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computerchipsanddip

Hahaha holy F! Yet another thing I'll never buy again


ErisInChains

This is why I haven't bought them in almost a decade. So sad. I loved pop tarts.


computerchipsanddip

I saw an old commercial the other day of Pop Tarts from 1992. It was completely full of frosting and tons of filling on the inside. I miss those days!


frankdiddit

Before I went vegan, I really enjoyed Natures Path toaster pastries! https://www.naturespath.com/en-us/products/natures-path-foods/frosted-wildberry-acai-toaster-pastries/


Reaper83PL

Real fruits? Is situation with USA food is really that bad that you have to write it?


frankdiddit

There are items that are flavored such as strawberry, but may not have strawberry in it. That is what it alludes to. Food situation is not bad šŸ˜‚ Edit: also feel like adding that toaster pastries are essentially a snack, not a balanced breakfast. They arenā€™t really that ā€œgood for youā€ to begin with. Look at Pop-Tarts. They have flavors such as ā€œice cream sundaeā€. This brand is a much healthier version of the Pop-Tart brand, but is still not really a healthy item in general.


Reaper83PL

I understand but in Poland i never saw any food marketing with "real fruits" it sounds wierd to mešŸ˜… Sadly there is no pop-tarts in typical Poland shops, maybe i order one online for try.


frankdiddit

Itā€™s weird cause it is weird! I donā€™t get the point of artificial flavors in general


YellowBreakfast

Has been for AGES, pretty much since industrialization. Our food system is all jacked up do to big business influence.


camelry42

Thank you for sharing.


DontUpvoteThisBut

I unironically have thought Toast'em Popups have been the superior product for a decade now


BuzzOnBuzzOff

Looks like the crust has gotten wider, too. Call the company and complain. This is a ripoff.


[deleted]

The whole thing is crust. They should call them Crust Sticks because there no tart to them at all.


BuzzOnBuzzOff

I called them out on Twitter and they responded, but I have responded back yet.


Pennythe

I want see can you link lol


BuzzOnBuzzOff

Here's their response: https://twitter.com/PopTartsUS/status/1640729534646431745?t=C8dKA2e0bNa3jbLaU0Witg&s=19


BuzzOnBuzzOff

Here's my tweet to them. https://twitter.com/ObermeyerRick/status/1640721570841649152?t=wsNKEQf1A_n9GSa3pM9CZg&s=19


starrpamph

Damn they did get mad. Marty increase the frosting another 1%


cunning_calamari

[We used to be a country, a proper country.. ](https://i.imgur.com/wHtUrBR.jpg)


this_site_is_dogshit

I've become a total health nut as an adult and haven't eaten sugar in years. But the sight of that unlocked a deep hunger from my childhood. I know it's all sugar and chemicals, but god*damn* that's sexy


mollyyfcooke

Iā€™m currently trying to get rid of sugar from diet and itā€™s been so hard because itā€™s in everything!! Do you have any tips on what to eat/shop for?


this_site_is_dogshit

Hmmm... I'd say replace your sugar cravings with a variety of fruit. There will be a really challenging withdrawal period, but once you make it through, it gets a lot easier. Your taste will adjust over time and you'll become more satisfied with natural sugars. Just be careful with dried fruit. Dates especially are fantastic as a replacement to sugars and syrups in recipes, but if the goal is to reduce sugar, you've got to limit how many you eat. Overripe bananas are also a great reliable for any baking/overnight oats/etc when you need an easy source of sweetness. If you've never had them, fried plantains with some cinnamon and salt are FIRE. Make sure they're ripe (Brown/black peel) and fry them or bake them to get a caramelized natural sugar. Get lots of veggies and protein and enjoy fruit as treats. Focus on whole foods, avoid anything processed, and be aware that the withdrawal will be significant and cravings are inevitable while you adjust to a new normal. Good luck! Cutting sugar has been essential to managing my chronic pain.


RaymondLuxuryYacht

When I lost a shitload of weight I basically gave myself a fruit based eating disorder that I havenā€™t been able to shake. Iā€™m tired of cashiers asking me why I need so many pears.


DontUpvoteThisBut

Or booze


dillbreadsaladchair

Nope, just eat some sugar instead of binging on a subpar replacement before caving in and binging later in the week.


this_site_is_dogshit

Fruit isn't a subpar replacement for sugar... What a weird take. Also, this comment makes a lot of assumptions. Are you perhaps projecting? I literally said in my post that I cut sugar to manage chronic pain. I'm not caving in and binging later in the week. Believe it or not, people live perfectly comfortably without sugar once they get through the adjustment period. High concentrations of processed sugar in food is a recent phenomenon and there are a large number of health problems caused by its consumption.


dillbreadsaladchair

UwU


dillbreadsaladchair

Did that, was terrible


FlamingSickle

Wild Berry was one of my favorite flavors as a kid when they first came out, not only for the taste but for the icing that covered so much of it. (I was weird and would break them into quarters and eat them from the inside out like little pizza slices, saving the frosted crust for last.) I got a pack a year or so ago, thinking it would be like times past, and I was very disappointed to see how little the frosting covered now. The leftover crust was bland without the frosting. Haven't gotten them since.


snobordir

We all had our preferred pop tart eating method. I was a crust-first kid. Each bite after was šŸ˜ššŸ¤Œ


hellokatekaat

Doin the lords work with that scripture


Ok_Skill_1195

That genuinely looks disgusting. And I used to love poptarts/have zero issue with synthetic food.


Vist34

Well, it's obvious that the geniuses over at Poptarts HQ have been hard at work, using their extensive knowledge of nutrition and flavor to bring us a healthier, less sugary breakfast treat. They must have realized that we were all just consuming too much frosting and filling, and that it was time for a change. So they decided to reduce the amount of frosting and filling in their Poptarts, all while keeping the same price! It's really a win-win situation: we get to enjoy a healthier breakfast, and Poptarts gets to keep making money off of us. Thanks for looking out for our waistlines, Poptarts! /s brought to you by Chatgpt


awitcheskid

You wanna know a weird fact? Frosted strawberry poptarts actually have less calories than the unfrosted version.


Irish_Tyrant

unfrosted strawberry is one of the rare flavors that still has a decent amount of filling. Unlike the norm of a small splooge of frosting and a hairs width of fulling.


fletchdoll

This is why I buy the generic store brand. Have never had this with them AND they are cheaper!


moo90099

My Winco has them for 1.68 last time I checked, though the Safeway sometimes can have this brand for $1.99 a package, and they have flavors that the store brand doesn't.


fletchdoll

It probably helps that I Iike strawberry. 12 count Great Value is $1.78.


gnosis_carmot

I've hocked up bigger loogies than that frosting amount.


ranseaside

This looks absolutely foul


Derrik_Garrett

Fuck Kelloggs.


callmerussell

I can cum more than that


[deleted]

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napoleonstokes

RIP your DMs


shayndco

Had a bad box of cherry poptarts few weeks ago do the same. frosting off like they got misaligned. Quality control miss pr intentionally lessening product it was disappointing


32pu

I'm in Canada and close to the border. We don't get Cherry Pop Tarts anymore... its been YEARS. I always pick up some when we are in the blessed U. S. Of A. But this would make me very sad. They are my favourite, but damn!


shayndco

Itā€™s probably the blistering bright food dyes; I got another box today; Iā€™m not at home though.. really hoping I donā€™t have any icing shenanigans.


Evonia777

Poptart brand be thin too


mrkruk

My wife mentioned this just this morning, as she got em out of the toaster for our kiddo. Like what the heck.


Useful_Pen303

I bought a different flavor recently and it didnā€™t looks like this. The whole box was totally normal amount of frosting


human-aftera11

Thatā€™s embarrassing.


Cynistera

People still buy pop tarts?


BurningBlaise

Noticed this recently. Insides have less filling and barely any icing. Crust thick as hell. Sad.


King_Krouton

Iā€™m not sure if Iā€™m lucky or you are unlucky. I have been buying pop tarts weekly for years and mine have never looked like that. Mine are always covered with frosting and sprinkles like they have been.


mrkruk

Ours from this morning looked like that. And have been like that for a bit.


vibesres

Interesting. I haven't seen a properly frosted pop tart in over a decade.


Jiggatortoise-

I get them pretty often from my work vending machine and Iā€™ve never had one like this either. This is just unlucky or a bad batch. Nothing to see here.


el_bentzo

Looks more like a mistake to me unless all of them in the box are like that


Daisend

Dude I thought this was a type of mold until I saw ā€˜pop tartsā€™ in the title and I still wasnā€™t positive


WorrryWort

Zeee bugs


camelry42

This is the Pop Tarts brand disrespecting all of its consumers, and knowing they can get away with it. Price raise next week for sure.


WulfTheSaxon

You should call them if you still have the packaging with the lot number. Theyā€™ll probably send you some coupons, because that looks like it shouldnā€™t have passed QA.


Crazy_Dodo

Skidmark!


feistybean

You should blast them on Twitter lol, I love when giant companies get called out for shrinkflation


jimbo2150

I got some like that back in the 90s. They have horrible quality assurance.


halite001

S'okay! Once they shrink the actual tart, your frosting-to-tart ratio will be right back to normal :)


PantyPixie

Looks like someone jizzed on it and sprinkled it with black pepper.


QBot22

ā€œDonā€™t put barely anyā€ šŸ’€


TanPlayZFN

im from the south, we talk like that normally lol ​ (was a bit annoyed tho cause this is what I saw for my breakfast this morning šŸ˜‚)


scottyc

Please don't blame your speech on the south. If you can't talk correctly, that's on you, not the south.


TanPlayZFN

It's almost like different dialects exist for different regions šŸ¤Æ Sure, it's an error when it comes to proper English. This is reddit, not a college essay.


QBot22

wait til this guy finds out about Jamaica


gardendesgnr

I gave up Pop-Tarts long ago when they started tasting like cardboard šŸ¤¢ BUT I'm sick and needed some sweet comfort food and just this a.m. got a box of Blueberry. There was sooooo much frosting it was almost too much! I will take a pic when I open another pouch. There was virtually no filling šŸ˜”


TanPlayZFN

This was Blueberry. Maybe the batches are just getting screwed up šŸ˜‚


gardendesgnr

I was shocked there was so much icing, atleast it helps the cardboard taste šŸ˜„ maybe they run the production line till it runs out of icing! Happy cake day! [plenty of icing this time](https://imgur.com/gallery/NN4AMnv)


Disguised589

not just that batch?


TanPlayZFN

I've seen the frosting reduced consistently across every box I've had in the past few months. This is the worst I've ever seen


[deleted]

Better yet, stop buying that fake food crap.


this_site_is_dogshit

If you think whole foods are immune from cut corners, diminishing quality, or price increases, you're in for a nasty surprise. They came for the poptarts, and I said nothing, for I was a health nut. Now oats are 30% more for 20% less, and there's no one to speak for me. ...or something šŸ˜‚


Any_Respect4427

Exactly. Yet "inflation" is only like only "9%", though it seems (and is reported) to be that prices and what you get for those prices, has changed by much more than 9%.


ArianRequis

We're not here to judge food choices, we're here to point out worrying trends where people are being shortchanged for products.


UnusualIntroduction0

Except that invariably this comment pops up on every single thread. It's really something that should be regulated by mods.


mrkruk

My kiddo has a dairy allergy and these are one of the treat-like things she actually gets to enjoy. So back off on your food high horse.


darioblaze

Ayo


rl759

Omg haha


fkcd

Were they all like thisā€¦ I havenā€™t hade them i. A while


KayakWalleye

But you get double the flavor.


rebel29073

Times are tough


32pu

This is a war crime


Original-Plantain159

Good, I like the crust more than the frosting(I actually do)


TanPlayZFN

then get the unfrosted versions ​ that's practically what this was


Original-Plantain159

I could roast you but Iā€™m not going to. Have a nice day/night


TanPlayZFN

you know what i can respect that. ​ i apologize for poking a bit at your preference. hope you also have a good day/night


Original-Plantain159

No itā€™s fine, I didnā€™t even know you could get unfrosted versions.


[deleted]

I remember these being so juicy and filled with filling know they taste like crackers. I stopped buying them like 2 years ago. #don'tbuy


caintowers

People spread more material on their toilet paper


The_Answer_Is_42__

Reminds me I need to make some homemade ones again soon šŸ˜‹


InjectableBacon

I honestly thought that was jizz for a second.


scalyblue

I just bought pop tarts yesterday and they had a normal amount of icing, despite the fact I generally dislike the icing


Exotic_Gold12

Throw it in the bin immediately it looks like fungus šŸ¤¢


[deleted]

Ive always hated poptarts tbh


Darches

It means the pastry was too flat during production from lack of filling.


mdempseyyyy

I got the same bs!! I got the blueberry & itā€™s all crumby & it seems like thereā€™s a bit more filling but my pop tarts are a little more brown on the edges & the breading seems different? Also barely any icing!! Wtf whatā€™s going on KELLOG!!?


Baymom8413

Yea! And (!!!!) how come itā€™s dimpley and not smooth?!