Loving Spry Mints and Gum
This is not a paid post – I just love these Spry Mints. We had a couple of packs of tic tacs a few weeks ago and I liked eating them in the car, even though the last time I’ve had them is probably when I was digging through my mom’s purse as a teen looking for gum or mints. I even bought a giant container of tic tacs after that and then I decided that they probably are not very good for me (or my teeth) to be chowing on them as much as I was. We also still had some Penguin mints, which are the caffeinated peppermints which kept me awake through the classes that I actually made it to in college (I surprisingly graduated with a decent gpa, considering my attendance record). But they were kind of old and when I opened a new pack and tried them, they didn’t even taste like mint to me. Lo said they were fine…he can have them. I’m also trying to not have extra caffeine, so I could only have one at a time anyway.
I’ve bought Spry gum fairly often – it’s made with xylitol which isn’t sugar, but it tastes like sugar (not how artificial sweeteners don’t actually taste like sugar) and it actually helps to prevent tooth decay, so I never felt bad about chewing it. Here’s a fact sheet about xylitol from the California Dental Assn – but be careful with gum or mints containing xylitol because even small amounts of xylitol can be deadly to dogs.
I saw Spry Gems Mints somewhere recently and picked them up to try and they kind of blew my mind! I would eat them on my way too and from work mostly – helps when I’m a little sleepy on my boring traffic jam commute. Once the pack on the left was gone, I decided I needed more so I turned to Amazon where they have BIG packs. Except I didn’t have the container, so I didn’t realize the first pack were “Gems”. The Spry Powermints are a little different, but I think they are just different shaped (round versus oval). They are still awesome though and I’m still probably eating more than I need to. I kind of love them though. I’ve bought the gum at Whole Foods before, and I think I got the Spry Gem mints at Fresh Thyme Market, but other stores carry the brand I’m sure. Amazon is definitely the best deal for the Powermints, but they don’t offer the Gem mints with free or Prime shipping.
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