Vegetarian Star

In case you haven’t been keeping up with the junk food news, the sugary snack food once thought to be in danger has been saved after all.

Hostess has re-introduced Twinkies this month, dubbing it the “sweetest comeback in the history of ever.”

They will be priced the same per box, but actually have fewer calories and fat grams.

But comeback kid or not, they’re no match for vegan twinkies, especially the ones from Fran Costigan’s book, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally.

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Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of sugary-filled sweets such as Ho-Hos, Ding-Dongs and of course, the omnipresent Twinkie, is planning to shut its doors for good.

America is nowhere near earning the nickname of the “health foodie state,” but could it be that the fall of the Twinkie empire is due to people simply changing their habits and wanting to eat better?

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While being interviewed by the NBC Today Show, Weird Al Yankovic shared his recipe for a Twinkie hot dog.

This dish involves taking a Twinkie and slicing it in half, then placing a tofu pup in the middle and topping with your favorite toppings. Go throw up now. But come right back and finish reading.

Although some tout the weight loss benefits of a Twinkie diet, the yellow submarine is full of sugar, high fructose corn syrup, dyes and other preservative items that one person found so interesting, he photographed all 37 ingredients in it so viewers could play a matching game to figure out which one is which.

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We told you how Woody Harrelson ate loads of faux Twinkies that were vegan while playing his Twinkie addicted character, Tallahassee on Zombieland.

Recently Woody appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he discussed how delicious the faux Twinkies were.

“I’m telling you I think it might spawn a real healthy Twinkie revolution,” Woody said.

Watch the clip to hear what Jimmy Kimmel‘s thoughts were about the faux Twinkies and catch Woody’s co-star Jesse Einsenberg in the audience.

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