I found a clean version of Snickers, Milky Way and Kit Kats

[Anonymous]

Little Secrets Milk and Dark Chocolates, at Whole Foods. It's a bag of mini candies that look and taste similar to the brands mentioned above, but without artificial preservatives, coloring and without that suspect emulsifier often used in chocolates, PGPR (polyglycerol polyricinoleate, or E476).

I had a few and love them.

[Anonymous]

Here's the bag I just tried:

[Anonymous]

I mean, what you describe is still ultra-processed and decidedly not good for you. I think it may even be worse because you have been lulled into a false sense of certainty that what you are eating is somehow healthy.

It would be better to just eat the mini Snickers every once in a while when you have the craving, because you'll feel satisfied and ultimately eat less than what you are doing with your "healthy" junk food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, what you describe is still ultra-processed and decidedly not good for you. I think it may even be worse because you have been lulled into a false sense of certainty that what you are eating is somehow healthy.

It would be better to just eat the mini Snickers every once in a while when you have the craving, because you'll feel satisfied and ultimately eat less than what you are doing with your "healthy" junk food.

I don't think many people are fooled that it's healthy. If they're eating candy anyway, as long as it's taste is to their liking they'd be better off eating these, most likely. I'd rather support a company working without all the additives than Big Chocolate.

Plus you never know when a kid is sensitive to a weird additive. I'm my kid's class they have kids who can't eat food coloring and one kid who can't have certain emulsifiers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, what you describe is still ultra-processed and decidedly not good for you. I think it may even be worse because you have been lulled into a false sense of certainty that what you are eating is somehow healthy.

It would be better to just eat the mini Snickers every once in a while when you have the craving, because you'll feel satisfied and ultimately eat less than what you are doing with your "healthy" junk food.

I don't think many people are fooled that it's healthy. If they're eating candy anyway, as long as it's taste is to their liking they'd be better off eating these, most likely. I'd rather support a company working without all the additives than Big Chocolate.

Plus you never know when a kid is sensitive to a weird additive. I'm my kid's class they have kids who can't eat food coloring and one kid who can't have certain emulsifiers.

I don’t believe that there are 2 children in your child’s class who cannot have those items.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, what you describe is still ultra-processed and decidedly not good for you. I think it may even be worse because you have been lulled into a false sense of certainty that what you are eating is somehow healthy.

It would be better to just eat the mini Snickers every once in a while when you have the craving, because you'll feel satisfied and ultimately eat less than what you are doing with your "healthy" junk food.

I don't think many people are fooled that it's healthy. If they're eating candy anyway, as long as it's taste is to their liking they'd be better off eating these, most likely. I'd rather support a company working without all the additives than Big Chocolate.

Plus you never know when a kid is sensitive to a weird additive. I'm my kid's class they have kids who can't eat food coloring and one kid who can't have certain emulsifiers.

I don’t believe that there are 2 children in your child’s class who cannot have those items.

Why? Entire countries have decided they can’t have them

[Anonymous]

Big Chocolate?

[Anonymous]

As the parent of a child who cannot tolerate artificial food dyes, I am so grateful that Yum Earth makes fake Skittles, starbursts, etc. and is so successful that they are widely available. I will check out these Little Secrets and support them too, OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, what you describe is still ultra-processed and decidedly not good for you. I think it may even be worse because you have been lulled into a false sense of certainty that what you are eating is somehow healthy.

It would be better to just eat the mini Snickers every once in a while when you have the craving, because you'll feel satisfied and ultimately eat less than what you are doing with your "healthy" junk food.

I don't think many people are fooled that it's healthy. If they're eating candy anyway, as long as it's taste is to their liking they'd be better off eating these, most likely. I'd rather support a company working without all the additives than Big Chocolate.

Plus you never know when a kid is sensitive to a weird additive. I'm my kid's class they have kids who can't eat food coloring and one kid who can't have certain emulsifiers.

I don’t believe that there are 2 children in your child’s class who cannot have those items.

Why? Entire countries have decided they can’t have them

Won’t have them, not can’t have them.

[Anonymous]

Yum. I got it and ate th whole bag in one sitting. Maybe I don't feel as sick as I usually do after a candy binge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, what you describe is still ultra-processed and decidedly not good for you. I think it may even be worse because you have been lulled into a false sense of certainty that what you are eating is somehow healthy.

It would be better to just eat the mini Snickers every once in a while when you have the craving, because you'll feel satisfied and ultimately eat less than what you are doing with your "healthy" junk food.

OP here. There are different degrees of "bad for you", PP, and of course, everything that's full of sugar, fat, salt or is overly processed has to be consumed in moderation (sounds like I'm describing 99% of food in America, doesn't it?). Isn't it nice that these little candies LACK some potentially harmful ingredients, even if they're just as sugary (but with real sugar) and just as heated/pressed as other candy bars?

I happen to love Snickers. We never buy them: I negotiate a deal with my kids that they give me all their ToT Snickers as commission for costumes, driving and festivities. This year I won't have to do that! And thankfully my kids aren't big candy people. Every year half their stash goes in the bin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yum. I got it and ate th whole bag in one sitting. Maybe I don't feel as sick as I usually do after a candy binge.

No you did not. If you ate the whole bag in one sitting that would be equivalent to eating 15 snickers bars. Stop with you hyperbole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, what you describe is still ultra-processed and decidedly not good for you. I think it may even be worse because you have been lulled into a false sense of certainty that what you are eating is somehow healthy.

It would be better to just eat the mini Snickers every once in a while when you have the craving, because you'll feel satisfied and ultimately eat less than what you are doing with your "healthy" junk food.

OP here. There are different degrees of "bad for you", PP, and of course, everything that's full of sugar, fat, salt or is overly processed has to be consumed in moderation (sounds like I'm describing 99% of food in America, doesn't it?). Isn't it nice that these little candies LACK some potentially harmful ingredients, even if they're just as sugary (but with real sugar) and just as heated/pressed as other candy bars?

I happen to love Snickers. We never buy them: I negotiate a deal with my kids that they give me all their ToT Snickers as commission for costumes, driving and festivities. This year I won't have to do that! And thankfully my kids aren't big candy people. Every year half their stash goes in the bin.

I am with you OP. Sugar isn’t great, but can be consumed in moderation. But it really annoys me that large corporations who are aware of the dangers of dyes and other harmful additives - and even formulate better versions for other countries!!! - continue to pollute our US food supply with this crap. My kids enjoy cookies, ice cream, etc. in reasonable amounts, but I try to vote with my dollars and not support the worst offenders.

[Anonymous]

lol ok I’m sure it’s full of sugar alcohols that have a laxative effect.

[Anonymous]

I like those little oat milk “chocolate” bars from Trader Joe’s. Are they loaded with weird ingredients?