Review: Skinny Cow Divine Filled Chocolates Peanut Butter Crème

When I found out that I was getting some Skinny Cow candies in my Jolly VoxBox from Influenster, I wasn’t really sure what I was going to get. The cheat sheet that gave me a preview of what was on the way literally just said “Skinny Cow Candy”. Much to my husband’s delight, my package contained a complimentary box of Divine Filled Chocolates Peanut Butter Crème for testing purposes.

I can’t say he volunteered to be a guinea pig, so much as he just claimed the whole box as his own, the moment I opened my mouth as to what it was. He loves peanut butter, especially in combination with chocolate. So, I kind of figured these would get a pretty good rating from him.

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The Basic Rundown

The box that I received contained 6 pouches, each with three candies inside. If you want something that you can easily slide in your desk/purse/bag/etc for snack time, the pouch is pretty flat and about the size of a Hershey’s bar, as of 1/24/2014 (Including the date because they seem to keep getting smaller, along with other candy bars.)

Below are the nutrition facts that are listed. You can also find these for various Skinny Cow products on the Skinny Cow site.

I’ve seen nothing about being gluten-free, and Nestle, to my knowledge, does not use GMO-free ingredients. So, that’s something to keep in mind. Also, artificial flavoring and coloring have been used in this, and TBHQ has various studies (according to Wikipedia) that link it to being a possible carcinogen and possibly associated with stomach tumors. This isn’t something that bothers my husband, but I don’t think I’ll be eating anymore of these.

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Taste Test

Although my husband claimed most of these, I did get a couple to sample for testing. We both agree that the chocolate is smooth, not waxy at all, and that the peanut butter is very creamy, almost kind of gooey. It’s not really the consistency that I would expect from peanut butter.

Compared to the popular Reese Peanut Butter Cups, there’s a definite difference. If you love Reese, you may not be too fond of these. The peanut butter is sweeter, and the consistency is much different. However, I will say that it’s better than Reese knockoffs, since a lot of companies like to make peanut butter cups, usually with waxy chocolate...

Personally, I thought they were okay, but they weren’t quite my thing. My husband finished the rest of the box in only a couple nights, though. When asked if he’d want me to buy him another box, he told me to go ahead.

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Opinion

My husband and I have two very different opinions on these. On the one hand, he loves them and doesn’t really care too much about the ingredients. On the other hand, I’m becoming more ingredient-conscious each day, and I just don’t feel comfortable eating these, along with the fact that the taste just isn’t my thing. I’m not too big on peanut butter and, if I’m going to eat junk food, I’d rather go for Reese.

If you want to try a box, I’ve seen them at Target. They had a lot of the candies in the back on clearance. I think they started out around $3-something and were marked down to something like $2.76 or something. Not bad. I mean, you’re going to pay more than that just for 6 single candy bars.

P.S. If there’s any other reviewers out there that want to join Influenster, hit my contact page up and I’ll send you an invite! ♥

 

 

FTC Statement: I received this product for free for testing purposes from Influenster on behalf of Skinny Cow. No affiliate links have been used in this particular post, although they are present in my sidebars. This has not affected the opinions within the review, and complies with FTC standards.

Review: Fuwarinka Rose Essence Soft Candy

Rose-flavored candies, teas, and other goodies have become quite popular lately. In addition to the natural Vitamin C, it’s also said that these sort of things can even affect your body odor. Of course, these candies aren’t for that; they’re for your skin. Each little candy has a dose of collagen and Vitamin C to help keep your skin looking young and vibrant, while helping to combat wrinkles.

Sounds like a bit of a tall order from a cute little candy, huh? Well, I decided I needed to try them out for myself. I’ve already had rose gum, and loved it. So, I figured, even if these candies didn’t do what they promised, they’d still be worth the taste.

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Packaging

This little bag of rose candies came safely tucked away in recycled Japanese newspapers in a box with some other things that I had received. It’s about the size of a typical letter envelope, and can be resealed.

The front has some basic information stating that it’s a rose candy intended for beauty purposes. There’s a bit of English, but not much. Below the main label, it says, “Makes you comfortable with scent of rose,” which is about the whole eating-rose-stuff-so-you-smell-good thing. I guess they figured they might as well throw that on the package, in addition to the beauty benefits.

The back of the packaging is almost entirely in Japanese, and gives the nutrition facts and ingredients. You’ll also find the link to Kracie’s website in the bottom right corner.

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Ingredients

Although I’ve had a few years of Japanese languages classes, I honestly don’t feel comfortable trying to translate the ingredients on this. I can say, however, that it has collagen in it, along with Vitamin C to help with collagen absorption.

If you have any food allergies, I would consult Jbox about the ingredients, before purchase.

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Amount / Size

I think there was about 25 of the candies in the bag. Unfortunately, I had eaten a decent amount of them before realizing that I should have counted them. You get plenty for the bag just being $2.20, though.

Each candy is about the size of a mini marshmallow. You know, the ones you put in hot chocolate? Not the dehydrated ones, the ones that come in a big bag. They’re pastel pink and round, yet not completely smooth.

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Smell

Upon opening the bag, I was greeted with the scent of the most fragrant roses in blossom. I haven’t noticed them affect my body odor, but I’d assume you’d have to eat a decent amount of them in one sitting for that.

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Taste

These don’t quite taste as much like rose as the rose gum does, but it’s still very rosy. What I pick up on is a hint of rosehips. If you’ve never had rosehips before, the taste is a bit hard to explain. It’s somewhere between a fragrant rose and a sweet tomato. Although the taste was a bit different, I did enjoy these.

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Texture / Consistency

Although the bag says that these are soft, they’re not what I would consider to be soft. The inside is more like the consistency of gum or taffy, and is surrounded by a thin, crunchy candy shell.

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Opinion

Although these aren’t quite what I expected, I still liked them. If you’re thinking of getting these, just keep in mind that they have a chewy center and a crunchy candy coating, and they have a slight taste of rosehips along with the pure rose flavor.

Did they do any good for my skin? I can’t really say. It would probably be better to have a 3-month supply of them to do proper testing for that. If you want some for yourself, you can click the button below. They also have gum, soap, bath salts, and even mosquito coils that are rose.

 

 

 

 

FTC Statement: The Fuwarinka Rose Essence Soft Candy was provided to And The Dreaming Moon… by Jbox in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used. This has not affected the opinions within the review, and complies with FTC standards.

My Pocky Day Sale Purchase from Jbox

In case you didn’t know, Jbox is having a Pocky Day sale in honor of Pocky Day, which is today… Sorry that I forgot to tell everyone… It’s not really a say, per se; you’re just getting double points on snacks, which is still awesome. Once you gather enough points, you can use them to get money off future orders.
Anyway, below is what I ordered. Yeah, the shipping kind of kills, but that’s what happens when you order something from Japan from the US.

I’ll let you know when it gets here! I can’t wait for the Ramune UHA Puccho! And Pocari Sweat is even better than Gatorade, when I’m sick. It’ll be nice to have some of that on hand again.