POP TARTS!!! (Page 2)

It amuses me when people get all righteous about something like pop tarts, but have no problem with power bars or goo on rides or runs.

All of it is terrible stuf if you are using it to take the place of nutritious meals, but Pop Tarts are as good of a sugar source as anything else when you really need some conveniently-packaged calories. 

I second that!  My favorites, brown sugar, cherry, blueberry, then strawberry.

Back in the days of HS sports, we would load up at the grocery store on Pop Tarts for the bus ride to and from baseball games. Also use them for Cross Country. Don't forget the instant oatmeal..

That was 20 years ago, I was a teenager and never thought about nutrition (other than the balanced sit down meals we ate every night as a family - then again, I didn't think about that either, it was just what mom provided)

Now I seriously try to avoid them for some of the reasons mentioned above - although on a binge I could still finish off a box and regret it later. 

The reason I am an athlete is so I can eat junk food!  When I was a couch potato I had to worry about the calories, but now I burn those pop tarts right up.   And the donuts, and the m&m's, and the ice cream...... 

I would hope you're being facetious. However, if you truly think as an endurance athlete you're immune to the affects of poor eating habits, I suggest you google "Jim Fixx."

For the record: I like Taco Bell AND Pop Tarts (I just don't get to eat them...)

What's wrong with Taco Bell? I love s'more pop tarts. And there used to be a vanilla or white chocolate kind that's awesome!

As far as junk food, as long as you don't live solely on the stuff, it won't kill you too quickly! And I, too, train so I can eat a wider and more calorie-laden variety of food on occasion.