The Twinkie Tree:
Posted on August 15, 2011
Oh right, Twinkies don’t grow on trees. While a homemade cake has about seven ingredients, a Twinkie has 37 ingredients! Contrary to popular belief, Twinkies do not ‘last forever’ though at 25 days, they do last longer than most products, due partially to the fact that the “cream” is not really dairy—it’s cellulose gum, which has absolutely no calories because you never digest it. While it may taste yummy, do you really want to eat this?
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, Flour, Reduced Iron, B Vitamins (Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid)], Corn Syrup, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable and/or Animal Shortening (Soybean, Cottonseed and/or Canola Oil, Beef Fat), Whole Eggs, Dextrose. Contains 2% or Less of: Modified Corn Starch, Glucose, Leavenings (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sweet Dairy Whey, Soy Protein Isolate, Calcium and Sodium Caseinate, Salt, Mono and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour, Cornstarch, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sorbic Acid (to Retain Freshness), Yellow 5, Red 40.
I notice that Twinkies are not vegetarian!
Dan White, the man who shot Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in San Francisco in 1978, used the “Twinkies defense”. He claimed that his consumption of junk food was a symptom of his depression, and he got off with manslaughter on “diminished capacity”.
Thanks for reminding us that there are many more healthy things to eat than Twinkies!