Nicholas S.

m&m’s

A research-based argument essay

                                                            

The Mars company should keep m&m’s. They should be kept in stores for people to buy. M&M's should be kept because they are good for you, the coating isn’t unhealthy, dark chocolate is healthy, and the company has a long history.

The Mars company should keep m&m’s because in some ways m&m’s are good for you. One reason they are good for you is that they have vitamins and minerals, which your body needs. Another reason m&m’s are good for you is that they are made with cocoa beans, which can prevent heart attacks and stroke. Scientists at Hartford found that out that people that eat candy most likely live longer, by about a year. One good thing about the Mars company is that some cocoa farms use child labor, but the Mars company tries to avoid buying or selling chocolate and candy to those types of farmers.  The last reason m&m’s are good for you is that they prevent cancer growth.

                                           

Would you believe that the coating on m&m’s is not that bad? The coating in M&m’s is not made of artificial dye like the coating on most other candies. The coating on M&m’s is actually made of vegetable oil. Vegetable oil is better for you because it is made partly out of vegetables. They take the vegetable oil and food coloring and spray it on over the hardened chocolate instead of using dye like other candies.  

Dark chocolate is good for you in many ways and it can be in m&m’s. Dark chocolate helps to slow down or lower blood pressure,and high blood pressure is bad because it can lead to serious health problems like stroke and heart attacks. Another reason that dark chocolate is good for you is most food interferes with the enzymes in  our gut, so we get hungry, dark chocolate doesn't interfere so we don't get hungry. So dark chocolate is actually a source to lose weight.

Taking away m&m’s is like taking away a celebrity.M&M’s were invented in 1941 by Forrest Mars.They have been around for so long and every one likes them, it would be a sham if they were taken out of the stores or discontinued.

Although most people think that m&m’s are unhealthy candies I have found information to prove my point that m&m’s are not that bad. They have cocoa beans that have many nutritious things like iron and and other vitamins and minerals. Also they have a healthy coating and a long history. Now think twice before trying to change this nutritious candy.