Ahhhh, yes. My love for my two most recent favorite foods is overflowing, so I just decided to let it flow onto my blog. I have no explanation for how much gummi bears mean to my taste buds, nor how many of them I have eaten in the past four days. I guess I should just leave it at that I have been studying most of the past 4 days and they have been a constant, consoling and oh so sweet study buddy.
They smile(although if you honestly look closely, they are more evil than happy and more like a row of three dots in two columns), they mush, they are lovely translucent colors (unless of course you get the ones that have a thin powder coating to keep them from sticking to one another, but this is not a good strategy as it takes away from the fun translucence of it all), and best of all, only 5 or so could give you enough sugar to study for the rest of the day (just simply unfortunate that I can't stop there and well surpass it, as 5 is about the amount for each handful). Also, to aid you further in the brilliance of these little buggers, I will now compare them to a few other candies for you:
Jolly Ranchers - long lasting, great flavor. BUT The minute you bite them, they stick in your teeth forever, in fact, they may even cause your teeth to stick together and cause the uncomfortable feeling of your jaw not being able to open again. Compacted sugar just eating holes in your enamel. And, don’t you want to try more than one flavor in 15 minutes? As far as flavor, it's almost too much, to the point where if you have more than one in a row your cheek tissue starts to wrinkle and shrivel and your tongue gets canker sores
Cadbury Mini Eggs - Oh man, this is a really close call to be honest, so I throw a few in the mix just for sheer pleasure, as these are one of my huge downfalls around easter. However, will say that these are almost too sweet to eat a lot of. If you eat too many in a row, you get more sick in about half the time of eating the same amount of gummi bears. Also, the shell is delicious, but, sometimes I can't crunch it 'cuz it really is a bit too much like eating egg shells.
Swedish Fish - Amazing cherry flavor BUT only one flavor, hope you like it and don’t want a change. Fish are always fun, and chewy BUT fish are only fun if you're not being honest with yourself. In truth, they are boring, flat, and if you think about it, should be slimy (kind of like how they feel in your mouth after moistened). Also, complete stick in the teeth, like rubber cement filling all your teeth contours, and take a long time to dissolve out without using your finger to pick it out once compacted.
Almond M&M's - Variety of colors, and a few flavors BUT only flavor difference is really the color or the nut inside, so not really a difference (once again if you're honest with yourself). Crunchy, but can only crunch for so long. Also, if don’t crunch, you are ultimately left with no choice but to crunch, as the nut in the middle will not simply dissolve, and who wants awesome chocolate only to be left with a nut (that is most likely stale).
In conclusion, Gummi Bears give a variety of flavors (yes, red is way different than green, just think about it), allow a mild perfect sweetness that does not make you sick (at least not until about a bag later), allows you to make it short or long lasting if you prefer to chew it or suck on it or a mixture of both. Also, perfectly rubbery texture that allows you to create a game of trying to get them to remain in-between your teeth while you bite without squirming out, and if you do chew, bouncing off your teeth without packing into your crevices and requiring awkward jaw stuckness or manual removal with your finger. Basically, they give you complete control over your experience with them, basically, completely adaptable to your need at the time. Every experience is bound to be great and flavorful and you even get a choice in flavors. Oh ya, and did I mention, in truth, teddy bears are amazing and cuddly, and fat, and cute! (oh wait, maybe that's what I'm hoping I'll be after I eat four more bags.)
At any rate, that is confession and persuasion about the first new addiction and now for the second....Simply put, how did we all forget about Original Goldfish? Okay, these fish don't have scales, aren't slimy and are a lovely salt accompaniment to any food you choose. A perfect mixture of crunch, salt and oven-baked flakiness. Also, perfect bite-size so that you can easily control your portions. Mhmmm, and, also, did I mention they are round in every way so that there is simply no way you can get them lodged on the roof of your mouth causing a painful poke by a corner of a normal snack-cracker. Really, folks, does it get any better. And, the best part, there is no cheese involved! This allows one to add a flavor if they would like (putting them in soup, etc.) or let them remain in their wholesome heaven of plain flavor yet amazing salt crunch! Perfect in every way these two! I'm glad I have re-discovered them in my recent life, as I have not had a dull meal nor a canker sore in my past four days of studying. That's it for now.