One of my son’s (and secretly mine) favorite “treats” is gummy bears, but I refuse to buy them since they are loaded with crap. Sorry, but I can’t put that any more kindly. It’s true. For the most part, you find sugar, corn syrup, artificial flavors and artificial dyes in gummy bears. Yick, yuck, gross. So, yes, my poor little boy doesn’t get them. Sorry, I just can’t put that stuff in his body, even for a special occasion. One day while at the grocery store I came across Surf Sweets products in the health food section. Candy? In the health food section? I know, right!? Needless to say, I snatched up the package and with true “me” skepticism I flipped to the back to check the ingredients. Unlike the other brands you find in the junk food aisle, these have ingredients like: organic tapioca syrup, organic grape juice concentrate, and colors added with ingredients like black carrot juice concentrate. I know you are asking, “but how do they taste?” I thought the same thing when I held them in my hand, but I decided to give it a shot. I brought them home to my son because we all know the true test is if the kids love them, right? First, let me say, just opening package brought a yummy smell to my nose that made me want to eat the entire package. To make a long story short, we devoured the Surf Sweets! Oh my goodness, so good! I was super excited to find them on Twitter and their fan page on Facebook. Immediate follow on both!
Here is where I am super lucky girl (and my family, too-I did share). The awesome peeps at Surf Sweets sent me an assortment of their goodies for us to try. We tried to make them last…..for a day. We gobbled up gummy bears, gummy worms, and jelly beans faster than you could say Surf Sweets are natural, organic and yummy. Yeah, I know, I have said yummy a lot in this post, but what can I say….I call them like I see them!
Here are some awesome facts about Surf Sweets products:
~Made with Organic Fruit Juice & Sweeteners
~Natural Colors and Flavors
~100% RDA of Vitamin C
~Free of Corn Syrup and GMOs
~Made in a Nut-Free Facility
~Gluten Free
~Casein Free
~Made in the USA
Sounds like a great list of reasons to buy these treats for your family, wouldn’t you agree? Yeah, I thought so!
Now here is the part that makes me almost as excited as I was to get to try these products with my family. I get to give some away to YOU and your family(the same awesome assortment that I received)….and just in time for Easter!! I can’t think of a better addition to an Easter basket than Surf Sweets jelly beans (oh, did I mention how super yummy those are, too?). Well, they are, uber-yummy, actually.
Okay, here is the deal….there are many ways to enter, but do them correctly in order for each to count and please make sure you include your email address in your comment. I will not hunt you down if you win. You can do any or all of the following. Obviously, the more you do the more chances you have to win.
Required Entry: Visit the Surf Sweets website and come back here and tell me something you learned about their products or share the yummy treat you would LOVE to try the most. (if you don’t do this entry, no others will count)
Become a fan of Let’s Be Green Together on Facebook and come back here and leave me a comment, including your name on Facebook
Become a fan of Surf Sweets on Facebook and come back here and leave a comment, including your name on Facebook
Follow either Surf Sweets or myself (or both of us) on Twitter and leave 1 or 2 separate comments saying you did so and include your Twitter name (I need to confirm this stuff)
Just for fun: Tell me the silliest thing your child(or you) would be willing to do for some Surf Sweets candy?
Okay, let’s recap! You have one entry that is required! Do that first, like now! Then, you have a total of 5 additional entries for a chance to win. Six is the maximum number of entries for any one reader.
One more time I will also remind you to include your email address. This is important! Have fun and good luck! The giveaway ends Monday March 29 at 6 p.m. and I will use random.org to choose a winner.
I am beyond thrilled that I saw gummy worms on their site, sour too! My kids would be thrilled. And they are all gluten free, yeah for us. I would be thrilled to win but I'll be buying them anyway. my email is coletted at me dot com
I became a fan of both of you on facebook 🙂
OH and I am following you both @cecedon
oh and also, I'd most certainly do the chinese splits with the kids for you if we won! (ok, I'm not 100% on all the kids being able to do them and they are in bed so I can't check, something equally silly if need be.)
I just love that they are made in a dedicated allergen free facility so there is no contamination! That means a lot to us since our son has food allergies.
DD says she would stick the gummy worms up her nose and eat them! LOL!! email is smilinggreenmom@gmail.com
Oh and Cathy! I don't know if I show up on FB as Lynn Momblogger or smilinggreenmom!! Let me know on yours if possible so I know for next time hehehe 😀 I think it might be under my profile name now as Lynn Momblogger?
Following you on FB! Lynn Momblogger
Following them on FB, lynn momblogger
following you on twitter! smilinggreenmom
following you on twitter! smilinggreenmom
So excited about these! I hope I win, but I think I will have to find these and try them regardless. I can't pick just one I can't wait to try…but I think I'd go for t he jelly beans first, for Easter! Thanks for hosting the giveaway! You can email me at jennifer@refrigeratorartist.com
Just became a fan on Facebook, and made your page one of our page's favorites (we're Facebook.com/RefrigeratorArtist)!
Following you on Twitter at both @jklafollette and @FridgeArtist!
Following SurfSweets on Twitter with both @jklafollette and @FridgeArtist!
No kids for us yet but I think I could get my husband to do a handstand for some treats like these that I would actually bring into the house…
Oh, and I'm jennifer at refrigeratorartist.com. The entries about Twitter with @fridgeartist and @jklafollette were me too but I forgot to include my email address!
I would really love to try the Gummy Swirls
thegrants(at)live(dot)com
I'm a fan of Let's Be Green Together on Facebook (Stephanie Petty-Grant)
thegrants(at)live(dot)com
I"m a fan of Surf Sweets on Facebook (Stephanie Petty-Grant)
thegrants(at)live(dot)com
I follow Surf Sweets on twitter @sgrant2005
thegrants(at)live(dot)com
I follow you on twitter @sgrant2005
thegrants(at)live(dot)com
I'd like to try the sour berry bears
I'm a fan of letsbegreentogether (Paula K)
I'm a fan of surf's sweets on facebook
I follow surf sweets on twitter
I already follow you on twitter (frostedfingers) (whoops forgot that in the last comment)
My son would do cartwheels for some gummy bears! My daughter would try as well 🙂
Love to try the gummy swirls.
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If they eat everything on there plate. But that not funny but they never eat everything so thats whats fun.
I fanned them on Facebook and I am clearly already a fan of yours!
Just like Smiling Green Mom, I like that they are made in a dedicated allergen free facility. So important these days!
I had my 'house' @LongpointEscape follow Surf Sweets on twitter too!
I'll take anything sour is you please!
And the winner is comment number 26(as generated by random.org)!!! Congrats to you, Frosted Fingers! Yippee!
I fanned them on Facebook and I am clearly already a fan of yours!
I'd like to try the sour berry bears
I would really love to try the Gummy Swirls
thegrants(at)live(dot)com
So excited about these! I hope I win, but I think I will have to find these and try them regardless. I can't pick just one I can't wait to try…but I think I'd go for t he jelly beans first, for Easter! Thanks for hosting the giveaway! You can email me at jennifer@refrigeratorartist.com
Following you on FB! Lynn Momblogger
oh and also, I'd most certainly do the chinese splits with the kids for you if we won! (ok, I'm not 100% on all the kids being able to do them and they are in bed so I can't check, something equally silly if need be.)
I am beyond thrilled that I saw gummy worms on their site, sour too! My kids would be thrilled. And they are all gluten free, yeah for us. I would be thrilled to win but I'll be buying them anyway. my email is coletted at me dot com