Pop tarts vs. Toaster Strudel
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My favorite Pop Tart is no longer made, so Toaster Strudels.0
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i love how these threads always result in some food phobic (usually a member in good standing of the paleo/primal/clean eating cults) posting the list of ingredients in pop tarts (or toaster strudels) as a way to prove they are "bad". :laugh:
ooohhhhhhh scary! ...eh, kids?
food phobic? orthorexic? really? we're still doing this?
enjoy your thread, but the thinly veiled digs about having a psychological disorder need to stop. it's no different than calling someone anorexic which would get your reported/a strike/banned/etc
many, MANY people prefer not to ingest synthetically produced chemical additives, and that's perfectly fine.
Which is fine, until they jump onto threads telling us we're all going to die/get horrible diseases from foods that are perfectly fine in moderation. :noway:
I mean come on he saidIn 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?
that's a little OTT :huh: it's just a pop tart. FFS.0 -
i love how these threads always result in some food phobic (usually a member in good standing of the paleo/primal/clean eating cults) posting the list of ingredients in pop tarts (or toaster strudels) as a way to prove they are "bad". :laugh:
ooohhhhhhh scary! ...eh, kids?
food phobic? orthorexic? really? we're still doing this?
enjoy your thread, but the thinly veiled digs about having a psychological disorder need to stop. it's no different than calling someone anorexic which would get your reported/a strike/banned/etc
many, MANY people prefer not to ingest synthetically produced chemical additives, and that's perfectly fine.
Which is fine, until they jump onto threads telling us we're all going to die/get horrible diseases from foods that are perfectly fine in moderation. :noway:
I mean come on he saidIn 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?
that's a little OTT :huh: it's just a pop tart. FFS.
except you all know these threads are only made to provoke that kind of thing in the first place........
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Dry cardboard vs flaky yummy with frosting you put on? Strudels all the way.
I second this opinion.0 -
My favorite Pop Tart is no longer made, so Toaster Strudels.
They still make apple. They have apple cinnamon muffin out now, and they have apple pie around 4th of july. It happens, it's just not an all the time thing.0 -
except you all know these threads are only made to provoke that kind of thing in the first place........
Then they should exercise some of that willpower they show around evil pop tarts and not reply :laugh:0 -
As the OP I do not mind what this thread has become and welcome all discussion on the subject. I would just like to point out this was a simple preference thread when it started. We had generated a conversation of nearly 2000 replies in my last two Pop tart threads. I was satisfied with the outcomes of those.
Please, carry on!0 -
I love these threads :laugh:
Also, there's a poptart group.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/12993-pop-tart-fans0 -
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.
I don't understand this. Are you saying that we don't actually enjoy them as adults? That we can't taste them? That if you would actually eat on then you just eat anything without enjoying it?0 -
Toaster Strudel0
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I love these threads :laugh:
Also, there's a poptart group.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/12993-pop-tart-fans
which has (not surprisingly) a total of like 20 posts across a few threads.
y'all only like talking about pop tarts when it gets a rise out of people, so doing it in a private group is no fun.0 -
I have never had either a pop tart or a toaster strudel.
so I can make my decision purely on marketing and packaging
I would go for the toaster strudel because
1. the pics of it look nicer. It looks like a strudel, as opposed to a piece of cardboard with plastic icing on it
2. the name doesn't contain the term "pop" or "tart" the former being a kind of music I don't like very much, the latter being a derisive term for someone (male or female) who sings this kind of music on stage
3. the name contains the words "toaster" and "strudel" - the former being a device for making toast, for which my feelings are completely neutral. I don't particularly want one but if someone gave me one as a gift I wouldn't consider it a terrible thing. The latter is a delicious European pastry and apple dish, which goes very well with ice cream
I am, however, well aware of the principle of "don't judge a book by its cover" so would be prepared to be proven wrong on all counts. On the other hand, I don't want to lose my pop tart or toaster strudel virginity and would rather fit something better into my macros, such as a cadbury's creme egg twisted bar eaten with blueberries.0 -
i love how these threads always result in some food phobic (usually a member in good standing of the paleo/primal/clean eating cults) posting the list of ingredients in pop tarts (or toaster strudels) as a way to prove they are "bad". :laugh:
ooohhhhhhh scary! ...eh, kids?
food phobic? orthorexic? really? we're still doing this?
enjoy your thread, but the thinly veiled digs about having a psychological disorder need to stop. it's no different than calling someone anorexic which would get your reported/a strike/banned/etc
many, MANY people prefer not to ingest synthetically produced chemical additives, and that's perfectly fine.
WRONG!
orthorexia as a psychological disorder is on the same plane as those who are afraid to step on the cracks between the concrete sections of a sidewalk or those who panic at the sight of the number "13".
it is most definitely NOTHING like people suffering from anorexia. to try to equate the two as a way of saying therefore that nobody should be allowed to make any reference to orthorexia is something out of the writings of George Orwell or Aldous Huxley. the best way to defeat orthorexia is to discuss it openly and explain why there is no such thing as "bad" foods.
orthorexia and anorexia are not the same thing. anybody who does not understand that should take a minute to learn a bit about orthorexia before pressing that "report post" button.0 -
Strawberry frosted Pop Tarts warm and crisp from the toaster.
Portable. Shareable. Delicious.0 -
i love how these threads always result in some food phobic (usually a member in good standing of the paleo/primal/clean eating cults) posting the list of ingredients in pop tarts (or toaster strudels) as a way to prove they are "bad". :laugh:
ooohhhhhhh scary! ...eh, kids?
food phobic? orthorexic? really? we're still doing this?
enjoy your thread, but the thinly veiled digs about having a psychological disorder need to stop. it's no different than calling someone anorexic which would get your reported/a strike/banned/etc
many, MANY people prefer not to ingest synthetically produced chemical additives, and that's perfectly fine.
WRONG!
orthorexia as a psychological disorder is on the same plane as those who are afraid to step on the cracks between the concrete sections of a sidewalk or those who panic at the sight of the number "13".
it is most definitely NOTHING like people suffering from anorexia. to try to equate the two as a way of saying therefore that nobody should be allowed to make any reference to orthorexia is something out of the writings of George Orwell or Aldous Huxley. the best way to defeat orthorexia is to discuss it openly and explain why there is no such thing as "bad" foods.
orthorexia and anorexia are not the same thing. anybody who does not understand that should take a minute to learn a bit about orthorexia before pressing that "report post" button.
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i love how these threads always result in some food phobic (usually a member in good standing of the paleo/primal/clean eating cults) posting the list of ingredients in pop tarts (or toaster strudels) as a way to prove they are "bad". :laugh:
ooohhhhhhh scary! ...eh, kids?
food phobic? orthorexic? really? we're still doing this?
enjoy your thread, but the thinly veiled digs about having a psychological disorder need to stop. it's no different than calling someone anorexic which would get your reported/a strike/banned/etc
many, MANY people prefer not to ingest synthetically produced chemical additives, and that's perfectly fine.
WRONG!
orthorexia as a psychological disorder is on the same plane as those who are afraid to step on the cracks between the concrete sections of a sidewalk or those who panic at the sight of the number "13".
it is most definitely NOTHING like people suffering from anorexia. to try to equate the two as a way of saying therefore that nobody should be allowed to make any reference to orthorexia is something out of the writings of George Orwell or Aldous Huxley. the best way to defeat orthorexia is to discuss it openly and explain why there is no such thing as "bad" foods.
orthorexia and anorexia are not the same thing. anybody who does not understand that should take a minute to learn a bit about orthorexia before pressing that "report post" button.
reeeeeally? i wasn't comparing orthorexia and anorexia - and if you thought i was you're more obtuse than I thought.
i was comparing the fact that y'all are incredibly quick to make assumptions about peoples' psychological state without knowing a DAMN thing about them. and the fact that when you don't like someone and you want to say something offensive but you're worried you'll get reported, you can throw out "orthorexic" and get away with it, snicker, and high-five the other members of your cool-kids poptart group.
grow up.
also, i'd love to see the license that allows you to diagnose others' psychoses.
except of course you absolutely did equate them, which was my response to you. your exact words:
"it's no different than calling someone anorexic"
my blurb at the end was for the people who think orthorexic and anorexic are the same just because both words end with "-orexic".
also, where can i find this cool kids pop tart group?0 -
Your argument is invalid.
Bow to the King.0 -
i love how these threads always result in some food phobic (usually a member in good standing of the paleo/primal/clean eating cults) posting the list of ingredients in pop tarts (or toaster strudels) as a way to prove they are "bad". :laugh:
ooohhhhhhh scary! ...eh, kids?
food phobic? orthorexic? really? we're still doing this?
enjoy your thread, but the thinly veiled digs about having a psychological disorder need to stop. it's no different than calling someone anorexic which would get your reported/a strike/banned/etc
many, MANY people prefer not to ingest synthetically produced chemical additives, and that's perfectly fine.
WRONG!
orthorexia as a psychological disorder is on the same plane as those who are afraid to step on the cracks between the concrete sections of a sidewalk or those who panic at the sight of the number "13".
it is most definitely NOTHING like people suffering from anorexia. to try to equate the two as a way of saying therefore that nobody should be allowed to make any reference to orthorexia is something out of the writings of George Orwell or Aldous Huxley. the best way to defeat orthorexia is to discuss it openly and explain why there is no such thing as "bad" foods.
orthorexia and anorexia are not the same thing. anybody who does not understand that should take a minute to learn a bit about orthorexia before pressing that "report post" button.
reeeeeally? i wasn't comparing orthorexia and anorexia - and if you thought i was you're more obtuse than I thought.
i was comparing the fact that y'all are incredibly quick to make assumptions about peoples' psychological state without knowing a DAMN thing about them. and the fact that when you don't like someone and you want to say something offensive but you're worried you'll get reported, you can throw out "orthorexic" and get away with it, snicker, and high-five the other members of your cool-kids poptart group.
grow up.
also, i'd love to see the license that allows you to diagnose others' psychoses.
except of course you absolutely did equate them, which was my response to you. your exact words:
"it's no different than calling someone anorexic"
my blurb at the end was for the people who think orthorexic and anorexic are the same just because both words end with "-orexic".
also, where can i find this cool kids pop tart group?
u can haz speakz english?
CALLING someone orthorexic is no different than CALLING someone anorexic. Grammatically speaking, I'm comparing the act of calling, not the two conditions.
by your logic,
calling somebody attractive is the same as calling somebody bigoted???
grammatically speaking, of course.0 -
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.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I almost feel bad for you .... but you're not new so you should know better. You had to have known that a pop-tart post by mag would lead you sugar laden food porn and the glorification of toaster pastries.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.
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.
oh hell no...
dude do you have google alert for orthorexia on this site.... its like you are magnetized to the word. :laugh:0
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