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Dodging a bullet
You remember when you were a kid and everyone told you that if there was a nuclear explosion the only things that would survive would be Twinkies and cockroaches?

Well, looks like Twinkies have come across some problems in the past few weeks. The company went from cream filling to closing it’s doors this week.

Shelf life of a Twinkie
As Americans give a collective sigh, we started wondering about the legend that Twinkies could survive a nuclear blast. Turns out that the iconic movies of the ‘80s were wrong (surprise surprise). The shelf life of a Twinkie is a whopping 26 days.

Shelf life at The Ready Store
So if you’ve been hoarding Twinkies since Wednesday, please reconsider. First, they’re still going to make them. Second, you’d be much better off buying some freeze-dried meals from The Ready Store. A freeze-dried meal will last 20-30 years!

Some fun facts
In celebration of the continued Twinkie legacy, here are a few fun numbers about Twinkies courtesy of UrbanMyths.com.

• 10: The minutes it takes to bake a Twinkie.
•1930: The year James Dewar invented the two-for-a-nickel treat.
•150: The number of calories in one Twinkie.
•50: The number of recipes in the Twinkies Cookbook.
•7: The number of Twinkies needed to make the “Patriotic Twinkie Pie” recipe in the Twinkies Cookbook.
•1: The rank of New Orleans in terms of per capita Twinkie consumption compared to other cities in the U.S.
•1999: The year President Bill Clinton included Twinkies in the millennium time capsule.