Poll # 14 : Peeps:
Food / Not Food
Results:
9 Responses 4 Food / 4 Not Food /
1 Undecided
For
this weeks poll: Peeps are not food, it sugar and they are the nastiest tasting
things. Brandy
Marsh mallows
aren't they? I would have to say food.. Fue
Peeps
are food. I know that Krista disagrees. I ate them in our office
just to huzz her out!
laurie
Peeps - there
are people who love the little nasty NON-FOOD treats. I'm one of those
OTHER people, an apple or orange will do me right, hehehe.
Thea
As for the peeps, I am definitely going to have to say food. While unappealing in texture and appearance, they are
composed of a carbon source (glucose), and can be metabolized to yield energy for cellular processes. That
sounds like food to me. If your point is that even though they are technically food, they should not be
used as such, I would refer you to a book called Fast Food Nation; my point being that most of what many
people (including myself) consume is disturbing.
As for this weeks poll………. FOOD:
1) “A substance, of plant or animal origin taken in and assimilated by
an organism to maintain life and growth”
Peeps are a marshmallow confection, intended as
a kids' Easter candy. The manufacturer states that Peeps are the most popular
non-chocolate Easter candy. Peeps
are not Kosher for Passover. Marshmallow
candy dates back to ancient Egypt where it was a honey-based candy flavored and
thickened with the sap of the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis).
Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It
is common in the eastern United States. Until the mid 1800's, marshmallow candy
was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Gelatin replaces the sap in
the modern recipes. Not to gross
anyone out but gelatin is made from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of
animals.Peeps certainly meet the first part of the definition of food, but I
doubt that you could sustain life by just eating Peeps.
In short, I am undecided.
As a side note: In Sacramento
there is an annual contest for eating peeps. This last year (2002), Jason (Peepicide)
won the prize, consuming 72 peeps in 1/2 hour.
Makes me sick just thinking about it Isn’t
unemployment grand?-Ian
As
far as the peeps go- SO NOT FOOD!!!!!!!!!! No nutritional value.
They are so gross. I don’t think anything that apparently tastes better
after it has become stale and crusty is good for you. (I have heard that
many people enjoy these freaky treats after the package has been left open for a
couple of days.) so gross, and so not food. Krista
They
are not food! I don't like them at all. (And I like almost everything) I
know that there are people like my husband that love them and would call them
food. I just don't get it. Hasmik
My personal view is that Peeps
are food—no question about it. I
have consumed several in the last two weeks and if it can be consumed, it is
food in my book. Is a peep
necessarily healthy? Depends on
which book of nutrition you subscribe to. Atkins?
No…Low Fat? Yes… Organic? No… Then comes another popular nutritional question: Is
sugar bad for you? Many will argue,
but I do not believe that sugar is bad for you.
People make sugar out to be the enemy, when really it’s what keeps us
alive. Like the sun, eh?
Would I eat 72 peeps in ½ hour? No…would
I eat a few in a day, yes… Are
peeps better after they have become stale and crusty?
Absolutely…does that make it not food?
No. I wonder if those who
consider peeps “not food” would also consider marshmallows “not food”… A peep is nothing more than a sugar-coated marshmallow…Are
S’mores food? What I think is
most interesting about this poll is that those who said “not food” relied on
their subjective beliefs on what food is and/or is not, while those who said
“food” looked for some objective standard from which to judge….this said,
polls are about opinions and preferences and I stand by standing by each
person’s right to judge a poll based on his or her own criteria, unless
otherwise stated. Food.
Josh
Verdict? TIED!!
