Daily Archives: October 29, 2010

Top 10 Things to Do When You (or Your Kids) Have Too Much Halloween Candy (via Promega Connections)

Posted on October 29, 2010 | 2 Comments

I wanted to share another great post regarding Halloween candy. The best thing to do is replace processed candy with unprocessed candy, and let your kids (or yourself) eat those as treats. However, these are other great trips. I don’t really agree with number 9, just donate or throw away half of the stash. My parents fooled us for the longest time saying the candies were rotten, needed to be inspected by the doctor, an animal stole them, etc. It worked for a few crucial years and we still got to eat the good stuff.

10. Set a daily limit. (An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.) Allow X number of pieces of candy per day, then put the bag away, under lock and key. 9. Parental help (good for the child, not so good for the parent). In my childhood, though it was not apparent at the time, Dad was helping by eating some of the candy. Many Promega parents engage in this practice with their children now. 8. Burn more energy. Go for a run or walk or outsid … Read More

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Treat Treats As Treats

Posted on October 29, 2010 | 2 Comments

“Treat treats as treats.”- Micheal Pollan

Anyone who knows me, knows that I have the biggest sweet tooth. I am not so much of a candy person as I am of baked treats. However, it was a long time ago that I was able to metabolize and burn off all the extra fat and sugar. Also, I started becoming more aware of processed and unprocessed foods. I was grossed out when I learned that I was literally putting cancer causing, toxic chemicals in body in the form of preservatives from candy and packaged sweets. Also, it seemed like high-fructose corn syrup or now corn syrup was just plain hard to avoid. Whether HFCS is bad for you or not, any type of processed sugar is bad in the long run. Therefore, it’s best to minimize overall sugar intake. Desserts (including candy) are special occasion food and should be treated as such.

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