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To Burn Off the Candy Corn, The Workout is HOW Long?

Jen Austin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:24:59 +0000

One of those evil yet delicious creations around the office this time of year is the candy corn/dry roasted peanut mixture. Oh my. Do you have it at your desk? Yum! Whoever started it was a borderline genius. It's sweet and salty. It's crunchy and chewy. It's got all the culinary opposites that your mouth tells you it needs and of course, does not. But I digress.

If you've popped some handfuls of candy corn today or this Halloween season, how long does it take to burn it off? We have some working out to do. I'll give you a hint. To burn off one handful of candy corn - just ONE handful - we've got to walk longer than 30 minutes. Oh dear.

What's In The Trick Or Treater's Pumpkins?

Lucky Larry — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:01:26 +0000

Tonight is the night that you probably won’t recognize your neighbors’ kids or maybe even you’re own because they’ll all be dressed up in their Halloween costumes going door to door saying, “Trick or treat, give me something good to eat!” hoping to get a good haul of candy in their pumpkins! For a lot [...]

Candy Corn Tops List Of Most Popular Halloween Candy

Lucky Larry — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:03:34 +0000

Today, October 30th, is National Candy Corn Day and it just happens to top the list of the most popular candy for Halloween. This little brightly colored candy was created in the 1880's by the Wunderlee Candy Company and each piece is approximately three times larger than an actual kernel of corn. It also happens to be one of my favorite Halloween candies, however, my wife found a variation of this popular candy in the store the other day that's become one of my faves, taffy candy corn.

Tyler Kids Can Trade Halloween Candy for a Toy

Jen Austin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:10:15 +0000

Over the next couple of days the kids will get piles and piles of candy, so much in fact that they could never possibly eat it all. Some dentists in Tyler hope they don't!

If kids are willing to exchange the candy they rake in trick-or-treating, they can have a toy, thanks to Kool Smiles.

Best and Worst Halloween Candy

Leslie Reynolds — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:20:49 +0000

What is it that makes Halloween? No, it isn't the costumes or haunted houses, it's the candy! It wouldn't be Halloween without the bags full of candy that a kid receives from trick or treating. That's the highlight of the holiday - all of the free candy they get. But they don't want any of that icky stuff, they want the good candy! Here are some of the best and worst candies you can give for Halloween.

Halloween Candies That Need to Come Back

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:30:43 +0000

It’s that time of year again when we apologize to our pancreas and then eat until we're sick -- Halloween candy season! Everywhere we turn, we’re bombarded with chocolate and gummies and sour things and those peanut butter taffies in the wax paper wrapping that no one ever eats. Somehow those things have survived the ages but our favorites have gone by the wayside. It’s bittersweet heaven on earth.

What Is America's Favorite Candy?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:00:41 +0000

When it comes to candy, Americans like a brand name which has been around for a long time. In fact, almost all of the best selling candy bars in the United States were introduced before World War Two. That would include the top four candy brands. They are M&Ms, with $673.2 million in annual sales, [...]

Candy Thief Steals $600 Worth of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Don Deane — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:00:44 +0000

We love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups as much as the next guy, but a robber in Ohio has taken his love of candy to a whole new thieving level by stealing between $400-$600 worth of Reese’s over the past few months. The “Peanut Butter Cup Bandit” has been targeting a Sunoco in the town of [...]

Mars Cuts King-Size Candy Bars

Althea Fung — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:00:46 +0000

Mars Inc., makers of Snickers and M&Ms, announced Thursday it will phase out the king-size version of its candy bars, the Chicago Tribune reports. The candymaker will stop shipping bars that contain more than 250 calories by the end of 2013. The company’s chocolate brands include Snickers, Twix, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, M&Ms and Galaxy. [...]

Red M&M Dances to LMFAO's 'Sexy and I Know It' in Super Bowl 2012 Commercial

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:30:05 +0000

A red M&M candy strips down, sheds his shell and wiggles it to LMFAO‘s ‘Sexy and I Know It’ in one of the funniest Super Bowl XLVI commercials. The spot, dubbed ‘Just My Shell,’ features a brown, glasses-wearing female M&M is trying to have an intelligent conversation at a party with a prime minister, who [...]

Kids Freak Out When Parents Pretend To Eat Their Halloween Candy [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:00:29 +0000

What happens when you tell your kids that you ate all of the Halloween candy they collected during the night? As it turns out, lots of crying. Jimmy Kimmel found this out when he asked parents to lie to their kids that they had eaten all of their Halloween candy, film it and then put [...]

An Excess Of Halloween Candy

Lisa Thomas — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:12:38 +0000

Last night was indulgent. Both my kiddos came away with two pumpkin sacks bulging with goodness. NOW, I remember my mom and dad pulling the old "need to inspect the candy" before you get into it and the end result was all the good stuff went missing. I do not do that to my children. I'm at least honest I make my demands ahead of time.

The Evil Halloween Candy

Lisa Thomas — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:03:02 +0000

Dang Diggity Doggonit! I got into the Halloween candy this weekend. I was doing SO good until a dear friend (okay, an evil one) bought me a “Fun Sized” bag of Butterfingers. I swear I had 5 yesterday, but then again, who’s counting? I had to have my friend confiscate the bag or I would [...]