Shrinkflation is real. Remember when full sized candy bars actually used to be full sized? And not $2.50 each? Remember when your bags of chips weren’t 75% air? And remember when PopTarts actually had filling in them? Today we go back to the good ol’ days… because PopTart has a “new” product… (which I would argue is just their product from years ago) Super Stuffed PopTarts! Thanks for joining us today. As always, let us know in the comments if there is a new food you really want us to try out. Also, be a pal of the show and donate! Who are our Questers today? * Kris, off the rails * Nate, off the rails * Matt, extremely off the rails * Amy, trying her best Which Poptarts are we trying? * Crunchy Poppers Frosted Brownie Crunch * Crunchy Poppers Frosted Strawberry Crunch * PopTarts Super Stuffed - Strawberry Blast * PopTarts Super Stuffed - Molten Lava Cake A Mini History Pop Tarts In 1963 Post Cereals adapted a process for enclosing food in foil to keep it fresh without spoiling. And with this process, they made a new toaster-prepared breakfast food. These fruit-filled pastries could be shipped and stored without having to be refrigerated. In 1964, Post unveiled this product, called Country Squares. But unfortunately, Post was slow to release the product to stores and six months later, in September of 1964, Kellogg’s swooped in, stealing the market with a new product called Fruit Scones. The first toaster pastries that were produced were all unfrosted. They came in four flavors. Apple Currant Jelly, Strawberry, Blueberry, and Brown Sugar-Cinnamon. In 1967 the first frosted Pop-Tarts hit the shelves with four flavors as well. (Any guesses on the flavors?) Dutch Apple, Concord Grape, Raspberry, and Brown Sugar Cinnamon. Today, around 2 billion Pop Tarts are sold each year in the United States. The best selling Pop Tart? Strawberry, followed by Brown Sugar Cinnamon and S’mores. The Results **SPOILER ALERT!** Listen to the episode first if you do not want the results revealed to you yet! Crunchy Poppers Frosted Strawberry Crunch * Kris: “Good for a 5 year old because they don’t know any better.” 3/10 * Amy: “Weird and crunchy.” 3/10 * Nate: “Nope.” 3/10 * Matt: “I’m not eating this.” 4/10 TOTAL: 13/40 Crunchy Poppers Frosted Brownie Crunch * Kris: “It’s better because it’s chocolate...” 4/10 * Amy: “That’s a bad product.” 4/10 * Nate: “Huh...” 3/10 * Matt: “Nobody does chocolate like PopTarts.” 3/10 TOTAL: 14/40 PopTarts Super Stuffed - Molten Lava Cake * Kris: “I don’t really care for the fudge flavor on that.” 5/10 * Amy: “Yeah, It doesn’t need to be heated.” 6/10 * Nate: “It’s super sweet.” 4/10 * Matt: “I could eat this over some ice cream.” 5/10 TOTAL: 20/40 PopTarts Super Stuffed - Strawberry Blast * Kris: “This is better than the fudge.” 6/10 * Amy: “It tastes more like a strawberry should.” 7/10 * Nate: “It’s pretty decent.” 6/10 * Matt: “This tastes different from the original strawberry flavor.” 5/10 TOTAL: 24/40 There you have it. The Super Stuffed Pop Tarts receive the Quest for the Best seal of approval. Maybe you still want to give it a try? Check out their website for more information on where to find some. https://www.poptarts.com Thank you for joining us on this episode of Quest for the Best. Let us know what you thought. Have you tried these Pop Tarts? What were your thoughts? Also, do you have any foods you would love to get the coveted seal of approval? Let us know in the comments what you want to hear next. Thanks again for the support. Until next time, stay sane out there. Show Notes: https://medium.com/@tonylow/the-pop-tart-story-6a5269062bb9 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/best-selling-poptarts-flavors_n_5836520 https://www.mashed.com/117295/untold-truth-pop-tarts/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit questforthebestpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
