Hello darkness, my old friend.<\/em><\/p>\nI asked the first woman I saw if she would like to split the bag with me and she proceeded to mace me.<\/p>\n
Once the sting wore off, I tore the glossy paper bag open and met a waft of that familiar stale, almost peppery chocolate scent you always get from M&M\u2019s. This time, however, there was a nice underlying strawberry smell.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m always fascinated by the color selection when a new M&M’s flavor comes out. With Strawberry Nut you get red for the outside of the strawberry, pink for the inside, and green for the stem. Way to sneak in there, Green. I\u2019m not sure anyone would have felt bad if the stem and leaf of the strawberry weren\u2019t represented in color form, but who knows, people complain about everything these days – present company included. On to the taste!<\/p>\n
I\u2019m torn of what I thought of the strawberry flavor here. On one hand, it wasn\u2019t very powerful, so while tossing back a few at a time, it started to taste like I was eating normal Peanut M&M\u2019s. On the other hand, if they did go overboard with the strawberry, it would have been way too sweet and artificial tasting. I guess I\u2019ll never know. I found the strawberry to be quite subtle. It was noticeable, but don\u2019t expect too much.<\/p>\n
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I did some surgery on a piece with my teeth to isolate the chocolate because I thought the shell and peanut were masking the strawberry flavor, but even that wasn\u2019t all that strawberry-ey(?).<\/p>\n
Still, the flavor was nice. That\u2019s the best I can tell ya. If these were in the running last year, I would have ranked them 3rd, just ahead of Chili Nut. I probably wanted more strawberry, but I love Peanut M&M\u2019s, so it\u2019s hard to complain when something tastes like slightly different Peanut M&M’s.<\/p>\n
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So, while these weren\u2019t a grand slam, I commend the fine people at Mars. I appreciate them branching out the peanut line, as Peanut M&M’s are FAR<\/b> superior than regular ones. Instead of giving us twenty regular M&M’s flavors a year, keep pushing this peanut line.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also great to see Mars dive more and more into the fruit world. I know they made Cherry M&M’s, so here\u2019s hoping Cherry Nut isn\u2019t too far off. As a lover of those chocolate oranges, I’d be all for an Orange Nut. (don\u2019t say \u201cgo nuts,\u201d don\u2019t say \u201cgo nuts.\u201d)<\/em> Go Bananas! <\/p>\nOh, Banana Nut!<\/p>\n
(Nutrition Facts – 1\/2 pack (46 g) – 240 calories, 110 calories from fat, 13 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 25 milligrams of sodium, 28 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 24 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/b> $1.99
\nSize:<\/b> 3.27 oz. bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Rite Aid
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> The more Peanut M&M\u2019s the better. Strawberry isn\u2019t crazy powerful, but it\u2019s there. M&M fruit flavors. A potential sign of more flavors to come? Gimmie Banana Nut!
\nCons:<\/b> I probably would have picked these third in the new flavor contest. No one to share your Share Size bag with. Limited Edition. Greeting cards are awful. Macing is no laughing matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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