The Rebertian Times » nutrition http://blog.rebertia.com All my thoughts that are fit to blog. Which mostly consists of stuff about programming. Mon, 09 May 2011 20:44:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pop Tarts – My Disturbing Discovery http://blog.rebertia.com/2009/02/27/pop-tarts-my-disturbing-discovery/ http://blog.rebertia.com/2009/02/27/pop-tarts-my-disturbing-discovery/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:30:51 +0000 Chris Rebert http://blog.rebertia.com/?p=86 I just now went to OVT for some cram study food. After deciding on Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, I needed to choose which flavor to buy. There was Cherry, Blueberry, Chocolate, and maybe Strawberry (it’s late, okay?). Thinking I ought to choose the healthiest flavor, I compared the fruit flavors and didn’t notice any significant difference. Then just for kicks, I compared Chocolate Fudge. And I was shocked. The nutrition facts seemed identical! One would think fruit would be at least slightly better than chocolate! But it gets worse. The one difference I could find between them: Chocolate Fudge had 2% more Calcium.

Chocolate being healthier than fruit!? What is this country coming to??? This probably also says something about Pop Tarts’ nutritional value.

I think I’ll choose baked pita chips next time…

[EDIT] (a few minutes later): And now I can somewhat ironically report that chocolate doesn’t taste as good as fruit. (sigh)

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