Dear Sons, This is why I don’t buy Yogos

by Tracy

Or, I regret to say that I did indeed do harm to the planet while making this post

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Yogos are a tasty treat, this much is true. I put them the category of things that are candy but have plausible deniability of their candy status, much like fruit roll-ups or the little gummy fruit shapes with cartoon characters on the box.

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I think I paid $1.88 for this box at Target, on sale. They are pretty expensive but not out of reach for most families. Like most name brands they go on special a lot and there are coupons, so there is no need to ever have to pay the regular retail price.

Sorry the picture is lousy, if you can’t make it out the box is 3.75 inches wide and 7 inches tall, more or less. Depth, not pictured, is about 2 inches.

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6 individual pouches come in a box.

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This is what they look like all poured out.

yogos4And poured back in the box.

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We counted counted 166 Yogos, but this could be off by 5 or so either way, as we did this outside and it was windy and the porch slopes and my assistants are inexperienced.

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Nutrition information for those interested, click thumbnail for full size. There are two different panels, because 2 of the flavors have different values than the 3rd. It’s not great stuff, but as I said, it’s more or less candy.

I have to admit I make several less than optimum choices a day when it comes to the environment, nutrition, budgeting, so this is not to get up on my high horse. It’s just good sometimes to really look at what we are buying and go hot damn, that’s pretty freaking absurd.

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  • http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/ Alisa Bowman

    But they are so pretty!
    .-= Alisa Bowman´s last blog ..What’s Stopping You From Saving Your Marriage? =-.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      They are pretty and taste pretty good, too. It’s good in a way that they come in single serve packets, otherwise my kids could eat 2-3 times a serving amount and want more.

  • http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com Alisa Bowman

    But they are so pretty!
    .-= Alisa Bowman´s last blog ..What’s Stopping You From Saving Your Marriage? =-.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      They are pretty and taste pretty good, too. It’s good in a way that they come in single serve packets, otherwise my kids could eat 2-3 times a serving amount and want more.

  • http://thequeenofwtf.blogspot.com/ The Queen

    Damn, with all the pretty drugs the doctors have me on, when I came to this post, I thought you had robbed my medicine cabinet.. I personally like the little orange ones, they let you take a trip and never leave the house..
    .-= The Queen´s last blog ..Me, Myself and I will tell you about her! =-.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      Hmmmmm…maybe this explains why my children beg for them so.

  • http://thequeenofwtf.blogspot.com/ The Queen

    Damn, with all the pretty drugs the doctors have me on, when I came to this post, I thought you had robbed my medicine cabinet.. I personally like the little orange ones, they let you take a trip and never leave the house..
    .-= The Queen´s last blog ..Me, Myself and I will tell you about her! =-.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      Hmmmmm…maybe this explains why my children beg for them so.

  • http://idothings.info/ JD at I Do Things

    I don’t care how much they cost, how many come in a box or pouch, what ingredients lurk within, or even how they taste.

    I want them because they are SO PRETTY!

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      Maybe you could get a needle and some thread and make a Yogo necklace in time for Easter!

  • http://idothings.info JD at I Do Things

    I don’t care how much they cost, how many come in a box or pouch, what ingredients lurk within, or even how they taste.

    I want them because they are SO PRETTY!

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      Maybe you could get a needle and some thread and make a Yogo necklace in time for Easter!

  • http://adrenalfatiguebegone.com/ Viveca

    Those are so pretty! I’ll have to get a box and use them in designs too!

    Viveca
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  • http://adrenalfatiguebegone.com Viveca

    Those are so pretty! I’ll have to get a box and use them in designs too!

    Viveca
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  • http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/ Friar

    You guys get the coolest food in the U.S.

    We probably wont’ be seeing that in Canada, for another 10 years.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      But don’t you have Coffee Crisp and beaver tails? We ain’t got no stinking beaver tails here in the US.

  • http://deepfriar.wordpress.com Friar

    You guys get the coolest food in the U.S.

    We probably wont’ be seeing that in Canada, for another 10 years.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      But don’t you have Coffee Crisp and beaver tails? We ain’t got no stinking beaver tails here in the US.

  • http://www.shesaidthenshesaid.com/ Kim

    I remember buying these for the kids when they were little! They loved them. But I stopped buying them because they had too much sugar.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      It’s crazy how much sugar so many kid’s snacks have and these are sticky, too so they are rotten for their teeth. I do get things like this sometimes instead of candy when they have things like Valentine’s. It’s no better than candy, but well, you know.

  • http://www.shesaidthenshesaid.com Kim

    I remember buying these for the kids when they were little! They loved them. But I stopped buying them because they had too much sugar.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      It’s crazy how much sugar so many kid’s snacks have and these are sticky, too so they are rotten for their teeth. I do get things like this sometimes instead of candy when they have things like Valentine’s. It’s no better than candy, but well, you know.

  • jackie

    who the heck has the time to do something so idiotic? really??????????? go pick up trash on the side of the road or something is better than this!

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      Lady, you don’t know the half of it. You should check out my pupa dioramas some time.

  • http://none jackie

    who the heck has the time to do something so idiotic? really??????????? go pick up trash on the side of the road or something is better than this!

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      Lady, you don’t know the half of it. You should check out my pupa dioramas some time.

  • B. Mattocks

    I found your website from my son…..and cracked up reading this. Funny Mama! I’ll be back.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      Hi! Are you Ron’s mom? It’s great to meet you! Thank you so much for the compliment.

  • B. Mattocks

    I found your website from my son…..and cracked up reading this. Funny Mama! I’ll be back.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      Hi! Are you Ron’s mom? It’s great to meet you! Thank you so much for the compliment.

  • B. Mattocks

    I daresay I am. Nice to meet you also. My sister in law has six boys so I have a pretty good idea how your days come and go. Kudos to you!

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      Thank you!

      (she did make it out alive, right?)

      • B. Mattocks

        Actually, she did. She bemoaned the fact that she didn’t have daughters, but she ended up with six beautiful daughter in laws and didn’t have to go through all of the drama with momentous amounts of pms. It was all good!

  • B. Mattocks

    I daresay I am. Nice to meet you also. My sister in law has six boys so I have a pretty good idea how your days come and go. Kudos to you!

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      Thank you!

      (she did make it out alive, right?)

      • B. Mattocks

        Actually, she did. She bemoaned the fact that she didn’t have daughters, but she ended up with six beautiful daughter in laws and didn’t have to go through all of the drama with momentous amounts of pms. It was all good!

  • http://englishwilderness.blogspot.com/ John | English Wilderness

    I counted 168! :-P
    .-= John | English Wilderness´s last blog ..Victoria Cave, King’s Scar =-.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com/ Tracy

      Man, you didn’t try to count them on a slopey porch with the wind blowing and small children trying to climb over you to eat them.

      Pthhhhhhhh

  • http://englishwilderness.blogspot.com John | English Wilderness

    I counted 168! :-P
    .-= John | English Wilderness´s last blog ..Victoria Cave, King’s Scar =-.

    • http://ihatemymessageboard.com Tracy

      Man, you didn’t try to count them on a slopey porch with the wind blowing and small children trying to climb over you to eat them.

      Pthhhhhhhh

  • http://feeds2.feedburner.com/cardiogirl/jkaK cardiogirl

    Now that was an excellent representation of the product relative to its packaging size. I *love* the photo of the entire amount back in the box!

    It seems to me they could downsize all of the packaging (inside and out) and reduce the cost at the same time. I know they’ll never do that, but wouldn’t it be nice to open something and then be impressed that almost every cubic inch inside the box was used?

    Yes, that would be nice.

    p.s. Found you over at The Junk Drawer.
    .-= cardiogirl´s last blog ..The book of questions, Volume 85 =-.

  • http://www.cardiogirl.net cardiogirl

    Now that was an excellent representation of the product relative to its packaging size. I *love* the photo of the entire amount back in the box!

    It seems to me they could downsize all of the packaging (inside and out) and reduce the cost at the same time. I know they’ll never do that, but wouldn’t it be nice to open something and then be impressed that almost every cubic inch inside the box was used?

    Yes, that would be nice.

    p.s. Found you over at The Junk Drawer.
    .-= cardiogirl´s last blog ..The book of questions, Volume 85 =-.

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