Upon opening up my hotmail box this morning, I sought to educate myself by reading an article entitled Best and Worst Halloween Candy. Thinking it would tell me what the most popular and suckiest candies were, I read with eager interest. But imagine my dismay, shock, horror, and disgust when all it was was a list of candies and their calorie content. Who wants a stick of Trident, people?
So here is my list of the ten best and ten worst Halloween candy... the right way.
Best Halloween Loot
1 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
2 Smarties. Not usually my favorite candy, but I loved getting them at Halloween.
3 Malt balls (although my mom would usually "trade" for (a.k.a. commandeer) these)
4 York Peppermint patties (see item 3)
5 M&M's
6 Earrings (that was the coolest house!)
7 Blow pops
8 Hershey's Special Dark
9 Pixie Sticks
10 Sour patch kids
Worst Halloween junk
1 Peanut butter flavored saltwater taffy. The wrappers might be cute orange and black, but just like in the wild, those bright colors tell you "get away! poisonous!"
2 Tootsie Rolls. I mean, one or two is okay, but when half your candy stash is made of Tootsie, it's impossible. Can't be eaten. I always appreciate the sucker who will trade me good stuff for my Tootsie Rolls.
3 Trident gum. I don't recall ever getting any for Halloween, but now that I know it's low calorie, keep it, folks.
4 Plastic toys
5 Circus peanuts
6 Bit o' Honey. Never actually eaten one of these. But they look gross.
7 Rock hard pink bubble gum. Any brand.
8 Black licorice
9 Generic jaw breakers. I could never tell if they were gumballs or hard candy. I think that's why I developed TMJ.
10 Fire balls. The fiery outer shell was just too much. Too hot. And apparently they're really cheap, b/c everyone seemed to give them.
So there is the definitive list. Don't waste your time counting calories on Halloween. It's like sticking to a no-gravy diet on Thanksgiving. C'mon, people. Live a little. And happy Halloween!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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I love this post and agree with your list for about 85% of the items. Way to go. And counting calories? How about you take into account the amount of walking you do one Halloween? That should count for a t least one king sized Reese's :)
My favorite was always the really old Now and Laters. Yes, usually nasty hardened candy is disgusting, but now and laters...if left for a few years...best stuff in the whole world! :) (also causes lots of cavities and is so sticky it could probably pull teeth out)
That is a great idea for a list... and I totally agree with the tootsie rolls. They must be the cheapest candy ever.
You can send your Bit O Honey's to me...I love em!
I copied you. Just thought you should know. :)
Ugh...peanut-butter flavored taffy. *shudders*
Ok here is my little rant. What is with the FUN size??! There is nothing fun about how small it is. If it was FUN size, then it should be big enought that you WANT to share it with everyone around you! Ahh! I feel much better with that off my chest. Hum.. that reminds me. I wish I had a chest.....
So, I actually really like fireballs. Maybe intense cinnamon flavor is an acquired taste?
Or, Gail, you could just be wrong. ;)
Cool! We share the top two best, and I have one to add to the "worst" list: that circus bubble gum that you only see this time of year! You know, the pink and yellow on the wrapper, twisted at both ends. Yeah, that one! Ick!
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