Growing Up with Lollies in Australia

As amazing as the taste of sour chews and sucking on lollipops, and enjoying a nice sugar rush when you’re young kid with the combinations of flavours of Red Raspberry and Green Apple hitting those taste buds, growing up with lollies here in Australia has changed a lot for me in the recent years.

Being diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes in late 2011 has definately allowed some limitations and impacts with how much sugar I should take in. It can mess with your blood glucose levels if you have too many servings of it. Having high and low blood levels are called having Hyper’s and Hypo’s. The use and managment of insulin helps to allow the balance of what you eat and to maintain the right levels. 4.0 - 8.0 I can’t eat freely like I used to. Having to rely on the quantity per serving, and the amount of carbohydrates I am having is very important for my current health. I love the combinations and tastes of lollies. It brings a mouth full of joy and happiness as well as the vibrant rainbow of colours included. Favourites at the moment include Sour Patch Kids, Zombie Chews, Zappo’s and many more. As this is being written in April 2020 I have braces which limits me more on the type of lollies I can having meaning ‘nothing sticky’. I can’t enjoy any lollie that is too chewy. The metal in the braces can get ripped o‘ by the stickiness of the lollies. Its been ages since I enjoyed a bag of Sour Patch Kids.

The Photograph below is taken in Queensland kilometres away from the Gold Goast in a very vintage village like town. I walked in and I was blown away by the variety. This is only one of the sections on one of the shelves in the store.

Fruits Skittles

$2.50

We should all know what these lollies are. Yes, they are Skittles. One of the most iconic and classic lollies out there sold and profited of over hundreds of millions in dollars. I chose the original fruit skittles as they’re relatable lollies we can all enjoy, and something I can have at this point in time as a preference. Consists of flavours Strawberry, Grape, Apple, Orange and Lemon. The colourful variety work well with anything, all combinations taste unique. As it says in the slogan, you can really taste the rainbow.

The design layout for the skittles bag really brings out the colour red. It can be noticed a long mile away and thats really well done. I would highly suggest you try these if you already haven’t! All flavours are superb. The sour versions are packaged in a lime green colour opposing the red colour.

These were bought in a local 7/11 store. Photographs taken at home, and edited on Photoshop. These Skittles are made and factured in Australia.

Tilley’s Sherbet Fruits & Watermelon Zappo’s

$5.00

I had selected some variety of lollies found at the store that I found very appealing, and at the moment with what I can have (due to braces limitations). These sherbet hard lollies are made in Britain. The flavours are natural and taste very much like the fruits, but of course with the sugar added to create that sweet forgiving taste. Inside its shell is filled with sherbet, and the suck of the lollie can last for awhile if you’re patient. You can enjoy this treat whilst going for long walks or being busy. Strawberry, Lemon, Lime, Orange, and Blueberry. My personal favourite of the lot are the Red ones.

Strawberry/Blueberry Belts

$4.00

The classic sugar coated belts are a lollie that you cannot have too much of in one sitting. For my Type 1 Diabetes these lollies are something I have to manage very carefully. The Belts are joined with two or more flavours with a variety on stock. It can create a mess due to the high amount of excess sugar left in the bag, but the texture and taste is what I highly recommend to try. The chewiness isn’t a sticky chewy, and the mild sourness creates that satisfying lollie taste. Both flavours combined are amazing. $5.00 is a little expensive for a handful, but out this far from the Gold Coast its worth it.