Starburst jelly beans

No matter your beliefs on religion, you have to love Easter. Because while I firmly believe, like Benjamin Franklin, that beer is God's way of telling us he loves us and wants us to be happy, Easter is God's way of telling us not to take ourselves too seriously.

I was at Target yesterday (yet another of my favorite things...) and went purposely into the Easter candy aisle in search of Starburst jelly beans. I came out with two bags of jelly beans (original and "red" flavors [which I bought to get more strawberry flavored jelly beans]), a single-serving bag of Cadbury mini-eggs, a Reese's peanut butter egg, and a Kit Kat bar.

If you didn't understand why I took down my weight-loss blog, you do now.

I mixed the two kinds of jelly beans together and brought a small bag of the jelly beans to work with me. I was at a loss for what to write about today, but then it occurred to me that some of you might not know about the awesometasticness that is the Starburst jelly bean.

I never felt strongly about jelly beans before. Yeah, Jelly Bellies are okay, but ultimately I could take them or leave them. I like the Starburst jelly beans because they taste sort of like Starburst candies (hence my desparation for more strawberry beans). They taste like the flavors they claim to be--a huge feat in the candy industry--but aren't overwhelmingly sweet or tart.

Also, I tend to shy away from candy that isn't chocolate. I do like Skittles and Starburst candies and, occasionally, I'll eat a chewy Sweet Tart. But these jelly beans are as appealing to me as any candy bar.

In conclusion, Starburst jelly beans are yum.