8.75 Pounds of Candy

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Will your little one be heading out in costume?  Halloween is one week away.  As a child my brothers and I canvased our neighborhood for the full three hour trick-or-treat stretch to maximize our intake.

I read a magazine article recently which stated “All candy is not created equal in regards to cavities.”  The dentist went on and on about how sticky candy like Skittle and Starburst are the worst cavity culprits.  With that in mind today I bought all chocolate based Halloween candy, for the dental health of the children.

After my brothers and I hit every house in the neighborhood we’d assess our loot, make trades, and then dig in.  Between Halloween and Thanksgiving we’d chip away daily at the stash.  We’d freeze the candy to keep it fresh.  To this day I still love frozen Snickers, Heath Bars, Charleston Chews… nom, nom, nom.

How do you regulate your child’s trick-or-treat intake?  I would love to hear how you keep things in-check, as well as the logic behind your strategy.  Shad and I have a fairly unique outlook when it comes to Halloween candy.  Check out our trick-or-treat game plan.


PS:   As a kid I always wanted to give away full size candy bars “when I grew up.” Now I am just too cheap. We do buy quality candy. I draw the line at suckers and those weird orange & black wrapped taffy thingys. Last year we had a guy in our neighborhood give out “giant” size candy bars. IT WAS AWESOME.

Let the child inside of  you loose for a moment.  What was YOUR favorite candy bar as a kid? What is your favorite now? Post your answer in the comment section below.  Take a moment to check out a few responses on Pinterest.

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  • Anonymous

    Halloween isn’t big here in Australia (although it seems to be catching on fast thanks to TV) so we don’t do any trick-or-treating or pumpkin carving. My favourite lollies when I was a kid was anything with chocolate in it, especially Caramello Koalas and Freddo Frogs and not much has changed now that I have grown up!

    • Anonymous

      I love the names of the candy you enjoyed. It reminds me of Harry Potter. :-)

  • Carrie Anton

    As a kid I loved 3 Musketeers and Reese’s PB cups. I still like those, but I’ve widened my taste to include Milky Way and Butterfinger. Who am I kidding? I love all candy!

    • Anonymous

      {ditto} I have a bit of a sweet tooth.

  • Andrea B.

    My favorite candy of all-time is Reese’s cups. The saltiness of the peanut butter, balanced by the sweet creamy chocolate, satisfies me like nothing can. And I do mean nothing. :) As for “regulating” my children’s candy consumption, I let them pick one thing (to my face, who knows how much they sneak when I am not looking?) and dole out the rest little by little for the next few weeks. If their stash disappears faster than it should due to my “quality control”, they never seem to notice!

    • Anonymous

      I like my cups in the fridge. Mmmm.

  • Anonymous

    My favorite as a kid was Starburst. Now I love chocolate with almonds and toffee.

  • Laura

    My favorite was Kitkats and Nestlé Crunch :) still love em. I let my kides eat whatever they want on Halloween. Then they pick out their favorites that have to fit in a large yogurt container. The leftovers go to work with dad.

  • Brandi

    The switch witch visits us. After the kids have picked a few favorites out of the lot the rest gets put near a window and when they awake in the morning, the switch witch has visited them, taken the candy and left them a present behind (usually a book and some small toy). They are happy to have a gift and I’m happy to get rid of all that sugar! Sadly, I often take my favorites out first and stash them away! There’s no way that witch is getting any snickers!

  • Bethany

    A lot of childrens dentist will buy back halloween candy $1 per pound. So we let the kids pick their favorites and sell the rest.