WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE M&M’S Two of the best selling candies in America are evaluated. M&M’s are the better choice, for more reasons than just their delicious taste by Ivy Lowery
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Everyone has seen the bright, colorful, and seasonal advertisements and begged their parents for these candies at some point. Whether it’s chocolate bars or fruity sugar pellets, people of all ages love candy. Two of the most popular in sales and flavor come down to be evaluated by a candy enthusiast. M&Ms by the candy company MARS, or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups by the arguably most famous chocolate company, Hershey’s. Who will win? Why should someone buy M&Ms instead of Reese’s? Other than the exceptionally smooth chocolatey taste, the price for each unit is a great amount lower than Reese’s. In a typical $5 candy bag for Halloween, there are 14 units of one piece Reese’s cups, and 21 packs of Fun Size M&Ms with 17 candies, 357 in total. This comes out to three and a half ounces worth of Reese’s Cups and a whopping 11 ounces of M&Ms. By buying M&Ms, you get more than triple the candy for your money. As well as getting more sugar filled delights, MARS offers more variety of M&M flavors such as the classic milk chocolate, hazelnut, almond and
First sold in 1941, M&M’s spill out next to a relative of theirs, Reese’s Pieces. Although the first Reese’s candy hit the shelves in 1928, its small, candy coated counterpart wasn’t seen until 49 years later in 1977. Despite the obvious inspiration that Reese’s took, they continue to rival M&M’s. (Photo by Aidyn Gleason)
more. Unfortunately, Reese’s doesn’t have much console? M&Ms were designed to prevent this very variety: only various chocolates and Reece’s Pieces problem. Forrest Mars, Sr. came up with the idea in Cups. With more choices, the 1941 after seeing soldiers during the combinations and possibilities of Spanish Civil War eating chocolate flavors are endless. For some, the pellets with a hard candy casing. The classic M&M cookie filled childhood candy was made with hard casing so Check out some more memories with mouth-watering the soldiers could carry them around facts about Reeses’ and M&Ms here : smells and smiles all around. With all during warm weather. So thanks bit.ly/2MNK3MW these M&M flavors, you could make to Mars’ great observation, you no endless varieties of these cookies longer have melted chocolate in your with M&Ms. What cookies or recipes can you make beautiful car. with Reese’s? Although M&Ms have many benefits, both M&Ms by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups blend the taste of MARS and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups by Hershey’s peanut butter and chocolate seamlessly, but have are great candy in their own ways. The smooth pure you ever come back to your car and had melted taste of the classic chocolate candy is a beautifully peanut butter and chocolate all over your seat or crafted recipe, and is severely underrated.
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KEEP CHRISTMAS TO ITSELF The best time to hear Christmas music is after Thanksgiving by Justin Christensen
season. If it was played every day, it would no longer be special, like any other song played on Christmas comes with many special things. One the radio. of the biggest ones is Christmas music. There is Some people absolutely detest Christmas music a great variety of Christmas songs in existence, and would rather not hear it at all. They say it all like “Jingle Bells,” “All I Want for Christmas is You,” sounds the same, upbeat and happy, which isn’t “Jingle Bell Rock,” and lots more. their style. That is very true, but There is an ongoing debate as to that’s the point of it. It’s a happy when these tunes are appropriate to time of year: people give gifts listen to. Some people are Christmas to each other, spend time with Check out some popular lovers and are happy with listening their families and much more. Christmas music here: to Christmas music all year, while Christmas music reflects the bit.ly/33XCAki some people have a set time frame overall feeling of the holiday: for when it is appropriate. The best happiness and joy. Besides, time for Christmas music should be reserved for the lots of people really enjoy listening to Christmas Christmas season. music, so it still should be played widely during the Holiday music all year long is inappropriate. It holiday season. should be saved for after Thanksgiving through When played during the right times, Christmas New Year, however, because playing music year music is a fun, special addition to the holiday round would take away from some of the special season. To keep the special quality of Christmas quality of the music. Christmas music is special music, the best time for it to be widely played because it is only widely played around the holiday would be just the Christmas season. 11justintc@gmail.com
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