{"id":34572,"date":"2019-02-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=34572"},"modified":"2021-02-09T19:15:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T05:15:03","slug":"pop-tarts-bites-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/08\/pop-tarts-bites-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Kellogg&#8217;s Pop-Tarts Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kelloggs-Pop-Tarts-Bites.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kellogg s Pop Tarts Bites\" title=\"Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Bites.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you wake up precisely 43 seconds before you need to be out the door? Or maybe you have a heart condition, and the sudden POP! of the toaster would too much for the ol&#8217; ticker? Or perhaps you don&#8217;t like your kids too much, and don&#8217;t want to do anything that could be mistaken as cooking for them?<\/p>\n<p>If so, Pop-Tarts Bites are the product for you! Able to go from box to mouth in under 10 seconds, these bite-sized pieces promise the classic Frosted Strawberry or Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon flavor without all that tedious toasting.<\/p>\n<p>An even faster, less labor-intensive version of toasted Pop-Tarts may seem like a product in search of a problem, but I&#8217;m willing to be convinced. After all, I&#8217;m a guy so impatient that I&#8217;ve never successfully cooked a TV dinner using the conventional oven instructions. I always get tired of waiting and throw it in the microwave.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kelloggs-Pop-Tarts-Bites-Pouches.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kellogg s Pop Tarts Bites Pouches\" title=\"Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Bites Pouches.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I open a pouch of each and stick my nose in deep to sniff that classic Pop-Tart scent of slightly undercooked pastry. The Brown Sugar Cinnamon has an additional spice scent, and the strawberry strongly reminds me of strawberry jam. So far, the experience is identical to regular Pop Tarts.<\/p>\n<p>I pop a Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bite into my mouth, crunch through the frosting, and into the sugary center. These taste like Pop-Tarts. The Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bites have a kick of spice to them, and the Strawberry Bites have a nice tartness, but these are fundamentally the popular toaster pastry. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kelloggs-Pop-Tarts-Bites-Innards-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kellogg s Pop Tarts Bites Innards\" title=\"Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Bites Innards.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If anything, they&#8217;re a bit more monotonous. With a traditional Pop-Tart, you can vary the eating experience by adjusting the amount of filled center vs. unfilled edge in each bite. I know I&#8217;m not the only one who likes to nibble away all the edge first, leaving the super sugary center for last. It&#8217;s also possible I way over think these things.<\/p>\n<p>For me, the major drawback to these is that they can&#8217;t be toasted. While I understand one of the selling points of Pop-Tarts is that they allow you to eat breakfast while still in REM sleep, I&#8217;ve always preferred them toasted. Having a &#8220;cooked&#8221; breakfast will enable me to maintain the facade of being a functional adult. Plus, it gets rid of the aforementioned undercooked dough flavor. A brief 20 second trip in the microwave results in a pillowy crust and warm filling, an improvement, but one not intended by the manufacturer. <\/p>\n<p>Everything you need to know about Pop-Tarts Bites is right there in the name. They&#8217;re mini bite-sized Pop-Tarts. They deliver precisely that but don&#8217;t add much to the Pop-Tarts Extended Universe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> $4.98<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> 10 pouches\/box<br \/>\n<strong>Purchased at:<\/strong> Walmart<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong> (1 pouch) <strong>Strawberry<\/strong> &#8211; 150 calories, 3 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 160 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 15 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein. <strong>Brown Sugar Cinnamon<\/strong> &#8211; 150 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 160 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 grams of fiber, 15 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you wake up precisely 43 seconds before you need to be out the door? Or maybe you have a heart condition, and the sudden POP! of the toaster would too much for the ol&#8217; ticker? 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