None of the Fat, But All of the Fun

For Secretary's Day, my wife received a box of assorted Jelly Bellys. For those who aren't familiar with these candies, they are miniature jelly beans that come in dozens of flavors: mint, orange, pineapple, coffee, tutti frutti, peach, cotton candy, buttered popcorn and rootbeer are just a few.

While sampling my wife's gift I thought of a fun game to play with the Jelly Bellys. Either you can buy the assorted pack or go to a candy or specialty grocery store where they are sold and buy a few of each flavor.

The basic concept of the game of a blind-folded taste test. One person is blind-folded while the other feeds them various flavors. For each flavor guessed correctly, they win a prize (a kiss, 5 minute massage, a one minute back scratch, etc.) For each flavor guessed incorrectly, they lose a prize (or have to give the other person a prize). To make it a little easier, you can give the person two chances to guess the flavor. If they get it on the first try, they get a better prize than if they guess it on the second.

To make the game even more interesting, you can combine Jelly Bellys to make unique flavors. Rootbeer and vanilla together creates a rootbeer float. Coconut and pineapple combine to make a Pina Colada. Chocolate and cherry ones create a chocolate covered cherry. There are dozens of different combinations that can be made from the nearly 100 flavored Jelly Bellys. Perhaps you can have a different scoring system for combination flavors.

You can buy dozens of Jelly Bellys for just a dollar and best of all, they contain no fat. Plus you will work off any calories consumed when it is time to redeem your prizes.