Illinois Trick-or-Treaters Love These 3 Halloween Candies Most

Halloween is almost here, and if you're wondering what candies to hand out to trick-or-treaters in Illinois, stick to these three favorites.

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Halloween Candy Rules

My family is full of people with a sweet tooth, so candy never lasts long in my home, especially after Halloween.

Every Halloween night, my kids love to do a candy swap once they get home from trick-or-treating.

I have one daughter who will trade everything for all the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Hershey bars, while the other kid is all about the Skittles and Sour Patch Kids.

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Because I am partial to anything chocolate, I always buy a couple bags of chocolate candies like M&Ms, Snickers, Kit Kats, and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and a couple bags of the sweet candies like Skittles and Starbursts for trick-or-treaters. This year, however, it looks like I need to switch up my candy-buying strategy.

Illinois' Favorite Halloween Candies

If you're going to base your candy buying simply on what the experts say Illinois trick-or-treaters want most, you need to be well stocked on three different candies.

A new report from Candy Store says Illinois' favorite candy is... Sour Patch Kids.

Source: CandyStore.com

Sour Patch Kids have actually been Illinois’ top candy for several years running, but if you want to offer trick-or-treaters a little more variety on Halloween, the Candy Store's report says Kit Kats are Illinois' second favorite, followed by Starbursts at number three.

Worst Halloween Candies to Buy

Every person has their own opinion on what's the worst Halloween candy to buy. For me it's Peanut Butter Kisses or Bazooka Bubble Gum, but dentists say these four candies are actually the worst:

1. Chewy Candies - Chewy candies stay in your mouth longer than chocolate, and the bacteria in your mouth turns sugar into acid which is horrible for your teeth.
2. Caramel - Caramel candies are very sticky and can be a nightmare to get off teeth, braces, retainers, etc.
3. Sour Candies - Candies with a sour outer shell and chewy middle are a double punch of bad for your teeth
4. Hard Candy - Suckers and lollipops take longer to eat, and the longer sugar stays in your mouth, the worse it is for your teeth.

So, the way I see it, if dentists say sour candies are bad for our teeth, perhaps we should ignore Illinois' favorite Sour Patch Kids for Halloween this year and just buy all chocolate instead! What do you think?