Candy Diet - Day 5

Day 5 of my candy-only diet was pretty memorable because I got to make a much anticipated pit stop on the way home. More on that later...


My breakfast of a bag of Skittles was legit. Period. One bag of Original Fruits Skittles contains 50% of your daily recommended Vitamin C. No joke. Check out caloriecount.com to see for yourself! That's like eating an orange, a grape, a lemon, a strawberry, and a lime. Kinda.


My lunch started with a Twix bar, but then got exponentially better when we drove up to Minnesota's Largest Candy Store, aka Jim's Apple Farm, aka Awesome. 

Spotted!! On Highway 169 outside of Jordan, MN.

It was definitely an eye-catcher right off of the highway Here's a description of the place from their facebook page:

"So the story goes... 65 and some years ago Herbert 'Hippy' Wagner returned from serving overseas in World War II and planted the first apple orchard of the Minnesota River Valley of Scott County. After operating a peaceful roadside apple stand for a number of decades, hail and added bad weather hit the home farm hard, and a substitute was necessary to make up for the loss. And so began the candy... Candy Cigarettes! Caramel Apples! Strawberry Rhubarb Pies! 40 varieties of Root Beer! 57 types of Licorice! Pop Rocks! BBQ sauce! Bubble Up! HUGE Puzzle selection! Pickled Jalapeño Eggs! Bacon Band-Aids! Corn Dog Lip Balm! Mother-in-laws Tongue Pasta! Sweet Corn Salsa! Salt Water Taffy! Microwavable S’mores! Mallow Cups! Egg Cream Soda! Soup, Dip, and Baked good Mixes! Teaberry Gum! Giant Jam, Jelly, Preserve, and Fruit Spread Selection! Candy Necklaces! Chocolate Boyfriends! Chocolate Girlfriends! Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Chocolate Chocolate!"

That pretty much sums it up, oh except for this:

One of the World's Biggest Gumball Machines!

I scored some sweet treats that served as a good snacks for the rest of the day including a Fresh Divinity, a chocolate bar aka "The Ultimate Balanced Diet", some salt-water taffy,  Bon Bons, and about $20 worth of other little candies to get me through the rest of my "diet".

Divinity candy is made with egg whites & sugar with a pecan on top.
Maybe something to try to make on my own later!

I thought this chocolate bar was perfect for my meal plan.
Very cool packaging--this was all from one candy bar

Watermelon Saltwater Taffy

"Like a kid in a candy store" :)

So Matt has been looking for these candies called Eiffel Bon Bons that the Econ classes sold at his high school for years now. He's never been able to find them, but guess who got some today!? Me :) The reason they are hard to find is that they are exclusively distributed by The Foreign Candy Company in Hull, IA and are sold mainly to student groups for fundraisers. His description of Bon Bons was "a chewy candy with powder on them that are like Skittles in that once you have one in your mouth, you immediately want another one." Sounds pretty good huh?

He was pretty excited!! :)

Day 5 Results:


Weight Change: -.9 lbs (Total: -4.2 lbs )
Hunger Level: 3
Candy Love: 10


You may have noticed that my Candy Love score was a little lower yesterday, but this visit to the candy store boosted me right back up to full power. Two days left. Bring it on.