What about the sugar in it?

Quoted: New studies on peppermint, the key flavoring in traditional candy canes, reveal the herb may do everything from kill germs to treat digestive troubles.

Worth trying

Quoted: Serve these delicious vegetarian recipes at your holiday feast and no one will miss the turkey.

Shiwani if you want to try.

Quoted: Your jack'o'lantern can also provide a tasty snack.

Helpful!

Quoted: One expert offers tips for consumers who want to avoid exposure to everyday household toxins and chemicals.

Check your candy for melamine.

Quoted: An industrial chemical blamed for sickening thousands of infants in China was found in candy in four Connecticut stores this week, a state official said Wednesday.

Quoted: There might not be a fountain of youth, but there might be a pantry of youth. People who stock up on the right foods can turn back the clock, according to Karen Ansel, a dietitian and author of "The Anti-Aging Diet" story in last month's Family Circle. Ditch red meat, full-fat dairy, soft drinks, cookies, cakes, white flour and fried and packaged foods, she advises. Add these to your diet instead:

Quoted: If some doctors had their way today, Americans would be more medicated than industrial feedlot cattle. But what most people don’t realize is that the first line of defense against stress, fatigue, depression, and so many other maladies is found in supermarket aisles, not in the drug store.

Quoted: Counting calories can be tedious and time-consuming. A less demanding approach is to find low-calorie substitutes for foods you eat every day.
If you do the math you'll see simple changes in daily habits add up to significant reductions in the number of calories you consume.

"Eating 100 calories less each day can help you lose 10 pounds in a year," says Jo-Ann Heslin, registered dietitian and co-author of The Calorie Counter (3rd Edition, Pocket Books, 2003). "It can be done by making small changes in what you eat."

Quoted: Inflation may be climbing faster than the humidity level, but there are still some things that actually cost less than they did a year ago.

Amid all the headlines about soaring energy and food prices, many consumers may not notice that they're getting a break on some items they buy every day.