Read this if you never want to eat pop-tarts again.

1…468910

Replies

  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    Toaster Strudel it is! :laugh:

    DEAD. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • juliekat1955
    juliekat1955 Posts: 67 Member
    Wait until the OP finds out where silk really comes from!

    pooor worms having stuff pulled out of their bottoms :sad:

    LOL!
  • wiltl
    wiltl Posts: 188 Member
    As a meatatarian in the U.S., I've known about gelatin for quite a long time. Same with some bugs being used as food dye (which if a company is going to do it, then note it so that those that are vegan or veg or whatever have the info.)

    Bone marrow is a delicacy in a lot of places, and the grocery store I used to work at sold it, along with tripe, pig and chicken feet, pig head, head cheese, etc etc. My mom also worked at the same grocery store in the meat department and had to wrap all of these items. I'll spare you some of the grosser jokes and pranks others in the department liked to pull on her (nothing that impacted the food!)

    But, I also had to tell a friend of mine that I knew was vegetarian verging on vegan that the jello she was eating one day included animal product. She was from India, but spent most of her life here, and said she'd been eating it since her family got here. I ruined her day:laugh:
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I didn't know that but it doesn't particularly upset me. Might not go down well with some vegetarians. I'm more grossed out by all the flour and the sugar in pop tarts.

    Also, why is using all of the animal bad? That's a good thing, why be wasteful?
  • ivikatasha
    ivikatasha Posts: 192 Member
    I still want pop-tarts!!!!

    Already knew about the animal and bug thing.
  • jamm2000
    jamm2000 Posts: 79
    Funny thing is I read this post because I am such the pop-tart addict and really want to stop eating them just because they are a ton of useless calories. However, the facts stated here don't deter me at all. That's sad.
  • rivka_m
    rivka_m Posts: 1,007 Member
    Funny thing is I read this post because I am such the pop-tart addict and really want to stop eating them just because they are a ton of useless calories. However, the facts stated here don't deter me at all. That's sad.

    Well I'm sure they have bug parts like the spices and peanut butter do, does that help? :tongue:
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    Funny thing is I read this post because I am such the pop-tart addict and really want to stop eating them just because they are a ton of useless calories. However, the facts stated here don't deter me at all. That's sad.

    Well I'm sure they have bug parts like the spices and peanut butter do, does that help? :tongue:

    Hm... Poptart peanut butter sandwich...???
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    In England we cook the pork skin and make it crunchy, mmmmmmm, pork scratchings, this is no different, use the whole animal I say.
    In the US we call it "crackling."
  • mirandamayhem
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    In England we cook the pork skin and make it crunchy, mmmmmmm, pork scratchings, this is no different, use the whole animal I say.
    In the US we call it "crackling."

    Ah yes, it's crackling when it's on a pork joint, but it's scratchings when it's cooked up separately, covered in seasoning and sold in bags in pubs around the country:wink:
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Well, all I can say is that since horses are now allowed to be sold for human consumption, and these meat eaters are posting how they love meat, might as well put dogs and cats on the menu, and lets use every part of them. We kill dogs and cats everyday because their owners can't take care of them.

    We should just eat them, and not waste any part of them!
    And in most of the world, they do just that.
  • alladream
    alladream Posts: 261 Member
    As a longtime vegetarian, I was aware of this, but I think it's good that people know that 'gelatin' is any amount of random crap, not kosher, not in accordance with certain other religious or dietary preferences, and even at times including other domestic animal remains (sometimes they say cats and dogs, depending on the area and sleazy charnelhouse suppliers, but you have to research sources). So, gross although it is, I am glad people become aware. Also, they make all kinds of crunchy-granola vegetarian poptart type things that taste similar, have no extra chemicals, and have sort of a lot of sugar for those who like it. I forget the name, but have had them in the past, so there is a decent alternative if you can find them--
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Love me some gummy bears.

    Did you know vegetables often grow in dirt! gasp!
  • CupcakeHarpy
    CupcakeHarpy Posts: 100 Member
    It tastes exactly how it sounds........ delicious.
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    Meh. Isn't this the same with, say, all Jell-o products?
  • likearadiowave
    likearadiowave Posts: 445 Member
    Still going to eat them.
  • goldilocks509
    goldilocks509 Posts: 76 Member
    my mom worked at an apple juice making company for a short time and rats would fall in and nobody would get them out...there is so much nasty gross stuff that happens to our food...
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    Who cares. It doesn't taste like pork and people have been using every part of the animal for millennia.
  • suegmune
    suegmune Posts: 81
    I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way (I'm not trying to insult) but, if you're not a vegetarian, then what's the problem?

    Who says what's the "leftover" part of the meat. An animal is an animal and humans eat many different varieties of animals. Now, if they injected the pig with some sort of gelatin enhancing man-made chemical that's not so healthy for humans, I might have a problem with it.

    Either way, Pop Tarts certainly are tasty. :smile:


    i don,t usually explain y i became veggie but u hit 1 of the reasons on the head . when i was 16 i read a book and it was about a survey that had been done i think it was north america anyway between these 2 dates the babies that were being born the girls had extra hair growth and the males breasts and hormonal things and the only coincidence was the meat these people were eating as the farmers had injected their cattle with hormones to get bigger animals so they got more money per weight ( now i know it is illegal to do this in most countries now ) but it was just 1 of the reasons i gave up meat .although nearly everything i eat now is processed as im too lazy to cook from scratch

    Well, that's probably the best reason as to why someone would go vegetarian that I've ever heard. They also say that disposable diapers are cause for some of the stuff with girls....because of all the chemicals that touch their body. I only wish that organic meat was cheaper....but the f'ers that have to shoot their animals up to make them bigger....they ruin it for everyone. I just want fresh/natural meat without chemicals....
  • Jennerkins
    Jennerkins Posts: 15
    The reason why it gels up is from saturated fat, which is animal fat. Animal fat is good for you. Anyway I agree with someone else on here who wrote how they would rather eat something that came from an animal, rather than something that came from a chemical any day!
  • cordianet
    cordianet Posts: 534 Member
    The reason why it gels up is from saturated fat, which is animal fat. Animal fat is good for you. Anyway I agree with someone else on here who wrote how they would rather eat something that came from an animal, rather than something that came from a chemical any day!

    Actually no. Gelatine is not a fat, it's 99% protein.
  • TXtstorm
    TXtstorm Posts: 163 Member
    Try eating black pudding. It's basically oats, barley, pig fat, and pigs blood. And it's pretty tasty.

    Hey, you forgot one of the major ingredients: Salt! I found it inedible just because of the sheer volume of salt contained.
  • TXtstorm
    TXtstorm Posts: 163 Member
    Thank you for the post. Now I want pop tarts and will petition the company to start making bacon flavored pop tarts.

    I know, right? Interestingly enough, I had this very conversation with my family last night. We came to the conclusion that there's some company making a toaster pastry thing that has eggs and bacon in it already, so maybe they figured the market's already saturated...

    It's Pillsbury, dear, the breakfast Toaster Strudel products. I think a bacon PopTart with maple frosting would be tastier. I'd never buy them, but the idea *sounds* good.
  • Snuffle0107
    Snuffle0107 Posts: 22
    Already knew that, I thought everybody did. I will probably have poptarts for breakfast in the morning. Smores is my fav. Flavor
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I just got this awesome idea.

    Pop tart sandwich with bacon
  • Sublog
    Sublog Posts: 1,296 Member
    I need some pop tarts...
  • SkinnyChemicals
    SkinnyChemicals Posts: 86
    .
  • SkinnyChemicals
    SkinnyChemicals Posts: 86
    I had a pop tart for the first time last week. It wasn't good..though it was smashed up though. I might actually try it again but actually toasted.
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    I like pork and I don't like Pop-Tarts.

    Now I'm confused...what is it I should be horrified about?
  • Ledgehanger
    Ledgehanger Posts: 125 Member
    Who knew I could get pork while eating a pop tart?

    So... pop tarts are even better than I thought!!! ;o)

Categories