Remember how when you were a kid, some Halloween candies made you cackle with glee, while others
were immediately consigned to the "I'll eat this when all the good candies are gone" pile?
Not all Halloween candy is created equal, and you don't want to end up being that person
in the neighborhood who only gives out subpar candy.
Or worse, the person eating subpar candy.
Here's a rundown of what you should eat right away, and the candy you should just leave
in the candy aisle.
Enjoy your Reese's Peanut Butter Cups "You got peanut butter on my chocolate!"
"Well you got chocolate in my peanut butter!"
If you're looking for the best Halloween candy you can get, look no further than Reese's
Peanut Butter Cups.
Period.
They're delicious, and the perfect size for a treat that will satisfy you without making
you overly full.
Plus, who can say no to that tasty combination of chocolate and peanut butter?
In Paste Magazine's ranking of the best and worst Halloween candies of 2016, Reese's Peanut
Butter Cups scored a 93/100 and came out the winner in the chocolate division.
Need we say more?
Dump the candy corn Sure, Candy Corn is a Halloween staple - until
you grow up and realize they don't taste all that great.
They're waxy, don't taste like chocolate or fruit, and by the time Halloween rolls around,
they're just not that exciting anymore.
And let's just face it, they're not anyone's favorite candy.
Plus, they were originally called "chicken feed."
That's not very appetizing.
"It's not candy, it's not corn, it's earwax formed in the shape of a rotten tooth!"
Devour that Twix Where Reese's stand out for their chocolatey-peanut
buttery deliciousness, Twix's tasty caramel, chocolate, and wafers offer the perfect combination
of flavors in just the right amounts.
Plus you get two for the price of one.
Even though a Twix is pretty much the same size as any other candy bar, the fact that
you get two bars in the wrapper, makes it seem like more, and that's what matters.
Also, if you're trying for a lighter snack, you can just eat one bar and save the other
for later.
Good luck mustering up the willpower to actually do it, though.
"How many Twix does that make for you today?!
Like eight Twix?!"
"No."
Trash the Smarties Do Smarties get their name from the fact that
they look and taste like classroom chalk?
We're not totally sure, but they're definitely not worth eating when there are so many other
great choices out there.
Now that you're an adult and can actually choose which candies pass your lips, just
say no.
"Seriously, the perfect combination of Aspirin and Tums."
Savor the Starburst Starbursts are another non-chocolate candy
that deserve to be eaten on Halloween.
They're small, so you can pop one in your mouth without much guilt.
And each of the flavors tastes exactly the way you think they should.
They're not too hard to chew, either.
And if you're one of the weirdos who prefers yellow or orange, you'll also find a lot of
people to trade for your pinks and reds.
Enough talking, more eating.
"Starburst…"
"You are boring me to death, and I am already dead.
You are boring me back to death."
Say no to 3 Musketeers
With a name like 3 Musketeers, you would expect
these chocolate-nougat candies to be a bit more exciting.
There's not much in them - no caramel, no nuts, not much of anything.
But unlike Kit Kats, the ingredients they do contain aren't all that satisfying.
If you're going to eat a chocolate bar, you might as well go for it and eat something
more exciting.
"If I get another 3 Musketeers, I'm gonna off myself."
Eat the rainbow with Skittles Like Starbursts but smaller, it makes sense
that you would want to eat Skittles on Halloween.
Each flavor tastes slightly different, but not so different that you won't want to eat
them all.
If you get the mini-sized Halloween bags of Skittles, you can pretty much eat the entire
thing in under two minutes.
Enjoy your midday sugar rush!
"Taste the rainbow!"
Nix the Dots
If you're going to eat a fruity, sugary candy,
there are so many better options out there than Dots.
You'll spend more time trying to get them off your teeth than you will actually enjoying
them.
Plus, the five flavors are underwhelming.
Keep the Snickers
"You don't have any Snickers in your shopping
cart!
The neighborhood kids love Snickers on Halloween."
No one is ever sad to see a Snickers wind up in their Halloween basket - even if it's
fun-sized.
The peanuts, nougat and caramel, wrapped in chocolate is a flavor that always takes you
back to a happy time.
And if you're not into chocolate - because we hear there are a few of those people out
there - you can swap these babies with a friend for pretty much anything your heart desires.
"Prancing nougat in the middle, sings a song of satisfaction
to the world."
Pass on Tootsie Fruit Rolls Regular Tootsie Rolls are decent.
They may be small, but at least they taste a little like chocolate, but flavored Tootsie
Rolls are a whole different story.
They rarely taste the way you think they will.
Plus they're also more waxy than yummy.
If you have to have a Tootsie Roll, just do yourself a favor and stick with the originals.