Halloween Sweets: What's In Your Bag Of Treats?

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Whether you're sneaking candy from the kid's trick-or-treat bag or dipping into your own stash of Halloween goodies, you're probably not thinking about calories or grams of sugar. Before you eat that handful of candy corn, put your candy smarts where your sweet tooth is, and take the candy quiz at MayoClinic.com.

Click onto www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=B2EDB581-FEEB-428D-83B90FA2AD9368F0 and have fun answering questions such as this one:
Which type of chocolate bar has the fewest calories?
*Milk chocolate bar

*Dark chocolate bar

*They have a similar number of calories

If you answered they have a similar number of calories, you already have one answer right!

Find out more about chocolate and candy corn while taking the MayoClinic.com candy quiz just in time for Halloween. Along the way, pick up tips on storing candy, reading Nutrition Facts labels and learning how much caffeine is in your favorite drink.

The mission of MayoClinic.com is to empower people to manage their health by providing useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists at Mayo Clinic. The site is owned by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
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To obtain the latest news releases from Mayo Clinic, go to www.mayoclinic.org/news. MayoClinic.com is available as a resource for your health stories.