While we're at it... STOP hating on Pop Tarts

Smirfettewithmuscles

I have never been partial to pop tarts. I'm thinking of buying some now and trying them out again.

Alatariel75

I have Smores, Cookies and Cream, Frosted Strawberry, Chocolate Fudge and choc chip in the pantry - yay for carry on luggage!!

WildBillR

I agree with the topic. No, Pop Tarts aren't the healthiest choice, but there are worse things calorie-wise for breakfast. I love the chocolate ice cream hot fudge ones, and the chocolate fudge and smores ones are good too. I don't fool myself into thinking that the raspberry, blueberry, or cherry ones are better for me, but I like them too. My daughter asked for the Wild Berry ones, and they disappeared before I could try one. As for those who like the unfrosted ones, all I can say is "to each his own" - I have to agree with the sentiment that the unfrosted ones taste kinda like cardboard. About the special ones, I liked the pumpkin ones, but my family didn't, so I won't buy those anymore. I haven't seen lemon meringue - I don't like lemon, but will definitely buy for the family since my wife and daughter like lemon flavored things.

As far as MFP - it's changed how MANY Pop Tarts I eat. Instead of two pastries on a weekend before I joined MFP, now I'll have one and an egg. Instead of having a pop tart or two for a snack during the mid-day, I'll have one of the Special K cereal bars (200/400 vs 90 calories).

I fee bad for the people in the UK who have to pay outrageous prices for these. I get them on sale 8 pastries for $2.00 or 12 for $2.50. I wonder how much it would cost to ship a couple of boxes...?

magerum

^ This person wins.

highervibes

pop tarts are nasty, too dry. I'd much rather have a toaster strudel.

NO!....seriously It's not even the same thing! Just because it fits in a toaster.

It's so NOT THE SAME THING.

It's like saying, meh, I don't like taco's too dry I'd much rather have a subway sandwich. Just cause stuff fits inside and there's a carbo on the outside, but IT"S NOT THE SAME THING! At all! Not even a little! No way, no how!

Okay, well then I just don't like poptarts because they're too dry hehehe

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I discovered the Lemon meringue yesterday while grocery shopping, I could not resist! I eat them post workout....best cardboard ever

Lemon meringue?! What country do you live in?

I've found the peanut butter, but they're always out of the chocolate peanut butter. Peanut butter Pop Tarts with a scoop of Target's Market Pantry sea salt caramel pretzel ice cream = .

CoderGal

I don't know what's wrong with you people. Haven't you discovered oreos yet? They're far more delicious. I ate a box one day.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I don't know what's wrong with you people. Haven't you discovered oreos yet? They're far more delicious. I ate a box one day.

They are not allowed in my house. I've learned to control the Pop Tarts, but the Oreos...NO. And I heard they have peanut butter Oreos now, so that doesn't help matters at all!

SlimSumday

I really like the ones that don't have icing on them, but it's really hard to find Pop Tarts here in Ontario, let alone the kind without the icing! :sad:

DragonSquatter

I don't know what's wrong with you people. Haven't you discovered oreos yet? They're far more delicious. I ate a box one day.

I skipped oreos and went straight for the gold: girl scout cookies... OM NOM NOM NOM!

CoderGal

I don't know what's wrong with you people. Haven't you discovered oreos yet? They're far more delicious. I ate a box one day.

They are not allowed in my house. I've learned to control the Pop Tarts, but the Oreos...NO. And I heard they have peanut butter Oreos now, so that doesn't help matters at all!

OMG WHAT?! PEANUTBUTTER?!

BeachIron

I don't know what's wrong with you people. Haven't you discovered oreos yet? They're far more delicious. I ate a box one day.

I skipped oreos and went straight for the gold: girl scout cookies... OM NOM NOM NOM!

Oh, good. Oreos, Thin Mints and Red Velvet Cake Pop Tarts. Throw in some vanilla ice cream and a beer am I'm looking at my next bulking meal. Will have to wait . . .

nak1a

my siblings loved pop-tarts growing up but i was always a toaster's strudel kinda gal. strawberry please.

RllyGudTweetr

I discovered the Lemon meringue yesterday while grocery shopping, I could not resist! I eat them post workout....best cardboard ever

Ok, I MUST try these. MUST.

The website doesn't say they exist! :grumble:

I promise you they do! I live in South Carolina and I discovered them in Publix

The ones I've found are called "Toaster Pastries" rather than "Pop Tarts," but they are lemon meringue.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I don't know what's wrong with you people. Haven't you discovered oreos yet? They're far more delicious. I ate a box one day.

They are not allowed in my house. I've learned to control the Pop Tarts, but the Oreos...NO. And I heard they have peanut butter Oreos now, so that doesn't help matters at all!

OMG WHAT?! PEANUTBUTTER?!

slkehl

This has bothered me for a long time-why are frosted pop tarts the same number of calories as unfrosted?

Raynne413

OMG, I SO did NOT need to know that!!!

highervibes

This has bothered me for a long time-why are frosted pop tarts the same number of calories as unfrosted?

More importantly, why ARE there unfrosted pop tarts at all?

WolowitzTimestwo

at 200 calories a Pop( see what I did there)
I could eat a whole box and stay at 1800 cals a day
Hhhhmm.., new plan????

ZoeLifts

I discovered the Lemon meringue yesterday while grocery shopping, I could not resist! I eat them post workout....best cardboard ever

Ok, I MUST try these. MUST.

The website doesn't say they exist! :grumble:

I promise you they do! I live in South Carolina and I discovered them in Publix

The ones I've found are called "Toaster Pastries" rather than "Pop Tarts," but they are lemon meringue.

AHA! Mystery solved. An off-brand, perhaps, yet this might be a worthy pursuit, simply for the sake of science.

CannibalisticVegetarian

I totally shouldn't have come here. It's like an alcoholic poking his head into a bar just out of sheer curiosity.

Nooow I totally must have a s'mores poptart or at best those lame little strawberry frosting covered ones that they overprice in the vending machine at work.

rachseby

:laugh:

ONE! ONE pop tart ROLL!

AH HA HA AH HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Thanks for making me laugh!

rachseby

my siblings loved pop-tarts growing up but i was always a toaster's strudel kinda gal. strawberry please.

Toaster strudels....mmmmm...
I have to turn my head when I walk by them in the store...

CoderGal

my siblings loved pop-tarts growing up but i was always a toaster's strudel kinda gal. strawberry please.

See, now this makes a lot more sense.

shutupandlift13

I would like either Pop Tarts with frosting ALLLLLLL the way to the edges... or some Pop Tarts Uncrustables style. Without the frosting on the edges, I'd rather be eating cardboard.

highervibes

I would like either Pop Tarts with frosting ALLLLLLL the way to the edges... or some Pop Tarts Uncrustables style. Without the frosting on the edges, I'd rather be eating cardboard.

YES!!!!

ETA; lets be real here, we have the technology to bring the filling about 2mm from the edge... lets use it! lol

MiloBloom83

my siblings loved pop-tarts growing up but i was always a toaster's strudel kinda gal. strawberry please.

Toaster Strudel always seemed too pretentious and uppity for me. Pop Tarts are how i roll. Did i see Oreo Pop Tarts at the store the other day, or was i hallucinating?

SherryR1971

Wait, there are pumpkin pie Pop-tarts? :noway:

Best things in the WORLD!!

magerum

I don't know what's wrong with you people. Haven't you discovered oreos yet? They're far more delicious. I ate a box one day.

They are not allowed in my house. I've learned to control the Pop Tarts, but the Oreos...NO. And I heard they have peanut butter Oreos now, so that doesn't help matters at all!

OMG WHAT?! PEANUTBUTTER?!

a_mandolin_

Go team toaster strudel.

Don't you remember the commercials, the poor deprived, mocked child who was force fed nasty dry poptarts while his friend got the delicious, gooey, warm toaster strudel. Truth.