Daily Blog for the Fat Kid in all of us and the Food We Love To Eat!
May 22nd, 2008
By Javon Mahabir
Back in the late 80’s, when I was 7 or 8 years old, my molars were taking a long time to come out. They’d get loose, but I couldn’t extract them myself. So I bought a sugar daddy. I’d sink my teeth into it, wait a few seconds, and rip open my jaw! 9 out of 10 times there’d be a tooth stuck to it. It would also gross out other kids (especially the girls). Ironically, I’d use the money I got for my tooth to buy more sugar daddies! Unfortunately, sugar daddies are also good for accidentally extracting fillings, as I later found out.
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May 13th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
Created by Mars, Incorporated in 1960, the chewy candy was not introduced in the US until 1976. Starburst four original flavors were Strawberry, Lemon, Orange, and Lime. Today, Starburst come in many forms: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Advertising, Candy, Flavors, Fruit Chews, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Mars Company, Snacking, Snacks, Starburst, Sugar, Sweets, Tasty Madness | No Comments »
May 1st, 2008
Heather Blanchette
Meeting in gym class in 7th grade, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield became friends, and later business partners after completing an ice cream correspondence at Penn State. The first Ben and Jerry’s was opened in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Vermont. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Ben and Jerry's, Desserts, Dorm Food, Fat Kid Food, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Late Night Snacks, Snacking, Snacks, Tasty Madness, ice cream | 1 Comment »
April 24th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
The favorite snack of our Alien friend, E.T., was introduced in the US in 1980. Reese’s Pieces are made with no chocolate whatsoever, instead consist of a peanut-butter filling with a candy shell. Manufactured by the Hershey Company, Reese’s Pieces are colored yellow, brown and orange - designed to match the packaging (yum?). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Baking, Candy, Desserts, Food Recipes, Heather Blanchette, Hershey, Hersheys, Hersheys Kisses, Ingredients, Junk Food, Kisses, Mars Company, Peanut Butter, Product History, Recipes, Reese's Pieces, Snacking, Snacks, Sweets | 1 Comment »
April 14th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
Ok, ok, get your head out of the gutter - we’re talking about the tongue-numbing, red-hot candy balls you got at the penny candy store as a kid.
Each Fireball begins with a single grain of sugar, and then the candy is whirled with additional sugar until it reaches its perfect size. Surprisingly, 720,000 Atomic Fireballs can be packaged daily, and each truckload shipped from the factory holds 2 million Atomic Fireballs. That’s a whole lotta hot! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Atomic Fireballs, Candy, Fireballs, Flavors, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Nostalgia, Spun Sugar, Sugar, Sweets, Tasty Madness | 1 Comment »
April 11th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
Owned by Nabisco, Nilla Wafers (short for Vanilla Wafers - how creative, right?) are round, shortbread cookies with a hint of vanilla flavor. Other brands of cookies similar to Nilla Wafers are often called “Nilla Wafers” regardless of their actual name because, like Kleenex Tissues, the brand name has become synonymous with the product. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Chocoholic, Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Food Recipes, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Nabisco, Nabisco World, Nilla Wafer, Nilla Wafers, No Bake, No-Bake Desserts, Peanut Butter, Product History, Recipes, Snacking, Snacks, Tasty Madness, Vanilla | 1 Comment »
April 10th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
While Snickers beats out both Milky Way and 3 Musketeers in terms of the most controversial Superbowl ad (2007), what we all care about most is which of these three candy bars is the tastiest.
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Posted in 3 Musketeers Bar, Candy, Candy Bars, Chocolate, Chocolates, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Milky Way Bar, Product History, Snickers Bar, Sweets, Tasty Madness | No Comments »
March 29th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
My closet is my own personal grocery store. Whenever I go grocery shopping I act like I haven’t seen food in years. The amount of groceries that my roomie and I lug back the 10 minute walk from Shaw’s to our apartment could feed a small army, and is also the reason we’ll have very happy chiropractors someday. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Chocoholic, Chocolate, Chocolate Sauce, Chocolates, Cookies, Desserts, Favorite Food Recipes, Food Recipes, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, No Bake, No-Bake Desserts, Recipes, Tasty Madness | 1 Comment »