{"id":56755,"date":"2023-06-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=56755"},"modified":"2023-06-20T22:06:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:06:49","slug":"swedish-fish-blue-raspberry-lemonade-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2023\/06\/21\/swedish-fish-blue-raspberry-lemonade-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Swedish Fish Blue Raspberry Lemonade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem1.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem1.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem1.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem1.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem1.jpeg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What are they?<\/h3>\n<p>We just got Sour Patch Kids Lemonade Fest, and one of the flavors, blue raspberry lemonade, is spotlighted in Swedish Fish, the Kids&#8217; confectionary cousin.<\/p>\n<h3>How are they?<\/h3>\n<p>Of the four flavors in the Sour Patch Kids Lemonade Fest, I&#8217;m not sure why blue raspberry lemonade got the Swedish Fish treatment. In the SPK mix, I thought it didn&#8217;t have a strong flavor, but at least it was sour, so it evoked lemonade.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem2.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem2.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem2.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem2.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem2.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem2.jpeg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here, though, it really doesn&#8217;t taste like anything. It&#8217;s just sweet. I can maybe taste lemon if I squint. But I&#8217;m not going to squint because there&#8217;s no tartness to make my eyes do funny things.<\/p>\n<p>In my junk food drawer, I have a bag of red, white, and blue Swedish Fish Mini, which includes both blue raspberry (blue) and lemon (white). Each of those has a more discernible flavor. But for some reason, the flavors just get diluted when they&#8217;re mixed together.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem3.jpeg?resize=600%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem3.jpeg?resize=600%2C452&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem3.jpeg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem3.jpeg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/swefishblurasplem3.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And there&#8217;s another thing: I think these would work better in the mini format. The full size is just too big, and it&#8217;s not worth chewing that much for a mediocre flavor.<\/p>\n<h3>Anything else you need to know?<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes if you eat too many Sour Patch Kids, your mouth starts to hurt. So at least that&#8217;s one thing these Fish have going for them that the SPK mix doesn&#8217;t: they won&#8217;t hurt your mouth.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion:<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, Swedish Fish Blue Raspberry Lemonade are a forgettable candy that doesn&#8217;t evoke either blue raspberries or lemonade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> $2.75<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> 8.04 oz bag<br \/>\n<strong>Purchased at:<\/strong> Dollar General<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 4 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong> (5 pieces) 110 calories, 0 grams of fat, 15 milligrams of sodium, 27 grams of carbohydrates, 23 grams of sugar (including 23 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are they? We just got Sour Patch Kids Lemonade Fest, and one of the flavors, blue raspberry lemonade, is spotlighted in Swedish Fish, the Kids&#8217; confectionary cousin. How are they? Of the four flavors in the Sour Patch Kids Lemonade Fest, I&#8217;m not sure why blue raspberry lemonade got the Swedish Fish treatment. In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1471,2213],"class_list":["post-56755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-candy","tag-swedish-fish"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56560,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2023\/06\/08\/sour-patch-kids-lemonade-fest-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":56755,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Sour Patch Kids Lemonade Fest","author":"Mark","date":"June 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Since Sour Patch Kids are famously \u201cSour. 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