No more gummy worms EVER!
Wow, how can gummy worms be so bad for you?? I can't BELIEVE how many calories they pack in those tiny little things. One bag is 700 calories. One serving is 5 worms. Who eats 5 gummy worms and stops?? These things are the devil. I've been eating them constantly--a pregnancy craving. Well, no more! I never checked their nutrition because I thought hey, these have to be better than chocolate or something. Wrong!
Well, they pretty much consist of nothing but HFCS, artificial flavoring, and gelatin - so yeah, they're not exactly a health food. Even with "fruit juice snacks", the primary ingredient is still sugar and/or HFCS.
If you have to have candy at all, you'd certainly be better off with chocolate (specifically dark chocolate, 60% or greater).
I totally understand. I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove Gummy worms/bears/anything lol but it is just too many calories.
I'm the same way. Despite the stereotypes about women and chocolate, I can take chocolate or leave it. Put me next to ANYTHING gummy or chewy though (worms, bears, jujubes, swedish fish, airheads, starburst, jelly beans... I could go on but I won't) and I'm a lost woman.
Back before I joined CC and thought anything that was low in fat was ok to consume in large quantities, these seemed like the go-to snack! I was soooo disappointed the first time I logged a pack of starburst...
I remember when I thought that Twizzlers were a pretty good choice because they were, "As always, a fat free candy". Ugh.
I'm truly a sucker for anything gummy though. Haribo Gummy Cherries, Twizzlers, Sour Patch Kids, ah I miss 'em. :(
Ugh, I agree. Yesterday in fact, I bought some Haribo Cola Gummies (my favorite mind you) because I can never find the little buggers, and thought, 'eh, i've been a good girl, lets reward myself'. Big mistake that was. 500 calories later, I felt not only sick to my stomach, but I ate about 1,000 calories over my normal goal. I ate 2500 calories yesterday alone. Ugh. But today is the start of another day, and come hell or high water, I WILL be a good girl!
This is a big reason why I hate going to bulk food stores or sections, yes they have great deals but it's soooooo easy to walk out with thousands of calories in your hand from gummies, chips, chocolates, trail mix...the list goes on. It's a dangerous place indeed.
I have eaten Gummy's until I was sick to my stomach - I call it GUMMY TUMMY!!!
I have been getting "gummy tummy" as well. I just can't get enough! Yes, I thought since they had no fat they couldn't be very bad. And this is REALLY stupid, but I actually thought that since they tasted like fruit maybe they were better. DOH. I can't believe I actually thought that.
Original Post by sweetigem:
mmm gummy worms are awesome in dirt cake...
how about this instead?
Oh gosh! That is quite a bear!
OP you said that you pregnant, so don't try this for a few months.
Soak your gummy bears in Vodka over night. If you think that they are good now, they are great after being pickled.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of artificial sweeteners but they do make sugar free Gummy Worms ya know.
Original Post by spoiled_candy:
OP you said that you pregnant, so don't try this for a few months.
Soak your gummy bears in Vodka over night. If you think that they are good now, they are great after being pickled.
i can attest to the awesomeness of this idea. i have found that gummi lifesavers are particularly amazing this way!!
Original Post by looseymoose:
Original Post by sweetigem:
mmm gummy worms are awesome in dirt cake...
how about this instead?
Oh gosh! That is quite a bear!
And only 12,600 calories too!
Original Post by sweetigem:
Original Post by looseymoose:
Original Post by sweetigem:
mmm gummy worms are awesome in dirt cake...
how about this instead?
Oh gosh! That is quite a bear!
And only 12,600 calories too!
Ah man, that's nothing! Haha.
I could never say goodbye to gummy worms forever.
Original Post by sweetigem:
mmm gummy worms are awesome in dirt cake...
how about this instead?
Oh... that is AWESOME.
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