Alternatives to sugar-full candies
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Anonymous
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Let’s be honest here. The only ones who benefit from Halloween candies are the companies making these perversely toxic candies and the dentists. It’s time to look for healthier alternatives.
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Anonymous
| Sweeteners have health risks. Non-food treats are always an option. |
Anonymous
| You can always give away plastic crap from Oriental Trading instead of candy. |
Anonymous
| It's once a year so I really dont care. When my kids were little, I went through the candy and pulled out stuff I didn't want them to have. As they got older, I stopped doing that, but we'd all eat from the candy basket, so no one person was gouging themselves on pounds of candy a day. Honestly, those cheap plastic toys from china are no better. I don't keep candy in the house so Halloween was a treat we all looked forward to. None of my kids have ever had a cavity. |
Anonymous
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Clementines, with jack o lantern faces
Pretzels Gold fish |
Anonymous
| Individually wrapped toothbrushes |
Anonymous
| Individually wrapped meat balls |
Anonymous
| Individual doses of benzos |
Anonymous
| Almonds of course. Just 5-6 per kid. |
Anonymous
| We've often handed out individual packs of pretzels, Goldfish crackers, or (this year) Cheez-It crackers. My DC loved getting crunchy non-candy snacks like those as a kid at Halloween--sure, she loved candy too!, but the cracker and pretzel snacks were a change from candy and a big hit. I know, I know, individual packaging is wasteful, but so are all the little plastic candy wrappers on mini candy bars etc. In fact I worry more about the trash and plastic from all the Halloween candy than I ever worry about kids having the candy itself this one time a year. |
Anonymous
When I was a kid, a dentist in our town handed out individually wrapped toothbrushes. Parents loved it. Not just for the free toothbrushes, but to see their kids' faces when the kids came back to mom or dad and said, "They gave me...a toothbrush?!" |
Anonymous
| The current joke in our house involves dried prunes. I ordered some from Amazon and didn't realize until I received them that each prune was individually wrapped. My son jokingly asked if I got them to give out at Halloween. They do look like candy, but I doubt they would be well received. |
Anonymous
Don't be so sure. Most of these mother's could use a good cleanout. OP included. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
| A penny |