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The Oreo turned 100 last year, which means that the cookie has had its lovers and haters for a century. Count Jenn Wohletz among the latter; she included Oreos on her list of five terrible foods.
Although many readers love the cookie, one says it’s even worse than it used to be. See also: – From Oreos to margarine: Five terrible foods — and how we got stuck with them –McFish Bites: McDonald’s sure knows how to bait a hook – Five foods that are just fine to waste — starting with Oreos
Says Denise:
Oreos were good tasting in the ’70s when they were still made with lard. The public pressure to replace the lard with shortening created the overly crunchy, bland- tasting cookie it is today.
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Were the ’70s better in reality? Or just in our memories? Or Oreos today really that terrible? Post your thoughts below, or join the Oreo oracles already talking here.
