Category: Candy and snacks

Almond Pecan Cashew Clusters: A healthy alternative to American candies

Almond Pecan Cashew Clusters: A healthy alternative to American candies

[ 0 ] February 20, 2013 |

With a few exceptions, the majority of American candies are nothing else but disgracefully primitive mix of sugar, starch, artificial colors and artificial flavors sold under different brand names. The composition suggests that it has been “invented” and mass-produced by a group of brainless and talentless individuals associated with the American food industry. Or maybe […]

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Hershey’s Candy Coated Milk Chocolate: An artificial love

Hershey’s Candy Coated Milk Chocolate: An artificial love

[ 9 ] February 13, 2013 |

In the past, before I started paying attention to what is inside, I used to like M & Ms and drink Dr Pepper. But then I have learned that far not everything you see in your grocery store is safe to eat. As a professional chemist, I like manipulating chemicals in the lab, not eating […]

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Wheat Thins Multigrain: Good news

Wheat Thins Multigrain: Good news

[ 3 ] January 28, 2013 |

A year ago I have recommended Wheat Thins Original. For some reason Kraft Foods added Red 40 artificial color to their Wheat Thins Ranch, otherwise healthy snack. This time I would like to recommend Wheat Thins Multigrain snacks which contain 17 grams of whole grain per 31 g serving. Nutritionists recommend eating 3 or more […]

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Jelly Belly Orange Slices: One more nutritious candy!

Jelly Belly Orange Slices: One more nutritious candy!

[ 3 ] January 3, 2013 |

Candy is just a flavored sugar by definition. But should the flavor and color always come with potentially health damaging chemicals like azo-compounds? No, no, no. Nevertheless, overwhelming majority of candies in the United States is of exactly such a miserable kind: sugar artificially flavored and artificially colored with strange chemicals that are incompatible with […]

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Wonka Candy Cane: Artificial Flavor of Christmas

Wonka Candy Cane: Artificial Flavor of Christmas

[ 2 ] December 19, 2012 |

First candy cane came to existence in 1670 when choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral (Germany) wanted to calm noisy children during Christmas Eve by treating them to the candies. He asked a local candy maker to make some sweet sticks for them. I don’t know what were that original candies made of but modern candy canes […]

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Toxic Sweetness of Sugar

Toxic Sweetness of Sugar

[ 0 ] December 7, 2012 |

Every healthy food and food ingredient should be consumed in the amounts that are adequate to your body size, age and the level of your physical and mental performance. REMEMBER: Anything, absolutely anything, including vitamins and water can be turned toxic due to overly consumption. This rule is especially true with regard to our consumption […]

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Wonka Frosty Nerds: Another chemical candy

Wonka Frosty Nerds: Another chemical candy

[ 3 ] December 1, 2012 |

Do you know that according to the Wikipedia, “nerd” is a person, typically described as being overly intellectual, obsessive, or socially impaired? This is one thing. As the second meaning, “nerd” is a form of candy that is essentially small irregularly-shaped bits of sugar crystal which are covered with a thin candy-coating. Yes, coating… This […]

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The right choice: Jelly Belly Snapple beans

The right choice: Jelly Belly Snapple beans

[ 0 ] November 19, 2012 |

The overwhelming majority of candies you can buy for your child in the American grocery stores is nothing more than mixtures of sugar and starch chemically colored with artificial food dyes. However there is no any reason that the candies in America should be that primitive and potentially health damaging, except quick and, sometimes, dishonest […]

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Why let Jell-O terrorize your health?

Why let Jell-O terrorize your health?

[ 3 ] November 10, 2012 |

I wonder what’s on minds of those who buy Jell-O “snacks.” Do they believe they buy food? What do they think when they treat their poor children to this animal gelatin contaminated with a variety of chemicals? Do they think this is a healthy low calorie strawberry snack? Terrorist attacks kill people instantaneously; food surrogates […]

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Licorice Bears: How dare you lying to children?

Licorice Bears: How dare you lying to children?

[ 2 ] November 4, 2012 |

When adults lie to each other, it is immoral and disgusting. But when adults lie to children, this is just filthy. Look at this bag of Licorice Bears candy from CVS, a product of Mexico. You read on the bag:  “Premium Quality; Great Value. I’m proud to put our name on this product. It represents […]

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