Trick Or Treat: Candy Overload Time
Posted 25th October 2007 at 12:10 PM by Vandhana
Folks, it’s that time of the year again. Halloween 
is just around the corner and I just dread this time of the year. Mainly for all the candy that is brought home beginning now till Easter gets over!! Gosh the numbers of fights with the kids to keep them from eating all the candy in one go. It’s like Chocolates are the staple diet for the next 5 months.
Like Birthday party and pizza, Halloween and Chocolates go hand in hand. Of course this is just the beginning. Just when the stash of Halloween candy at home is about to finish, along comes Christmas and invariably, we get another basket full of candy. Ok that’s bearable, but then within 2 months it’s Valentine’s Day (yes all kids get chocolate hearts from the classmates!! and then Easter (now its chocolate eggs). :mad:
Hubby dear always says that there is a MOU between the Chocolate makers and the dentists. See, Candy sales and Cavities, there is a definite relationship there. Go into any store now, its Candy, candy everywhere….. Aisles filled with about so many varieties from floor to ceiling, just looking at them, makes me Diabetic!
So these past couple of years, I have vowed not to hand out chocolates to the Trick or treaters who come home. Instead I give them something else which may not be healthy, but at least my little bit to contribute towards decreasing the parent’s dental bill. I have a deal with my kids too. They do the Halloween dress up thing in School. No trick or treating in the neighborhood. Instead, we all go to dinner of their choice (where else but you guessed it Pizza!).
That has worked out well. No whining, no tantrums, no fights, and no playing hide and seek with the chocolates at home.
So ladies, if you would like some suggestions on what to give as treats other than chocolates, here is a list. I usually go to Costco (Sams Club) to buy in wholesale, works out more economical.
1. Juice Boxes
2. Variety pack of the small bagged cookies (I think you get around 30 bags in a box)
3. Variety pack of the Chips and similar snacks (Costco has huge boxes I thinks 40 bags in a box)
4. Nutrigrain bars
5. Rice Krispie treats.
6. Fruits (mostly apples)
7. Small boxes of raisins
Usually I keep an assortment of the above, and yes if I have leftovers, then I happily give it to my kids.
is just around the corner and I just dread this time of the year. Mainly for all the candy that is brought home beginning now till Easter gets over!! Gosh the numbers of fights with the kids to keep them from eating all the candy in one go. It’s like Chocolates are the staple diet for the next 5 months.Like Birthday party and pizza, Halloween and Chocolates go hand in hand. Of course this is just the beginning. Just when the stash of Halloween candy at home is about to finish, along comes Christmas and invariably, we get another basket full of candy. Ok that’s bearable, but then within 2 months it’s Valentine’s Day (yes all kids get chocolate hearts from the classmates!! and then Easter (now its chocolate eggs). :mad:
Hubby dear always says that there is a MOU between the Chocolate makers and the dentists. See, Candy sales and Cavities, there is a definite relationship there. Go into any store now, its Candy, candy everywhere….. Aisles filled with about so many varieties from floor to ceiling, just looking at them, makes me Diabetic!
So these past couple of years, I have vowed not to hand out chocolates to the Trick or treaters who come home. Instead I give them something else which may not be healthy, but at least my little bit to contribute towards decreasing the parent’s dental bill. I have a deal with my kids too. They do the Halloween dress up thing in School. No trick or treating in the neighborhood. Instead, we all go to dinner of their choice (where else but you guessed it Pizza!).
That has worked out well. No whining, no tantrums, no fights, and no playing hide and seek with the chocolates at home.
So ladies, if you would like some suggestions on what to give as treats other than chocolates, here is a list. I usually go to Costco (Sams Club) to buy in wholesale, works out more economical.
1. Juice Boxes
2. Variety pack of the small bagged cookies (I think you get around 30 bags in a box)
3. Variety pack of the Chips and similar snacks (Costco has huge boxes I thinks 40 bags in a box)
4. Nutrigrain bars
5. Rice Krispie treats.
6. Fruits (mostly apples)
7. Small boxes of raisins
Usually I keep an assortment of the above, and yes if I have leftovers, then I happily give it to my kids.
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Dearest vandhana
as much as i enjoy "talking" to you all the healthy treats will not work for me. my neighborhood only needs candy and that the good kind. I have already stocked up my supplies from Sams. Thank god that son and dh do not eat that much candy and son only has kitkat (really in moderation) so I am saved. Also i have found a source to distribute all the candy that come in the nest day itself. So this works for me. I do envy you your nice list!!!!!!!!Posted 25th October 2007 at 02:06 PM by Anandchitra
- Oh yes Chitra, I know. I lucked out in that sense with my neighbourhood. My older one is like your DS too. he likes the gourmet exotic ones like belgian truffles and the like. That will be the day when they start handing out these stuff. But the younger one, ( 4) , he is altogether another story!!
Thanks for liking the list. I find kids equally happy when you give them dorittos or cheetos and the like.
Posted 25th October 2007 at 03:01 PM by Vandhana -
hey vandhana,
this is a nice section but tell me how to go about getting to c it from the main page do you think all can navigate the same way, i am a little late comer and am going to have problem but i also think about the mass here who are missing out on all these...sunkanPosted 25th October 2007 at 09:14 PM by sunkan - Hi Sundari,
I think malathy has already given the instructions on how to access the blogs. But yours is a nice idea to have a link from the home page. u should suggest to her.Posted 25th October 2007 at 11:41 PM by Vandhana -
Vandhana, nice to read about halloween and the give-aways and candies and cavities and ..... wow, you surely are one who knows how to eat healthy and also one who spreads that idea around. your list seems impressive.
Here, as you know, we don't get taht great candies OR varieties but we do get a share whenever we have friends over. It's me whose chasing chocos and candies. D isn't taht crazy. I'm worse than your younger boy - I'd happily sit and feed on all those goodies ( did you say 5 long months, wow, really great) .
as for give-aways we don't need a reason to share - we are all the time giving and taking things from neighbours, whether it's a new recipe or thigns from travel or even fruits/veg frm garden , etc etc Yes, the give-aways during festivals is becoming a more serious affair and I do see a lot of them giving special small little gifts during festivals. I do collect unique stuff while travelling just for give-aways.
I'm looking forward to christmas. have someone coming fm london and I just can't wait for all teh goodies!!!!!!!!!
anyway, Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!Posted 26th October 2007 at 02:34 AM by meenaprakash
