JadedWriter
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The D'agostino's by my job cut the seafood area in half to house more Hot Pockets, I was quite pissed. I haven't had these imitation food pouches since I was in high school.
Product Ingredients
WATER, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR [NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), FULLY COOKED HAM AND WATER PRODUCT, 25% OF WEIGHT IS ADDED INGREDIENTS, GROUND AND FORMED (CURED WITH WATER, SUGAR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DEHYDRATED PORK BROTH, CARRAGEENAN, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), IMITATION CHEDDAR CHEESE (WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CASEIN, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], ARTIFICIAL COLOR), PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE WITH MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, FLAVORS, ANNATTO), SEASONING (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], BUTTERMILK, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, SODIUM CITRATE, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, POTASSIUM SORBATE], SALT, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, COCONUT OIL, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, BLUE CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, EXTRACTIVES OF ANNATTO AND TURMERIC), 2% OR LESS OF PALM OIL (WITH SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA-CAROTENE [COLOR], CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE]), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SEASONING (BREAD CRUMBS [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, YEAST, SALT], SEASONING [CHEDDAR CHEESE {MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, SALT, WHEY, DEXTROSE, DRIED ONION, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOYBEAN OIL, GARLIC POWDER, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE & DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SPICE, BLUE CHEESE {MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, ANNATTO]), SUGAR, SEASONING (WHEY, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR/BLUE CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, NONFAT MILK, SODIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, EXTRACTIVES OF ANNATTO, PAPRIKA AND TURMERIC [COLOR]), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (WITH SOY LECITHIN), SALT, YEAST, DOUGH CONDITIONER (CALCIUM SULFATE, SALT, LCYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, GARLIC POWDER, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES), DOUGH CONDITIONER (DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES WITH ASCORBIC ACID AND CITRIC ACID [ANTIOXIDANTS]), EGG YOLKS, LACTIC ACID, WHEY, SOY FLOUR, EGG WHITES, SOYBEAN OIL. CONTAINS: MILK, EGG, SOY, WHEAT INGREDIENTS..
That's why I don't buy Hot Pockets nowadays. That's not food, that's a chemical experiment.
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I have never had a Hot Pocket. By the looks of it I haven't missed much.
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That's why I don't buy Hot Pockets nowadays. That's not food, that's a chemical experiment.
That list is a lot less scary than you make it out to be.
This is more of an argument to avoid processed food in general, you could probably put together a sandwich made with processed ham/bread/cheese and end up with an identical list of pure ingredients. The specific reason to stop eating Hot Pockets is spelled out explicitly on the Nutrition Info: 300 calories, 5g of saturated fat and 820mg of sodium. And that's based on a 128g 'serving' which isn't going to keep anybody satisfied for very long.
You've missed out on scorching the roof of your mouth with liquid hot cheese.
I used to love these in college, though it was always disgusting when the cheese wouldn't completely melt.
Example meal for me
Chicken (Product ingredients): Chicken
Potaoes (Product ingredients): Potato
Tahini sauce (Product ingredients): Sesame seeds, salt, water
Cooking without chemicals, how does it work.
Example meal for me
Chicken (Product ingredients): Chicken
Potaoes (Product ingredients): Potato
Tahini sauce (Product ingredients): Sesame seeds, salt, water
Cooking without chemicals, how does it work.
Example meal for me
Chicken (Product ingredients): Chicken
Potaoes (Product ingredients): Potato
Tahini sauce (Product ingredients): Sesame seeds, salt, water
Cooking without chemicals, how does it work.
They were my college food of choice, but after that I swore off them.
Example meal for me
Chicken (Product ingredients): Chicken
Potaoes (Product ingredients): Potato
Tahini sauce (Product ingredients): Sesame seeds, salt, water
Cooking without chemicals, how does it work.
Hot Pockets were bested a long time ago
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It looks like a burrito throwing up. :-/
Don't be dissing the Costco chicken bakes!
Is the wrapper chicken or tortilla?
Hot Pockets were bested a long time ago
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Its like a hot pocket exterior but thicker.
I dont know if theres a word for that
Example meal for me
Chicken (Product ingredients): Chicken
Potaoes (Product ingredients): Potato
Tahini sauce (Product ingredients): Sesame seeds, salt, water
Cooking without chemicals, how does it work.
Product Ingredients
That's why I don't buy Hot Pockets nowadays. That's not food, that's a chemical experiment.
All cooking is a chemical experiment. Most of those are just the chemical names of everyday cooking materials with some preservatives, colors and stabilizers.
And, I ain't even a chemist.
Natural sounding: Vitamin C
Scary sounding: Ascorbic Acid
Hot Pockets were bested a long time ago
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I blame Jim Gaffigan.
I love jim gaffigan! My favorite comedian by farJim Gaffigan couldn't be happier.
God dammit, SapientWolf.
When meat is used as an adjective it's always a little off putting.
Meat parade
Meat storm
Meat plunger
Meat clog
You didn't break down the ingredients in your store bought chicken.