CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Eatocracy's managing editor Kat Kinsman chew over the sweet taste of nostalgia.

Be sure to share your own favorite classic candies in the comments below, and tune in to SANJAY GUPTA | MD every Saturday and Sunday at 7:30am ET on CNN.
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Previously, our very own CNN producer Sheila Steffen shopped for a week's worth of groceries for $30 - the amount which would be allotted by food stamps.

Now, Washington D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is one of a dozen democratic Congressmen taking part in a food stamp challenge organized by various religious groups. The participants are allowed to spend no more than $31.50 a week. That comes to $4.50 a day. The objective is for lawmakers to see for themselves how it feels to live on a limited food budget.

The National Food Stamp Challenge comes as lawmakers on Capitol Hill ponder spending cuts that could adversely affect programs that assist the poor and elderly.
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Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe.

• Be still, my beating heart? Too much black licorice can trigger heart problems. - MSNBC

• Because swiping a card is way too much effort, you can now buy your daily smoothie with your smartphone. - Nation's Restaurant News

• Some monstrously good cookies for today's festivities. - Chicago Tribune

• It is Halloween, so here's some scary news: 12-year-olds are apparently drinking 19 glasses of wine a week. - Telegraph

• This is America, dagnabbit. Where is our beer journalism? - The Atlantic

Poor Vinnie. That's not actually his name, because this wasn't his fault. Sadly, his real one is, in some quarters, synonymous with "That Kid Whose Parents Didn't Let Him Trick-Or-Treat."

In my 1980s suburban youth, in my neck of the woods, a certain level of sugar-charged entitlement overtook the last day of October. While no one was especially extravagant in their candy offerings (save for one or two houses on a well-to-do cul-de-sac giving out full-sized Hershey bars, and believe me, word got out) perceived stinginess was met with great public indignation.
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While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.

Trick or treat! - October 30 may have been the official National Candy Corn Day, but we've decided to make it a two-day celebration in the spirit of All Hallows' Eve.

There is no better time to stuff yourself full of candy corn, or candy for that matter, than Halloween. And even if you're too old to go trick-or-treating, you can sure treat yourself to the candy aisle.

Candy corn was invented in Philadelphia during the 1880s by the Wunderlee Candy Company. It was originally made by hand, mixing a slurry of sugar, corn syrup, wax and water, followed by fondant and marshmallows for a soft touch. Now, machines repeat this process, called "corn starch modeling."
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