The truth about Halloween candy - Jenks Public Schools

Feature Page 5Halloween candy secrets: revealedKids and teens around the world might ask, isthere such thing as healthy candy? How can wetreat ourselves the sweets we covet without exposingourselves to an abundance of terrifying ingredients?Although parents disapprovingly shake their heads, donot lose hope! The answers are in the nutrition facts.For all you health conscious people out there, asite with candies that meet many requirements hascome into existence; such as, non-allergenic, vegan,gluten free, fair trade, and organic. A few examples areorganic candy canes, gummies, jelly beans, lollipops,cotton candy, and dessert toppings. These treats area rare find, but worth a lot of money. This makes iteasier to decide whether or not they are worth the buy!NaturalCandyStore.com is worth checking out becausethe candy they have selected not only meets strictquality standards, but it happens to have that delicioussweet flavor that everyone is guilty of craving.Now for those tasty Halloween candies that everyone’staste buds adore. They do not seem to stay on theshelves for long!M&M’s are small pieces of chocolate that makeyou think you are not eating much at all, right? This isfalse. in a “fun-sized pack” 90 calories are consumed,4 grams of fat, and 11.5 grams of sugar. Suddenly theydo not seem so small or “fun-sized.”Reeses Peanut Butter cups come in a variety ofsizes and are consistently the most popular HalloweenThe various fictitious creatures that cluster today’s culturefind their origins within past societal abnormalities and taboos.Several monsters are simply amplified versions of strange or unacceptedbehaviors that older generations created.In New England the Pneumonic version of thebubonic plague was tied to vampirism due toits tendency to cause blood to appear on sufferers’lips. Nearly every culture used talesof vampires to explain mysterious deaths,diseases and infidelity. The hypersensitivityside effect of rabies is speculated to bethe reason for sunlight and garlic defenses,which would, in theory, overstimulate and, ineffect, subdue a rabies infected attacker.Witches date all the way back to the beginningof human civilization. Traditionaltribal healers or “spirit women” utilized herbs and earthremedies to soothe pains. The results of these herbal cures mesmorizedmany and was dubbed “magic.” Some discovered cavecarvings resembled spells that were likely created by witches andMadison ReichertReporterAn abundance of candy shown above looks inviting but things are not alwayswhat they seem. Too much of this is bad. Stay away!candy. The general nutritional value for just one peanut butter cup is: 88calories, 5.19 grams of fat, and 8.02 grams of sugar.Last but not least, there is the Twix bar. Although eating one of the“Twix Miniatures” is not so bad, it is their addictiveness that could causethe trouble. Eating three of these bite-sized Twix bars, people consume: 150calories, 8 grams of fat, and 15 grams of sugar.These frightening nutrition facts may help while buying (or not buying)Halloween candy this year. Just remember: Candy is good, but too much of agood thing can be bad!Monsters come from real-life originsRachel CampbellEditor-in-chiefappeared to aid in hunting and finding food.The ancient European tribe called the Yulannu Wood Lordswere often referred to as “weres.” They were known to worshipthe moon and their totem-animal was the wolf,granting them the identity of were-wolves. Anothertribe, known as the Neurians, dressedin wolf-skins for their festivals once a year,spawning rumors amongs onlookers whofeared that there gatherings were of a moresinister origin. A psychological disordercalled Lycanthropy that was often writtenabout in ancient times is an affliction thatcauses people to believe that they are wolves.Their wild demeanor resembles the way that manyfictional werewolves almost seem to lose controlover themselves.The haunts and mysterious beasts that lurk in today’s Halloweenculture have survived and evolved into the prevelent legendsthat they are through the fear and fascination that they evokewithin each generation.