When ghosts and goblins visit you on Halloween, don't forget to stock up on the treats that everyone loves to find in their trick or treat bags. 

Whether you like the plain, peanut, or almond, M&M'S® still seem to be at the top of most trick or treating lists. The little candies were born after Forrest Mars Sr., founder of the Mars Co., met soldiers during World War I who were eating pellets of chocolate with a hard coating that prevented the candy from melting. Did you know that M&M'S® also were chosen by the first space shuttle astronauts to be part of their food supply?

The irresistable Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is that perfect combination of peanut butter in a milk chocolate cup, and Hershey's last year introduced Reese's Whips, a chocolate candy bar with a center of whipped nougat and peanut butter. The Whips have 40 percent less fat than many other chocolate bars, so you can have less guilt on Halloween.

Nearly every trick or treater in America will find little Tootsie Rolls® in the bottom of his bag on Halloween this year, and the popular candy is more than 110 years old. More than 60 million of the chewy, chocolate candies are made each day by Tootsie Roll Industries, and they have changed very little over the years. Why mess with a good thing?

Produced by Hershey, Twizzlers are commonly called "licorice" even though they're not licorice at all. Twizzlers come in cherry, strawberry, chocolate, watermelon, and licorice flavors, and in all sorts of shapes and sizes -- Twists, Bites, and Nibs. They're in just about every movie theater candy case, and your especially nice neighbors are likely to hand them out on Halloween.

My personal favorite, the Snickers® bar has been enjoyed by trick or treaters ever since 1930. This legendary candy car with the peanuts sponsored "The Howdy Doody Show" from 1949 to 1952. The little Fun Size bar you usually see on Halloween was introduced in 1968.

Americans have eaten more than 200 million MILKY WAY® bars since they were created in 1923 as a winning combination of malted milk and chocolate. The signature nougat center is made by whipping egg whites and adding cocoa and malt flavorings.

Last but not least, Halloween just wouldn't be the same without candy corn, the ubiquitous candy that's so popular during the holiday. These striped candies made to look like a kernel of corn, is made from sugar, corn syrup and honey. The National Confectioners Association estimates that a whopping 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold every year. Not surprisingly, Oct. 30 is National Candy Corn Day

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