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Best Trader Joe’s candies

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By: Siri David

Trader Joe’s is a grocery store that is located all over the USA. It is known to have fresh produce and healthier food options while being set at a lower price. Trader Joe’s is well known in the younger generation for the candy options. I personally have tried almost every type of fruity candy that Trader Joe’s offers.

I will be explaining and ranking all the types of candy I have tried.

Starting at the bottom, we have the Fruit Jelly’s. These are square shaped jelly candies that have 6 different flavors. There is orange, raspberry, lemon, blackberry, grape, and mandarin. I personally did not like this candy at all. I thought the flavors were just too artificial and I also found that the texture was too gelatinous.

The next on my list is the Strawberry Field Gummies. The main reason I don’t like these is because there is only one flavor and I find that kind of boring. I do like the color combo of them with the green and pink.

After that is the Sour Strawberry Candy Belts. I do like these a lot. They have a good amount of sour to them without overpowering the flavor, but again there just is only one flavor so they get kinda boring after a few.

Next is the Scandinavian Swimmers, they are a classic at Trader Joe’s and there are two different types. They have just an original gummy and then they have the sour version. I personally like the sour ones more than the original, but they both are delicious. These are in all year unlike a lot of Trader Joe’s candy that often only come out during certain times of the year. There are four different flavors, and they are all shaped as different sea animals.

The last, and my overall favorite, is the Sour Jelly Beans. These are my absolute favorites. They have many different flavors and are definitely sour and that’s what I love about them. They also come in a smaller bag so you don’t become stressed out over how many jelly beans you have.

At the end of the day I think Traders Joe’s sells the best candy and if you haven’t tried any of them you definitely should!

Entertainment

Halloween Trick-or-Tricking

Little witches zooming by, mini ghost floating among the streets, other weird people disguising themselves in the most strangest costumes like whoopee cushions and ketchup and mustard. Guess what? It’s almost Halloween. And do you know what that means? TRICK-OR-TREATING TIME!!! This is one of the most exciting time of the year where children will be dressed in various costumes, going from door to door begging for some candy. The goal of Halloween is to gather the most possible amount of candy during that single night and indulge ourselves with our well deserved sweets (And most likely get sugar high right before bed and sick the next morning).

Even though we are currently high school students and that it may seem a bit lame for us to be the ones trick or tricking, you still might have to take your younger siblings or neighbors trick or tricking, therefore you should take the initiative to take them to the best places to get the best and abundant amount of candies.

Here are a few places where you should definitely visit during Halloween:

PALACE AVENUE

On Palace Avenue, you will find front yards transformed into haunting graveyards, covered in cobwebs and mist of fog along with eerie background music as you walk towards their door, bringing you a chill up your spine. A giant spider supposedly had climbed up on the roof of a residents house, but don’t worry, it’s just a plastic inflatable spider. Traditional orange yellow glowing pumpkins with carved out images of spooky monsters, goblins, and cats are embellished all over their homes. Even if you don’t have any intentions to retrieve some candy, at least take a moment to enjoy the view and appreciate their devotion and much time invested into celebrating Halloween.

SUMMIT AVENUE

During your late night trip, you MUST head on over to Summit Avenue at least once. Residents there will treat you will giant candy bars such as jumbo size Snickers, Three Musketeers,  and so much more! They have always been known for their generous handouts and also the same nice decoration found on Palace Avenue so don’t be discourage to come here to trick or trick.

CHIPOTLE

Every year on Halloween, Chipotle will be there ready to hand out free burritos to anyone who arrives to their restaurant in their Halloween costumes. It’s even said that they will still give you one even if you don’t chose to participate in the Halloween spirit. This is only considered to be a good deal if you actually enjoy eating food served at Chipotle. Either way, who doesn’t like free stuff?

Tips for a safe adventure:

  • Please, please don’t dress completely in black attire. No one is going to be able to see you when you try to blend in wit the night. According to USA Today, 115 pedestrians were killed on Halloween days throughout a 21 year period between 1990 and 2010.
  • Stranger danger: Don’t even consider talking to strangers when you’re alone….all by yourself. Actually, make sure to tag someone along with you, for it’s always best to not go anywhere all alone at night. It would also be quite lonely to go trick go tricking by yourself. Remember, the more the merrier!
  • Only eat candy that has not been opened. Who knows how they might have contaminate them, or what they even put in them, or the negative intentions of creepy people who want to harm innocent individuals like you.
  • As high school student, we should be the ones to watch over younger children and set a good example for them. Some older kids may attempt to bully them and steal their massive buckets of candy, so we suggest you be the better person and stuck up for those poor little kids. See something, do something.
  • Be safe Highland!!