Archive for September, 2009
Candy is recession-proof
In: News
29 Sep 2009
With our horrible economy, people have cut back on their spending, be it for houses, cars, or clothes. But what about candy? According to store owners, candy manufacturers, and food industry analysts, candy and chocolate sales are still going strong. The Hershey Company had second quarter earnings that were 71 percent more than a year ago. Of course, this is largely due to the sales arising from all my candy purchases. Just kidding. I would think people still buy candy despite the current economic state because candy itself is relatively inexpensive. They’re at the checkout counters at plenty of stores, and it’s just too tempting to say no to a $0.50 candy bar. Plus, chocolates increase the level of endorphins in the brain, so it’s easy, even if for just a few moments, to decrease the stress the economy brings by stuffing your face with a delicious bar of chocolate.
In the United states alone, candy sales are expected to rise by 3.4 percent from last year. Even so, I really do hope everyone continues to buy tons and tons of candy this Halloween for all the cute, adorable trick-or-treaters.
Source: SFGate
Warheads QBZ Sour Fruit Chews
In: Chewy| Fruity| Impact Confections| Jelly| Sour
23 Sep 2009
As a fan of sour candy, I’ve always liked Warheads. So of course, I had to try out the new Warheads QBZ Sour Fruit Chews. There are four flavors in the box which are Green Apple, Strawberry, Blue Raspberry, and Watermelon. If you weren’t already aware, Warheads candies usually have a sour meter on the packaging to rate how sour the candies are. The rating system is as follows: Tart, Sour, Super Sour, and Extreme. These QBZ Sour Fruit Chews, in particular, have a “Sour” rating.
The Warheads QBZ Sour Fruit Chews look like sugar cubes except in different colors. They are really chewy and are covered in sour crystals. However, they only have a hint of sourness, so even if you are not a fan of sour candy, you still might find these enjoyable. Usually with different flavored candy there’s a flavor that stands out more than the rest, but I couldn’t pick out a favorite from this bunch. They’re all pretty decent tasting, but not sour enough for my taste.
The QBZ Sour Fruit Chews were only $1.49 so they are definitely worth trying out for yourselves. Sour candies generally have sour crystals that accumulate at the bottom of the bag, but I was disappointed to find that this bag didn’t! I really do hope they come out with a more sour version that’ll bump these QBZ Fruit Chews to the “Extreme” category and leave me sour crystals to enjoy at the end. Maybe they can even throw in the Black Cherry flavor from the original Warheads hard candy. So come on Warheads, make me happy!
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Loading ...Candy or Medicine?
In: News
23 Sep 2009
This is a chart put together by the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital and the Finger Lakes Regional Poison and Drug Information Center. It shows the similarities between candy and medicine – be sure to click on the image to expand it to its full size. Although there are a variety of medicines that come in candy flavors, like grape or cherry, it is scary to see an actual chart that shows just how eerily similar medicine and candy look. So use caution and be sure to keep your medicine somewhere secure and out of the reach of children. There is also an online quiz for kids provided by Finger Lakes, in case you want to see if your child can differentiate candy and medicine.
Source: MomLogic
Chewy Lemonhead & Friends Candy
In: Chewy| Ferrara Pan| Fruity| Jelly
22 Sep 2009
Happy first day of Fall everyone! Can’t wait for the weather to get cooler =D
I was at World Market and came across this Chewy Lemonhead & Friends Candy. Now, I have always been a fan of Ferrara Pan’s Lemonheads, Cherryheads, Appleheads and Orangeheads but I mainly ate them for the outer sour shells and not for the hard candy on the inside. Not ever thinking they would make other variations, I was surprised to find Chewy Lemonhead & Friends Candy at the store. It costs about $1.49 and contains five flavors from the originals: Lemonhead, Grapehead, Orangehead, Cherryhead, and Applehead.
I’ve never had the original Grapeheads, but these chewy Grapeheads are delicious. Eating them brought me back to my childhood days when I was obsessed with Grape Kool-Aid. Seriously, if you like Grape Kool-Aid, Grapeheads are for you. The other flavors – Lemonhead, Cherryhead, Orangehead & Applehead – tasted just like the originals but in chewy form. They all had delightful, slightly sour outer shells and chewy, jelly insides.
This box of Chewy Lemonhead & Friends Candy was really good. I liked how the box had the entire variety of “fruit”head flavors. Made with real fruit juice, my only wish is that the juice I drink is as sour and yummy as these. If you liked at least one of Ferrara Pan’s original “fruit” heads, you would definitely love these. Especially if you are like me and was never a fan of the hard candy centers. On the other hand, if you’ve never had any of the original Lemonhead, Applehead, Cherryhead, Orangehead, or Grapehead candies, this would be a great box to start with since it has all the flavors in one box.
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In: Chocolate| Fruity| Mars| Peanut Butter
17 Sep 2009
I have never been a fan of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, so I was hesitant to try these new M&M’s. They’re Strawberried Peanut Butter flavored limited edition M&M’s promoting the movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. There are seven different wrappers for this particular flavor but the one I found was “The Twins” (collector’s pack 7 of 7). Inside the bag are three different colored M&M’s – red, brown and yellow with red speckles. I didn’t understand the yellow with speckles, maybe it was a transformed M&M? Who knows?
When I first popped one in my mouth, I tasted a hint of strawberry. This was a very tasty strawberry flavor, but as soon as I realized it was there, it almost immediately disappeared. That’s because the peanut butter quickly took over. The peanut butter flavor overpowered the strawberry, but even so, they tasted pretty good. I went from not wanting to try these to practically eating the entire bag in one sitting.
These Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M’s are a hit in my book. They reminded me of Reese’s Pieces but slightly bigger with a delightful strawberry twist. If you haven’t tried these, they are only about $0.79 each so grab yourself a bag before they are discontinued.
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