# Questions about Pop-Tarts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 31, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409 "2023-12-31T15:38:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/101 "2024-01-03T21:05:40Z")
Do your own research. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/102 "2024-01-03T23:59:29Z")
Speaking as a medical technologist who runs A1c levels, 5.7 is just over the line into prediabetic territory at my hospital. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/103 "2024-01-04T00:07:29Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Do your own research… I did. That’s why I’m not on metformin. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/104 "2024-01-04T00:36:28Z")
Exactly! Good decision. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/105 "2024-01-04T02:43:26Z")
I never had the Cinnamon Roll version. Has anyone here had both? Did they taste the same? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/106 "2024-01-04T02:52:59Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I’ll eat my sample here later; have to recover from my slightly-too carby lunch first. Welp, I did it. I ate a genuine unfrosted blueberry Pop-Tart. First time in easily 50 years, and probably 55. Toaster-ovened to lightly browned and slathered in melted butter it was familiar & nostalgic. And didn’t taste off-putting. Crust was OK, filling was minimal, far less than I remembered. As well they were smaller but IMO that was more a matter of less plain crust around the edges than in the old days; the filling now gets real close to the edges, more so than I remembered from long long ago. My blood sugar wasn’t happy, but it wasn’t disastrous either. Not enough payoff to make a habit of, that’s for sure. I doubt I’ll eat any of the other 15 in the box. But I’m not quite ready to pitch them either. Maybe just one more tomorrow. Kinda want to try it unbuttered to get the full effect of the insipid weak flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/107 "2024-01-04T03:30:29Z")
I think the minimal filling is more noticeable with the “fruit” flavored tarts. With the brown sugar and cinnamon, I think it actually works to the tart’s advantage since the flavors are much stronger. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/108 "2024-01-04T05:06:15Z")
Metformin can be some nasty stuff. I wouldn’t want to go on it as a first-line agent myself, unless I already had PCOS (which men don’t have to worry about, because it’s Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). People talk about diabetes like it’s a sugar allergy. Folks, it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/109 "2024-01-04T05:52:21Z")
Diabetics are in need of sugar occasionally. It just has to be managed. All diabetics process all carbs in their own way. It behooves you to pay attention to your body and it’s needs. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/110 "2024-01-04T12:54:53Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Metformin can be some nasty stuff. I wouldn’t want to go on it as a first-line agent myself, unless I already had PCOS (which men don’t have to worry about, because it’s Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). > > People talk about diabetes like it’s a sugar allergy. Folks, it isn’t. You’re quite right that diabetes is much more than a sugar (simple carbs actually) allergy. But that can be a simple rubric for basic diet planning. E.g. “See that white stuff? You’re allergic; don’t eat much of it or you’ll be sorry.” As a male, I’ve not gotten the big scare noise about metformin. It’s one of the most commonly prescribed meds in the world. It works for blood sugar reduction, weight reduction, and is suspected to have some heart- or cancer-protective effects which aid longevity in non-diabetics and diabetics alike. Some people suffer GI problems from it. Most don’t. Based on my non-expert reading I’d sure rather be eating metformin than _any_ of the other diabetic control meds. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/111 "2024-01-04T14:37:20Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > You’re quite right that diabetes is much more than a sugar (simple carbs actually) allergy. But that can be a simple rubric for basic diet planning. E.g. “See that white stuff? You’re allergic; don’t eat much of it or you’ll be sorry.” I’m sorry, but I really have to say something here: **diabetes is NOT an allergy**. It is most certainly NOT a food allergy Conflating diabetes and allergies is a disservice to those who live with either problem, and potentially could cause harm, even severe harm. Please don’t make that comparison anymore. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/112 "2024-01-04T15:52:07Z")
I know a woman who, when offered certain foods, will tell you she cannot eat it because she has an allergy to it. Over many years time, I’ve heard her profess allergy to many, many foods. One day I realized that all the foods she says she is allergic to are foods high in fiber. Curious, I asked her how her doctor diagnosed her allergies. She told me she never mentioned her allergies to her doctor. Just an anecdote. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/113 "2024-01-04T18:58:16Z")
Toasted - Well. Blueberry sans plastic frosting. Break in half, of course. Or fourths, even better. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/114 "2024-01-04T19:14:03Z")
I appreciate you saying this. People without diabetes do not understand how it works. They’re not likely to go into it too far unless they have a loved one or themselves afflicted. (Or they’re medically trained) I quit trying to explain many years ago. I just go with, “that’s not for me, can’t have it now”. Usually suffices. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/115 "2024-01-04T19:15:18Z")
Curious. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/116 "2024-01-04T20:20:26Z")
Unlike many other special diets, the diabetic diet is normal food. You can cook these meals and serve them to your family and guests, and they would never need to know that they’re eating any kind of special diet. Let’s resume our regularly scheduled programming. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/117 "2024-01-04T20:26:48Z")
Well, my family would not be happy eating like I have to eat. That’s over simplifying it. You’re right. I can eat some normal foods. If prepared like I need. Limiting carbs to a manageable level would be a big no to the others around the table. ---
**Author:** ![da\_pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@da\_pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/da_pope)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/118 "2024-01-04T20:46:17Z")
Frosted chocolate fudge Toasted HOT Eat all the edges saving the middle for last. Various generic/store brands always seem to taste more like my childhood version of a pop tart, the current ones are not as good. Although I haven’t had them for years. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/119 "2024-01-04T20:50:35Z")
For those desiring more filling, Whole Foods’ bakery sometimes has store-made pop tarts that are quite girthy in the fruit filling department. I have only seen strawberry and cherry though, both frosted. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/120 "2024-01-04T21:49:24Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Well, my family would not be happy eating like I have to eat. > That’s over simplifying it. > > You’re right. I can eat some normal foods. If prepared like I need. > Limiting carbs to a manageable level would be a big no to the others around the table. That was / is totally my experience. The food I eat isn’t _that_ weird, and it’s certainly not unhealthy to anyone accustomed to eating a normal or typical American diet, but they’d sure feel like half their accustomed meal had been left out, and I don’t mean just in terms of portion sizes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409.md?page=7)