The Untold Truth Of Little Debbie

Little Debbie snacks comforted us as the perfect treat when we were kids, and they likely still adorn our secret, emergency snack drawers as adults. The company has been delighting us with oatmeal crème pies, swiss cake rolls and nutty bars since it opened its doors in 1960. However, this popular company is more than just zebra cakes and the smiling girl on the logo. Have you ever wondered about who the little girl is, or how this company became such a staggering success? Open a cosmic brownie, and let’s get our sugar fix as we give you the untold truth of Little Debbie.
#Truth #LittleDebbie #Snacks
Humble beginnings | 0:00
Little Debbie is real | 0:58
They started a big trend | 1:38
Swiss Rolls are a knock-off | 2:02
Cosmic cupcakes have been to space | 2;34
What would you do for a Little Debbie snack cake? | 3:16
Big profits | 3:46
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[@YAH-1]

Lil Debbie been around forever, love them, but only in moderation..

[@DerekBoldiene360]

@YoYo32071 Whats your favorite Little Debbie snack?

[@jimroberts2747]

Look at the flat horizon

[@lollipopcorndog]

same. I wish I can stuff my face with Little Debbie Snacks. I love the Brownie

[@deborahgrace5969]

Hmm

[@jacobTheeCreole]

I eat the whole box 🤣

[@MistaJG]

I work for them and I must say they are one of the most humble and honest companies in the world.

[@hwiley8141]

Good to hear. I am trying to buy ethically, and not support companies who treat their employees poorly.

[@panatypical]

One good thing about Little Debbie is that they don't use any tallow (beef fat) in their products, like Hostess has been doing for a long time now. At one time they were actually using lard.

[@BoujiBohemian]

good to know

[@loganw3298]

Darren Swift i am informing you that this shit that does not deserve to be called food gives people cancer. Oh yeah and there is many poisinous ingredients in that shit too

[@shaelahsherman1414]

Darren Swift yeah lard and refined sugar.

[@carcinogen60yearsago]

What the hell is lard?

[@panatypical]

Logan .xyz. Sure there are lots of poisonous ingredients but Hostess is worse. I read the packages. Do you?

[@NikonChicFL]

When I was little, I was addicted to the Zebra cakes...and when I think back now...😨😨😨😨...

[@oltedders]

Valberta G Zebra cakes AND nutty bars. I loved these when a 2 pack was a quarter.

[@lenahood8592]

Valberta G me I used to eat like two of them a day

[@NikonChicFL]

OMG same here!! The one pack was not enough!!!

[@MajorLeagueMarcus]

Me too! I don't know if they changed the ingredients or something but it tastes so weird now!

[@willg4802]

what is a Zebra cake? or was ?

[@Tre_san]

Am I the only one who wants a oatmeal pie now

[@chrisg.5798]

thugraccoons s nope

[@stileserf]

No.

[@kvngkhii3876]

thugraccoons nope

[@tricityladytn]

same

[@pinkdiamond1958]

I like cosmic brownies

[@russelmcfarland9521]

I wonder how much of there profits are EBT food stamp based

[@russelmcfarland9521]

Lauren Christianna sorry I forgot to add a trigger warning

[@topcheese2889]

70%

[@jungwonscactus9425]

Lmao💀

[@jamayamckinney7267]

Big Debra

[@ResidentOfTheAbyss]

Jamaya Mckinney LMAO!!

[@wturner777]

Jamaya Mckinney Madea in a nutshell. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sergiogarza1422]

i love starcrunch!!!

[@nicolelollipops8268]

Sergio GARZA straight up addiction to them

[@Hinatachan360]

Yup. Me too.

[@chadking7783]

Sergio GARZA me too!!!

[@taurus163]

Too sweet

[@hxvocfn9572]

Sergio GARZA I do too

[@edgy98]

You might be saying this stuff to me but little debbies is fucking delicious.You could never. 😩🙌🏽

[@arianatorforever8531]

edgy They taste like they were made in a lab. But they're still good you know but some taste like in a lab 😂

[@presto6893]

AllAboutArianaGrande Still good tho

[@elidolo6993]

AllAboutArianaGrande Ariana Grande was likely made in a Lab tbh. Generic, boring, etc.

[@arianatorforever8531]

Emanuel Tejeda Then, your saying humans were made in a lab and btw how do you have 100k subs i think your making bots.

[@elidolo6993]

AllAboutArianaGrande I have zero subs tho.. XD

[@raydawg2132]

The price has gone up at the gas stations.They use to be $0.50 each now,two for $2.22.

[@hashimali7363]

And the six pack went from about $1.89 to $2.00! :( Maybe because of Covid though?

[@classickruzer1]

@@hashimali7363 The single packs were 25 cents when they first came out with them.. That was late 1980's. Family packs were 69 cents to 89 cents. I met Mr. O D McKee in 1989 at the plant. I 've been selling Little Debbie's since 1984 .. 37 years total .. Retiring in 10 days...

[@b_f_d_d]

The founding face of diabetes

[@stephenmurphy7458]

Yes sadly true.Drink'm down with ice cool sugar in a can.Push that blood sugar higher and higher.Kiddies now are on their way to a early death.Happy happy joy.

[@alphabeticalborder6951]

David Ramos I swear all those profile pics keep breaking my phone

[@queen_of_domination]

David Ramos LMAO!

[@oaklygadlin473]

David Ramos 👏👏👏

[@socialanxietydora4112]

Your channel picture made me think that their was an eyelash on my phone

[@stifledvoice]

hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, mmm, mmm diabetes never tasted so good

[@davidabraxton6286]

trollbot east and don't forget propane glycol, red dye 40, maltodextrin, canola oil and carrageenan. it's a death treat by the FDA..eat up the pharmaceutical needs more money.

[@jimfinigan1681]

You don't have to buy Little Debbie cakes to get your daily supply of chemicals and preservatives. These ingredients are in ALL processed "foods". The upside is that when you die, you'll already be embalmed.

[@zucchiniyuan9131]

You're average of days the beach in every major cities of the youth company

[@abbytolliver3628]

cosmic brownie fans wya?🤤

[@yankeewitnobrim1669]

Abby Tolliver right hereeee

[@Forseenlife]

They're putting less cosmics in the brownies now 🤬

[@peeptentacion3559]

Ayeee

[@whitneeford1615]

Here

[@bradenmorgan4939]

@@Forseenlife WHA-

[@Sunokanse]

Lil' Debbie was pretty cute in the actual picture they used for the likeness. Kind of like my niece. Now I'm going to have to buy her a straw hat.

[@henryscafe8364]

reminds me of Shirley Temple in Rebecca of Sunnybrooke Farm

[@leeleerocks3616]

Swiss rolls, nutty bars, oatmeal pies are so dam good to me when it's that time of the month

[@johnsonfamilyvidsvlogs3745]

They donate several cases a month to our church. We distribute them to the local nursing homes and other such places. We also give them out with our food bank.

[@williecobb4527]

Johnson Family Vids & Vlogs z.

[@sherri1699]

Great...give the elderly and poor garbage food to eat so they can die earlier...smh

[@slimbino]

Johnson Family Vids & Vlogs Just Knocking off the elderly, one case at a time....Wow what a jerk!

[@kevymoranski3887]

I ate 3 oatmeal pies while watch this video. Standing in a bathrobe looking at the cold weather.

[@jeenkzk5919]

One brand that doesn’t need to advertise. Everyone knows who they are

[@coryarnold3369]

Don't know how I ended up here,but would like to say God bless the McKee family and Little Debbie snacks cakes.My grandpa introduced me and we ate a ton of the oatmeal creams through the years. I fuel my early morning dog walks by eating 4 or 5 of the mini donuts each morning. Often stared in the face of the happy little girl on the package and wondered who she was and what is her story.I think I've tried all of thier snacks and they are all delicious. Thanks for informing me of the history and making me hungry!

[@beverlykennedy126]

I use to love little Debbie oat meal pies they were huge and good tasting to boot ,but now they cost twice as much for less than half the size.are hard and we'll just not very good. .

[@cybercandy6063]

Tbh I still love their snacks! Like the wafer bar things, oatmeal cream pies, chocolate cupcakes, Swiss rolls, and the cosmic brownies. I used to love the zebra cakes when I was little and recently I asked my parents to get a box at the grocery store and they seem to taste different. It wasn’t as good as I remembered so I wonder if they changed their recipe or something.

[@ThatNixxa4L.]

Yeah I Feel U The Ones That Were Just Sitting Out In The Wrapper were delicious 🤤

[@pplicker4462]

Little Debbie is my all time favorite food company! If I could eat everything without gaining weight, I'd go to the store and buy the whole shelf of Little Debbie cakes! My 3 favorites are Zebra Cakes, Boston Cremes, and Oatmeal Creme Pies!

[@1cobaltcrazy]

My Hubby and I started reading the ingredients years ago. Now we call them Chem Cakes because they have enough preservatives in them that if you die you won't need embalming fluid!! lol!!

[@YAH-1]

I think I'll never buy those again..

[@cerbzzz7147]

Who cares tf

[@danielledoyle7645]

😂😂😂

[@hwiley8141]

My brother swore they used nuclear waste as they were so cheap. The theory was that they got paid to get rid of the waste, and put a little in each cake. Haha. Turns out it is cellulose, which usually comes from wood pulp.

[@tjnickles4782]

what's your all's favorite little Debbie snack cake mine is oatmeal cream pie's and Nutter butter I hope i'm saying that right my spelling is not that. I apologize but anyways what your all's favorite. Little Debbie snack cakes

[@x0alliii]

Tj Nickles we got the same favorite ones lol cool

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Swiss Cake Rolls!

[@melissabrown3039]

Tj Nickles. My. Is nutty. Buddy. Bars

[@gypsywoman9140]

I used to eat the oatmeal creme pies as "breakfast cookies" but now I find the quality has gone downhill.

[@joelhenderson5526]

peanut butter bars!

[@drsnowmon]

I love Zebra cakes, one of my favorite snacks

[@dollyguttz3704]

Only one like

[@groundzerozone]

Who's eating a Little Debbie™ snack while watching this?

[@prettykayy8327]

Me honeybun which I haven't eaten in years

[@kotokishi3375]

groundzerozone cosmic brownie

[@rosenars6665]

Me I’m looking up how to make from scratch

[@JayAyers]

I was obsessed with Star Crunch as a kid! I learned to cut back on them, but man are they good.

[@dwightturner3070]

Many years ago I met the founder and his wife at Stone Mountain in Georgia. They were having employee meetings at a new hotel. They were so sweet and kind.

[@tommybiggers3169]

was his wife tasty and sweet?

[@DC79ism]

Heroine addicts love Little Debbie cakes 😂

[@kodakblack7010]

That is Tru but why?

[@DC79ism]

kodak black idk ask a dope fiend

[@Taradise85]

DC79ism youre right I used to tear them up! But now I’m sober and clean 8 years I don’t f wit them now

[@Taradise85]

kodak black because of the sugar when You do dope u crave sweets

[@samuraifighterchick1456]

My mom is a mentor, and the mother of one her clients actually sent us an entire cardboard box of 7 Little Debbie Chocolate Cupcakes boxes. We absolutely devoured them.

[@lollipopcorndog]

Little Debbie snacks are iconic.

[@sexychick9541]

He added his puffy cream following....

[@msleahb12]

I love swiss rolls and the chocolate covered banana rolls

[@gloria8659]

I've always thought little Debbie's food was too sweet, not my cup of tea.

[@joshgellis3292]

I really like how there IS an actual Debbie- she's much older now than when the original product came out, and that's fine.

[@davidkelly3266]

Who else is eating a little Debbie cake while they watch?! I’m eating the Christmas tree 🍰

[@MissReesesCup]

I love oatmeal pies😍😍😍

[@chrisg.5798]

Same

[@cinthia9602]

Oatmeal crème, my favourite!

[@gabemcknight8933]

I guess you have no taste buds if enjoy that shit!!!

[@somewhereoverthereignbow2751]

@Cinthia 9 Yummy!!!

[@insearchofthemoon]

Gabriel McKnight people have opinions

[@chrisg.5798]

Gabriel McKnight I guess you don't know what an opinion is

[@stmary2260]

getting out of bed and going to Walgreens right now....I totally knew it before watch the video though lol

[@ParidyceCanBUrs]

My mom sent a letter. Beause the price went to 50 cent to 75 to a 1.00

[@gabemcknight8933]

you must be poor

[@YAH-1]

Gabriel Mc💩, hold this L

[@gabemcknight8933]

+YoYo32071 no thanks yo yo you go ahead and eat you turd!!!

[@paperseagull4297]

Inflation will do that.

[@paperseagull4297]

Don't know how you came to the conclusion that I was a troll.

[@maggie2sticks717]

Used to be Little Debbie's were only available south of the Mason Dixon Line, I think Hostess was a Yankee treat.

[@donsivak9546]

little debbie's dad big eddie says hi

[@Blendeture]

After binge-watching every episode of "Gas Station Encounters", this naturally shows up on my recommendations.

[@Blendeture]

(Coming up next, the story of Twisted Tea)

[@twood4433]

I grew up eating Little Debbie! I would go to my great aunts house when I would visit my dads every other weekend and I would go to her house and she would pour me a glass of Mountain Dew and an Oatmeal Creme pie. She introduced me to the Christmas trees and they have been my favorite snack ever since!!!

[@MashedFood]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@Yasmine-tb6fc]

I love Debbies donuts

[@williamstraughan6385]

little Debbie also owns Klondike ice cream

[@raedwulf61]

No wonder Klondike sucks.

[@shaelahsherman1414]

A moment of silence for those who eat Klondike ice cream

[@insearchofthemoon]

William Straughan I’m screwed

[@jammingalways]

On tha cool? @ 1:35... it's actually nice to see a "conglomerate" do such a good job with the artwork and a similarity of this real person! Little Debbie was formed in 1960 if I'm not mistaken. I only liked the oatmeal dilly-bob years ago. Wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole THESE days! BUT... they did a great job cuz the real girl vs. the iconic signature-face, is really... VERY spot on!!! :)

[@Samuel_Buckley]

I love ingesting high amounts of zebra cakes and nutty buddies.

[@Keonny77]

The McKees are also devout Seventh-day Adventists and supporters of the church and it's school, particularly Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN where they are head quartered near the school!!

[@Tombee2]

Keonny77 I did not know that interesting....

[@Keonny77]

I know, isn't it.

[@donsettie5904]

Are LDs consistent with SDA church teachings on nutrition?

[@mariejacob6178]

sure are! no lard or gelatin in any of their products :)

[@elizabethreed2090]

They also pay well to ppl who have to work when the plant is shut down As maintenance ,which would be during their Sabbath, and holidays. Double and triple time.

[@willelliott5052]

Mom always bought one box per week for us. What ever happened to the Star Crunch?

[@judsonkr]

Still around and still disgustingly delicious.

[@TheChadShow9]

who remember the Hostess commercial, "Where's the cream filling? Now, that's the good stuff: Hostess" LOL

[@acuteangle8856]

I can't believe that I used to be guiltily addicted to the Swiss rolls and the cosmic brownies it used to taste SO GOOD now I feel like I have lost my tastes buds or I probably drifted away from it over the years

[@stacyblue1980]

Everybody loves Little Debbie? Nope. I dont eat this shit. But its an interesting history. I guess.

[@judsonkr]

Awwww look at you. Come here all by yourself to tell a bunch of strangers that you do not eat something. Feel better?

[@alexcintas8792]

You sound weird, food obsessed.

[@joecaner]

This KZbin channel should rebrand itself ProductPlacementPrograming.

[@laughingoctopus8556]

I love Little Debbie's oatmeal creme pies.

[@anthonymichael7888]

Little Debbie : cakes Lil Debbie : Gucci, Lean, Braids

[@d9liyah]

I'm eating a strawberry shortcake rn.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Those always seemed extra sweet to me compared to the other treats. Obviously any of these snacks are loaded with sugar though. Probably why we enjoy them :)

[@insearchofthemoon]

bob i Love those

[@pebbledelor]

Oh hey brother!

[@fapperztv6838]

That’s some good shit

[@vanllaeggo8962]

Jennifer Hansen no one asked.

[@margielyons6282]

My favorite was banana twins.

[@fredfuchs3573]

Debbie and Wendy lezing out hahaha

[@huskydegree8520]

the little debbie girl was my bus driver when I was in elementary school

[@universalmystery7381]

I want to know why little Derbies parents weren't happy when they found out her image and name was used to sell snacks as a national brand? I would feel honored.

[@masterzilla8727]

Think about millions of random people seeing your face and your name. Alot of creepos out there would like a little girl like that...

[@Jhihmoac]

The parents just wanted the picture of their daughter strictly for the immediate family... How were they to know the grandfather would put her likeness on the packaging until they walked into their local supermarket?

[@BentigiriIsCewl]

Yeah I'm not stopping with them I've grew up eating them, I'd die eating them.

[@randorando334]

λ Kerαmiga Girl λ gladly 🤷‍♀️

[@rubyanderson8800]

Little Debbie brought my husband and I together. He caught me by buying me a cup of coffee and a Nutty Buddy Bar at work one day I was having a horrible day. He stole my heart and made me smile, that day and every day since. 33 years ago.

[@MLMLW]

I love Little Debbie's snack cakes. My faves are the Swiss Roll, the Fancy Cakes, Nutty Bars, and the specials they have during the holidays like the hearts for Valentine's Day and the Christmas trees for Christmas. Yum!!

[@candace27co]

I love me some little Debbies

[@NoName-hg6ez]

Hostess is better but I take either one

[@ms.ravenwood]

the truth shall set me free Ewwwwwww

[@coltonmyers4945]

the truth shall set me free Hostess is not as great as it used to be

[@NoName-hg6ez]

colton myers yea I know the single pies and all others are alot smaller

[@limeyfigdet7460]

They're both shit in my not-so-popular opinion.

[@shaelahsherman1414]

colton myers nothing is in this day and age Dublin doesn't even make their own donuts anymore they deliver them in trucks to the stores.

[@bay9886]

I grew up on Little Debbie and Original Moon Pie! Still love them both!

[@briannawoodring5689]

This is my first video I watched of on this channel and I'm already subscribed

[@richardnone5644]

is little debbie the same debbie that did dallas in x rated movie

[@rachelgarber1423]

richard none Bwahaha

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

I seriously doubt it.

[@stephenmurphy7458]

Yes that was a very sad time in L'l Debbie's life.Poor little thing couldn't handle the money and the spot light.She blew all the money bill's got'a be paid.

[@rockreed3989]

🤔

[@laurenchristianna2092]

Showing your age huh?

[@artavioustv4140]

When I was a little kid I was scared of her picture lol

[@rossdickens]

I love Little Debbie Snack Cakes, it's my go to for an awesome treat! 😁

[@cassianandor4103]

One of the most delicious things ever is the cream in the middle of an oatmeal cream pie.

[@wynwyn8385]

Aww The title made me think this would be sad.

[@mynasiathedoll2141]

I love honey buns and oatmeal cream pies 😍😍😍😍🤤🤤🤤

[@ginag8015]

Humble beginning! The oatmeal cream cookies were my favorite. I was not a fan of the other treats, they were way too sweat for me as a kid..... I was a very picky eater😂🤣😅😂

[@bryahinesmon1720]

“Family packs” yes because I will definitely share with my family😂

[@MsEliteForever]

Her snacks are dry and gross

[@spentspritz8046]

Like your profile picture.

[@charlesscicluna6833]

little debbie cakes so sweet makes my teeth hurt, its just junk food at its worst , entenmanns baked good are the best very high quailty cakes and snacks

[@desiguy55]

still junk foods.

[@raedwulf61]

Entenmann"s and Drakes are the best!

[@megakaren2160]

So you criticize one sugar bomb snack while promoting another? You're an odd one.

[@annastarr2043]

The best out of the worst. Read the ingredients.you eat that crap? Make your own.

[@user-bv4sg1ui3n]

i like eating ass.tastes better

[@the.apocalypse.is.69]

I’m 23 years old and today is my first time trying Little Debbies oatmeal cream pie 12 pack that I bought from the supermarket I tried it and I thought it was weird that it was soft “maybe it has expired” I said so I decided to check it out on KZbin thought someone surly maybe a video about this and I Wes right now here I am going down the oatmeal creamy pie rabbit hole here eating an oatmeal creamy pie looking at it history of how it’s made.

[@vanquellamartinez7908]

You'd have to kill me to stop me from eating nutty bars.

[@angelalcaraz7429]

I fuckking hate the waxxy ass chocolate they use

[@angelalcaraz7429]

The chocolate always sticked to the roof of ur mouth

[@raedwulf61]

Little Debbie sucks-too much sugar with too little flavor.

[@Emu-]

raedwulf61 mrs Freshleys is the best

[@chrisg.5798]

I like them

[@deeohgi]

King Emu the name itself(Freshleys) is an oxymoron... now get back in mommas basement

[@zeef6946]

All their employees are free to eat all the cakes they want.

[@jackv2244]

There’s not a cake from Little Debbie I don’t like, sometimes I wish I could find a Little Debbies truck wrecked somewhere with products all over the road, I would have a trunk full 😂😂😂

[@lloydtucker5647]

Mr.Jack 224 LOL🤣

[@moonmaniac2289]

My family baked a lot while i was growing up, my siblings would always call little debbie shit 'wax cakes'

[@60NXNP09]

Eevee kid And That's the truth they taste like crap! Lab snacks!

[@johnathanreynolds9140]

I'm sorry...Hostess is better!

[@henryscafe8364]

Hostess is the Mostess!!

[@johnathanreynolds9140]

Henry Le Corno , Darn right!! 👍👍

[@valerief1231]

My 79 year old dad should own stock. He loves all things Little Debbie. And my dogs get to split an OCP after all four of them get their bath.

[@TaHutch87]

My sister lived close to their headquarters. It always smelled like fresh baked cookies. If you can, visit one of their stores. You get a better deal and a free treat at checkout. “Little Debbie’s make big Debbie’s”.

[@Lengsel7]

0:48 ...Funny. 1:05 ....WAYYYY Unfunny.

[@tomaiken903]

Brad K Will Ferrell👍👍👍👍👍

[@vancedstudios9891]

Brad K ikr

[@trudykraft5110]

All of these snacks taste like poo

[@mistergrandpasbakery9941]

O. D. McKee is one of my heros in the business world and has been since I was 13 years old! My best friend in junior high was an Adventist and told me all about him.

[@gaiad904]

...And I've never heard of Little Debbie until now

[@gotchihaeyo1825]

disgusting. consumed by low income families.

[@richardgray8593]

That makes Little Debbie racist.

[@aubreywhaley7729]

Funny thing your mommy fed you all this

[@YAH-1]

Joanne Park, heifer you're disgusting for dropping a hateful ass comment..

[@brandonreina5450]

Most of the Barbie dolls are sold through Little Debbie snacks as limited edition toys

[@nusratjamia7953]

Great.

[@EmilyBrown479]

Who's eating a Debbie cake rn? 😂✋

[@warbird1228]

strawberry swiss rolls I use to sneak 1 or 2 from my grandfathers stash he had classic stuff now they just opened the little Debbie park I got to take my son there to check it out

[@thesunsshininggrace514]

Wow

[@jaimeejames1674]

I’m lucky to live 8 miles from Little Debbie factories. Oh when you drive by and get a wiff of oatmeal cream pies being made....it’s a heavenly smell. I like the honey buns, Star crunch, raisin cream pie, pb&j, They also have a lil outlet store where you can buy all the different Debbie’s at a low price. Just thought I’d share

[@anajjar456]

The Zebra Cake swiss rolls are amazing