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Fruit Gushers, Tropical

Fruit Gushers, Tropical Benjamin ate this on March 31, 2010

I love when snacks like these have a Wikipedia page.  And it makes my week when there is content like this on there: “Later, grape was discontinued, although there is a movement among consumers to have it brought back.”  That’s right folks, Adam and I aren’t the only ones that are a little too obsessed with snacks.  Anyway, for this review I settled on Tropical for its swooping and far stretching variety in flavor experience.  And of course the fruit juice filled centered which apparently is largely made from peach juice.  Who knew?  These were a bit of a delicacy in the school lunch room weren’t they?  I mean yeah, the Flintstones or Animaniacs branded fruit snacks were cool – but Gushers, well, they really have more dimension to them, more of an immersive experience with its liquid core.  Like…HD snacking.

Did taste like it looks?

You know, I don’t know what 3D hexagonal shaped soft jewels should taste like – so I can’t really answer this one.  But they’re quite good.

High-brow or low-brow?

Low-brow, mostly because its targeted at the 4-11 year old age group.  You’re not going to find these on your pillow after turn-down service at the Peninsula Hotel.

What kind of store did you find it at?

Really a grocery store only kind of snack.  That magical isle at the grocery store lined with box after box of over-designed, late 90’s screen-saver style designed, fruit snacks.

Did you finish the whole thing?

Couple bags – yeah.  Maybe 3 actually.  But I’m not going to lie, I always feel like I need to brush my teeth immediately after eating these.

And we’ve got something special for this post – my niece and nephew, ages 1 and 5, we’re tapped for their insight, let’s see what they had to say:
Noah, what do you think about gushers?

I like the gushy center.  The blue ones are the best because they turn my tongue blue.

Noah, where would be the best place to eat them?

I would like to eat them for dessert after a big Jimmy John’s sandwich.

Why, Abigail?

Caaaandy!

Abigial, where would be the best place to eat gushers?

On vacation.

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3 comments:
  1. laurie lortz-gott on @ 9:25 am:

    great!!!! i must admit i’ve been guilty of grabbing a gusher or two…and i’d say abigail’s really looking into this.

  2. elkbath on @ 9:25 am:

    suberb! i used to believe that my head would turn into a giant fruit after eating these.

  3. Kayla on @ 9:25 am:

    I used to love gushers until the time I ate one and it pulled my loose tooth out. They haven’t been the same since.

    On another note, I believe when you said “we’re tapped for their insight” you meant “were,” not “we’re.”