Is this necessary?

A new commercial from Poptarts boasts that they have 25+ flavours.
Well.. how intriguing. Did you know that they even have a....MULTIGRAIN version of Poptarts? While I appreciate their attempt at being healthy, just because the word "multigrain" is slapped on your product, doesn't necessarily mean it's healthy. They even have a whole line of "low fat", "20% fiber", and "added Calcium".There is a discontinued flavour that really piqued my interest, but I can't seem to find nutritional information on it anywhere: Low Fat Frosted Chocolate Fudge. I kid you not.
Their wiki page (found here at Wiki) lists all 25 flavours, their discontinued flavours, their special editions and frighteningly enough... their low fat/multigrain/calcium and fiber enhanced flavours... Wow... 

Lets look at the nutritional fact of a frosted Poptart. When I was a younger person, my favourite was the S'more's flavour. Lets look at that one first.

I chose this one, because as a kid I couldn't get enough of this one. I'd have one whole pouch (2 pop tarts), OR MORE!! Now, how many people have JUST ONE pop tart?  Seeing this kind of makes me sick, and VERY scared. I'm looking forward to having children, and while I'm incredibly thankful for how my parents raised me, you can be SURE Poptarts will NOT be in my house.

Ah wait, it can't be all bad, right? They have a LOW FAT selection! What flavours can you get?

• Low fat strawberry (Frosted)
  
• Low fat brown sugar cinnamon (Frosted)

Looking at the brown sugar flavour (yet again, another favourite of mine) was....flabbergasting to say the least. All it was, is "magic math". I dare you to compare and contrast. It's ridiculous. On the right is the "low fat" version. They take away protein, add some sodium, add some carbs, and take away a whole 20 calories... when you mix that up it breaks down to 25 calories from fat, rather than 45. Wow. Big switch.. not so much.  

Kind of sad. Though it DOES make you stop and look at labels..

So instead of Poptarts, what kind of breakfast can you feed yourself, or your kids? Cereal is a great option. To nix out some more calories, look into Silk Lite Vanilla soymilk. It's my favourite, personally. It's what i stock my fridge with.

In a single Poptart, there are 200 calories. Now, what does 200 calories look like in a -NORMAL- breakfast? Here's a list of ideas:

• Thomas' Light Multigrain english muffin with 1 serving All Whites and 1 Jimmy Dean precooked turkey sausage patty (190 calories)
• Cereal with 1 serving skim milk (200 calories)
• Weight control oatmeal w/ raisins (175 calories)
  
• Thomas' Light Multigrain english muffin with 1 tbsp peanut butter (190 calories)
• All white omelette (3 servings), 1 slice whole wheat toast (40 calories), 1 Jimmy Dean precooked turkey sausage patty (190 calories)
• Dannon light and fit yogurt with All Bran bran buds and half a fruit (200 calories)
• 1 serving raw almonds and half a fruit (210 calories)
• 1 serving raw nuts (almonds or cashews) and K2O Protein Water (190 calories)
• Light yogurt with 1 TBS raw slivered almonds, 1 tsp ground flaxseed and 1/4 cup of a high fiber cereal. (199 calories)
• Omelet bakes: it is so easy to toss together some egg whites (or Egg Beaters), chopped veggies, maybe a little bit of protein (lean ham, turkey bacon) and sprinkle the top with light shredded cheese. Bake it in a 9x9" pan at 350 degrees until set (30 min maybe?) and let it cool. Cut it into squares and package it up. Each morning, you can grab one, warm it up and either eat it with a couple slices of light toast or stick it in one of the Arnold's sandwich thins for your own Egg McMuffin.

How about a parfait for breakfast? A yummy parfait like the one here on the right is scrumptious, filling and HEALTHY! 

Again, how about some Special K with some soymilk. That's my favourite breakfast. Though, they tell you that it's healthy for you to have most of your calories in the morning. Especially if you're going to be highly physically active. To jump start your metabolism, you should have a nice dose of protein and complex carbohydrates to help get you through your metabolism into hyperdrive!

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