Are Hot Pockets Junk Food?
Chef's answer
By marketing Hot Pockets as fresh and wholesome, a clear message is being sent. They are telling us that this is not junk food.
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For those of you who don't know, a Hot Pocket is a frozen Pop-tart filled -- instead of with fruit -- with nasty meat and sauce. You're supposed to stick it in a microwave for a few minutes and let it cook/heat, and then it's supposedly edible. But it never actually is. ... "It's frozen.
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PREP IT. Unwrap sandwich, insert into crisping sleeve, and place on microwave safe plate. HEAT IT. Cook on HIGH (1100 Watt Oven) 1 Sandwich: 2 minutes* 2 Sandwiches: 3 minutes, 30 seconds* For Lower Wattage/Compact Microwave, cook 1 sandwich on HIGH for 3 minutes, 10 seconds*..
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Hot Pockets Recalled Nationwide: May Contain Plastic, Glass More than 750,000 pounds of pepperoni Hot Pockets sold nationwide have been recalled because they may contain pieces of glass and hard plastic, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Hot Pockets is an American brand of microwaveable turnovers generally containing one or more types of cheese, meat, or vegetables. Hot Pockets was founded by the Chef America Inc. company..
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Michelle Janavs, whose family invented Hot Pockets, and Douglas Hodge, the ex-CEO of Pacific Investment Management Co., can remain free until at least June 30, U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton ruled Thursday.
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6 billion..
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7721A" inside the USDA mark of inspection. 13 through Nov. ... The product is being recalled because of potential contamination with "extraneous materials, specifically pieces of glass and hard plastic.
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