Halloween Candy
#216512 - 09/29/05 10:15 AM
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b232
Reged: 05/05/05
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Loc: Seguin, Texas USA
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Its that time of year again to celebrate with candy. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and around this time last year I spent it in the hospital sick as a dog cause the doctors didnt know what was wrong with me (IBS was the culprit) Anyways I want to do my usual Halloween tradition and get a lot of junk food and candies invite friends and family over and watch scary movies and pass out candies but Im still new to this IBS thing. Can anyone please help give me a list of IBS safe snacks and canies that I can just buy off the grocery shelf without having to spend all day in the kitchen? Please Help if you can.
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I am very new too. I started this diet in April and just this past weekend I tried Smarties (my daughter had a birthday party, so I snuck a few). I ate two packages/rolls, but I didn't have any problems.
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Smarties
Jelly Beans
Gummi Bears, worms etc
Red Vines
York Peppermint Patties (small amount of dairy, thanks Casey)
Salt Water Taffy (read the label)
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Edited by Shell Marr (09/29/05 10:47 AM)
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Candies that don't contain dairy, fat (or much fat, anyway), and HFCS are your safest bets... read the labels. 
Now, I'm not sensitive to HFCS at all, so my list might not be the safest for you, but here's what I've found I can eat safely: jellybeans, lollipops, Junior Mints, candy corn & pumpkins, Smarties, Spree, and anything like gumdrops - Dots, Crows, gummy worms, etc.
As for junk food, pretzels are always safe. For something sweeter, make up a batch of Heather's honey-glazed chex mix. I don't know how you feel about hummus, but a big batch of homemade hummus takes no time at all to make, and is really good with pita chips.
(To make pita chips: split the pitas into single layers and cut or break into chip-sized pieces. Spray with cooking spray & sprinkle with salt & any seasonings you might want. Bake at 300 till dry and toasted - it won't take long - let cool, and they'll be crispy.)
Hope that helps!
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Peppermint patties do contain a small amount of dairy. Depending on how sensitive you are to that, you might want to avoid them and go for Junior Mints instead.
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I remember reading in Heather's site that we can have Jelly Belly brand Jelly beans! Maybe give those a try. I'm always looking for them, but I can never find them around here.
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I don't know if anyone said this one, but Swedish Fish are my favorite IBS safe candy. And dots, pretty much anything that is pure sugar. i would totally avoid chocolate candies, they are usually have alot of dairy.
I think someone said before that Peeps are safe, I don't eat them, but they have one's for every holiday now, not just Easter, and I have seen halloween ones in the store recently.
Have fun on your get together... sounds like fun and a good idea, maybe I will do something similiar this year!
I Just LOVE Halloween!
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I've become totally addicted to candy corn this year... the autumn mix, with the chocolate corns and pumpkins, too. I can't stop eating them, and the best thing is they've been totally safe for me. 
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Don't they have dairy, and solid chocolate...?
(If they are safe, I'm going to do a happy dance )
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hmm, I think you may be thinking of a different smartie. Smarties look like THIS . Now if those have solid chocolate in them, theres no telling what else does!!!! 
Maybe you are thinking of Sixlets ... my most favorite candy ever!! 
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Smarties are different in the US than they are in Canada, ours are chocolate buttons like M&M's and in the US they are kind of like rockets candy or sweettarts without the tartness? lol am I making any sense Laurel, it has been a long day aand it is only 1pm
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Yep, they're like sweet tarts without the tartness.
I haven't had the Canadian version before. Do you think chocolate makes them Smartier or makes you smarter?
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What about foods like popcorn, marshmallows and candied apples. Are these store bought foods safe or are their certain receipes to help make them safe? Are there any candies that anyone might know of with cocoa cause I am totally craving something chocolately???
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Junior Mints are the only safe chocolate candy I know of.
Marshmallows are totally fine. Speaking of marshmallows, rice krispy treats are safe too, as long as you make your own - there should be a recipe in the recipe index.
Popcorn is kind of iffy - it's very hard to digest. Candied apples are a double-whammy - the apple peel is also hard to digest, and the candy coating (esp. if it's caramel) has dairy in it, which is a big no-no.
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Quote:
Smarties
Jelly Beans
Gummi Bears, worms etc
Red Vines
York Peppermint Patties (small amount of dairy, thanks Casey)
Salt Water Taffy (read the label)
STUPID HALLOWEEN CANDY IN ALL THE STORES!!  lol Thank goodness I made it out of there with JUST Smarties.... $.99 bag.... why could they not be $5.00 then I would not have touched them! lol
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Try hulless popcorn.I eat popcorn all the time and have no problems. Hulless pops smaller but its supposed to be hulless which is good cause isn't the hull the problem?
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My favorite is cherry pull-and-peel twizzlers! Also, if you want safe chocolate, Newman's Own Organics makes something called "Champion Chip" cookies...and they are amazing, safe chocolate chip cookies. They don't have them everywhere but often you can find them in the organic section of your grocery or at a place like Whole Foods. A bit pricey but I think they are worth it.
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Where do you get hulless popcorn?? I miss having popcorn so much and I always hated getting the shell stuck in my teeth anyway 
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Don't forget about suckers!
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