‘Tide Pod’-inspired doughnuts being baked amid internet craze
27 January, 2018
A bakery in North Carolina says they’re trying to educate America’s youth on what’s okay – and not okay – to eat by making a doughnut that looks nearly-identical to a Tide laundry detergent pod.
Wake N Bake Donuts in Carolina Beach, N.C., shared an Instagram photo of the treat earlier this week, which bears a striking resemblance to the single-load detergent packs that have become the subject of a popular, and very dangerous, internet trend.
The bakery’s Instagram post, which accompanies a picture of the doughnut, says the idea was spawned by one of their “Millennial employees” to help people figure out what’s actually okay to eat.
“One of our Millennial employees (Caitlin) decided to take a moment to teach they youth the difference between what to eat and what not to eat,” the post said. “This is a Donut....you can eat this! Tide is for laundry silly.”
The recent internet trend, known as the “Tide Pod Challenge,” has people sharing videos of themselves eating the pods, which are not meant for human consumption and dangerous to eat.