Let's play guess the item. This item has ingredients derived from rocks and natural gas among it's ingredients. What is it? You'd probably guess something that goes in the foundation of your house, or a part for your car. Not something edible ... like a twinkie. But according to this article, that's exactly what's in a twinkie, among other things.

For a popular food item, it's surprising how little actual food is in a twinkie. What's not surprising is that the Twinkie is an edible item that was developed at the height of war, when food was scarce. Fair enough, but why are we still eating them? I can tell you that those chemicals aren't going into my body. What about you?