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Sometimes with treasure inside and sometimes without.

Sometimes written with initials, but sometimes spelled out.

Sometimes small and colorful and sometimes large and white.

Sometimes you don't want to eat me, but sometimes you might.

Sometimes I can be found in a pantry on a shelf, but if not you just might lose yourself.

What am I?

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Are you

M&M/Eminem?

Sometimes with treasure inside and sometimes without.

Peanut M&M's have "treasure inside" but Eminem the rapper does not.

Sometimes written with initials, but sometimes spelled out.

M&M is witten with initials, Eminem is spelt out.

Sometimes small and colorful and sometimes large and white.

M&Ms are small and colourful, but Eminem is tall and has white skin.

Sometimes you don't want to eat me, but sometimes you might.

People don't want to eat Eminem, but they might want to eat M&Ms

Sometimes I can be found in a pantry on a shelf, but if not you just might lose yourself.

M&Ms can be found on a shelf, and Lose Yourself is a song by Eminem

Title:

Sometimes sweet, but sometimes not so much

M&Ms are sweet, but Eminem is not so much...

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  • $\begingroup$ Eminem not so much... - Understatement of the millenia $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 1, 2019 at 7:00
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Kisses

Sometimes sweet, but sometimes not so much

Chocolate Kisses or Just Kisses

Sometimes with treasure inside and sometimes without.

Stuffed chocolate Kisses or just Kisses

Sometimes written with initials, but sometimes spelled out.

Brand written with initial or spelled Kisses

Sometimes small and colorful and sometimes large and white.

small colored chocolate kisses or Large white kissing ball

Sometimes you don't want to eat me, but sometimes you might.

You don't want to eat chocolate kisses and sometimes you kiss

Sometimes I can be found in a pantry on a shelf, but if not you just might lose yourself.

Boxes on shelf (chocolate kisses pantry) or you lose yourself in kissing

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Chocolate

Sometimes sweet, but sometimes not so much

Milk chocolate or Bitter chocolate

Sometimes with treasure inside and sometimes without.

Stuffed chocolate or just plain

Sometimes written with initials, but sometimes spelled out.

Brand written with initial or spelled

Sometimes small and colorful and sometimes large and white.

small colored chocolate or Large white bar chocolate

Sometimes you don't want to eat me, but sometimes you might.

You are on diet or diabetic and sometimes you need chocolate

Sometimes I can be found in a pantry on a shelf, but if not you just might lose yourself.

Boxes on shelf (chocolate pantry) or you lose yourself in chocolate

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  • $\begingroup$ You're on the right track. There is a homonym that could help you out. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 21:51
  • $\begingroup$ @Grumpyllama59 Homonym or homophone (or homograph)? spellingcity.com/homophones-and-homonyms.html $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 23:43
  • $\begingroup$ My bad. I meant homophone. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 22, 2017 at 0:38
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    $\begingroup$ M&M (Eminem)? He's a white guy who is considerably larger than the candy, and has a song called "Lose Yourself." My friend is the one who realized that "Lose Yourself" is a song, after he heard me mentioning this puzzle, so credit goes to him :) $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 22, 2017 at 4:38
  • $\begingroup$ Put it up as an answer and you got it! $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 22, 2017 at 12:54
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A Marble?

Sometimes with treasure inside and sometimes without.

I believe there are Geodes made of marble

Sometimes written with initials, but sometimes spelled out.

Could be referring to monograms

Sometimes small and colorful and sometimes large and white.

Small colorful marbles are usually glass, but marble is also a white stone, often large and carved.

Sometimes you don't want to eat me, but sometimes you might.

Marbling of meat is a delicious distribution of fat

Sometimes I can be found in a pantry on a shelf, but if not you just might lose yourself.

losing ones marbles is an idiom for losing one's mind

The title could be referring to

Marble Cake

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  • $\begingroup$ Good guess, but no $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 21:51
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Medication?

Sometimes sweet, but sometimes not so much.

Some medication is sugar-coated, and there also exist sugar pills.

Sometimes with treasure inside and sometimes without.

A bit foggy on this one--perhaps this refers to pills with a casing, where the medication is on the inside?

Sometimes written with initials, but sometimes spelled out.

Tablets generally have some initials or the name of the drug on them.

Sometimes small and colorful and sometimes large and white.

Medication comes in many different colors and shapes, and are often white.

Sometimes you don't want to eat me, but sometimes you might.

Kids (and sometimes adults) generally find taking medication to be a chore, but sometimes you really need an aspirin.

Sometimes I can be found in a pantry on a shelf, but if not you just might lose yourself.

Some people store their medication in the pantry, and if you lose medication for a serious disease, that could be dangerous (mentally or physically).

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  • $\begingroup$ Good guess, but no $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 22, 2017 at 4:27

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