Snagged a bag of discounted Halloween candy
Snickers Peanut Brownie
Just don't tell my cardiologist....
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beside the obvious sugar rush, there is this: 
https://www.ecowatch.com/food-additive-starburst-skittles-2653197695.html
Audrey NakagawaJun. 01, 2021 06:13PM EST
Food Additive in Starbursts, Sour Patch Kids, Skittles, +3,000 Others No Longer Considered Safe
A study conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has deemed that titanium dioxide, an additive found in more than 3,000 ultra-processed foods, including Starbursts, Sour Patch Kids, Skittles, Jello, and Little Debbie snack cakes, may cause cell mutations and damage DNA.
This conclusion came after the review of hundreds of scientific studies. Titanium dioxide is a synthetic white pigment used to color processed foods. It's extracted through a chemical process that utilizes sulfate or fluoride.
Titanium dioxide consists of nanoparticles that not only exist in certain food products but also topicals, such as sunscreen that we put on our skin. The additive has the ability to give foods a smooth texture on the tongue, Arizona State University professor Paul Westerhoff said.
Even though titanium dioxide is in many processed foods, particularly sugary, processed foods that attract children, the pet store, Petco, banned the sales of pet foods that contain titanium dioxide in May of 2019.
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It was a miniature "chocolate year" in our neighborhood; the grandson got few hard or processed non-chocolate goodies, among them Jolly Rancher, Laughey Taffy, a couple Starburst/Skittles, and some Tootsie Pops, and Twizzlers minis. Our FDA thinks these products are apparently are safe in moderation; check the ingredients - then choose your course of action. Be kind to yourself for your gain and/or loss.
