#30 - Halloween Candy Review – Ingredients, Health Effects, Fun Facts, Healthy Alternatives


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Oct 28 2020 17 mins   1

In Episode 30, we’re talking about the ingredient lists of many popular Halloween candies and why you probably want to avoid most of them. All with a little help from my good buddy, Beetlejuice!

For show notes, YouTube video, transcript, and more, go to Wise-Eats.com/Episode30

Episode Timestamps

  • Wise-Eats.com/Episode30 for show notes, YouTube video, and more! (0:00)
  • It’s a Halloween candy extravaganza featuring Beetlejuice! (0:15)
  • My history with candy, former addiction, and today’s habits (0:30)
  • Halloween candy fun facts (1:30)
  • Parents stealing candy from their kids! (2:00)
  • Negative health effects of candy and ingredients to watch out for (2:15)
  • Going over the ingredient lists of many popular candies (3:00)
  • Listing the worst ingredients found in popular candy (3:00)
  • Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Review (3:15)
  • The problem with chocolate in candy (4:00)
  • Dairy, soy lecithin, PGPR (4:30)
  • Peanuts, Dextrose, Salt, TBHQ (5:30)
  • Citric acid aka GLUTEN (6:30)
  • Snickers Candy Bar Review (6:45)
  • Palm Oil, egg whites, artificial flavors (7:00)
  • Twix Review (8:15)
  • Enriched wheat flour (8:50)
  • Modified corn starch, baking soda (9:15)
  • Butterfinger (9:50)
  • Vegetable oil, annatto color (10:00)
  • Find out why I avoid natural flavors at Wise-Eats.com/NaturalFlavors (10:15)
  • Hershey’s w/ Almonds (10:30)
  • PGPR, chopped almonds, sunflower oil (10:45)
  • Kit Kat (11:15)
  • Vanillin (11:30)
  • Peanut M&M’s (11:45)
  • Cornstarch, Dextrin, Artificial Coloring (12:00)
  • Skittles (12:45)
  • Hydrogenated palm kernel oil (12:50)
  • Sodium citrate, blue lake 1, yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1, artificial colors (13:20)
  • Carnauba wax (13:50)
  • Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Starburst (14:00)
  • Healthy alternatives to candy (14:15)
  • Candy contributes to emotional well-being? (15:00)
  • Be accountable about the things you’re putting in your body and have a Happy Halloween! (15:15)
  • Wise-Eats.com/Episode30 for show notes, YouTube video, pictures, transcript, and more!
  • Beetlejuice Blooper Reel! (16:00)

Recipes Mentioned in This Episode:

Articles/Brands/Products Mentioned in This Episode:

  • Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
  • Snickers
  • Kit Kat
  • Twix
  • Butterfinger
  • Peanut M&M’s
  • Skittles
  • Swedish Fish
  • Starburst
  • Sour Patch Kids

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