Jamie Chen NY Times Article #1

In the NY Times article “Neighbors Won’t Give Candy Like This” by Melissa Clark, she states that Halloween candy is a big thing for both kids and adults. There are a lot of holidays where candy is given out but Halloween is the biggest one. Although everyone likes the taste of candy, they’re obviously harmful to your health. The author goes into how she pulled out specific ingredients in candy and make her own healthier candy. For example, she used goat cheese to make almond bars, which contained less sugar,taking more to cause a toothache. These candies she made are to be appealing to adults, so they wouldn’t steal their kids candies while trick-or-treating. I’m sure there are many other recipes you can follow to make your own healthier candy than buying those full of sugar at the grocery store this Halloween.