We're doing Halloween at home this year (last year we went to friends). Lil R is dressing up as a TIGER and we've planned out a 8-house route for her (she is only 3). We have Kleenex ghosties in our front window and carved pumpkins on our step waiting to be all lit up. Today I went to buy candy for our neighbourhood ghoulies, and as I poured over all of the awful ingredients and product placement packaging, I wondered - if I'm not going to find anything remotely healthy, what will be my next criteria for choosing from the rows of candy?
Packaging.
I bought the only (one!) type of candy that was not wrapped in plastic - it's the movie candies: mini Junior Caramels + Mints, Toostie Rolls, Charlston Chews, etc. If I have to give any props to any sugar company, it's theirs, I guess, for using recyclable, cardboard wrappings instead of plastic.
Addition: It turns out that the Junior Mints, while in cardboard boxes, are also individually wrapped in plastic, about 10 per bag I think. I believe this is to keep the mint from contaminating all the other flavours. Weighing the packaging of all the candy I saw, I would still choose this variety.
29 October 2009
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My criteria this year was avoiding Nestle, but now we have far more plastic than I'd like. Next year I'm going to try to go the plastic-free route, too, if I can find it. Thanks to you, now I know what to look for. :)
Oooo, don't get me started on Nestle, right? Nestle makes my blood boil!
I just checked the packaging and it turns out that the Movie Mix is Tootsie Roll - the brand. I checked out the Tootsie Roll site (their FAQ and History page are awesome), and it looks like they are a pretty decent, all-American candy. Does anyone know otherwise?
www.tootsie.com
For Halloween, we give out pencils you can get by the 10 or 25 without any other packaging than just wrapping the pencils. We also give out halloween erasers, stickers and stuff that kids don't eat, and can use later!
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