Should you let your kids gorge on Halloween candy?

By Jill Castle

Updated 2:47 PM ET, Fri October 30, 2015

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Every year, trick-or-treat sacks are full of familiar candy: Hershey bars, Snickers minis, Necco wafers and SweeTarts, for example. Which makes you wonder: Whatever happened to ...? Bar None, for example, was introduced by Hershey in 1987 and had chocolate wafers with peanuts and chocolate cream. The recipe was changed in the '90s, and the bar was discontinued in 1997. Here are some other candies you can't get anymore (at least in the United States):
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Every year, trick-or-treat sacks are full of familiar candy: Hershey bars, Snickers minis, Necco wafers and SweeTarts, for example. Which makes you wonder: Whatever happened to ...? Bar None, for example, was introduced by Hershey in 1987 and had chocolate wafers with peanuts and chocolate cream. The recipe was changed in the '90s, and the bar was discontinued in 1997. Here are some other candies you can't get anymore (at least in the United States):
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These days, Beech-Nut is best known for its baby-food products. But in the early and mid-20th century, the brand was one of the leading purveyors of chewing gum. You can still find its <a href="http://www.ferrarausa.com/brands/fruit-stripe/" target="_blank">Fruit Stripe gum</a> -- made by a different company -- but the mint flavors are no longer.
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These days, Beech-Nut is best known for its baby-food products. But in the early and mid-20th century, the brand was one of the leading purveyors of chewing gum. You can still find its Fruit Stripe gum -- made by a different company -- but the mint flavors are no longer.
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Bonkers were Starburst-like chews that featured a fruit filling. Introduced by Nabisco in the '80s, they were phased out a decade later. In 2014, Leaf Brands picked up Bonkers, but the company is still in the process of arranging distribution. One wonders if they'll also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf9i-XVeFBY" target="_blank">bring back the commercials</a>.
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Bonkers were Starburst-like chews that featured a fruit filling. Introduced by Nabisco in the '80s, they were phased out a decade later. In 2014, Leaf Brands picked up Bonkers, but the company is still in the process of arranging distribution. One wonders if they'll also bring back the commercials.
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The Butterfinger chocolate bar has been around since the 1920s, and an offshoot -- Butterfinger BBs -- was introduced in the early 1990s, with Bart Simpson as a spokescharacter. Unlike "The Simpsons," however, the ball-shaped chocolate didn't last, and it was discontinued in 2006.
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The Butterfinger chocolate bar has been around since the 1920s, and an offshoot -- Butterfinger BBs -- was introduced in the early 1990s, with Bart Simpson as a spokescharacter. Unlike "The Simpsons," however, the ball-shaped chocolate didn't last, and it was discontinued in 2006.
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