Poptart Research Paper

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Poptarts McKenzie Parmley Mm3 Poptarts are a great way to snack if you’re craving something sweet. Coming two in a pack they are also great for sharing. They come in many different flavors including brown sugar and cinnamon, cookies and cream, and many more, but no one really knows a lot about them. The only thing that most people know about them is that they are “Crazy good!” Here are some things that you might not know about the delicious legacy poptarts. The year was 1963 and Kellogg’s wasn’t the brilliant mind behind these snacks. Bill Post, the owner of Post cereal, had the idea to make these. The original idea didn’t actually have frosting on them. Poptarts were also just supposed to have a fruit filling. After a while Kellogg’s …show more content…

While snacking on one of the now famous treats, he looked at the cookie frosting machine. He didn’t think it would hurt to slide it under there. Bill Post’s idea soon became the start of their well-known fame. A lot of people doubted that these new creations would work in toaster but he brought in a toaster and proved them wrong. When Bill proved them wrong everyone was astonished. Most people won’t eat poptarts because they are “unhealthy”. Actually they are only half right. Poptarts, without icing, hold way more calories than poptarts with icing. Frosted, they only have about 200 calories. Unfrosted they have around 210 calories. According to a Kellogg’s representative, “unfrosted poptarts have a slightly thicker crust to compensate for the lack of frosting, resulting in a few more calories per serving.” He said this around 2009. The question about frosted and unfrosted poptarts was revealed. A lot of people who eat poptarts don’t eat them the way they are supposed to be eaten. The right way to make poptarts is to put them in the toaster, hence the name poptarts. Poptarts may seem like an innocent child’s snack but they really have an evil side. Poptarts are known to cause house fires. The corn syrup in the poptart can heat up, bur, and cause a fire. May homes have been destroyed by these “innocent” snacks. Its propbably best just to eat them like I …show more content…

Kellogg’s poptarts make about a billion poptarts a year! That’s 2 billion single poptarts a year! There was also a poptart store in time square. (I would spend all of my money there!) One thing that should’ve stayed in style was the poptarts cereal! It’s the best of both worlds. Cereal and poptarts. Have you ever wanted to make your own poptarts? You can! There are many recipes on how to make these delicious treats. All you have to do is go on the internet and they are right there! Personally I wouldn’t because Kellogg’s brand poptarts are the best but you might want a healthier version. You could substitute regular ingredients for possibly organic ingredients. This is a great idea if you are allergic to gluten products like some people. Just don’t take away their credit. If you were curious about the first flavors of poptarts, there was strawberry, blueberry, apple, and brown sugar and cinnamon. There was also grape and French toast flavors as well! Did you know that there are over 30 different kinds of poptarts? Poptarts also made other sweet treats such as ice cream sandwiches and other pastries. Not many people know about these because they didn’t last long in the

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