What's Really in a Twinkie?

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

RhiannonH — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:01:46 GMT

My mother and a friend once decided to perform an experiment on a twinkie. they exposed it to the air to see how long it would be before the twinkie began to go off. the hypothesis being that if it had any nutritional value some organism would consume it and it would begin to rot.

It sat in the kitchen, unchanged, for weeks. Finally they got tired of the idea and threw the thing away so they never learned how long it would last. It's probably still out there, somewhere, looking exactly the same. As regards nurtitional value, I think that says it all.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

Dr Rik — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:47:29 GMT

I don't understand why it would take mystery ingredients to scare people away from this garbage. Just reading the list of ingredients that is on the package should be enough to terrify anyone who wants to take at least as good a care of your body as most of my neighbors take of their cars and lawns. Dr. Rik Cederstrom D.C.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

garya — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:55:39 GMT

what's a Twinkie? We don't have them in Australia.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

Yod — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:21:00 GMT

Twinkies used to be my most favorite delicacy when I was a kid. Nothin' but good wholesome natchal food for my kid though.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

boo boo — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:53:26 GMT

I agree about sending things like Twinkies overseas (along with gang members!). I once heard someone say that we could have won every war we've ever been in -- all we had to do was invite them to dinner. Heh heh!

Problem is, these things aren't instant death, so people don't realize what they're doing to their bodies.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

meg1922_203 — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:56:02 GMT

I liked the article. I just wanted to add that the shelf life of twinkies is 25 years. How can it be good for you if this is true? I have known about this for many years. The government insists on shelf life versus nutrition.Thanks for keeping us informed.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

Steve M — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:48:11 GMT

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30 years ago, my Mum knew a baker. They had "spreadable icing". It was room temperature sheets, that were cut into strips at the bakery.

You'd slice the strip, place it on the bun, and "spread" it with a hot knife, rather than ice it. Keep it next the the work bench, and cut it off as needed.

20 years ago, I worked with a guy who sold "Mr Whippy" type icecreams from a van.

Once you opened a tin of stuff, you had to use it within 7 days.

If bacteria can't find these things food, then I don't understand why we even consider ingesting them.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

narcysus — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:16:44 GMT

The most amazing ridiculous thinks are in Twinkies. Read Twinkie, Deconstructed--The Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods are Grown, mined, (Yes Mined), ad Manipulated into What America Eats, written by Steve Ettlinger. You would be amazed.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

ChrisS — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:05:30 GMT

Just heard a media report that the manufacturer of Twinkies is switching to a "real" banana cream filling. This in addition to the recent advertising by the manufacturer of 7UP that artificial ingredients will be replaced with all natural ones indicates that the food business might be concerned about future claims as to the quality of product ingredients.

7UP's manufacturer on its web site www.7UP.com claims that now " . . . its stripped of the artificial flavors and preservatives found in other soft drinks."

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

Ber — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:19:11 GMT

We stopped eating major manufactured bread and processed products ages ago because bread shouldn't last 2 weeks on a counter without molding. That made me suspicious. It is not just junk food as the article says but all big manufacturer processed and produced items. If it has more than three ingredients it is questionable.

We also only eat and use kosher items because the OU traces back every ingredient. I watched a film once on the steps they take. If they can't trace it it doesn't get the seal.  There are a few large manufacturers that are never sealed, Kraft being one of them. So there are your salad dressings and other items that line the shelves but also, toothpastes, dish soaps, hand creams, make-ups, and other asundry items that we ingest or seep into our bodys through our skin and also have questionable ingredients.

Lucky for us we have a large garden and live in the south were most of our produce can be grown year round. There are only a few items I purchase frozen and at the chain market, then they all carry that precious kosher lable. A wee bit of insurance that someone who can read that lable checked it for me first. I also have raw dairy access and grass fed meat all local raised and processed.

What of those that do not and those that can only purchase from a large store? Those that can't travel like the elderly or the very young trapped with school lunches, that some of us pay for? My large family eats three meals a day right here at my table. However so many just don't know and then of course there is nothing to do with those that don't care. The consequences of 'our' FDA allowing this to continue is unthinkable.

Thanks for getting the word out.
Ber

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

Zambini — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:05:50 GMT

A naturopath we listen to on the radio has a saying I like - have seen it elsewhere too.

"If it doesn't rot or sprout - throw it out!"

He tells the story of college days when he had twinkies in the trunk of his car. They stayed there for quite a while. When he found them, after the heat and length of time, they were still store shelf "fresh" looking. Doesn't sound healthy to me! Can't be anything living in those.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

Josh Rubin — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:42:04 GMT

I feel this comes down to once again, health = taking responsibility for one self. That comes down to many things, one being reading labels so you know exactly what you are putting in your body!

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

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re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

chirocheer — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:20:27 GMT

Anything that has a longer shelf life than my life is out of the question. I'll stick to living/whole foods, thanks.

re: What's Really in a Twinkie?

A.M.E. — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:04:04 GMT

When I saw this post it made me think of the T.W.I.N.K.I.E. Project (http://www.twinkiesproject.com/). Check it out for a good laugh!