Strawberry Twizzlers Twists
www.hersheys.com/twizzlers/products/twizzlers-twists/strawberry.aspx
Calories: 30 per stick
Burn It: 10 minutes trick-or-treating
Ingredients: Corn syrup; enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid); sugar; cornstarch; contains two percent or less of: palm oil; salt; artificial flavor; mono and diglycerides; citric acid; potassium sorbate (preservative); artificial color (Red 40); mineral oil; soy lecithin; glycerin.
What You Need to Know:
Glycerin: According to CSPI, this maintains water content in a food. It's used as a source of energy and is considered safe.
Red 40 Lake: See above.
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Dum Dums Original Pops
www.dumdumpops.com
Calories: 20 per lollipop
Burn It: 7 minutes trick-or-treating
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, citric acid, malic acid, salt, artificial flavor, color added (includes Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1).
What You Need to Know:
Sugar and Corn Syrup: See above; not good, obviously.
Salt: Used as a preservative and for flavor. There is tremendous debate about whether salt can be detrimental to your health.
Malic Acid: Safe, brings out tartness in foods and is abundant in apples.
Citric Acid: Also safe, and used to create a tart flavor.
Added color: See above
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures
www.hersheys.com/reeses/products/reeses-peanut-butter-cups/miniatures.aspx
Calories: 44 per piece
Burn It: 15 minutes trick-or-treating
Ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar; cocoa butter; chocolate; nonfat milk; milk fat; lactose; soy lecithin; PGPR, emulsifier); peanuts; sugar; dextrose; salt; TBHQ (preservative)
What You Need to Know:
Peanuts: Got to love them, unless you're allergic.
Dextrose: A type of sugar.
TBHQ (Tert-Butylhydroquinone): Prevents foods from going rancid.
More: Chocolate as Health Food?
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