Sugar Savvy

Temptation stalks my wanting taste buds with Halloween candy taking over the supermarkets. Luckily, there are actual sugar-free candies that I can savor throughout the day and sometimes, late at night. Who would have thought you could put the goodness of Baskin Robbins in a candy bowl?
“Smooth and creamy” hard candy that is sugar-free is […]

Altoids always lived up to their tag line “Curiously Strong” in my book. I remember having my first taste of them in middle school and totally having my mind and taste buds blown by how intense they were. The friend who shared them with me told me they were from England, and somehow that made […]

Cadbury Flake is a UK bar that’s chocolate folded in on itself in thin sheets, which adds a textural component that changes the melt and mouthfeel, not unlike how aerated chocolate seems to taste different. It’s also really popular as an ice cream topper. This summer, I saw lots of British people and foreign tourists […]

I stole an assortment of Boston Fruit Slices from my friend John, who got them in a giant food gift basket from some I-banking or consulting firm that was trying to recruit him, though that was back when I-banking firms weren’t in deep trouble.

Boston Fruit Slices are pretty easy to find on Amazon.com, yet I […]

My last trip to World Market resulted in a lot of random items in my bag, including Wii Gum. Part of my impulse shopping happened while completing my walk through and observing that Halloween and other fall items were being displayed. (See, it’s all their fault I spent too much money! Ha! That’s my story and I am stickin’ to it.) One of […]

No, I’m not referring to the rolls of fruit flavored pressed sugar candies produced by Ce De Candy, Inc., that most Americans associate with the name Smarties, but rather, to the milk chocolate candies in a crisp sugar shell that the rest of the world knows and loves as Smarties.
Currently manufactured by Nestle, Smarties were […]

Bazooka Bubble Juice – I saw these in the store and got a little nostalgic.  I thought gum, juice, ooooh, how I loved Freshen Up Gum when I was a kid.  Could this be an updated version? No.  
Appearing like Nerds on steroids, the sweet shell hardly matches the tangy candy, or any candy for that […]

Crispy Cat bills itself as “the first candy bar made with organic ingredients” and currently comes in three flavors: mint coconut, toasted almond, and roasted peanut. I was lucky enough to get a free sample of each for review purposes. The Crispy Cat candy bars boast an impressive list of credentials; in addition to containing […]

My wife handed me a pack of these after a shopping trip Stateside… She has picked up on the whole blogging idea and now if she finds some new candy, she’ll either point it out or go ahead and buy one.
At first, I was completely taken by surprise and I wasn’t sure if I was […]

I love trying new candy. So when the opportunity to trade with a fellow candy lover in Australia came up, I knew I had to jump on it. Out of the many treats I received, this small packed of The Natural Confectionery Co’s Fruit Chews was amongst them.
I found the simple and child-like packaging interesting […]