Deep Fried Butter and Deep Fried Kool Aid

I usually don't post twice in one day but  my sister-in-law sent me a link to a new state fair treat that she knew I would love.  Two weeks ago I stumbled across a twinkie dog.  A hot dog in a twinkie deep fried.  I was sickened by the thought of eating it.  Today she sent me another one of those "nutrition no-nos"  Deep Fried Butter!!!!  The title of the news story she sent "Is this the worlds most fattening snack?"

For just two ounces of deep fried butter you get more than 400 calories and 45 grams of fat.  I would say that it wins out in the "this food may cause heart disease category". If I had to choose between a deep fried twinkie hot dog and deep fried battered butter however I think I will take the walking heart attack on a stick. Deep fried butter will melt into the batter that usually is a honey or cinnamon batter.  It probably does taste pretty good.  I still don't think I could eat the twinkie dog.

Another friend shared yet another deep fried creation that really had me puzzled--deep fried Kool-aid.  My first thought, was how do you deep fry a beverage? I got my answer. You mix it with flour and water and make it into dough and then you deep fry it.  I learned that in some places like Texas they are even deep frying beer.  They put the beer inside of a pocket of a pretzel-like dough and then deep fry it.  I don't know about you but I would rather have an ice cold beer instead of piping hot inside of a pretzel.

I am not one to say "never" eat something.  I usually teach that every food can fit.  With these foods, however, be sure it is something that you indulge in maybe once or twice a year.  Your heart and blood vessels with thank you for it!