Maybe Nerds Just Shouldn't Be Updated - Double Dipped Nerds "Watermelon Apple and Cherry Lemonade"

Since I started reviewing candy many years ago I've had changing opinions about classic candies that offered different variations. There are some cases where I think these variations really work and I go out of my way to try them out, Kit Kat is probably the best example, but there are also a few others. There are also some treats that have broken out with different varieties and it just doesn't work. The new versions not only don't live up to the original, but sometimes they fail as a snack on their own. What I'm saying is that sometimes I like a little variety, and sometimes... well sometimes you get something like this new candy review.

Click here to find out why these Nerds didn't live up to the original.

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Candy in the Media - Nuts... or not

In general, when it refers to these chocolate bars, I feel like a nut.

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Issue 1 of Snack Facts... waaaaaaaaa?

 

Snack Facts is the number 1 candy and snack related micro comic in the world. Each issue takes a fun snack and with the help of Sir Francis Sweetums III teaches you all about it. This first issue takes a look at one of the most popular candies in the world, the gummy bear. It also has an awesome cover by the comic book virtuoso Chetan Patel of Tic Toc Tom (tictoctom.com) fame.

Each issue of Snack Facts is emailed to you and allows you to print and fold your very own micro comic using only a single sheet of paper. You can print the comic as big or as small as you please, you can even print out multiple copies for every room in the house.

Make sure to visit candycritic.org/snackfacts to pick up issue 1 one for the low cost of only 50 cents. You can also download issue 0 for free.

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I Talk About The Places I've Lived In This Episode Of Junk Fud and You

I've not only travelled around the world, but I've been lucky to live in a few places around the world. In this episode I talk about where I've lived, and how it's changed the way I see food.

Click here to check out the episodes of Junk Fud on the Road that I talked about.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Thing That You Should Buy - Chocolate Bar Maker

If I had this I couldn't complain about the ratio of ingredients in my candy bars anymore.

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A Very Special Review - Crispy Crunch

Some of you keen eyed people out there may have noticed that I've already posted this Crispy Crunch review. In fact I think I posted it many years ago. I'm making this already posted review our feature review because of my father. A few week's ago he passed away, and the Crispy Crunch was his all time favourite candy bar. Normally that would be enough, but I want to stress how important my father was to the creation of this website.

My father used to take my sister and I out on long walks. We used to walk around Toronto, and St Catharines when we were kids. We would go on crazy adventures exploring the urban landscape, but before each adventure we would have to make a stop. This stop would be at a local convenience store to load up on candy. This wouldn't be my father taking the kids to the candy store to keep them busy during the walk. My father would partake in the candy buying as much as we would (sometimes more). We would load up on treats and head out on whatever adventure awaited. These adventures and the candies we would buy inspired my love of tasting new and fun treats, and that is the seed of this website. 

Almost every adventure would start with my dad eating a Crispy Crunch, and that's why it's this week's featured review.

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Candy in the Media - Chocolate Master

I love watching candy experts do their craft very well.

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Issue 1 of Snack Facts is here!

 

Follow Sir Francis Sweetums III and his sugar glider companion Barbara as they explore the history of the gummy bear. Find out what inspired this revolutionary treat, and a little about the man who created it. With a beautiful cover illustrated by the talented Chetan Patel of Tic Toc Tom fame (tictoctom.com).

Each issue of Snack Facts is emailed to you and allows you to print and fold your very own micro comic using only a single sheet of paper. You can print the comic as big or as small as you please, you can even print out multiple copies for every room in the house.

Make sure to visit candycritic.org/snackfacts to pick up issue 1 one for the low cost of only 50 cents. You can also download issue 0 for free.

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I'm Not Happy With Icing, The Oreo Filling Challenge

I decided that the cream in the middle of the Oreo wasn't good enough, even when you flavour it. So my goal is to find out what else could work in an Oreo, the results are both positive and surprising.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Thing That You Should Buy - Gummy Candy Lab

Make your very own ultra cute gummy creations.  Although they may be a little too cute for some.

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Questionable Reviews - Play More "Ume"

I eat a lot of things on this site that many might consider not to be candy. Most of the time people complain that chips, cakes or even chocolate is not technically candy, and they ask me why am I reviewing it on this site. My standard answer is that this is "my" site, and I'll do what I want. Today however I think I may have crossed a line, today I might have just eaten a pill. I might have eaten some kind of supplement or some kind of light weight medical thingy. I'm still going to keep this review online, because I'm not entire sure that it's not candy either. If someone proves to me that this is not a candy then I'll post a warning at the start of the review.

Click here to read the review and judge for yourself.

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Candy in the Media - How To Make Waffles... sort of

I can't tell you how many times I've scrolled through recipes online just to find the recipe. I'm happy to read a story, but let me get started first.

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Issue 1 Of Snack Facts Is Here!!!

Hey everybody, issue 1 of Snack Facts is here! For the low, low price of 50 cents, you can have issue 1 of Snack Facts sent to you and enjoy the greatest micro comic on the subject of snacks and candy in the world. This issue is a look back at the history of one of the most popular candies in the world, the gummy bear. You can have it sent to you and print off this fun micro comic with only one sheet of paper. Print it off as small or as large as you like, you can even print off multiple copies for every room in your house (or every corner of your room).

Click here to learn more about Snack Facts, and to buy issue 1 (you can also still download issue 0 for free).

You can also follow Candy Critic on Patreon and receive issue 1 of Snack Facts for free.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Candy Chemistry

This combines my love of science and my love of candy, and best of all, you can eat the results.

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I Normally Don't Eat Spicy Food But... - Aero Truffle "Dark Chipotle"

 

I don't understand why some people can just eat spicy food, and others cannot. I say this from the point of view of someone who does not generally enjoy spicy food. I wish that I could have been in love with spicy food since I was a child, but frankly I've just started to build a tolerance for it, and it's far from being something pleasurable. At this point I eat spicy food in order to build a tolerance, or to be polite. I still don't really enjoy spicy food for the fact that it's spicy. I enjoy some spicy foods, but I feel like taking the spice away would only make this food more pleasurable. I don't know why I was born this way, or even if I was born this way, but here I am.

Click here to read the spicy chocolate review from this week.

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Candy In The Media - Hands Free Oreo Dispenser

I never knew that I wanted a hands free Oreo dispenser until I saw this one. Now I just have to have one.

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Hey everyone, Snack Facts is here!

I just wanted to let everyone know that the first preview issue of Snack Facts, my micro comic all about candy and snacks is online and free to download. You can download and print the first issue using only one piece of paper and a little folding skill.

This first preview issue will introduce you to the quirky explorer Sir Francis Sweetums III and his sugar glider companion Barbara.  Later on we’ll have more issues out, each following their adventures as they explore a new snack, treat or even special treat filled holidays.

Make sure to check out candycritic.org/snackfacts to download issue 0 of Snack Facts for free. Future issues will be coming soon, and we’ll even be offering special pre-printed and signed versions as well as other cool merch.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Thing That You Should Buy - Grandpa Witmer's Old Fashioned Nut Butter Mixer

It's rare that I post something on this blog that is at all useful, however I would argue that every house in the world should have one of these.

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A Bar Specifically Designed To Cure The Munchies - Oh Henry "4:25"

Having been away from Canada for the last few years, I forgot about the legalization of marijuana. Frankly since being back it's hardly affected me. I've smelt it on the streets a few times, but I doubt more often than I did before I left. The thing that really interests me is the fact that other than Oh Henry, with this bar, no other candy or snack companies have attached their brand to this new trend. I'm thinking that sales must have gone up a bit in the last year, so maybe they figured why change the brand when people already know you make snacks.

Click here to read about Oh Henry's special munchies relief bar.

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