The Bite:
Fed up with giving out not-so-healthy candy? Put down the picket sign and hand out the sweetest organic candy around - might even wanna send some to the mayor.
Halloween Candy
Can't Fight City Hall(oween)
10.14.2009
Submitted by tmeronek on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Benefits:
- There are healthier options out there with no preservatives or artificial ingredients.
- We taste-tested 'em, and the kids in us loved them.
- Even though it's a tiny change, going organic with your Halloween candy supports sustainable agriculture.
Personally Speaking:
On the Biter editorial team, the median age at which we stopped trick-or-treating was 12, but most of us think you should stop before that, unless, as Chicago Bite editor Daisy reasoned, "you wear a creative costume. Show some effort people - candy doesn't grow on trees."
Wanna Try:
- Endangered Species Bug Bites - scrumptious and individually wrapped, bite-size organic dark (so lots of antioxidants) chocolates. Also: a milk-chocolate version and Mint Chimps mint chocolates ($32/64 pieces).
- Yummy Earth Lollipops - the best lollipops we've tasted; made with actual organic fruit in eight assorted flavors ($32/350 'pops). Enter the code idealbite during checkout to get 20% off orders over $25. Offer ends Nov. 15.
- Surf Sweets Gummy Bears - minipacks of nice 'n' gummy bears made with fruit sugar instead of corn syrup ($34/50 packs).
- Clif Kid ZBars - organic oat snack bars that taste way better than your average granola bar - try the new Spooky S'more flavor ($14/18 bars).
- Candy Tree Toffee - juicy, chewy, fruity vegan (no milk) toffee ($4/about 15 pieces).
- Pure Fun Fruit Pinwheels - real-fruit lemon, pomegranate, raspberry, and tangerine hard candies that look kinda like peppermints. Also: root beer barrels ($4/18 pieces).
Cocktail Fact
In 2007, RI resident Joe Jutras set the world record for the weightiest pumpkin ever grown: 1,689 pounds (no word as to whether it was genetically modified).
Bang For The Bite
These aren't necessarily healthier if you consider the sugar content, but they're comparable in price to conventional candy, use fewer pesticides during production, and taste as good as the usual stuff besides.
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