Guys! I hate to tell you this, but Deep fried Twinkies aren’t meant to be nutritious..lol!

As for Canola oil, it is the best, because its got a high smoking point and best for deep frying, while being the lowest in saturated fat and highest in monounsaturated fat. MUCH better than soybean or lard, am I not right?
Coconut oil has alot of saturated fat. I’m not sure how you call that healthier. There’s debate about it but a general nutritionist would not currently recommend that over canola, AT ALL.

Canola has the highest monounsaturated besides olive, which you can’t deep fry in. Plus it would taste nasty for this. lol.
And there no trans fat in liquid oil. So considering these are the furthest thing from tryign to be “healthy”, I’d say I did a good job by eliminating the worst health dangers. (Trans and saturated fats).

We just did this fast.. not sure what you mean by lack of planning? We pretty much had things organized, I thought.

And this is only something to have once in awhile, people!

Logan

Hi Logan–

Thanks for the most informative, and definitely the funniest, nutrition web site on earth.

Hi Paul–

Thanks for the kind words.  I’m glad someone notices the humor.

Cheers–

MRE

Haha, if you guys ever end up doing this, then it means we’ve got major problems!

Hi Michael–

Great idea for a show!  You’re not going to ask for producer credits are you?

Cheers–

MRE 

Hi Victoria–

Interesting observation.  Thanks for commenting.

Too bad were all not as smart as ants. 

Cheers–

MRE 

In defense of this young kid, at least he seemed to know a couple of basic tidbits about cooking: measurement breakdowns, acidulating the milk, and how to avoid too much gluten in the batter.

Unfortunately, saying things like “Canola oil is the best…” (among the many other culinary/nutritional crimes in the video) is purely a result of his misguided education.

Hi Karen–

Granted, he does know a fair amount about cooking, just not a lot about nutrition.

What has stunned me about all the comments is that everyone recognized this as a male.  I assumed he was a female.  I guess I was bamboozled by this YouTube post of his that I found when I was trying to learn more about the kid on the Deep-fried Twinkie video.  After seeing this, I just assumed he was a ‘she.’  I went back after all these comments and found a couple of other videos.  He is definitely a he.  I showed MD the video below, and she immediately fingered her as a he.  All I can say is that I’m glad I’m not in the dating scene right now or I could be in for some nasty surprises.

Don’t watch this if you are offended by a young boy semi-erotically playing with fake breasts.

YouTube link 

Yummmm…..not. What is it with county/state fairs being a hotbed for crazed “Frankenfood” inventors? I went to the West Virgina State fair some years back (was working in the area at the time and thought it would be entertaining) and they were selling these 2 lb cinnamon rolls and for just a few dollars more you could get a side of insulin. Just kidding….about the insulin. The line to get one was at least 25 yards long (and a few yards wide!). You see people with cotton candy in one hand, a funnel cake in the other standing in line to get fried Coke-balls. State/county fairs should come with a black box warning!

Ciao

Hi Ned–

A black box warning indeed.

Thanks for your report from the front lines of the war on good health.

Cheers–

MRE 

I tried some sort of “tostado”-type thing that wasn’t very good, then kept my indulgences to the sausage on a stick which turned out to be a 10-inch kielbasa, straight-up, no bun or fried anything, on a stick.

With all the foods on a stick, deep fried foods, and beer available, the place had the makings of a college eating/drinking game gone terribly awry.

Hi Ogden–

And just when I thought a deep-fried Twinkie was the worst food devised by man, here you come with this report.  God help us all.

I’ve never heard anything more revolting than your description of the Coca-cola concoction.

It does sound like a frat scene fueled by an abundance of booze, sugar and stupidity.

Thanks for the report from the front. I may have to make a full post out of this.

Cheers–

MRE 

~Anna

Hi Anna–

I always thought that the idea that a Twinkie would last forever without decomposing or being consumed by bugs was an urban legend until I read this piece in the New York Times a couple of years ago. It’s about a science teacher who was retiring after 30 some years, and who had left a Twinkie out to see what would happen:

THIRTY years ago, Roger Bennatti, a science teacher at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, Me., decided to test the myth that a Twinkie lasts forever. So he bought a two-pack, ate one and placed the other, still in its wrapper, on top of the intercom box. There it sat until he retired last year.

The Twinkie is in fine condition, if somewhat dusty and the consistency of Styrofoam. ”There’s a little bit of what looks like mold on it,” Ms. Rosemeier (a former student, now a teacher, who has the Twinkie in her classroom) says, ”but it’s mold that has dried up and is no longer active.”

Best of all is the comment from the Twinkie spokesperson:

Anne Drozda, brand manager for Hostess, says that the preservatives in a Twinkie give it an official shelf life of only 25 days post-assembly line. ”It’s made from eggs and milk and sugar and flour. Just like anything else, it’s going to go bad. Even after 21 days it starts to go stale and gets this weird texture.” About Blue Hill’s Twinkie, she says, ”I wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole.”

Cheers–

MRE

Glenice

Hi Glenice–

But did you like it better than Rachal Ray? 

What is pure canola oil?  It’s an oxymoron, of course.

Cheers–

MRE 

I know I might be weird for wanting to try this, but I like to try anything new just to see what it tastes like.

Hi Victoria–

Go for it.  Just don’t send me one.

Somehow I don’t believe the switch to coconut oil will much improve this item’s position on the healthy food index.

Cheers–

MRE