Poll:How long ago did you eat your last Twinkie?

[David1961]

Since hearing about Hostess's problems, I got to think about how long it has been since I ate my last Twinkie. Have no idea but I'll guess between 5 and 10 years. And in doing an informal survey of family and friends, I have not come across anyone who says they have had a Twinkie within the last 5 years. Either I have friends who are healthy or are liars. How about you?

 

[Ally]

I have never eaten a Twinkie. Now I'm wondering if I missed something.

 

[Nords]

Have no idea but I'll guess between 5 and 10 years.

I think having a Twinkie within the last decade would be a memorable gastronomic event, if only for its aftereffects...

 

[David1961]

Ally:

Guess I should have added that option. Not sure how to modify a poll once it has been created.

 

[W2R]

I think I ate part of one in 1968. Too sweet!

 

[Ally]

That's fine. I wonder if there's anyone else who hasn't had one.

 

[W2R]

I have never eaten an entire Twinkie, AFAIK, Ally. I do not care for them. I have eaten other Hostess products, though, and my favorite was the snowball.

 

[Major Tom]

I also have never eaten a Twinkie. It's vaguely possible that I took a bite of one once and refused to finish the rest.

There are so many better snacks to have with your cup of tea, like chocolate-covered digestives, or Jaffa Cakes. I hear that Hob-Nobs are great but have been away from the UK for too long to have tried one.

 

[easysurfer]

I voted 5 to 10 years ago. Twinkies tasted better when I was a kid and didn't suffer a sugar high as much as now.

 

[Lakedog]

I have never eaten a Twinkie.

+1

 

[GrayHare]

Another Twinkie virgin. Poll fail.

 

[NW-Bound]

I am sure I ate a Twinkie. That must have been 30+ years ago, because that puts the time back to when I was in college. I could eat anything back then.

Despite all the badmouthing, I don't think eating a Twinkie would kill any of us. Ah, come on! It is no gourmet food and may taste too sweet, but lethal it is not. And I just looked up on the Web to see that this 1.5-oz delight was only 150 calories, which could be burned off in just 42 min of walking.

 

[kumquat]

First and last will be in the future. Never seen them in a store here.

 

[Moemg]

I have never eaten a Twinkie. Now I'm wondering if I missed something.

Me too !

 

[rescueme]

Never had one. In our area of the country, Tastykake has been the product of choice for many of the folks raised here:

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[Rambler]

Last one was between one and five years ago, when doing a roadtrip in the USA. Twinkies were never my favorite Hostess confection. I preferred their cupcakes, which I have had once within the past 12 months.

R

 

[obgyn65]

Same here.

I have never eaten a Twinkie. Now I'm wondering if I missed something.

 

[mathjak107]

at least once a year i get the urge.

i do find them way to sweet lately compared to what i remember them as. i much prefer sno-balls.

 

[Nemo2]

I've never eaten a Twinkie.....nor have I eaten bubble wrap or cardboard.

 

[Tyro]

But I was more an aficionado of Ho Hos & Sno Balls...

Tyro

 

[WhoDaresWins]

I think I was in elementary school when I last had a Twinkie (and I'm 58 now). I prefer things with more texture. As a child I did have a real love for ladylocks (sp?) though, the rolled puff pastry filled with cream. My father used to buy me one as a treat at the Barkus Bakery in Pittsburgh, whenever we were "in town" together.

 

[foxfirev5]

Can't recall eating one. If I did it wasn't that memorable.

 

[Gumby]

I don't recall ever eating a Twinkie.

 

[MichaelB]

I can neither confirm nor deny that I ever consumed a Twinkie or any other Hostess product. As a child, perhaps. Since college, none. There were always tastier and more filling choices.

 

[REWahoo]

It has been quite a while...