It's the battle of the buzz! Want your caffeine buzz from candy, gum, mints or oatmeal? How about ‘energy candy'? Snickers now comes in Snickers Charged along with about 60 milligrams (mg) of caffeine. Jelly Belly has Extreme Sports Beans. Fourteen jelly beans contain about 50 milligrams of caffeine. One piece of Jolt gum roughly 60 milligrams. Crackheads, which are chocolate covered espresso beans, contain 120 mg in a small box…a little over an ounce. Caffeine added to all types of food items is THE current trend.

It is so easy to consume large amounts of caffeine and not be aware of it. Drink coffee, add an energy drink, chew a piece of energy gum and you may forget about eating real nutritious food…after all, you've got a buzz on and have plenty of energy. So instead of healthy food selections, you're buzzing along on caffeine-spiked products often enhanced with the herbals ginseng and guarana which have a caffeine-like affect. Here's the potential for a double or triple whammy. For someone who is caffeine sensitive or not use to much caffeine, the effects of these herbals added to the caffeine may not be pleasant. Whatever your buzz, choose wisely. If in doubt, check it out….the label that is.