Have you ever wondered what that crunch was, when you were eating a fig newton?

The FDA allows for up to 13 insect heads, per 100 grams. Wasps pollinate the flowers that are inside the fruit....so, wasps do get collected with the figs, and it would be impossible to get every single wasp out.....so, most of the time you are crunching into the figs, but there could be a wasp or two in there....

And I really loved them. I just can't get past the thought of eating an insect.

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Oh wonderful, until now I just assume they didn't get one of the stems out of the figs. I haven't eaten fig newtons in a long time and prefer strawberry newtons but now I have less reason to buy them. YUCK!

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hobolady	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 6:24PM If you have ever eaten plain figs you would get that same crunch since their are seeds in adriatic figs... I would be less worried about Fig Newtons crunch from seeds than I would be by what is openly in soda... Rated: +5Vote for this!
Konrad	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:53PM I'm pretty sure it's the seeds. And eating insects is harmless. Actually, if you're starving in the wild, they're supposed to be your number one food income. They're made up of fats which is invaluable to your body. So munch away. :) Rated: +2Vote for this!
underconstruction	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 10:14PM Wasp Newtons anyone ? Hahahaha Rated: +2Vote for this!
StudentofUnifying Life	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 5:36PM Reading this made me hungry for a fig newton. Weird, haha... Rated: +2Vote for this!
BlasphemousAngel	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:26PM I've always hated those things because of that crunching anyway lol now I'm REALLY not likely to be snacking on wasp newtons. Rated: +1Vote for this!
godsmack666	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:29PM Well...my day's officially been ruined, lol. Rated: +1Vote for this!
SavingMyself	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:30PM The crunch is the SEEDS of the fig fruit.... MISS BEBE--A fig newton is a cookie-like snack of the fig fruit with moist cake wrapped around it. It's good. Rated: +1Vote for this!
TexasLily	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:40PM Hmmm,I just ate some fig newtons a few weeks ago.It was the first time in years,they were delicious,but who knows what might fall in when there making them,lol. I heard the other day that we eat 8 spiders in our life time, in our sleep,oh well as long as I don't know about it,haha!!! Rated: +1Vote for this!
qazrazl	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:40PM EWWWWWWWWWWW! Ruined my experience for life, now. I thought it was just fig seeds and grit. There is actually an amazing amount of scary substances allowed into the foods we eat. Which is why I primarily avoid highly processed foods but DAY-HAM! No more "chewy-gooey insides, golden-flakey tender-cakey outsides" for me!!! Rated: +1Vote for this!
notdarcy	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:49PM I'm with MissBebe - what IS a fig newton? The answer seems to be what we call a "fig roll". Hmm... Rated: +1Vote for this!
Tamerlane	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:51PM The crunch is normally fig seeds Rated: +1Vote for this!
craftingnut91	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:54PM Ha! That's funny!!!!! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Rated: +1Vote for this!
degenerate1991	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 4:56PM mmm... flies Rated: +1Vote for this!
Becka23	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 5:35PM It's the seeds, It's the seeds, It's the seeds. If I say it enough maybe I'll convince myself I'm not eating a wasp. Wonder if it also applies to the fruit newtons? They are better anyway, plus easier to see a bug head in them, I think. lol Rated: +1Vote for this!
failedexperiment	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 6:24PM Wait - hobolady - what's openly in soda? :-) Rated: +1Vote for this!
trails	Posted Apr 29th, 2009 at 8:18PM I never really thought to much about it,I use to grow figs and I thought that sound crunch was the little seeds they are small but it did not dawn on me to be insects! Now when I was 8 my mother brought home a box of chocolate covered aunts.we ate them it was crazy but I shall never for get that day!Thanks for sharing I enjoyed! Rated: +1Vote for this!

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