Surviving Halloween
Last Update: 10/30/2007 9:57 am
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Halloween is a tradition that kids love. As parents, we don't want to deprive our kids, but we also don't want tons of candy hanging around the house until Christmas.
Mary Henson, our “9 Kids Challenge” Dietician from Upstate Medical University, has some good advice for parents, for a healthier take on Halloween:
1. Read labels or talk about average calories in each piece of candy. some examples:
· Snickers or Milky Way mini: 75 calories
· Peanut butter cup : 90 calories
· Skittles or Starburst Mini: 53 calories
· Almond Joy mini: 80 calories
2. Discuss with your children the concept of trading in candy for a non-food prize, or "selling" candy back to parents.
3. Be sure your kids have a nutritious dinner before embarking on their "mission."
4. Go through candy with them once they get home. Decide what to keep, what to sell or trade. (And of course, watch out for treats that have been opened or might have been tampered with.)
5. Allow the kids to indulge a bit on Halloween night, but allow only 1-2 pieces of candy per day after that.
6. Be sure that the candy is taken in place of a snack or after a healthy meal, and offer a glass of skim milk with it.
Most of all, have fun on Halloween and BE SAFE!
- Mary Henson, Registered Dietician, SUNY Upstate Medical University
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