March 9, 2008
Whole Grain Pop-Tarts
I’m the Mom who asks for whole wheat bread for grilled cheese sandwiches at restaurants. I don’t do it to torture my kids. I ask because if I don’t, they will both complain that their sandwiches don’t taste right. Both of my girls have been whole wheat girls from the time they started eating food. It’s just how we do things around here.
However, my girls have always been willing to forgo the whole wheat goodness for some starchy white Pop-Tarts. They don’t have to anymore!
I am so excited to tell you about Whole Grain Pop-Tarts! We were given two flavors to try, Strawberry and Cinnamon, and the girls are devouring them morning, noon, and night (I’m a Mom who chooses my battles wisely and I’m not choosing the Pop-Tart battle).
The Whole Grain Pop-Tarts are super tasty! I couldn’t help but try one myself and they are divine. In the toaster, they get super crunchy on the ends and the overall flavor is so much better. It doesn’t seem like just sugar dissolving in your mouth. The best part is that one Pop-Tart counts as a whole serving of whole grains.
In addition to the improved flavor, the Pop-Tarts are only drizzled with a little icing, not a big slab of it like on the traditional kind. It’s just enough sweet to keep you interested without sending your body into sugar overload or as we like to call it around here, "spaz-mode."
For taking a guilty pleasure and turning it into something that’s actually nutritious, BBM gives Whole Grain Pop-Tarts. . .
What a great idea. I’m so glad I read this and my girls will be glad you reviewed it. They love–well we all love pop tarts but it was becoming an addiction around here. Then I found out that pop tarts, nutrigrain bars and granola bars have about the same amount of everything from calories to sugar in the nutrition label. Amazing and now they are made with whole grain. Excellent.