From a Chinese oil refinery to your Twinkie Source: The L.A. Times
Although eight of the ingredients in the beloved little snack cake come from domestic corn and three from soybeans, there are others — including thiamine mononitrate — that come from petroleum. Chinese petroleum. Chinese refineries and Chinese factories.
Turner 'toons won't sell sugary snacks to kids Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With childhood obesity a growing concern, Atlanta's Cartoon Network Friday said it will restrict licensing of its cartoon characters targeted to children under 12 to food and drink products that meet specific nutritional guidelines.
Twinkies bring back banana filling Source: The L.A. Times
Twinkie lovers, get ready to go bananas. The sweet treat known for its golden spongy cake and its creamy vanilla center is returning to its roots with banana-creme filling — the flavor that first made the snack a hit more than 70 years ago.

When I was 13, I acted as a go-between in a summer camp romance. My buddy Matt had a crush on a girl named Leora and enlisted me as his wingman to court her (to spare his feelings in the event of rejection).
What the Heck's in a Twinkie? Source: discovermagazine.com
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are," wrote 19th-century French gastronomist Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. But without a Ph.D.
Sponge-worthySource: The Seattle Times
"The Twinkies Cookbook" shows you how to make Twinkie sushi, among other things.
What an odd country this is.
HostessSource: twinkies.com
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