Pop tarts vs. Toaster Strudel
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They're both gross Franken-food. I don't think I've had one since I was 15.
Franken-food? Re-animated cinnamon and sugar? What is that even supposed to mean?0 -
So is this a vote for Toaster Strudel?Because Pop Tarts ARE garbage etc. etc. etc.
Absolutely not. This is called My FITNESS Pal, right? In what universe would it be considered a "fit" thing to do to eat a Toaster Strudel or Pop Tart? Lucky Charms? Kellogg's Sugar Pops?0 -
S'mores pop tarts ALL the way. I don't even like toaster strudel. I tried to, I really did but......no
ETA: sadly, I haven't had a pop tart in over 3 years. I'll be darned if I'm paying £4 for a box of pop tarts in the uk0 -
They're both gross Franken-food. I don't think I've had one since I was 15.
Franken-food? Re-animated cinnamon and sugar? What is that even supposed to mean?
Because Frankenstein's monster LOOKED like a human, but he was a conglomeration of dead parts grafted together. Well, Pop Tarts might look like food, but they're not. They're a sugar and fat delivery system masquerading as "food".0 -
I tried having Brussels sprouts for breakfast. But no matter how much I tried to mash them flat, they still got stuck in the toaster, and then the frosting burned. Really didn't work out.
So is this a vote for Toaster Strudel?Because Pop Tarts ARE garbage etc. etc. etc.
Absolutely not. This is called My FITNESS Pal, right? In what universe would it be considered a "fit" thing to do to eat a Toaster Strudel or Pop Tart? Lucky Charms? Kellogg's Sugar Pops?0 -
REALLY?!? "Gross Franken-Food" ...and how does that changes the taste?They're both gross Franken-food. I don't think I've had one since I was 15.
Because if you have a habit of not pouring garbage down your throat, eating something like Toaster Strudel so bothers your conscience that you don't notice it's "flavor". I mean, Pop Tarts? Maybe if you're 9 years old.
Well this wasn't the direction I wanted to go with the thread, since I'm the OP I guess I can add topics to it. Pray tell how are Pop Tarts garbage? You better have something better than their 14-16 g of sugar.
Because Pop Tarts ARE garbage. From MFP's database, for a package (2 tarts) of Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts:
Calories - 420! Fat? 14 grams. Total carbs? 68, with 30 sugars. Protein? A measly 5.
So what else could you have had for breakfast for 400 calories that's actually good for you?
How about 6 scrambled eggs, 4 of just the whites (so 2 yolks), a slice of whole wheat toast, and a glass of soy milk? For this breakfast:
409 calories
15 grams of fat (the same)
32 grams of carbs (half that of the crappy Pop Tarts, with almost no sugars)
40 (forty!) grams of protein, EIGHT times that of Pop Tarts.
There, that's actually a healthy breakfast that will leave you feeling full, contribute to the creation and retention of lean mass, and avoid giving you Type 2 diabetes.
But, hey - if you want a Pop-Tart body then have at it. If you want to be healthy, leave the processed garbage on the store shelf for the unfit to consume.
Used coffee grinds, egg shells, plastic wrapping, etc, are all garbage. However, fats, carb, and protein are all FOOD, not garbage.
food=garbage #firstworldproblems0 -
I tried having Brussels sprouts for breakfast. But no matter how much I tried to mash them flat, they still got stuck in the toaster, and then the frosting burned. Really didn't work out.
So is this a vote for Toaster Strudel?Because Pop Tarts ARE garbage etc. etc. etc.
Absolutely not. This is called My FITNESS Pal, right? In what universe would it be considered a "fit" thing to do to eat a Toaster Strudel or Pop Tart? Lucky Charms? Kellogg's Sugar Pops?
So your two sole choices when you eat your first meal of the day are either brussel sprouts or Pop Tarts? You need a little more variety in your diet.
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They're both gross Franken-food. I don't think I've had one since I was 15.
Franken-food? Re-animated cinnamon and sugar? What is that even supposed to mean?
Because Frankenstein's monster LOOKED like a human, but he was a conglomeration of dead parts grafted together. Well, Pop Tarts might look like food, but they're not. They're a sugar and fat delivery system masquerading as "food".
I think you should read the book again. :laugh:0 -
REALLY?!? "Gross Franken-Food" ...and how does that changes the taste?They're both gross Franken-food. I don't think I've had one since I was 15.
Because if you have a habit of not pouring garbage down your throat, eating something like Toaster Strudel so bothers your conscience that you don't notice it's "flavor". I mean, Pop Tarts? Maybe if you're 9 years old.
Well this wasn't the direction I wanted to go with the thread, since I'm the OP I guess I can add topics to it. Pray tell how are Pop Tarts garbage? You better have something better than their 14-16 g of sugar.
Because Pop Tarts ARE garbage. From MFP's database, for a package (2 tarts) of Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts:
Calories - 420! Fat? 14 grams. Total carbs? 68, with 30 sugars. Protein? A measly 5.
So what else could you have had for breakfast for 400 calories that's actually good for you?
How about 6 scrambled eggs, 4 of just the whites (so 2 yolks), a slice of whole wheat toast, and a glass of soy milk? For this breakfast:
409 calories
15 grams of fat (the same)
32 grams of carbs (half that of the crappy Pop Tarts, with almost no sugars)
40 (forty!) grams of protein, EIGHT times that of Pop Tarts.
There, that's actually a healthy breakfast that will leave you feeling full, contribute to the creation and retention of lean mass, and avoid giving you Type 2 diabetes.
But, hey - if you want a Pop-Tart body then have at it. If you want to be healthy, leave the processed garbage on the store shelf for the unfit to consume.
Used coffee grinds, egg shells, plastic wrapping, etc, are all garbage. However, fats, carb, and protein are all FOOD, not garbage.
food=garbage #firstworldproblems
Add Pop Tarts, Toaster Strudel, Red Baron pizzas, Tostino's, Swanson's Frozen Dinners, and all the rest of that crap to your wastebasket rather than your pantry, and you'll be better for it0 -
If there were such a thing as "Franken-food," it would look like this:
Not this:
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Oh, sure--you can draw cute faces on Toaster Strudel. But can you do THIS?:
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Well, duh, people! I'll just clear it ALL up for you:
Baklava is dessert. It doesn't properly belong in this conversation at all.
Toaster Scrambles are a worthy breakfast.
Toaster Strudel is fine for a change.
Pop-Tarts are a staple food and should be in every household--along with milk, butter, bacon, and Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise.
And while I'm at it, Coke is FAR superior to Pepsi.
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I can find nothing here to disagree with. :drinker:0 -
Neither? They both don't exist in Australia. Though you could probably find some if you looked hard enough.0
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There, that's actually a healthy breakfast that will leave you feeling full, contribute to the creation and retention of lean mass, and avoid giving you Type 2 diabetes.
My other food I eat in the day does that ....well, and the lifting.
Plus, I don't eat breakfast, so your argument is invalid anyway.0 -
NEITHER! ...protein shakes all the way!
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I don't think I've actually ever had a toaster strudel0
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Pop tarts, you just pop it in your mouth.0
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POP TART - brown sugar cinnamon unfrosted - don't need plastic icing.
I think I threw up in my mouth a little
Worst choice ever.... :sick:
Raspberry pop tarts are the way0 -
I do not like Pop Tarts and never have but I could eat a box of Toaster Strudels a day.0
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There, that's actually a healthy breakfast that will leave you feeling full, contribute to the creation and retention of lean mass, and avoid giving you Type 2 diabetes.
So all you've done is compared pop tarts to eggs. I still fail to see why you call it garbage? How's it going to give me type 2? Sugar doesn't give you diabetes. Why do I claim that? Because science.
I hit my micro nutrient goals quite easily by nautre of my diet, which you seem to ignore. By the time I've finished my third meal I've eaten 2 - 2.5 lbs of vegetables, 1.5 - 2 lbs of lean meat (primarily chicken breast), almonds, cottage cheese, whey, a mutli-vitamin, & fish oil supplement. As well as 16+ glasses of water.
I don't eat breakfast, so that argument is invalid.0 -
Pop tart! Blueberry frosted
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There, that's actually a healthy breakfast that will leave you feeling full, contribute to the creation and retention of lean mass, and avoid giving you Type 2 diabetes.
So all you've done is compared pop tarts to eggs. I still fail to see why you call it garbage? How's it going to give me type 2? Sugar doesn't give you diabetes. Why do I claim that? Because science.
I hit my micro nutrient goals quite easily by nautre of my diet, which you seem to ignore. By the time I've finished my third meal I've eaten 2 - 2.5 lbs of vegetables, 1.5 - 2 lbs of lean meat (primarily chicken breast), almonds, cottage cheese, whey, a mutli-vitamin, & fish oil supplement. As well as 16+ glasses of water.
I don't eat breakfast, so that argument is invalid.
To what would you like me to compare your vaunted Pop Tarts? A chicken breast? A clump of broccoli? How about a protein shake, which someone else mentioned? Pop Tarts are garbage - I won't even mention what goes into them as far as preservatives and food coloring, so let's just focus on the basic ingredients: bleached flour, sugar, and fat to hold it all together. Or, from Kellogg's own website: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, MOLASSES), SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL (WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CRACKER MEAL. I'll stop there before we get to the stuff that can't be pronounced (your "science", I believe).
In your diet you describe, do you routinely sit down to eat a bowl of flour (don't let the "wheat" part fool you, all flour is wheat-based, they're not contending whole wheat)? Plenty of sugar? Doing shots of palm oil, the worst of the oils? Mainlining corn syrup?
I hope the answer is "no". I mean, after all this is not myFATnesspal.com, unless I'm mistaken.
If you can read just that partial ingredient list, and not come to the conclusion that, yes Virginia, Pop Tarts ARE garbage and Frankenfood - well, there's not much more to say.0 -
So all you've done is compared pop tarts to eggs. I still fail to see why you call it garbage? How's it going to give me type 2? Sugar doesn't give you diabetes. Why do I claim that? Because science.
This I just can't let go. From the American Diabetes Association website:
"Being overweight does increase your risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and a diet high in calories from any source contributes to weight gain. Research has shown that drinking sugary drinks is linked to type 2 diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that people should limit their intake of sugar-sweetened beverages to help prevent diabetes.."
So, yeah, excessive sugar intake is linked to diabetes. But have it at, "science" is on your side - right?0 -
**** just got real.
So all you've done is compared pop tarts to eggs. I still fail to see why you call it garbage? How's it going to give me type 2? Sugar doesn't give you diabetes. Why do I claim that? Because science.
This I just can't let go. From the American Diabetes Association website:
"Being overweight does increase your risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and a diet high in calories from any source contributes to weight gain. Research has shown that drinking sugary drinks is linked to type 2 diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that people should limit their intake of sugar-sweetened beverages to help prevent diabetes.."
So, yeah, excessive sugar intake is linked to diabetes. But have it at, "science" is on your side - right?0 -
How is this even a question? Toaster strudel wins because it's soft and delicious and more pastry like, with a filling and icing that is actually liquid like it should be.0
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So all you've done is compared pop tarts to eggs. I still fail to see why you call it garbage? How's it going to give me type 2? Sugar doesn't give you diabetes. Why do I claim that? Because science.
This I just can't let go. From the American Diabetes Association website:
"Being overweight does increase your risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and a diet high in calories from any source contributes to weight gain. Research has shown that drinking sugary drinks is linked to type 2 diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that people should limit their intake of sugar-sweetened beverages to help prevent diabetes.."
So, yeah, excessive sugar intake is linked to diabetes. But have it at, "science" is on your side - right?
Pop Tarts aren't a drink, and correlation does not equal causation.0 -
If you can read just that partial ingredient list, and not come to the conclusion that, yes Virginia, Pop Tarts ARE garbage and Frankenfood - well, there's not much more to say.
Ok, so you aren't going to read Mary Shelley's novel and learn the truth. :laugh:0 -
Pop Tarts aren't a drink, and correlation does not equal causation.
If you want to keep rationalizing your dietary choices, I'm not going to burst your bubble. But results speak for themselves.0 -
I'm not currently including either one in my everyday diet, but when I do indulge, it depends on my mood. Blueberry toaster strudel is my fave when I want a strudel. When I want a Pop-Tart, it's an unfrosted strawberry with butter on top! I can't believe nobody else has even mentioned the unfrosted Pop-Tarts!!!0
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Pop Tarts aren't a drink, and correlation does not equal causation.
If you want to keep rationalizing your dietary choices, I'm not going to burst your bubble. But results speak for themselves.
It's rational to eat food. It's irrational to suggest that food never be eaten. I do agree that results speak for themselves. I'm proud of my successes!
The point about the drink is that liquid sugar hits your system quicker. Diabetics are advised to avoid sugary drinks, including fresh juices, unless their blood sugar is too low, in which case a glass of OJ is the perfect remedy.
What I refuse to do is to excuse your apparent orthorexia.0
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