Folding Cranes with Kit Kat Wrappers

 I can't resist a fun art project, particularly when it's on the back of a bag of Kit Kat bars.

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Quick List - The Most Disturbing Candy Package Characters

 A quick list of the most disturbing #characters depicted on candy packages out of the all the treats I've reviewed on candycritic.org.

Quick List - The Most Artistic Candy Packages

 A quick list of the most #artistic candy and snack packages out of the all the treats I've reviewed on candycritic.org.

Quick List - My Favourite Characters On Candy Packages

 A quick list of my favourite characters featured on #candy and snack packages. At least out of the all the treats I've reviewed on  candycritic.org.

Quick List - My Favourite Candy Packages

 A quick list of some of my favourite candy packages from all of the treats that I've reviewed on candycritic.org.

Those Facts About Snacks

 

If you want to educate yourself about all the fun treats you love to munch, then pick up my fun comic called Snack Facts.

You can get your very own copy of Snack Facts in many different forms at http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/buy.htm

Truly Some Of The Most Beautiful Candy Art Ever

 All this month I've been posting some funny and downright weird candy commercials from Japan. I didn't want to leave out the fact that Japanese hand made sweets and desserts are some of the most beautiful pieces of candy art in the world. This video is just one example, and best of all most of these beautiful creations taste amazing too.

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Take A Picture, It Might Not Last Longer Anymore

 One of the biggest recent food trends really bothers me. It goes by the name of Instagramable food, and I have some serious issues with it. I feel like I’m not the only person that has issues as I’ve also noticed  in the last year or so a decline in this trend. Basically this is the trend of food makers, restaurants, bakeries and even candy companies focusing on making treats and foods that are really pretty. The notion is that these foods are so pretty that people will post them on social media (hence Instagramable). The problem with this trend is that many of these beautiful foods taste pretty mediocre.

It’s a totally logical trend for any food maker out there. If you can get a bunch of people lining up to buy your pretty food, then you’re not only selling the food, but you’re creating free advertising at the same time. From a business standpoint it makes all the sense in the world. I feel that this trend really took off, and it worked on building so many business over the last few years. As I mentioned before, there is a recent drop in this trend, and I think I might know why. My guess is that while people will line up for an Instagramable treat when it’s new, if the quality of the food doesn’t stand up, people won’t come back.

While you might get a big crowd coming out to buy your good looking food, once people post it on their social media, unless it tastes amazing, they there’s little reason to come back. That’s one of the benefits and downfalls of food on social media. After something is no longer new, it loses its cache on social media and I feel like sales of these treats go down as well. There’s often a race to be the first person to get a treat on social media, but there’s little staying power for many of these trendy snacks.

I guess the important thing to note is that this really only applies to Instagramable foods that don’t follow up with a great eating experience. Over the last year or so I have noticed a few food makers coming up with foods that not only look great, but also taste great. To me that’s a real challenge and deserves a great deal of respect. Even those foods that don’t look pretty, but taste amazing deserve a lot of credit. In particular, when you’re talking about candy since making something pretty is actually much easier than making it taste great.

I wouldn’t call the trend of Instagramable foods over, but it seems to be only on the decline. I’m seeing more people talking about nostalgic food lately, which has it’s own pros and cons. However, I feel like nostalgia is a much better trend then food that is only pretty to look at. Nostalgia can tell a story and bring back memories for people, pretty things just look pretty, and once you eat them they become far less pretty.

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Beautiful Fake Food

 Japanese fake food is the best in the world, and this man is a master.

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Candy Art

 Many people say that certain candy is too beautiful to eat, in this case I believe it's true.

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A Fun Art Project!

 I love candy machines, and I love that this video tells you how to make your very own out of cardboard.

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Reading Snack Facts - Issue 12

Sit back and relax while I read you every issue of Snack Facts. Today I'm reading issue number 12 all about cookies.

If you want to pick up your own copy of Snack Facts in either the micro edition or the full sized edition visit http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/

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Simply Beautiful Desserts

 This truly blurs the line between art and desserts.

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Reading Snack Facts - Issue 11

Sit back and relax while I read you every issue of Snack Facts. Today I'm reading issue number 11 all about ice cream.

If you want to pick up your own copy of Snack Facts in either the micro edition or the full sized edition visit http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/

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Reading Snack Facts - Issue 10

Sit back and relax while I read you every issue of Snack Facts. Today I'm reading issue number 10 all about marshmallows.

If you want to pick up your own copy of Snack Facts in either the micro edition or the full sized edition visit http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/

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Reading Snack Facts - Issue 9

Sit back and relax while I read you every issue of Snack Facts. Today I'm reading issue number 9 all about chocolate Easter bunnies.

If you want to pick up your own copy of Snack Facts in either the micro edition or the full sized edition visit http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/

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Reading Snack Facts - Issue 8

Sit back and relax while I read you every issue of Snack Facts. Today I'm reading issue number 8 all about lollipops.

If you want to pick up your own copy of Snack Facts in either the micro edition or the full sized edition visit http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/

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Reading Snack Facts - Issue 7

Sit back and relax while I read you every issue of Snack Facts. Today I'm reading issue number 7 all about Valentine's Day chocolates.

If you want to pick up your own copy of Snack Facts in either the micro edition or the full sized edition visit http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/

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Reading Snack Facts - Issue 6

Sit back and relax while I read you every issue of Snack Facts. Today I'm reading issue number 6 all about theaters snacks.

If you want to pick up your own copy of Snack Facts in either the micro edition or the full sized edition visit http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/

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Reading Snack Facts - Issue 5

Sit back and relax while I read you every issue of Snack Facts. Today I'm reading issue number 5 all about candy canes.

If you want to pick up your own copy of Snack Facts in either the micro edition or the full sized edition visit http://candycritic.org/snackfacts/

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