Sunday, 18 October 2009
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Lightening the Sugar Load this Halloween Season
post from Lauren @ SuperMom Central
It's that sweet time of year! Depsite the delicious craft how-tos I posted yesterday and my lifelong love affair with candycorn, I do actually worry about the sugar hit to my kiddos little systems each Halloween season. Don't get me wrong - I'm no sugar hater! But after reading time and again about the effects of excess sugar, especially on children, I find myself with a desire to be extra conscious when it comes to super-sweet holidays. If you're feeling the same, you might like these tips I've found for lightening the sugar-load in the upcoming weeks:
- For festive displays, choose sweeties that aren't well-liked in your home. For instance, there are no black-licorice or orange-flavor fans around here so I can spread a little spookiness with black and orange jellybeans and not worry about sneaky snackers.
- If you'd prefer to skip the candy-decor all together, you can still offer Fall-themed snacks! MyBlogSpark recently sent us a variety of Granola Nut Clusters to sample and my kiddos have been diggin' on them. Their faves have been the Roasted Almond and Honey Roasted Peanut flavors, I think because they have a hint of sweetness to them and a pleasing crunch! My husband was happy to claim the over flavors for himself as a healthy work snack.
- When neighbors bring by Halloween treats, re-gift them to your children's teachers, coaches, dance instructors, etc. to show a continued appreciation for all they do.
- After gathering their Halloween night loot, let each child pick 10-20 favorite treats and "donate" the rest to the family pot. Their chosen candies go into a ziploc they can choose from after healthy dinners - the excess can be used these fun ways:- Have a family bake night and try out these recipes (which incorporate several candybars) Candy Bar Cookies (can Rachael's Favorite Recipes) , Candy Bar Popcorn, or any of these yummy Candy Bar Cakes --- then deliver them to loved ones or neighbors.
- Take them down to a cannery and have the chocolate bars sealed in large tin cans. They stay fresh for years and are great food storage or busting out your grocery budget gets too tight for treats.
- Place them in ziplocs and stick them in the freezer - dethaw at Christmas time and make Candy Bar Fudge to share at holiday parties.
Something to look forward to!
- Have a family bake night and try out these recipes (which incorporate several candybars) Candy Bar Cookies (can Rachael's Favorite Recipes) , Candy Bar Popcorn, or any of these yummy Candy Bar Cakes --- then deliver them to loved ones or neighbors.
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you could always do what my mom did which is sitting us down after we got home and going through or candy mountains, where for every 1 piece we kept, we'd put one in the "give away" pile. and then we had to eat dinner, and after that we'd have to show her which pieces we wanted to eat now, and depending on size she'd tell us how much we could have.
there's nothing really wrong with my brother and i now... he was hypoglycemic when he was little which is one of the biggest reasons she was so strict about how we went through our candy, but it worked.
Or you can just allow your child to enjoy the holiday as they want, and not stress out over the one time of year where they get to indulge in some candy. :)
Take them down to a cannery and have the chocolate bars sealed in large tin cans. They stay fresh for years and are great food storage or busting out your grocery budget gets too tight for treats.
haha are you serious? THIS IS RIDICULOUS! hahahahahahahahaha. Why wouldnt you just eat the damn candy?
Hey um if ur mom died while giving birth to u does that make u a devil child?......please respond if u ca answer this question of mine................
I know it's actually better for your teeth to eat your candy all at once than it is to ration the candy out over time. Sugar doesn't attack your teeth by AMOUNT but by TIME. If you eat it all fairly quickly, you only have a few days of horrible sugar on your teeth and you can brush your teeth and it's gone, as opposed to exposing your teeth to sugar every single day over a long period of time-hello cavities! Also, I have heard that the more you make candy a forbidden and special item the more kids will desire it and thus pig out on it in large quantities later in life.
cool~
I like your idea of passing the buck on to other unsuspecting people...don't let your kids have the cavities, share the wealth with everyone else though!
and what are you to do if you are allergic to nuts? what kind of fun treats do they have that are void of all candy and nuts?
but i do like the idea of rationing the candy...i used to eat one piece a day. one year i had my last piece of halloween candy on valentine's day.
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