Today is Crevette’s birthday. Six years ago, my first baby was born at 6.10 a.m., changing our lives forever and turning our couple into a family. The second we laid eyes on him, we felt a wave of unconditional love for this tiny and fragile human being. Thinking back, I have to admit he was not that little (3.8kg). I struggled to fit him in his newborn vest and sleepsuit as we were about to leave the birth centre. As for the cotton hat, the midwife told me to take it off as it was way too small! He still looked so delicate and new…
The lovely people at Goody Good Stuff sent us a huge parcel of sweets to try, enjoy, review and take pictures with. I had told them my intention was to publish this post on Crevette’s birthday and they decided to surprise him.
My little man received a beautifully presented hamper full of sweets, a birthday card signed by each member of the team and a koala soft-toy. They even got their cute mascot Kobi to write a birthday message to my little man! Crevette was really touched by this thoughtful gesture and spontaneously got some card and started drafting an answer to Charlie’s team.
Crevette and Kobi are inseparable. The little koala is part of the family now and follows us everywhere.
When Jumpy had blood tests and prick tests for her allergies a few days after Kobi joined our family, Crevette let her have his Kobi for cuddles, which we thought was adorable.
About Goody Good Stuff Sweets
I had never heard of the brand and spotted the name ‘Goody Good Stuff’ on the list of exhibitors at the Allergy Show a few weeks ago. I had no idea what they were all about but my curiosity was aroused. Although it took me a while to find their stand, I was determined not to leave without finding more about them. You have to admit you get easily drawn to such a catchy name! Was I disappointed? Of course I was not! Crevette was also over the moon as by that point, he had had enough and just wanted to go home. I gave him £2 to spend on sweets for him and his sisters and he was delighted!
Goody Good Stuff was launched in 2010, taking ‘free from’ to a whole new level as the sweets contain no nasty stuff and are made with natural colours and flavours. The idea was to develop a perfect gummy treat that everyone could enjoy, including those with multiple allergies like my little girl. They are perfect for party bags or school events as they are free from common allergens such as gluten, dairy, egg, soya, gelatine and nuts. They are also fat free, vegetarian, vegan, halal and kosher. What more could you ask for?
Unlike most gummy sweets, these treats are basically plant-based rather than being made with animal bones or tissues (hello gelatine!). It took some very clever (and determined) people fifteen years to develop the food technology to replace gelatine with a more natural alternative.
What we Thought
We tried nine types of Goody Good Stuff sweets and here are our thoughts or first impressions. First of all, let me tell you: they smell divine!
– Summer Peaches are my absolute favourites. They are colourful, bursting with flavour with a great soft texture. No need to say they are highly addictive and we had to have “just one more”.
– “I love Cola Breeze!” That is all Crevette had to say. They are similar to your usual cola bottle sweets, but are less chewy which makes them much nicer in my view.
– We were not won over by the unusual flavours of Tropical Fruit. My friend Aimee thought they had a bit of a perfume aftertaste and Crevette did not like “the taste at the end”. Beanie and Jumpy ate them without a complaint!
– The Sour Fruit Salad was Aimee’s number one, with its range of acidulated fruity flavours.
– The teeny round Strawberry Cream sweets taste nice and Jumpy really enjoyed them.
– The Koala Gummy Bears are quite simply fun, as you probably noticed if you follow me on Instagram.They are the winners in the ‘outstanding’ category for us.
– Sour Koala Gummy Bears: “They’re fizzy!” (Crevette).
– Cheery Cherries: “om nom nom” (Crevette). I am not normally a fan of cherry sweets, but these are different… in a good way!
– Sour Cheery Cherries are zingy, and according to Crevette, our chief taster, “They’re so yum!”
Goody Good Stuff sweets look like ‘normal’ sweets. Their texture and taste, however, are much more refined than your usual mass-produced sweets. They are moreish and feel like homemade treats. I am much happier giving these to my children than I would be with sweets full of preservatives, artificial colours and gelatine.
I am not on a restricted diet. I am not vegan, vegetarian or watching anything I eat. The fact these sweets are completely safe for my allergic toddler is incredibly reassuring. Their being free from fat or artificial stuff is an added bonus. You know what? They taste much better than sweets I am used to eating and I do not think I could go back.
I have absolutely no self-control when it comes to sweets but my little man has the irritating habit of saving his sweets for later. I know I should be a good mum and just walk away from the sweets but I simply cannot. I had his last packet of Strawberry Cream tiny gems last night after everyone had gone to bed, and I confessed to it this morning. He did not mind, bless him!
What we Did
We take things seriously in this house. Here is what we did besides all our tasting sessions. Disclaimer: the following activities were purely for the purpose of a well-informed review, not motivated by greed or sweetie addiction.
– We went creative and made up a little story with miniature Star Wars characters using Koala Gummy Bears as Ewoks. More on that later this week. We then proceeded to eat the entire packet (again, just to make sure the taste was still right).
– On the last day of school, we had an impromptu play date at home and the children made sweetie bracelets as the mums were having yet another tasting session. My brilliant idea to string sweeties together ended up being a very sticky affair and the kids’ creations were not remotely practical to eat. We still had fun making them!
– We also enjoyed the Goody Good sweeties whilst in the paddling pool, or in my case, by the side of the paddling pool reading a good book.
Have a Goody Good Day everyone!
Disclosure:
– We were sent the following for the purpose of this review: birthday card for Crevette, a hamper for his birthday (6 full-size packets of sweets and 4 small ones), a Kobi teddy, 6 full-size packs of sweets, 3 small ones, 2 Party Mix Multi Bags (the latter for Jumpy’s ‘free from’ birthday party in October).
– No payment was received for this post and all opinions and photos are my own.
My four children!
They would love them!
Yummy yummy
My six children, I probably wouldn’t get a look in!
Advice: check on the postman’s arrival and grab a bag for yourself before your six get their hands on them!
If I Won The Yummy Gummy Sweets With My Mum
My boyfriend, who loves sweeties!
If you had tried those yummy sweets, you would probably want to hide them away from him!
My kids and partner love them
that would be my son
My sister
would have to be my grandson
It is nice to find such lovely sweet treats you feel you can give little ones.
the whole family
for my family
MY best friends Gary And Alison who usually visit of an evening to watch videos
Great snack to share with friends when watching a good film!
My daughter loves these
Ooh lets see….me, myself and I? In reality it would be my youngest daughter, Leah.
Haha
My husband
my son and daughter thankyou
My partner
We all love sweet treats in our house, so we would have a few each. Sharing is the name of the game.
Great answer!
My kids!
My fantastic hubby (ah shucks) xx
I would share them with my 3 little monkeys and maybe my husband too
My family!
husband or my guides
my husband loves sweets
my daughter xx
My daughter Clare
It would have to be my little girl x
family
My hubby
My husband and kids
My daughter and my husband
My niece.
My son
My two children……. and my partner too i suppose!
My daughter
the kiddos
My 2 sons.
My grandchildren x
My kids, my friend and her kids
my fiance
Yum, I’m all for food with no nasties in them,especially sweets!
These are heavenly! Would you share them with anyone?
My nieces Charley and Amy
Lucky girls!
Friends and family
Have to keep at least some for our lovely Great Grand-sons
Share???? Maybe my three year old daughter.
Sharing takes a lot of self-control with these!
Just myself as I’m recently single 🙁
Sorry about that… But more sweets for you!
My son and my OH if he behaves himself
i would give them to my daughter and step son 🙂
my 2 sons
I’d share them with my two grandsons
My 3 kids
My little cousins, they’d love them!
my hubby he loves sweets
my kids
My four children
i’d share them with my sister
My boyfriend as hes a big kid! ;D
My grandson Alfie xx
My children (who are all over 21!) and my grandsons if they get a look in!
With my kids xxx
All the family ! 🙂
Share? Don’t be silly!
He he!
My family!
no one they r too good to share
My son who loves jellies.
my kids
Share, LOL my son wouldn’t give us a look in
My kids, they would sniff these out straight away 🙂
I wouldn’t have much option but to share them with my kids!!
My children, in fact they would probably munch them all before i got a look in – they sound sooo tasty!
Grab a bag before they get their hands on them and hide them! They are scrumptious. In fact, I had other sweets yesterday and it quite simply was not the same. I want more Goody Good Stuff!!!
I suppose I should share with my family (grudgingly)
You might have to… I think hubby had two or three of the ones we got!
I would share with mam because her birthday won’t be long.
My sister and nephews, not that I’d get a chance to eat any myself!
My body we r both obsessed with sweets!
#boyf (predictive text!)
I’d have to share with my Children..I wouldn’t have a choice! (and I probably wouldn’t get any!)
my kids, but then i probably wouldn’t get a look in 🙂
would love these 🙂
Would you keep them all to yourself or would you share them?
my future stepchildren
My Friends, we could watch a film whilst eating them
All the family
I would share with my kids and maybe the hubby lol 🙂
My hubby on date night
I would have to eat them all myself !
I would share with my sister and my partner…maybe 😉
I would share them with my little cousins.
I would share with the family
The whole family (I would have no choice, If I have sweets they find them…) 🙂
My little family would love to try these 🙂
My new husband! (We just got married!)
Congratulations!
I would share these sweets with my daughter.
I would share with my son
They look lush!! <3
They are!
I would “share” them with my children, At 16 & 18, they are both planning results parties, and will require lots and lots of sweets
Definitely!
My brother. He is still a big fan of sweets!
My daughter…….grudgingly 😛
My husband, daughter and maybe my brother
Selfishly….Id eat them all myself…i love sweets!
I would share with my grandchildren
Me and the children would love to share them
My children
I would share them with my children x
My man
my children… we ould have to hide them from their dad though because he loves sweets!
the kids
Friends at work
You will be popular at work!
My daughter
my whole family 🙂
my boyfriend he loves gummy sweets
I’d share win my neighbours; they have been so welcoming and helpful since we moved in. 🙂
Oh, that is lovely!
grandchildren love em
With the kids
My son and daughter x
my partner and my dad
With my niece Lilly
everyone in the house
With my lovely bored daughter
I would shared them with my husband and toddler
My husband and the 4 kids, my mum would probably nick a couple as well!
Ooh, 6 that’s huge! I know… I’m still in shock 6 months on!! Treasure EVERY DAY! I have no idea if this happens to all 6 year olds or just mine!?! But all of a sudden she changed 6 years, 4 months old… A dramatic change… So treasure every day – just in case 😉
Love the card he drew, and all the gorgeous pics of those delicious sweets!
Thanks for linking to #brilliantblogposts – I’ve absolutely loved hosting, most especially because I get to read ALL the awesome posts that get linked <3
Oh no, please do not tell me my lovely little man might not be my baby forever!
My husband!
the kids
I don’t think I would share sorry!!
I would not blame you!
My flatmates because if I didn’t then they’d help themselves anyway!! ;-D
my son
My kids
My little girl Rosie and her daddy of course!
my little girls would share them with their friends on a playdate.
I would have to share them with the kids…. even if I hid them they would sniff them out in seconds!!!!
I know the feeling. Mine are the same!
My five children.
Absolutely no-one
Greedy…but I cannot judge. I would do the same!
If I won, I’d have to share them with my daughter as she’d kill me if I ate them all!
my work colleagues x
Think i will hide them in the shed for on wet days.
Ha ha, British men and their sheds!
my kids would probably eat them
With my family
My children if they let me near them!
I would share them with my lovely fiance
My friend’s little daughter (if she was good and I didn’t eat them first!).
i would share these with my grandson daniel
With my husband and two girls
My boyfriend.
Maybe.
Well, it’s the thought that counts!
My Daughter!
Both my boys love them
My girls would
My kids would pinch them!
ID SHARE WITH MY MUMMY
My beautiful children
the kids will probably want some, would have to hide them from the other half!!
I would share with my son’s 🙂
My two lovely nephews
my 2 nephews x
my son and friends
My friend Dee – we’re both big kiddies at heart! 🙂
My children
My Mum, Dad and sister
My partner who loves anything to do with food!
my children
my daughter!!!
I Would give most of them to my gorgeous kids and some for me!
I’d share with my niece’s Beth and Pippa. Granddad might get one if he’s lucky.
My hubby and my two babies
My two muchkins Daisy-Mae & Tiger-Joe
my neighbour
my beautiful grandaughter x
my nephew! 🙂 faye x
my lovely grandchildren
My kids but I’d ration them to make sure I got my fair share!!
Wise move!
my gorgeous grandaughter ruby
My sweet toothed daughter
my grandaughter
no-one -they’re mine all mie
My dad for being so supportive
my daughter & her well loved cuddly koala
my children on movie night x x
They would love them.
Looks like there’d be enough for my daughters and their friends!
i dont think i would get a chance to share them,the kids and hubby will soon munch their way through them!! x
My husband
My lovely husband and children
My hubbie 🙂
My fiance and his 2 children
My hubby and son.
my son and lovely other half x
I’d share them with my work colleagues!
I love the sour gummies! But I’m afraid I rarely share them with others…
My fiance 🙂
I’d share with my other half
I’d share them with my gf and 11 year old boy
No one! They’re all mine!!!!
my children and husband 🙂
I suppose I’d share them with my two girls…they do share theirs with me so I guess it’s only right.
Sounds fair to me!
My Grandaughter
My kids and a girl at work who is vegan
My Brother 🙂
My daughters friends, need fillings for sweetie cups for her upcoming bday party
My kids
I would share them with my Dad. He loves sweets!
My little sister
The grandchildren I would have no choice
I would share with my kids
My husband and children….maybe 😉
I’d share them with our friends’ grandchildren – and maybe let my husband have one or two as well 😀
my hubby he’s sweetie mad 🙂
I would share with my son
My children
my boys
My 5 year old daughter & sweet toothed boyfriend :))
Possibly with friends on one of our cinema trips, if they lasted that long!
My mum 🙂
My husband!
my son
Hubby and our eldest son 🙂
My nephew would love this so would I yummy
MY 5 YEAR OLD FOSTER SON AND 3 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WOULD HAPPILY HELP ME EAT THESE
My flatmates 🙂
I would have to eat them all myself because as a responsible parent I would deem these to be bad for my childrens teeth.Well that’s my excuse anyway.
Great excuse!
My husband and children hopefully there would be some left for me x
If I really have to share, it will be with my 2 children and may be my husband
Please Please I would love them
I’d share them with my boys x
My kids, though they probably wouldn’t share with me! lol
my 2 kids
I’d share with my 3 boys.
I would share them with my Daughter
My Mum
My fiance is a sweet addict so we’d hide them from him for starters then me and the twins could share them in secret 🙂
My daughter will eat them all!
I’d stash them in my suitcase for my holiday with my little sister – treats for the journey!
My kids
My family 🙂
My vegetarian children and vegan husband. Yummy!
My lovely 2 children
My daughter Sophie-Sue and Son Joseph 😀
My niece and nephew x
my daughter x
family
My 2 kids
my 2 kids
The kids and the other half
my children
I’d share with my mum
My boys
My children
would share with my daughter – or bribe her to behave!
My little girl…if she lets me have any!
my nieces and nephews
I would share them with my friends on a girls’ night in 🙂
my family
with my kids 🙂
What, I have to share? My mum and her other half then 🙂
My Children
Friends and family
My granddaughter Grace, I would be the best granny x
My family , we would love to try this, as always avoid nasty gelatine .
My family
I would share them with my lovely fella.
my wife and daughter
With my kids and husband x
My 4 grown up kids
I’d share them with my fiancee and my son!
My grandchildren 🙂
I’ve been invited to a 5th Birthday party next month, so that would be the present sorted!
My daughter and her family
My gorgeous grandchildren
My husband.
my friend Paul
Although I would want to keep them for myself I suppose I would HAVE to share with my wife and kids!
I’d share with my partner and our kids. We love these sweets, in fact it’s one of only a few sweets we all like.
My Daughter
my grandson jayden
My husband and 4 grown up children
I wouldn’t have to share in my house as I’m on my own, but dare say I would take them down to my sister and father 🙂
My partner who has a bit of a sweet tooth!
My 83 year old mother in law as she is still a big kid at heart
Awwww
my lovely mum
my friends
My family – I’m sure I could ‘sweet talk’ them round!
I don’t like sweets and nor do my boys but my daughter and niece would love them!
My children they would love them
I would share them with my sister as she loves them
I would share with my son
I would take them to work, we could eat them during our shift.
My 3 year old wee man and I guess I might let my fiancé have some 🙂
With my husband, he loves sweets!
I’d be handing them over to the kids & would be one very popular Mumzy!
Have to share them with wifey, or “she takes her favourites and I have the rest” is how it usually works!
I would have to share them with my 6 Grandchildren, but I don’t think they will last very long 🙂
I love sweets, and share with my partner. I would also send some to my vegan daughter, I would, honest. I wouldn’t scoff them all myself.
My daughters
My bestest chum G.C.
My kids!
My family
my nephew
My work colleagues case we need a treat
My nephew
I would be lucky if my kids shared them with me!
My daughter 🙂
My son and daughter and no doubt my partner would want some too!
My grandson Toby
My grandchildren
Share? You expect me to share? Oh well, go on then, I’m sure I could spare some for hubby & little ones… 😉
My hubby and daughter would wolf these down
My little girls Alexa and Chloe x
my kiddiwinks, who are and always will be addicted to sweets, ha ha, as much as me!
my sons
My children 🙂
my lovely kids
No-one, they’d be all mine hee hee
My daughters and grandson.
my daughter
my children
My daughter and her best friend when she comes over to play.
Me and my 2 girls would share them before daddy gets them 🙂
My kids
I think that would be my lovely daughter Ellie
My children
My little boy and fella xx
My boy
With my 4 grand children
my niece
After reading your review I don’t think I want to share with anyone! But,I’d let my niece & nephew have a taste 🙂
If you have not tried them yet, you have to get some, Lisa… they are out of this world!
mesha tinking sharing means less for me – sharing not must I do
my 2 children
My hubby and daughters would love these xx
My husband and daughter.
my baby brother x
Just me!
My Granddaughters Lacy and Libbi
my son
My husband and cat
my four children and huspband
All for me until my boys find them
I would share with my fiancé and my son.