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My Favorite Not-So-Good-For-You Treat

January 25, 2018 by Laura

Everyone has their little odd facts about them. One of mine for sure is my favorite candy treat. I have a serious problem with how much I LOVE Sour Punch Straws (especially the strawberry flavor) and pair it with a 20 ounce bottle of COLD Dr. Pepper where you drink the soda through one of the sour punch straws. OH MY GOODNESS! I LOVE it!

Sour Punch 2 Ounce Strawberry Sour Straws, 24 Count

Dr Pepper Group Shot

It’s a shame that my favorite go to road trip and movie watching snack isn’t kale chips with some dried fruit. Nope. Good ol’ processed, chemically induced, sour sweet goodness for me. Now, it’s possible since I only save this combo for the most special occasions that I still love it so much. Or the fact that it reminds me of my first freedom as a child of walking down the street to the corner gas station to get it or the long, fun road trips from college back to my home town with my best friend.

Regardless, people love what they love. I love that we’re all unique and have these hidden little gems of surprise in us. My husband still looks at me like I’m a crazy seven-year old in a mid-thirties woman body sipping on a Dr. Pepper through a candy straw, but after ten years of marriage, he has to know….my quirks are here to stay!

What’s your favorite not-so-good-for-you treat? Or something your family/friends see you eating/drinking and have that look of “what in the world are you doing?!” I would LOVE to know!
SUMMARY
Product(s) :
Sour Punch Straws
Dr Pepper
Purchase at: Local gas station, grocery store, or get them on Amazon in bulk if you don’t have them near you
Price:Both are under $2.00 USD at a gas station

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  1. Ermi says

    February 13, 2018 at 6:41 am

    Instant noodles. It’s horrible. I know. But i swear to you sometimes i have them with carrots or broccoli. Meatballs for extra protein. 🙂

    • Laura says

      February 13, 2018 at 4:35 pm

      Ha! Ermi, I would have never guessed that from your blog. You are a chef! 🙂 Thank you for making me feel more normal. Ha. Maybe you should do a post about your guilty pleasures and the history behind instant noodles? 🙂

  2. Ai Igamoto says

    February 12, 2018 at 7:55 pm

    Your site looks great! Congratulations Laura!

    • Laura says

      February 12, 2018 at 9:40 pm

      Thank you Ai! Really appreciate you coming to check it out!

  3. Christen says

    February 9, 2018 at 4:31 pm

    I’d have to say mine is dark chocolate milky ways. I’m not sure what I got when we would walk down to the yellow store…. but I also never buy dark chocolate milky ways because I inhale them. I can eat 3 without thinking. It’s a problem so I just stay away.

    • Laura says

      February 12, 2018 at 9:41 pm

      Ha. Yes, and I think you hear Dad saying “you’re going to get a headache” 🙂

  4. Angie says

    February 8, 2018 at 3:53 am

    Takes me back to college days!!!

    • Laura says

      February 12, 2018 at 9:41 pm

      Oh yes….can we go back there? 🙂

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