

Energy 229 kJ (54 kcal) Vitamins Tyr 5 mg
Water 85.3 g Carotene 45 µg Val 12 mg
Protein 0.3 g Vitamin E 490 µg
Lipids 0.4 g Vitamin K 0-5 µg Carbohydrates
Carbohydrate 11.8 g Vitamin B1 35 µg Glucose 2210 mg
Organic acids 0.6 g Vitamin B2 30 µg Fructose 6040 mg
Fiber 2.3 g Nicotinamide 300 µg Sucrose 2470 mg
Minerals 0.3 g Pantothenic acid 100 µg Starch 600 mg
Vitamin B6 45 µg Sorbit 510 mg
Minerals Biotin 1-8 µg
Sodium 3 mg Folic acid 7 µg Lipids
Potassium 145 mg Vitamin C 12 mg Palmitic acid 50 mg
Magnesium 6 mg Stearic acid 10 mg
Calcium 7 mg Amino Acids Oleic acid 20 mg
Manganese 65 µg Arg 8 mg Linolic acid 100 mg
Iron 480 µg His 6 mg Linoleic acid 20 mg
Copper 100 µg Ile 10 mg
Zinc 120 µg Leu 16 mg Other
Phosphorus 12 mg Lys 15 mg Malic acid 550 mg
Chloride 2 mg Met 3 mg Citric acid 16 mg
Fluoride 7 µg Phe 9 mg Oxalic acid 500 µg
Iodine 2 µg Thr 8 mg Salicylic acid 310 µg
Selenium 1-6 µg Trp 2 mg Purines 3 mg


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