By: KyvLynn Shipley-Patrick
M&Ms are way better than Skittles for multiple reasons. They taste better, skittles are bad for your health for various reasons (more than M&MS), and finally, they have been around longer than skittles, which means they have lots of variations and unique flavors. At the end of this article, you will definitely like M&Ms better than Skittles.
M&Ms overall taste better than skittles because they are chocolate. Lauren Martindale says, “I like M&Ms better because they are chocolate and I really don’t like fruity candies”. Studies show that Americas most favorite is Hershey's chocolate so people like chocolate more than fruity chews, like skittles. Bryce Helms says, “I’m just a big fan of chocolate”. Colt's chronicles asked 80 people in sixth grade and 61 of them said that they like M&Ms better than skittles, so it's not just America its also EJHS that loves chocolate.
Skittles are bad for your health for various reasons. Foodly.tn says, “In summary, you save 20 calories by eating the M&M’s over the Skittles. M&M’s also have fewer carbs, sugars, and higher protein.” This means that if you are trying to save a few calories by eating candy M&Ms are the way to go. Also eating skittles are bad for your braces and can get stuck in your brackets and can even break them. https://www.thehealthyjournal.com/ says, “Skittles can break the brackets of one's braces.” Overall skittles are worse for your well-being than M&Ms.
M&Ms were made in the 40s by Mars chocolate, while Skittles were made in the 70s by Wrigley. M&Ms have over 50 variations of M&Ms. Some unique ones are Chili Nut M&M's, White BOOtterscotch M&M's, White Strawberry Shortcake M&M's, Cherry M&M's, Pumpkin Spice M&M's, and Pecan Pie M&M's. Some favorites are, caramel M&Ms, Peanut M&Ms, and peanut butter M&Ms. Riley Anspaugh says, “peanut butter M&Ms are the one to beat.” So far do you like M&Ms better yet well you should.
Overall there are way more reasons that M&M s are better than Skittles but I just used the ones that are the most popular pros, and cons. If you do not think that M&Ms are better, well then you need to because M&Ms are way better than Skittles.