Junkless Candy

I’m that mom.

The one who doesn’t buy the candy
for her kids in line at the grocery store.

It’s because I just don’t like feeding them artificial junk.
We live far away from a grocery store
with lots of options so I end up ordering a few things online
(like natural candy and my favorite…my love..

my Scharffen Berger chocolate

– but I’ll save that for another post).

Since we were in “Big City” after taking
my brother back to the airport,

we made a trip to the grocery store.

(We miss you!)

This big city store has an INCREDIBLE
international foods aisle.

 I got to stock up on organic coconut milk
for my curry chicken.

Of the zillion products in that aisle,

my daughter found the British/Swiss candies.

She found Smarties.

I thought they were just like the
Smarties you’d find at Halloween.

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Nope.

The Nestle version is like a big m&m.

My little girl said, “Mooooom, do these have junk in them?”

(gotta love that) 

So, I checked and was very surprised that there are

no artificial ingredients!

AND, the colors are from natural sources.

Yes!

Ooooh…aaaaah! Natural colors can be pretty too.

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I haven’t tried them yet but the kids love them so they’re a hit.

 I love to find food without junk!

Isn’t it crazy that it’s like a treasure hunt to find

REAL food in the grocery store?

And if you’re interested, you can find Nestle’s Smarties at:

Amazon
UK Goods

British Delights
Canadian Favourites

I’ve ordered Crunchie bars for dh from British Delights
and can vouch for their quick shipping.

Have you been pleasantly surprised
in your grocery store recently?

 I’m not-so-patiently waiting for
natural foods to become mainstream.