How Bad Are Pop Tarts For You
Camila Farah

Most people rely on convenient foods like pop tarts to help them get something in their stomach in the morning but health experts say that the beloved toasted pastry isn t.
As you re probably already aware eating too many pop tarts or an excess of any sugary fatty food makes you much more prone to becoming obese. Busy mornings call for improvising especially when it comes to breakfast. It will give you the same luxurious and very flavorful experience with a ton of nutrition especially some healthy fats she says. Since pop tarts contain at least 14 grams of sugar having two of them will put you past the healthy recommended number for sugar.
The idea for pop tarts came from a refrigerated dog food invention. Sprouted grain toast with real butter and almond butter or macadamia nut butter. The box indicates one 50 gram pop tart has 5 grams of fat 2 grams of protein and 200 calories which nutritionally is closer to a chocolate bar than a breakfast cereal. They could be making you gain weight.
Yup you read that right. Introduced to the consumer in 1964 pop tarts are pre baked pastries ready for the toaster or microwave and do not require refrigeration. According to the chicago tribune post co s pet food division developed dog food called gaines burgers a novel concept because the dog food was semi moist but didn t have to be refrigerated a convenience many humans coincidentally sought in their breakfast food. Social media users began posting pictures of foods synonymous with their state sandwiched between two pop tarts claiming you re not from state if you don t eat a pop tart as pictured.
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With a minimum of six grams of fat each having two pop tarts can contain at least 12 grams of fat. Shanahan however recommends ditching pop tarts altogether opting for a healthier homemade alternative instead.Source : pinterest.com