Iron Man 3 Fruit Snacks

Since the release of the first Iron Man movie I've been praying to the Super Hero Food Gods to deliver me a fresh box of Iron Man Cereal but three solo movies (and one team-up movie) later and I still do without.  The gods seem to be both fickle and cruel as they taunt me box after box of consolatory fruit snacks.  

So it's with dashed hopes and low blood sugar that I dive into the box of new Iron Man 3 Fruit Snacks:

This isn't Shell-Head's first foray into the fruit snack world (as seen HERE and HERE) but this is his first solo mission.  Let's see how it breaks down:

Looks like we've got the words "Iron Man", Iron Man flying, Iron Man's hand/repulsor, the Iron Man mask, the Avengers logo and the arc reactor.  Looks like, once again, the villain is snubbed.  No Pepper either. 

The Avengers logo (and probably the Iron Man mask) seem to be reused from the Avengers Fruit Snacks.  That's to be expected though.  At least Thor didn't horn in on this like he did with the Captain America Fruit Snacks.

Designer Water

Artist Kerry Gammill is widely known for his comic book work but he has also had a successful career in design and concept art.  Some of my favorite examples of his work though fall within the "Super Hero Food" genre.  Here's a design he did for a squirting Captain America topped water bottle:

And here's a look at how it eventually turned out:

 Here's the work he did on a Spider-Man squirting bottle of water:

And the end product:

Sorry for the bad picture, it's an older one.  Here's a design for a Hulk squirter:

I'm not sure if these ever got made but if they did, I never found them.  Check out more of Gammill's work on his website.

Batman Shills for Argentinian Yogurt

Here's another eBay find.  It's a magazine advertisement that has Batman, Robin and Commissioner Gordon selling Argentinian yogurt:

Can anyone translate for me?

Superman Whoopie Pies

Get the recipe for Superman Whoopie Pies from the Sugar Swings! blog

Snack Time: Pop Pop!

Sometimes I'll come across some super hero related food that is interesting but not quite interesting enough for its own blog entry. When that happen they get combined into a "Snack Time" entry.

Pop Rocks and similar exploding candy seem to have maintained their popularity and now they've entered the world of superheroes.  Both DC and Marvel seemed to have gotten onto the popping train.  Starting with the Avengers:

And the Justice League:

We also stumbled across another entry in the sour straw 

Marvel Aquaballs

So apparently "flavored water" is a thing.  I'm not sure what the difference is between that and something like Kool-Aid, which is essentially just flavored water.  I guess it's all about presentation because AquaBalls seem to be doing well with their orbs of flavor.

The only thing better than a ball shaped bottle is a ball shaped bottle with superheroes on them.  Which brings us to Marvel's offerings.  As you can expect they have an Avengers version:

And an Amazing Spider-Man version:

World's Finest Taffy

Easter baskets are typically filled with a variety of goodies.  The best types are super hero related but they do seem rare.  Many themed baskets typically go with regular, less exciting, candy.  Those baskets that want to try a little harder though make the extra effort of branded candy.  That brings us to today's topic.

At first glance these may seem like your typically super hero baskets filled with super hero headphones...

...but a closer glance reveals each basket has its own super hero taffy.  Blue and yellow for Batman:

And red and yellow for Superman:

Throw in a few chocolate Captain Carrots and you've got a pretty good Easter haul.