Candy & Gummies

Sugar-free candy is mostly the classics done with sweeteners instead of sugar. Werther's Original has hard candies, Jolly Rancher and Twizzlers come in zero sugar versions, Jelly Belly makes sugar-free jelly beans, and Sugar Free Vines licorice comes in black and strawberry. Atkinsons does old-fashioned peanut butter candy.

The gummy side has grown fast. SmartSweets uses plant-based fibre and sweeteners like stevia and allulose for Tropical Sours, Cinnamon Bears, Gummy Worms and more. Healthy Hippo makes Sour Keys, Fruity Hippos and Cola Bottles, and Go Nutrition's Go Gummies are low sugar and high fibre.

Hard candies often use isomalt or maltitol, and gummies lean on fibre, so either can upset a stomach in quantity. Read the serving size; it's often smaller than the bag suggests. Boxes make sense for lunch bags and Halloween.