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I was surprised to learn that their bread slices are frozen. I bought one and then discovered a sticker on it that was several months old. I took it back and they said that was the date on which it had to be frozen by, and that they had just defrosted it today.

I used to sometimes work at a Starbucks and buy sweets to bring home, since I don't drink coffee. I don't buy sweet treats since discovering they're actually frozen/thawed.

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> I don't buy sweet treats since discovering they're actually frozen/thawed.

But why, though? Are they less delicious? Less convenient? Obviously not. Do you think the freezing/thawing process destroys the nutrition? Seems unlikely, since they aren't exactly a health food to begin with.

A baked good that is meant to last months in a freezer is often made with more preservatives than a baked good meant to be consumed within 48 hours (as is the case with many baked goods: bagels, donuts, french bread).

It was a dubious value at $5 or whatever per slice when I thought it was at least fresh. Knowing it was not remotely fresh, it was a clear loser in my book.

Even a fresh pastry is just a pile of empty calories. If breakfast is the most importantl meal of the day then no dessert for breakfast for me.

I never ate them for breakfast, but brought them home for dessert. But if it's a frozen piece of junk, I'll pass.

My wife used to work there. She’d bring back leftovers that had expired. Pastries, sandwiches etc that were wrapped (completely sealed) from the factory in plastic. If you didn’t get to it fast enough, fly eggs would hatch in the sealed bag…

How did the fly eggs get into the sealed bag? Does that mean they were in there the whole time (and if so, that you wouldn't want to eat it even straight from the factory!)?

And, after being frozen for months?

Now that I think of it, maybe the sandwich/pastry ones in particular were refrigerated, not frozen.

Yes, my assumption is the were laid at the factory.

Hey, as long as you cook it before they hatch, what's the harm ;)

Most food you get at restaurants was frozen at some point. And sometimes that makes it fresher than the fresh ones.

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