As someone with a sweet tooth, I find myself always needing to reach for that bag of candy or chocolate. What can I say, I can get in that snack mode sometimes… and there’s something so special and fun about reaching for that chocolate-dripped pretzel or candy-coated chocolate.
Unfortunately, however, as fun as snacking and eating sweets are, there’s only so much I can do of it if I am trying to be a bit more health-conscious.
Giving Up Sweet Treats is... Impossible
Eating sugar gives me the kick I need, and nothing else compares to that sugar rush, but I hate dealing with the consequences the next day. My face always gets puffy the next day, and I feel so much slower and lethargic.
But what’s a girl to do who still loves a good old sweet treat? I can’t ever see myself giving it up fully… how sad would a world be without any sweet treat at all?
Because I do want to be more careful about what I eat and how I eat, I have been trying to find better sweet treat options for the longest time. However, all of the sugar-free, fake sweetener alternatives don’t know how to do the whole sweet treat thing right, and it ends up making me crave the real thing even more.
It felt like there really wasn’t a solution until I met Unreal Snacks.
Unreal is, Actually, Unreal
I had seen the brand before in the aisles of all the grocery stores, and I had been curious: could it really be as good as it claimed to be? It almost seemed to good to be true.
Unreal Snacks says they have finally developed sweets that meet the below criteria, which seems almost impossible:
- Unreal taste. Nothing less than love at first bite.
- Simple ingredients. Real foods from ethical sources.
- Way less sugar. Up to 51% less, and only the real kind.
Seeing that, my first thought was probably what you’re thinking: there was no way any sweet treat could seriously meet all those checkboxes.
I hate being wrong, but I was wrong in the best way possible. After trying some of their most beloved fan favorite snacks, I can attest that the brand actually is, really, that good to the point it almost seems unreal.
“Our story began when two kids who loved candy got tired of being told they couldn't eat it. All their favorites were filled with artificial ingredients, excess sugar, and stuff they couldn't pronounce,” says Unreal Snacks. “Why did something that tasted so good have to be so bad for them? Or did it? That question inspired our mission: to unjunk the world.”
Here are my current top 3 favorites from Unreal Snacks that are in rotation for whenever I am feeling peckish and snacky:
The Definition of Healthy (But Actually Good)
Look, I’m no dark chocolate lover… I can eat a few here and there, but bitter chocolate is not really my favorite. And if you throw in the word quinoa in there, it probably sounds like some made-up recipe for a “sweet treat alternative” that some health influencer posted on her blog…
But I promise, the Dark Chocolate Crispy Quinoa Gems from Unreal Snacks is not what it sounds like.
These chocolate gems are made with organic quinoa crispies surrounded by rich dark chocolate topped off with a crunchy candy shell that’s colored naturally. That means this candy has no artificial dyes, is vegan, fair trade, non-GMO, gluten-free, and 100% real— exactly what a sweet treat should be: quality better than you could imagine, but never compromising on the taste.
I love how it’s not too sweet, and it has the perfect amount of crunch. I love mixing them in with some trail mix or just enjoying a handful to end a meal on a sweet note.
This is Coming For Your Favorite Childhood Candy
These are like the standard M&M’s, but so much better for you both in terms of health… and dare I say taste.
Made with creamy milk chocolate and no artificial dyes, these little treats are genuinely one of my favorite candies ever. It tastes just how a chocolate treat should— but better. It’s unbelievable that it’s also colored by veggies, fair trade, gluten-free, no artificial anything, and made with grass-fed, rBST-free milk.
The shell is perfectly crunchy that satisfies my texture and sensory needs, and the sweet chocolate inside is perfectly solid with the taste of creamy milk chocolate, just the way it should be. Sometimes, there are moments when you bite into milk chocolate and it feels so artificial, as if it got sent straight from the factory… but with this, it’s just yummy chocolate.
It tastes so high-quality that I cannot imagine eating the other, bad-for-your-health version ever again.
Getting a Bit Fancy & Savory
Maybe savory is the wrong word for it, but there is something satisfying about the Dark Chocolate Coconut Bars that’s almost difficult to articulate.
The coconut bits inside are densely packed, making it such a fun sensory experience, but the real joy of this treat comes from the not-too-sweetness of the coconut that still satisfies the sweet tooth.
Made with literally just rich dark chocolate, coconut, and cassava, this is so flavorful and way lower in sugar (half, if you can believe it) than any of the other sweet treat candies. Plus, it’s made with organic coconut, is vegan, fair trade, non-GMO, gluten-free, and has no artificial anything.
I love how flavorful the coconut interior is, and the chocolate surrounding is just as good, too. This one is the perfect one to pop in when you just need something satisfying.
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