Here's Your Annual Reminder That Fruit Candy Is Always Disappointing

    *taps mic* - Fruit candy is an insult to all other candy.

    Michelle No
    by Michelle No

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    If there's one food that makes me think, "Ew, who's still buying those?" — it's fruit candy.

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    Like other things that haven't aged well, we all need to collectively move on from the stuff.

    I can imagine a future generation discovering these chalky discs and filing them away as evidence of our sad palates.

    If you need a refresher, here's what flavor all of your candy SHOULD come in.

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    CHOCOLATE!!!

    In this advanced age of crispy KitKats, creamy Reeses, and (personal fave not listed here*) 100 Grands...

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    (*WYD google)

    Fruit candy, by contrast, has just one quality: It's hard.

    If you like fruit candy, then you're probably the kind of person who also enjoys sorbet.

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    Similarly: disappointment in a bowl.

    Even kids know stuff like this should be criminal to give out for Halloween.

    Anyway, to recap. Fruit candy?

    Disappointing!

    Plastic pocket sprinkles!

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    Legit pharmacy vibes!

    Fruit candy doesn't have the creamy satisfaction of chocolate, or even give you the dopamine rush of other desserts like cake and ice cream.

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    One time, a friend held out a handful of fruit candies and asked me to choose one. I stared blinkingly at his sad example of "options" and told him he'd never make it in life.

    Despite all that, I'll admit it. This is the ONE non-chocolate candy I'll still eat: