Munch a few pieces of candy corn for energy.

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Think about this next time you walk past the Halloween candy-filled conference room: A tiny, fun size Snickers bar packs a whopping 80 calories, and so do ten little pieces of candy corn!

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It seems that the use of (heavily subsidized) corn as a cheap universal feed for chickens, for cows, and even for fish, not to mention the corn products that seep into candy, soft drinks, cheese, and almost everything else, has made that particular package of starch nearly inescapable.

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"All of the candy on the market contains sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, a form of sugar that doesn't digest well in the body, " says Armand Hammer (no relation to the late industrialist), president and chief executive of privately held Innovative Candy Concepts .

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The popcorn pudding at Dirt Candy in Manhattan, created by former pastry chef Debbie Lee, showcases both the fresh bite of corn kernels and popcorn's nuttier flavor.

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