Hostess Twinkies, 15 oz

by Interstate Brands Corp.

Product Features

• 10 individually wrapped cakes in a box
• Golden sponge cakes with cream filling
• One of America's best known and most loved snack cakes

Product Description

One of America's best known and most loved snack cakes, Twinkies have been tantalizing taste buds and filling lunch boxes since 1930. Twinkies are the stuff of legends - President Clinton put one in a time capsule - and have achieved the status of cultural icon, with the American Society of Media Photographers recently mounting a photo exhibition featuring Twinkies. But to most people, they're just fun to eat.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0005ZIC1O
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,297 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In response to Rob Ralston, January 9, 2006

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Broseph (Florence, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hostess Twinkies, 15 oz (Misc.)

Yeah, but they taste really good.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Golden Torpedos of Deliciousness!, March 11, 2006

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Monkey (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hostess Twinkies, 15 oz (Misc.)

How can you not love the Twinkie? It's compact, delicious, and aerodynamic. If you actually look at the ingredients, Twinkies are made of flour, water, shortening, eggs, sugar... sound familiar? It's cake. There are some preservatives added to increase shelf life, but they make up a very small percentage of the overall treat. The air we breathe probably contains more dangerous 'additives' than a twinkie. Let us face facts; if one were to eat slice after slice of chocolate cake baked using organic ingredients, that person is going to end up in coronary bypass land just as quickly as if one gorged on Twinkies. Twinkies, like anything, in moderation are just fine.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Disaster for Diet, but Tasty on Your Tongue, September 1, 2006

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Lonnie E. Holder "The Review's the Thing" (Columbus, Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hostess Twinkies, 15 oz (Misc.)

Twinkies rank high on my list of pure junk foods. The sugar and corn syrup in Twinkies help push the calorie count to around 150. I do not care to think about what kind of fats and carbs go in to the 150 calories.

On the other hand, I grew up with Twinkies. I used to eat them as fast as I could get my hands on them. Unfortunately, I am unable to do that any more. You get older, you get smarter, I guess. But I still like an occasional Twinkie. Yes, they are sweet. Yes, they have too many calories. But, they taste good! I wish they still offered banana creme Twinkies.

More recently people have actually enhanced the calories in a Twinkie by deep frying them. Cooking a Twinkie should be something you do only with great care. There is a process to successfully making a deep fried Twinkie, and there are many processes that do not work. To the best of my knowledge all of the processes yield even more calories, but even better flavor. You get the general idea. The better Twinkies taste, the more calories they have. Go figure.

Twinkies in their current form will never be mistaken for a health food. But I will probably continue to indulge in one periodically for as long as I can.

Enjoy!