Sweets
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Sugar rush: how Mexico’s addiction to fizzy drinks fuelled its health crisis
Obesity and diabetes rates are soaring, so why hasn’t a law banning sugary beverages for children been enforced?When a southern Mexican state effectively outlawed sales of sugary drinks and sweets to children to protect public health, the ban made internation…
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How to make an ofrenda for Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that commemorates loved ones who have died. It is believed their spirits return to their families, who put up ofrendas, or altars, on Nov. 1.
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5 games with wonderful witches
I am, generally speaking, a horror fan, but this year for Halloween I've niched down on a particular topic and it has sort of accidentally taken me away from horror. Hm. Too late now! Plus, witches are totally Halloween fodder - and they're one of my key tren…
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Climate Candy turns unharvested fruit and vegetables into chewy sweets
California-based Climate Candy rescues unharvested fruits and veggies from local farms and gives them new life as FAVES candy chews.
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Go trick-or-treating this Halloween, and help bring Britain back from the undead | Paul Westmoreland
Halloween always seemed like a consumerist American import, but that all changed when we dressed up as zombies and knocked on our neighbours’ doorsScrooge famously hated Christmas, so I shudder to think what he would’ve made of Halloween. Armies of children r…
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Ways Foodmakers Get Us To Buy Overpriced, Trendy, ‘Healthier’ Foods
Trendy food-makers, as you've undoubtedly noticed popping up in unprecedented numbers and diversity recently, have two goals: 1) relieve you of your hard-earned funds, and 2) make decent-tasting, more healthful foods. And, sadly, often in that order.