It’s technically a marketing ploy for manufacturers to make parents think it’s better to give kids this because it’s “fun”. It’s not “snack” size which is usually ~1" in an individual wrapper, ideally suited to be sent in lunchboxes - when I was a boy it was apples all round !
Small enough to shove it in your mouth before your kids get hold of it… and then watch their expressions as you chew away.
Not that I would do that of course :whistle: