Surf Sweets: Natural and Organic Candies

March 3, 2010 By Erin Tales

I recently got an e-mail asking if I would like to sample some candy. A bit of a no-brainer, right? YES! Even though I am on “fitness mode”, I take a break here and there. And of course, the kids like sweets “in moderation”. And as far as sweets and cheats go, the natural and organic candies from Surf Sweets just had a lot of characteristics that I knew I liked… and a lot of you would like too.

Before I get into the HUGE (and tasty) selection, I want to let you know what makes Surf Sweets special. They use only high quality natural and organic ingredients, are naturally sweetened and made with real organic fruit juice. Plus, they have 100% of the US RDA of Vitamin C. There are NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COLORS or GMOs. There is NO CORN SYRUP. Surf Sweets are gluten free, casein free, made in a nut-free facility and are allergy friendly. There are vegan and vegetarian varieties. Plus, they are made in the USA! Yah. No downers there, right?

Now, let’s get into the sweet selection. Surf Sweets sells gummy worms, sour worms, gummy swirls, gummy bears, fruity bears, jelly beans, sour beery bears and snack packs. They sent over sour worms, jelly beans and gummy bears in little 2.75 ounce sample packs for the testers to try. First off, it was HARD to hold the kids off the sweets so I can even get a bite. They were ravenous, since they love gummies. I did manage to sneak a sour worm … and you know what … it tasted… DELICIOUS! I love sour worms and there was nothing different about this one, even though it was made with so much care that a lot of other people can try it too! The worms were the biggest hit with the kids too, they asked for more when they were gone. Of course, they loved the gummy bears too. The funny thing was the jelly beans – the boys don’t like jelly beans, or so I thought. Surf Sweets were the first pack of jelly beans that they actually ate and wanted more.

For the most part, there are 2 servings in the 2.75 ounce packages. I tried to make each package last longer, even with the boys sharing. Gummy Bears have 130 calories per serving, sour worms were 130 calories per serving and jelly beans were 140 calories per serving. If you want to see complete nutrition facts for any other products, just visit their Product Page and choose the candy you are interested in.

I had told my husband over the phone how much the kids loved the Gummy Worms when they first tried it. He said he would buy more, but didn’t know where to look. Well, they are easily available from Whole Foods, Lifetime Fitness and BuyBuy Baby, along with a few other natural and speciality food retailers. You can find a complete list of Surf Sweets retailers. There is also a special page if you only want to purchase Surf Sweets online, not in a store – for example at Amazon or Alice.

Stay in touch with Surf Sweets on Twitter and Facebook! And check out their sweet recipe page for unique treats, like an Easter Bird’s Nest or Cookie Cake!

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