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I Am An Idiot. I Didn't Realize The Snickers Wasn't A Snickers. Help!


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Was in a hurry at the store, went to grab a Snickers bar. I did notice the different packaging, but it seems they are always messing with their packaging and I didn't closely inspect it.

Got home, got the kids to bed, took one bite....spices. Weird coconut-ish flavor. This is foreign food, NOT snickers.

I looked at the pkg. and in the corner of the very busy graphics it says, "New Flavor." Under the word snickers, those busy pictures actually say "Adventure Bar."

I've been looking online and I can't find any info on whether this is gluten-free or not. :( I took that one bite, I guess I won't have to wonder long, because I'll know for sure in an hour :(

How could I do this??? I'm raising 4 celiacs, as well as having it myself, and I can't remember the last time I made such a stupid, stupid mistake. I guess I should be thankful it was me instead of one of the kids.

:( Does anybody know if the Snickers Adventure Bar is gluten-free?


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We all make mistakes. Don't beat yourself up over it. Hopefully this Snickers bar is gluten-free too, and you won't be glutened.

I guess you'll know soon, even if nobody else has ever seen this kind of Snickers bar.

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Thank you for replying, Ursa Major! It is nice to hear from someone who understands when one is panicking.

So far so good, I am going to bed with all fingers and toes crossed. I have a busy Saturday planned and no time for a glutening. None.

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for you "Adventure" bar means something different! It is a SNICKERS product - read below. Don't know if it's gluten-free or not....

Here's what I learned about it from another site:

The new Snickers Adventure Bar is a limited edition tie-in with the new Indian Jones movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Obviously, they aren

weathertopmama Rookie

Interesting, debmidge! I'm :lol: at your comment that for me, "Adventure Bar" takes on an entirely new meaning!

I only had the one bite but I didn't care for it. It did taste like cheap chai and tanning oil to me LOL

It is noon the next day and I'm fine, so I'm guessing the Adventure Bar is gluten-free. I won't be buying it again or giving it to my kids, since I can't find any bona fide info about its status, but I'm very thankful to be having a normal Saturday here!

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i tried this one also, wasn't too bad. not my fave though. it's pretty good, if you're not expecting a snickers bar. i didn't notice any spices when i was eating mine. just the coconut. but i'm a fan of the coconut candy, so i didn't mind. definitely a little artificially sweet though :)

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