I Wunder?

There was a time when this bar was the top of my list of go to candy, and this commercial probably played a part in that.

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It's Never Too Late To Learn About Chocolate Bunnies.

In this latest issue of Snack Facts we see Sir Francis Sweetums and his lovely assistant Barbara learning all about the history of the chocolate bunny. Bunnies have been associated with Easter for a long time, but the chocolate bunny came a bit later. When the chocolate bunny did arrive, it arrived in a big way.

Make sure to order the latest issue of Snack Facts and learn all about this chocolate treat.

You can pick up the latest issue and all the back issues here. You can also download issue 0 for free.

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Is York The Candy Bar Capital Of The World?

 In this episode of Junk Fud and You I argue that York is the candy bar capital of the world. If any other city wants to disagree I'd be happy to visit and be proven wrong.

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Gummy Bear Old School

Pixelated Gummy Bears T-Shirt
by candycritic

Of all the shirts in our store, this pixilated gummy bear shirt is one of my favourites. I wear mine all the time.

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Turtle Time

When I was a kid, Turtles were all the rage. I'm not sure when they came out, but I feel like they really hit their stride in the mid 80s. There was even competition from other candy companies making Turtles rip offs, like Armadillos. Interestingly, I don't think that Nestle put out a million different variety of Turtles then, it was just the one kind of Turtle, and they promoted it like crazy. Today the way to promote yourself seems to be about making a million varieties, and changing up the size is certainly a key tool in the candy bar war. I'm not sure it always works (see this new review), but I'm happy it happens. After all, when candy companies are forced to be creative, we all win.

Click here to find out why mini Turtles may not be as good as the classics.

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The Future Of Chocolate Science

 I've never not wanted to eat chocolate so much... nope, I still want to eat it.

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Don't Forget About The Easter Bunny!

In this latest issue of Snack Facts we see Sir Francis Sweetums and his lovely assistant Barbara learning all about the history of the chocolate bunny. Bunnies have been associated with Easter for a long time, but the chocolate bunny came a bit later. When the chocolate bunny did arrive, it arrived in a big way.

Make sure to order the latest issue of Snack Facts and learn all about this chocolate treat.

You can pick up the latest issue and all the back issues here. You can also download issue 0 for free.

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I Ate A Candy Wrong - Caramilk Bar

As it turns out, it actually takes some thought to eat a Caramilk bar incorrectly. In theory it should be simple, but as you can tell from this latest episode of Eating Candy Wrong, the practice is much more complicated.

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Mask Up, But Also Eat Gummy Bears

Eating Gummy Bears Face Mask
by candycritic

How much fun is it to eat candy with a mask on?

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A Bar That's Famous, But Not To You

This week's review features a chocolate bar that you've probably never heard of. Likely you figure that this bar is some weird candy that's only available in some small country. You probably imagine that this Alfie bar is something only a handful of people know about. If you thought all of that, you'd be wrong. Alfie bars are actually really common, and I would wager that it sells better than many North American candy bars. The thing is, it's only available in Asia. A place where there's a huge population of people that are starting to really enjoy eating candy bars. Sure this bar wasn't my cup of tea, but for millions of people in the world this is becoming a classic candy bar, and chances are you've never even seen it before.

Click here to find out why I didn't really like this extremely popular candy bar.

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Oh Yeah Indeed

If you love watching giant pitchers of brightly coloured fruity liquid smash through walls, then strap it.

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Still Eating Easter Treats, Why Not Learn A Little Something About Them?

In this latest issue of Snack Facts we see Sir Francis Sweetums and his lovely assistant Barbara learning all about the history of the chocolate bunny. Bunnies have been associated with Easter for a long time, but the chocolate bunny came a bit later. When the chocolate bunny did arrive, it arrived in a big way.

Make sure to order the latest issue of Snack Facts and learn all about this chocolate treat.

You can pick up the latest issue and all the back issues here. You can also download issue 0 for free.

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Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy T-Shirt
by candycritic

Check out my awesome Cotton Candy t-shirt. It not only makes you look great, but it teaches you a little something about a classic treat (check the back of the shirt).

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A New Candy Review From Europe

I've been lucky enough to travel to many places, and eat candy from just about every corner of the world. One of the interesting things about the world is the way that candy flavours and trends seem to stick together, geographically. It seems like borders don't mean as much as general regions. For example, this box of chocolates that was purchased in Finland, has a very central/northern European feel to it. A marshmallow from Asia is very different than a North American marshmallow. Caramel from South America is also very unique, but similar within South America. It's obviously the fact that food traditions spread across areas and ignore the borders. They do however stop at random places and suddenly there's something completely different. It's hard to explain, but if you taste the same chocolate bar made in different parts of the world, you just might start to understand it.

Click here to read my very European chocolate review.

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I Can't Forget Finland

Over the last little while I've been collecting classic candy commercials and sharing them with you guys. Then a friend from Finland sent me a link to a classic candy commercial from Finland, and I was blown away. Of coarse there's commercials from all over the world celebrating candy, and now I want to see them all. If you know a great candy commercial, no mater where you are, drop me a note on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or just leave a comment here).

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Are you Eating A Chocolate Bunny? Ever Wonder Where It Came From?

In this latest issue of Snack Facts we see Sir Francis Sweetums and his lovely assistant Barbara learning all about the history of the chocolate bunny. Bunnies have been associated with Easter for a long time, but the chocolate bunny came a bit later. When the chocolate bunny did arrive, it arrived in a big way.

Make sure to order the latest issue of Snack Facts and learn all about this chocolate treat.

You can pick up the latest issue and all the back issues here. You can also download issue 0 for free.

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We're A Little Delayed This Week

Normally I would post all about our new review on Mondays, but this week I'm posting on Tuesday. Obviously the reason is because Easter was on Monday. I figured it was best to leave the Easter review up for an extra day and keep the theme alive. 

With Covid being a thing, our household started a new Easter tradition that frankly I hope stays around for a while. Rather than going to visit family, or go out enjoying any kind of spring weather, we decided that the best thing to do during this 4 day long weekend is binge watch our DVD collection. We did this while also eating a lot of snacks. The idea was to dig up those DVDs that you never figured we'd actually get around to watching, and crossing them off our list. This meant that we finally finished 24, we finished Bewitched, and while we didn't finish, we got through many episodes of Tabitha, Soap, and the Marry Tyler Moore show. We actually really enjoyed all but one of these shows.

Click here to read the slightly late, but still interesting new candy review.

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Mentos Make You Bad Ass

This series of Mentos commercials became such a big part of popular culture, even rock bands would make fun of them.

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Pick Up This Easter Fun Issue Of Snack Facts!!!

In this latest issue of Snack Facts we see Sir Francis Sweetums and his lovely assistant Barbara learning all about the history of the chocolate bunny. Bunnies have been associated with Easter for a long time, but the chocolate bunny came a bit later. When the chocolate bunny did arrive, it arrived in a big way.

Make sure to order the latest issue of Snack Facts and learn all about this chocolate treat.

You can pick up the latest issue and all the back issues here. You can also download issue 0 for free.

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