Is American’s taste for M&M’s a bit unhealthy
Friday, May 15th, 2009
M&M’s have been around since 1941 when they were introduced to American GI’s during World War II in their tube-form. They are one of the many candies you see on grocery, convenient store and even gas station shelves nation wide and it’s the first things that many kids reach for when they are told they can pick out a candy.
M&M’s are definitely ones of the great past times of Americans for sure, but exactly is it about the candies that makes them unhealthy?
For starters, candy in any form isn’t good for you, there is, of course a nutrition label on all packages of candies, but there is no real significant health benefit to eating sugary candies, particularly M&M’s.
M&M’s started out as dark colored candies and in 1960 the red, yellow and even green was introduced to bring a bit of color to the candies. The coloring was man-made colors and the red dye #40 has brought about suspicion ever since. In the 1980s M&Ms went international and also added more colors to the spectrum along the way.
M&M’s are by no means and Earthly Eating good choice, but with so many Americans dipping their hands into the brown bags there is no stopping M&Ms from reaching higher. Let’s hope along the way that M&Ms changes to better greener ways of making their little candies within the history timeline soon.
Score your own free bag of M&MS here. Hurry, supplies are limited.
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Earthly Eating Recipe
Turnip and Apple Stew
Serves: 2
Peel and dice three turnips, place in a stock pot with a bit of warm water. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Peel and dice three apples and add to the pot along with three cups of water. Simmer for 20 minutes and serve with salt and pepper and crackers.
Turnips and apples are a winter time staple that will soon become hard to find unless they are trucked in. Stock up on them now before the fresh ones are gone. Other winter time staples you may want to stock up on are:
• Wild Mushrooms
• Dill
• Tangerines
• Bosc Pears
• Brussels Sprouts
• Sweet Potatoes
• Fresh Dates
• Chestnuts
Some of these may be already hard to find, but no fear, when the following winter comes, be sure and make a list and prepare ahead.
Happy Eating!
