Who doesn’t like Halloween candy? Your teeth and your body hate it, your dentist loves it. America’s annual Halloween sugar festival tab is almost $2 billion.
This year give healthy Halloween treats. Be prepared to duck if the kids throw them back at you.
1. Edible treats include mini-packs of chips, pretzels, goldfish crackers, cereal bars, nuts, cheese crackers, and trail mix; all safer alternatives than pure sugar hard candies and candy bars.
2. Sugar-free gum is a healthy choice, just not for toddlers.
3. Vampire teeth, wax lips, small containers of bubbles, small cans of playdoh, plastic sunglasses, pencils, notepads, temporary tattoos, and stickers are fun treats. They still make those, right?
4. Tell the kids you want to see a trick before giving them treats. It’s a lost “trick or treat” tradition.
Refined sugar in candy wreaks havoc with you and your kid’s energy levels, causing mood swings, stress, and fatigue. Too much sugar from candy can lead to gum disease, tooth decay, headaches, digestive disorders, a malfunctioning immune system, Type 2 diabetes, and childhood obesity.
Candy made exclusively from refined sugar has no nutritional value. Sugar builds up in the blood as glucose and turns into fat. If you’re worried about how much sugar you give your kids, imagine how other parents feel.
Think outside the box to provide healthy treats. Find affordable, fun, and healthy possibilities at party supply stores.
Trick or Treat!
Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
www.gotteethguide.com
This year give healthy Halloween treats. Be prepared to duck if the kids throw them back at you.
1. Edible treats include mini-packs of chips, pretzels, goldfish crackers, cereal bars, nuts, cheese crackers, and trail mix; all safer alternatives than pure sugar hard candies and candy bars.
2. Sugar-free gum is a healthy choice, just not for toddlers.
3. Vampire teeth, wax lips, small containers of bubbles, small cans of playdoh, plastic sunglasses, pencils, notepads, temporary tattoos, and stickers are fun treats. They still make those, right?
4. Tell the kids you want to see a trick before giving them treats. It’s a lost “trick or treat” tradition.
Refined sugar in candy wreaks havoc with you and your kid’s energy levels, causing mood swings, stress, and fatigue. Too much sugar from candy can lead to gum disease, tooth decay, headaches, digestive disorders, a malfunctioning immune system, Type 2 diabetes, and childhood obesity.
Candy made exclusively from refined sugar has no nutritional value. Sugar builds up in the blood as glucose and turns into fat. If you’re worried about how much sugar you give your kids, imagine how other parents feel.
Think outside the box to provide healthy treats. Find affordable, fun, and healthy possibilities at party supply stores.
Trick or Treat!
Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
www.gotteethguide.com