Topic: Halloween candy

This Is What Happens To Your Body After A Halloween Candy Binge

This Is What Happens To Your Body After A Halloween Candy Binge

This Halloween, Americans will spend a whopping $2.3 billion on candy. That’s $7.36 per person, on average, which may not sound like a lot, but when you consider that this will get you at least two jumbo bags of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, that can add up to a lot of sugar–not that we will eat it all in one night, but chances are, we indulge in more than we should. (But those bite-size candies don’t count, do they?)

Not to be a buzzkill, but all of this sugar is bad news. More »

I Was Horrified To Learn That Our Halloween Candy Is Made By Child Slaves

I Was Horrified To Learn That Our Halloween Candy Is Made By Child Slaves

In two weeks, millions of kids (and adults–because let’s be honest, we love our treats too) will make their way through local neighborhoods racking up handfuls of Milky Ways, Snickers, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Baby Ruths and dozens of other chocolate pieces. All of which is pure fun, or so I thought, until I learned recently that this very candy is often made possible by child slaves in Africa. More »

What Does 100 Calories Of Halloween Candy Look Like?

What Does 100 Calories Of Halloween Candy Look Like?

Halloween is the semi-official kick-off for what is lovingly known by many as the most fattening time of the year. “Fun Size” treats make their way into every home and office–making it anything but fun to keep track of how many extra calories you’ve consumed over the course of a day. The idea of pre-portioned candy sounds all well and good, but when each serving is a tiny finger of chocolate, or six Junior Mints, reaching for two (or five) becomes a little too tempting. Unless you know exactly what you’re getting into. More »

Gallery: Our 6 Favorite Halloween Movies That Aren’t Terrifying (on Purpose)

Gallery: Our 6 Favorite Halloween Movies That Aren't Terrifying (on Purpose)

Watching horror movies around Halloween is like lighting fireworks around the Fourth of July — it’s just what you do. But we’re suffering from co-eds-get-slashed-fatigue, so we found six non-horror flicks that take place around Halloween. Like the classic E.T., these movies use Halloween as the backdrop for their narrative arc. You’ll still get into the Halloween spirit, but, as a bonus, you’ll be able to sleep without the lights on. Tell us your favorite non-scary Halloween films in the comments section. Oh, and boo (Radley). More »

The Wilton Cupcake Stand, Perfect for Halloween

The Wilton Cupcake Stand, Perfect for Halloween

You slaved over a hot oven for hours, and have a sore back from individually decorating two dozen pumpkin cupcakes. Now they’re sitting in a not-so-festive cardboard box on your counter, and you’re wondering why you never invested in an elegant stand to give your handiwork a little more oomph. We’ve got a solution for you: The Wilton cupcake stand. While it’s perfect for showing off your pumpkin-cakes, it’s not Halloween specific, so you can use it on any (or no) occasion.
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Re-Sell Leftover Halloween Candy for a Cause

Re-Sell Leftover Halloween Candy for a Cause

Halloween candy is lurking around every corner of every office, apartment, store, and nail salon we’ve been in lately, and there’s only one way to make sure we don’t overdose on mini Reese’s and M&Ms between now and Thanksgiving: Get rid of it. Before you toss any perfectly good treats, check out Halloween Candy Buy Back‘s cool new program that lets you sell your unwanted candy at a local dentist’s office to be sent out in care packages for U.S. troops this Holiday season. More »

Dieting Gallery: 10 Halloween Candies We Hate

Dieting Gallery: 10 Halloween Candies We Hate

It’s virtually impossible to have a giant bowl of candy sitting around your house for days without dipping your hand into it every now and then. But that makes dieting during Halloween a real challenge. Yesterday, FitSugar posted some advice on how to resist the urge to dip into the trick-or-treaters’ candy coffers: Only buy candy you hate. That way, the temptation will be nonexistent. Check out our gallery of ten Halloween candies we just don’t have a taste for. You may become the most hated house on the block, but at least you’ll look good. And who knows — maybe all the little ghouls and goblins who knock on your front door will specifically ask for black licorice and candy corn. But we kind of doubt it. Let us know your least favorite Halloween candy in the comments section. More »

Follow Blisstree on Twitter for All Your Halloween Needs

Follow Blisstree on Twitter for All Your Halloween Needs

We know this week you’ll be busy carving pumpkins and perfecting your ghost-shaped quiches, so we have a suggestion: Follow Blisstree on Twitter and let us do your Halloween legwork for you. We’ll be tweeting all of our Halloween coverage, including recipes, costume ideas, and cocktail suggestions. And all you have to do is check your Twitter every so often and benefit from our obsession with October 31. More »

Halloween Costumes, Candy, Cookies, Cupcakes, and Cocktails: 19 Blisstree Posts for Last-Minute Party Planning

Halloween Costumes, Candy, Cookies, Cupcakes, and Cocktails: 19 Blisstree Posts for Last-Minute Party Planning

There’s less than a week to go until Halloween, and whether you’ve been dreading or dreaming about the ghoulish holiday, we have a feeling you’ll be scouring the Web for last-minute ideas about costumes, cookies, cupcakes, candy, and cocktails. To help, we’ve compiled 19 of our best and most recent Halloween-y posts: Recipe roundups, costume galleries, baking ideas, candy facts, and cocktail suggestions for your big October 31 bash. (Some funny, some just plain scary.) You may want to rethink that Snooki costume, though. Just saying.

1. Hungry and Haunted: 10 Seriously Spooky Halloween Cookie Recipes

2. Green Halloween: 10 Eco-Friendly (and Hilarious) Halloween Costumes You Already Own

3. 10 Creepy Halloween Cocktails: 5 Under 200 Calories, 5 Not So Much

4. Trick or Eat: 10 Scarily Disgusting Halloween Recipes More »

10 Things We Want to Do This Weekend

10 Things We Want to Do This Weekend

It’s the weekend — and damn, we’re glad. Here are 10 things we’re doing over the next 48 hours. And you?

Not wear pink.

As much as we support breast cancer awareness, we’re pretty tired of the color pink. So we’re going to support the cause without being quite so girly.

Put the finishing touches on our Halloween plans.

We’ve got preliminary costume ideas — now we’ve just got to make them a reality.

Make something sweet.

Our sweet tooth has been out of control this week, so we might as well indulge it. A little.

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