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Anyone know of a healthier alternative to poptarts?

BubblyToesBubblyToes member
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Will loves poptarts, but I can't in good conscience feed them to him after seeing the calorie count and ingredient list on those things.  It's seriously scary.  Anyone know of something similar that's not as scary?
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Re: Anyone know of a healthier alternative to poptarts?

  • isabella22isabella22

    LOL, I LOVE poptarts!  They aren't healthy!?!??!?!?!! ;)

    What about toaster strudles?  Are they any better?

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  • amiamishamiamish
    Are those fruit bars just as bad?
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  • npeacocknpeacock
    We get some at Costco that are organic - I think they are Nature's Gate or something and they are pretty good...  I don't know about much healthier though.
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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    There are organic ones, but they have just as much sugar. So do things like nutra grain bars (or the organic ones). The only difference is ingredients.
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  • gibsgibs
    bagel, cream cheese and jam?
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  • CleoKittyCleoKitty member

    Whether or not they're any healthier is up for debate. IMO, the nutritional content is about the same but they use better ingredients without as much funky stuff.

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  • gracendantho26gracendantho26 member
    Trader Joe's toaster pasteries are just like pop tarts!
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  • gracendantho26gracendantho26 member

    Oh yeah they are called Nature's Path

    Here's the nutritional info

    Nutrition Facts
    Serving Size 1 pastry (52.0 g)
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories
    200
    Calories from Fat
    41
    % Daily Value*
    Total Fat
    4.5g
    7%
    Saturated Fat
    3.0g
    15%
    Sodium
    150mg
    6%
    Total Carbohydrates
    37.0g
    12%
    Dietary Fiber
    1.0g
    4%
    Sugars
    17.0g
    Protein
    3.0g
    Vitamin A 0% ? Vitamin C 0%
    Calcium 0% ? Iron 8%
    * Based on a 2000 calorie diet
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  • JellymanKellyJellymanKelly
    We use the kind that Cleo posted. They actually taste like real food rather than corn syrup and crap. He doesn't eat them that often anymore, but I feel better about them than Pop Tarts.
    She's crafty - and she's just my type.
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  • gracendantho26gracendantho26 member

    Then Pop Tart nutritional info looks very similar.

     

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  • Blair11884Blair11884 member
    I buy ds the ones with added Fiber.  They are made by the Poptart brand but in a green box.  The only downside well for kids is that they do have icing but no sprinkles. :(  DS asks me to sprinkle a few on top so I do but by the time he picks it up, they fall off. LOL! HTH!
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  • ZenyaZenya member
    I don't think there is. Maybe make them a weekend treat?  I would think of them more as a desert than anything else.  They taste gross to me actually.  Too sweet.  I am a salt girl...
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  • wildflower865wildflower865
    Fiber One pop tarts.
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