If not for the little “s” on each piece, you might mistake a handful of Skittles for “M&Ms”. They might even be the same candy if it weren’t for the fact that one is filled with milk chocolate and the other fruit. At least that’s the concept here as each of the five colors represent a different kind.

Strawberry and grape are the best, orange dangles in the middle, while lemon and lime serve only to balance-out the other colors of the rainbow. What’s amazing is how well the five flavors blend together into a sweet fruit punch of sorts, which I’d take over a mouthful of chocolate any day.

Aside from the taste, the best thing about these bite-sized candies is that, even with a shell, they’re chewy, they’re not sticky and they dissolve into sugary grits rather than a taffy mass when you chew them. For what it’s worth, they’re also made with apple juice as one of the key ingredients.

If the makers get rid of lemon and lime for better fruits; or just leave it as a trio of orange, grape and strawberry; they could be on to something truly special. But even as is, because you can’t really taste the lemon and lime when you eat them all together, Skittles are my favorite candy.

my rating : 5 of 5
 

S. Fitze :

Absolutely no apple juice is used in manufacturing Skittles. No juice of any sort. Primary ingredients are sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil.

I’m also a Skittles fan, but making them out to be even semi-healthy is ludicrous.

The best ice cream to eat, as far as your health goes, is all-natural ice cream without all the artificial additives and preservatives. This version of Turkey Hill’s Vanilla Bean has none. The ingredients are a list of five; cream, nonfat milk, sugar, vanilla and vanilla bean.

They’re “the same ingredients you would use to make ice cream at home”. That means, though it isn’t the best when it comes to taste; artificial flavors are generally better; the trade-off of being natural, thus as healthy as ice cream gets, makes it worthwhile.

my rating : 4 of 5

Oh yes. This cereal is delicious. It’s O-shaped corn pieces with “good things in the middle” like real oatmeal. The caramel-like taste, which I’d compare to Cap’n Crunch or old school Mr T, Gremlins and Batman cereal, is sweetened with honey, graham (cracker) flour and brown sugar.

The taste is great. It’s easily one of the best cereals in that regard, but it’s too crunchy. It won’t get soggy in milk, at least not in any reasonable amount of time, but that’s the problem because it makes for a hard chew. If it had the texture and consistency of, say, Cheerios, it’d be perfect.

my rating : 4 of 5