Slim Down for Summer with That's Fit

Halloween: Should you confiscate the candy?

Posted: Oct 28th 2007 11:14AM by Martha Edwards
Filed under: Healthy Kids

There are about a billion articles floating around on how to make sure you or your kids don't OD on Halloween candy, including this one, which suggests that you let your kids have a couple of treats, but them give away the rest to your co-workers or the local soup kitchen. Or, just throw them out.

What do you think of this idea? I understand that sugar isn't good for kids and they should be taught moderation when it comes to treats, but I don't think it's fair for mom or dad to take away all the treats that the kids braved the cold and the neighbourhood dogs to collect. The message there is that they shouldn't bother working for something they want because it will just get taken away (though that's a good lesson to prepare them for taxes later on in life.) Plus, it ruins all the fun.

Here's a trick that my parents used -- they kept our Halloween candy and let us choose a few pieces for our lunch every day until it was gone, which was sometime around Christmas. It still allowed us to feel like the candy was ours, but it kept us from bingeing (except when we found where they hid the candy -- bwahahaha!) And I turned out ok, so I can honestly say that if you allow your kids to actually eat their Halloween candy, it won't ruin their lives.

Related Headlines

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)



That's Fit Features







How many calories burned? What is my BMI?
More weight loss tools!


Features
AOL Health Bloggers (58)
Ask Fitz! (74)
Ask Laura! (22)
ATIO: Summer Quick Fix Challenge (6)
ATIO: Wednesday Weigh-In (4)
ATIO: Weekly Weight-loss Results (4)
Celebrity Fitzness Report (39)
Daily Fit Tip (405)
Diet Derailers (1)
Fit Beauty (86)
Fit Factor (93)
Fit Gadgets (28)
Fit Links (95)
Fit Mama (10)
Fit Pregnancy (22)
Fitku (13)
FitSpirit (44)
FitTV (6)
Fitzness Fiends (52)
Gut Busters (4)
Healthy Handful (11)
How Many Calories? (104)
Jogging for Normal People (17)
Jumpstart Your Fitness (89)
Life Fit Chat with Laura Lewis (106)
Life Fit with Laura Lewis (57)
Meet the Bloggers (20)
One Small Step (7)
Podcasts (43)
Recipe Rehab (23)
Retro Review (3)
Road To Fitville (16)
Stress Less (34)
Taking Off Ten (13)
That's Fit In The Field (4)
The 5 (42)
The Daily Turn On! (110)
The Good, The Fat and The Hungry (5)
We Love To Gawk At Fit Celebs (57)
We Love To Gawk At Fit Celebs Weekly Roundup (32)
Week In Review (59)
Working In the Workouts (53)
Workplace Fitness (90)
You Are What You Eat (68)
Your Turn (22)
Healthy Living
Alternative Therapies (303)
Book Reviews (98)
Celebrities (838)
Cellulite (226)
Diet and Weight Loss (2408)
Eco-Travel (81)
Emotional Health (1281)
Fit Fashion (82)
Fitness (3643)
Food and Nutrition (4360)
General Health (5498)
Health and Technology (665)
Health in the Media (1269)
HealthWatch (468)
Healthy Aging (748)
Healthy Events (161)
Healthy Habits (2114)
Healthy Home (456)
Healthy Kids (1552)
Healthy Places (249)
Healthy Products (946)
Healthy Recipes (327)
Healthy Relationships (310)
Men's Health (1533)
Natural Beauty (231)
Natural Products (243)
Obesity (301)
Organic (219)
Spirituality and Inspiration (281)
Stress Reduction (543)
Sustainable Community (238)
Vegetarian (291)
Vitamins and Supplements (280)
Women's Health (2071)
Work/Home Balance (190)

RESOURCES

Powered by Blogsmith

Daily Fit Tip

Ever find yourself inspired by a certain phrase, quote, or idea only to forget about it as time goes by? Keep the good mojo going with this simple tip....

 

Featured Stories

Sponsored Links

Most Commented On (60 days)

Recent Comments


Aches, pains? Find out what your symptoms mean:

Sites We Love

Other Weblogs Inc. Network blogs you might be interested in: