New Twinkies have fewer calories


USA Today: Twinkies are back, but at a lower weight and calorie count.

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USA Today: Twinkies are back, but at a lower weight and calorie count.

The new owners of Hostess have leaner operating costs now that they’re no longer using unionized workers. It turns out the spongy yellow cakes may also be a little smaller than the last Twinkies people ate.

The new boxes hitting shelves list the cakes as having 270 calories and a weight of 77 grams for two cakes, or 135 calories and 38.5 grams for one cake.

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