Anonymous
10/07/2011 13:07
Subject: Re:Favorite candy or other treats for Halloween?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One word: CHOCOLATE. And don't try to slip us any of the cheap stuff either. Hershey's products are much better than Nestle or Mars. But Snickers, Reese's peanut butter cups, and m&ms are all appreciated too. Plain Hershey bars (mini size) are fine for those with peanut allergies, per a friend whose 2 kids both have allergies. Personally, I don't bother eating anything that's not chocolate, nor do my kids (take after me I guess). Caramels are an exception, or an occasional candy corn for old times sake.
LOL! To the bolded part: Hershey SUCKS big time compared to some real quality chocolate in this world. Hershey IS the cheap stuff - quality wise!!! Unfortunately people are not going to give out Swiss or Belgian or German chocolate on Halloween, but it would be nice to give out real chocolate instead of high fructose corn syrup.
Q: What are the ingredients of a Hershey's bar?
A: Actually, the answer should be "Chocolate: Hardly any." An actual Hershey's chocolate bar only contains between 4% and 10 % chocolate. The rest of it is sugars, emulsifiers, milk solids, and other fillers.
From Hershey's website (!!) :
"Dark chocolate has no official “standard,” or definition in the U.S.
Milk chocolate must contain at least 10 percent chocolate liquor to meet the U.S. standard of identity."
AKA: Standards are incredibly low!
In contrast, a serious dark chocolate bar will contain anywhere from 65 percent to 85 percent cacao.
Most kids don't like dark chocolate, but good quality bars of milk chocolate should still contain 30-35% cacao! Good luck trying to find that in any of our great brands here.
Since high quality chocolate is ridiculously overpriced just for the US consumer - at least buy chocolate that does not have CORN listed as its first and main ingredient!
Happy Halloween!
Yes, of course all that is true, but I meant among the types of chocolate typically given out at Halloween, I personally prefer Hershey's taste wise. Of course I would prefer some expensive dark chocolate even more, but I doubt many people will be passing that out to little kids for free.
Anonymous
10/07/2011 12:12
Subject: Favorite candy or other treats for Halloween?
this year we are going to give the full size candy bars to Halloween'ers. Hershey's Milk Chocolate and Twizzlers (for peanut allergies and non-chocolate peeps).
Anonymous
10/07/2011 11:07
Subject: Favorite candy or other treats for Halloween?
I love Reeses, Mounds, 100 grand bars, etc, but I also really like sweet tarts, smarties, and Willy Wonka Bottlecaps. Especially the root beer and cola flavors. My 7 year old loves Dots, maybe this year he will finally realize how crap they are.
There's a dentist where we live who buys candy from kids after Halloween, then sends it to soldiers overseas. I also know parents who buy their kids toys if they give up their candy
There's a dentist where we live who buys candy from kids after Halloween, then sends it to soldiers overseas. I also know parents who buy their kids toys if they give up their candy
Anonymous
10/07/2011 10:57
Subject: Re:Favorite candy or other treats for Halloween?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
As for halloween, I give out the crowd pleasers. I used to do nestle stuff, but now I'm anti nestle because of their sketchy behavior in third world countries.
Had no idea. Off to google.
Chiquita paid protection money to guerrillas for its workers in another country. They broke US law and some of their execs were supposed to do jail time for that. Not that you would give out bananas though. Carry on...
Interesting!
Anonymous
10/07/2011 09:37
Subject: Re:Favorite candy or other treats for Halloween?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Love Twix, Kit Kats, Nestle Crunch, Starbursts.
Hate Mounds, Baby Ruths, and all that weird stuff that surfaces only at Halloween.
Wait, were you asking what my kids like?
Really?? you hate Mounds? What is not to like about coconut and chocolate??
I'll trade you the Crunch for the Mounds any day.
ew, the coconut! hate coconut.
Love reecees cups., and the non-chocolate candies.
Anonymous
10/07/2011 09:26
Subject: Re:Favorite candy or other treats for Halloween?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:fruit snacks, we got rave review last year
eww, why? Worse for teeth than chocolate and doesn't taste as good.
I love fruit snacks. Some people arent chocolate people.
Anonymous
10/06/2011 23:25
Subject: Re:Favorite candy or other treats for Halloween?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
As for halloween, I give out the crowd pleasers. I used to do nestle stuff, but now I'm anti nestle because of their sketchy behavior in third world countries.
Had no idea. Off to google.
Chiquita paid protection money to guerrillas for its workers in another country. They broke US law and some of their execs were supposed to do jail time for that. Not that you would give out bananas though. Carry on...