Happy Halloween!

HEY!! First of all... HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! My goodness, it feels like forever since I have written! I have had the busiest weekend ever! Kristina and I traveled 5 hours to Auburn to visit Kylee... and my-oh-my what a visit that was! Auburn is such a beautiful place! If you have never been, please find some time and travel there. I am so happy we were able to make the trip, I missed her dearly!! But, I was soon greeted with reality when I arrived home yesterday... I ended up pulling an all-nighter for my anatomy test (which I am about to take at 11. WISH ME LUCK!) Not fun, at all. 

Well, in honor of our spooky holiday today, I thought I would remind everyone of a few things:

1. With about one third of our kids in America being either overweight or obese (this number has TRIPLED in the past 30 years), is there any way we could possibly cut out the free candy we are handing out to our children? What exactly is it doing for our kids except making them hyperactive and overweight? I TOTALLY understand the fun of trick or treating... but honestly its NOT fun when your 12 year old has type 2 diabetes :(
2. Alright, so if we absolutely can not give up the candy, can we PLEASE not use a pillowcase for our candy-holder?? I mean that has to be a good 10 gallons of candy just ready to be eaten by an innocent child. Try and smaller basket!
3. Before you go trick or treating or to a Halloween party (there are always lots of goodies here!), eat a nutritious meal. This will help you resist the temptation of snacking on unnecessary things.
4. I don't know about you... but how long does your Halloween candy last in your pantry or fridge? Because my candy used to last my family and I at least a month! If it lasts more than a week or two (simply because you have SO much), THROW IT OUT!! No one ever needs that much candy, right?

A Typical Halloween "Treat"

1 Piece (Reeses)

Calories: 80

Sat. Fat (g): 1.5 

Carbohydrates (g): 9 

Sugar (g): 8

*Ranked #30 on the "Halloweens Most Fattening Candies" -- The Daily Beast

Ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar; cocoa butter; chocolate; nonfat milk; milk fat; corn syrup solids; soy lecithin; PGPR, emusifier); peanuts; sugar; dextrose; salt; TBHQ ( preservative)

So, basically you or your child is getting:

A. A lot of sugar (well, corn sugar too... yuck!)

B. Unnecessary Calories and Fat... Empty Calories!

C. Preservatives and Emulsifiers

Happy Halloween!!!