2.8 Allergy Safe Halloween Candy Part 2

10/24/22 • 22 min

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On this episode of The Middle School Mind, we continue our review of Halloween candies that are safe for kids with peanut and tree nut food allergies. Halloween is a fun time for kids, and since we have family members with severe food allergies, we hand out peanut and tree nut free candies on Halloween.

On this episode, we pull random allergy-safe candy from a hat and we taste test each candy and tell you if we would Keep this candy, Trade this candy or Chuck this candy.

Here are the allergy-friendly candies we review on this episode:

Jolly Rancher Gummies - 2 in 1

Son wants to Keep since he doesn’t think others would want to Trade him for it.
Father feels like it has the consistency of Swedish Fish and sticks to his teeth.
We talk about how people who hand out fruit snacks on Halloween are our heroes!

Goetze’s Bullseye Caramel Creams

This one was a unanimous Keep!
Once you hit the cream center, it was great. It reminded us of the Oreo cream center.
This was a new candy for Son, but Father has enjoyed this for quite some time.
We feel these candies are too small and not enough people hand these candies out on Halloween!

Jolly Rancher Lollipops

Son said this meets his expectations for a Jolly Rancher candy. This is a Keep for him.
Father chose to bite through his lollipop and noted that it was pretty sour.
We talked about how you never see adults walking around sucking on lollipops.

Whoppers

Son liked it, but would Trade this for an upgrade in his Halloween bag.
Father loves Whoppers but too many in one sitting can get too sweet.

Sweet Tarts

Sweet Tarts only had two distinct flavors - the Purple and Green and it was so tart with a bad aftertaste.
Son said this is an automatic Chuck and would never wish this on anyone.

Oreos

It’s great to end Oreos!
This was another unanimous Keep for Father and Son.
Father talks about his Oreo consumption style to combine two Oreos for one Ultra Oreo.

was just our opinion and these candies are safe for Son’s allergies. Please make sure these candies are safe for you based on your specific food allergies.

This was a great episode since we got to eat candy and critique the Halloween candy that we will give out to our neighbors.

We finish the episode talking about middle schoolers and if they still go trick or treating in 7th grade.

Have a very safe and very Happy Halloween everyone!

On this episode, we pull random allergy-safe candy from a hat and we taste test each candy and tell you if we would Keep this candy, Trade this candy or Chuck this candy.

Here are the allergy-friendly candies we review on this episode:

Jolly Rancher Gummies - 2 in 1

Son wants to Keep since he doesn’t think others would want to Trade him for it.
Father feels like it has the consistency of Swedish Fish and sticks to his teeth.
We talk about how people who hand out fruit snacks on Halloween are our heroes!

Goetze’s Bullseye Caramel Creams

This one was a unanimous Keep!
Once you hit the cream center, it was great. It reminded us of the Oreo cream center.
This was a new candy for Son, but Father has enjoyed this for quite some time.
We feel these candies are too small and not enough people hand these candies out on Halloween!

Jolly Rancher Lollipops

Son said this meets his expectations for a Jolly Rancher candy. This is a Keep for him.
Father chose to bite through his lollipop and noted that it was pretty sour.
We talked about how you never see adults walking around sucking on lollipops.

Whoppers

Son liked it, but would Trade this for an upgrade in his Halloween bag.
Father loves Whoppers but too many in one sitting can get too sweet.

Sweet Tarts

Sweet Tarts only had two distinct flavors - the Purple and Green and it was so tart with a bad aftertaste.
Son said this is an automatic Chuck and would never wish this on anyone.

Oreos

It’s great to end Oreos!
This was another unanimous Keep for Father and Son.
Father talks about his Oreo consumption style to combine two Oreos for one Ultra Oreo.

was just our opinion and these candies are safe for Son’s allergies. Please make sure these candies are safe for you based on your specific food allergies.

This was a great episode since we got to eat candy and critique the Halloween candy that we will give out to our neighbors.

We finish the episode talking about middle schoolers and if they still go trick or treating in 7th grade.

Have a very safe and very Happy Halloween everyone!

Previous Episode

2.7 Allergy Safe Halloween Candy Pt 1

5 Recommendations

On this episode of The Middle School Mind, we review Halloween candies that are safe for kids with peanut and tree nut food allergies. Halloween is a fun time for kids, and since we have family members with severe food allergies, we hand out peanut and tree nut free candies on Halloween.

On this episode, we pull random allergy-safe candy from a hat and we taste test each candy and tell you if we would Keep this candy, Trade this candy or Chuck this candy.

Here are the candies we review on this episode:

Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers Mini

Son thinks Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers all taste the same
Father notes these have a little sugar and look like the letter S with half the crawler one flavor and the other half another flavor
Son would TRADE Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers

Laffy Taffy

Each Laffy Taffy comes with a handful of groan-worthy dad jokes
Son thinks this has a weird texture with smooth and hard spots and didn’t finish his piece
Both Son and Father would CHUCK Laffy Taffy since there’s not a lot of street value to these candies

Jolly Rancher Stix

Son didn’t enjoy his but it wasn’t the worst candy
Father does not like Jolly Rancher since it stuck to his teeth and he can’t immediately chew this Jolly Rancher Stix
Son would TRADE this candy since we think enough people like Jolly Rancher candy

Nerds

Nerds are a classic candy!
We both agree that Nerds are a KEEPER.

Milk Duds

Son tries Milk Duds for the first time
Father thinks Milk Duds are duds
The caramel is chewy and the chocolate is meh
We agree that Milk Duds are a TRADE if you can find a willing partner (sucker)

Rolo

Son talks about his memories of Rolos that he finds in his stockings every Christmas at his grandparents house
Father thinks Rolos are what the Milk Duds creators wanted Milk Duds to turn into
We both agree that Rolos are a KEEP in every Halloween bag

We have a lot more candy to go and we don’t want to ruin our dinner. So we need to break this up into a follow up episode!

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2.9 Stage Fright

5 Recommendations

On this episode of The Middle School Mind, Son has a special guest, Raphael, who is here to talk about stage fright and how they prepare for theater performances.

They talk about the process to get into a show starting with the audition workshop, the audition itself, call-backs, practices, opening night and all the feels associated with the closing show.

Audition Workshops

The workshop is like the pre-audition audition. You are generally divided by age and taken through singing, dancing and running lines.

Auditions

It can get extremely competitive at auditions. Brother against brother, Friend against friend. And Raphael says it’s important to look “fly” to the auditions. It’s important to keep yourself busy like playing cards to keep yourself entertained during auditions.

Call-Backs

You have a short amount of time to prep for call-backs. If you bomb your call-back, you may have just missed out on making the show. It’s easy to psyche yourself out when you’re checking out your competition. The directors usually don’t provide feedback during call-backs which adds to the anxiety.

Practices

You made the show - good for you! Middle schoolers need to balance school, other activities, family time and other interests in addition to the show. Son and Raphael practice at home in front of their stuffed animals for their audience.

Tech Week

Tech Week is crunch time where you prepare for the actual shows. The number of practices ramp up and you need to do run-throughs with microphones and costumes. You need to lean on your friends and trust your directors to make sure the show comes together.

Opening Night

The guys play Super Smash Bros on the Switch to take the focus off the show. The cast and crew are in full costume and huddle together and talk trash to relieve stress.

Closing Night

It’s a mix of emotions. We’re excited that it’s over but we also got so close to our castmates that we get so emotional. We also want to go out on top and give our best performance. We celebrate our show with an awesome cast party.

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