Making the best nutritional choices may be hard around holidays but even more challenging during Halloween. There are many ways to keep your child happy this Halloween without allowing them to eat loads of candy. This is a fantastic time to talk with your child about making good nutritional decisions. Establishing how much candy your child will be able to eat and sticking with it will pay off in the long run. After trick or treating put the candy out of sight, your child may not even remember the candy if it is out of sight, out of mind.
Other tips include:
- Be a role model by eating candy in moderation
- Buy trick or treating goodies at the last minute to resist temptation
- Offer non-candy alternatives like whistles, jump ropes, stickers, crayons, pocket sized games, spider rings, or bubbles
- Feed your child before going out, they will be less likely to snack on candy on a full stomach
- Check your child’s bag of goodies to make sure all food items are in original packaging
For more Halloween health tips visit:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_center/healthy_eating/halloween_hints.html
By: Ashley Svaty
