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Welch’s Fruit Snacks for Valentine’s Day
Welch’s Fruit Snacks for Valentine’s Day

WHAT: Welch's Fruit Snacks for Valentine's Day

STATS: One pouch contains 45 calories and zero fat, 11 carbohydrate, 7 sugar, zero fiber and zero protein grams. More information at welchsfruitsnacks.com.

THE SKINNY: Valentine's Day is three weeks away (even though the conversation hearts and ruffled boxes of truffles have been in stores for a month).

Maybe you have to find a treat for the kids' classmates. Or maybe you have to find a treat for yourself in order to stay out of the treats for the kids' classmates. Welch's has an idea. Their sweet Fruit Snacks -- colorful, made-with-real-fruit-puree (and corn syrup and sugar) gummies -- are heart-shaped and packed in a seasonal box of 28 mini Valentine's Day pouches with "to" and "from" lines for easy gifting. The fat-free and gluten-free snacks contain 45 calories and some vitamins A, E and C.

Using conversation hearts language: They R Not 2 Bad 4 U.

-- Jennifer Christman

Slim Pickings is a weekly review of light foods. Email:

jchristman@arkansasonline.com

ActiveStyle on 01/23/2017

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