This is a killer product and a fascinating brand! Tara, the 23-year-old founder, started her mission to kick sugar by crafting gummy candy recipes at home in Western Canada. Tara was seeing the negative effects of sugar effecting her health. After testing recipe after recipe, Tara was finally able to come up with the first candy that we can feel guilt-free about eating!
As someone who eats way too much sugar and has little to no self-control, I can relate. Some of my weaknesses include candy, my iPhone and use of the Internet. I’m literally addicted! SmartSweets is all about keeping candy and creating buzz around smaller, smarter snack options. Their gummies are naturally sweetened by using plant-based, non-gmo stevia. This is an alternative to sugar that provides a low-glycemic sweetener which is extracted from leaves of a plant, known as Stevia Rebaudiana!
I tried both the sweet and the sour gummies. Personally, I enjoyed the sour best! They do have a slightly gummy texture to them, they aren’t hard to chew but they do have a more of a rubbery feel to them then those packed with sugar. They taste good, look good and are low in sugar so I have no complaints! A bag is just under $4 Canadian, depending on where you get it. SmartSweets has distribution online, in the United States and across Canada in stores such as Whole Foods and Popeye’s Supplements.
