Comments on: Too Many Snickers for Trickers? http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731 Cookus Interruptus Blog Sat, 25 May 2013 07:49:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Cookus Interruptus - How to Cook Fresh Local Organic Whole Foods Despite Life's Interruptions http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-68069 Cookus Interruptus - How to Cook Fresh Local Organic Whole Foods Despite Life's Interruptions Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:33:29 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-68069 [...] For more thoughts from our readers and to see our original post on trick-or-treating strategies, click here. [...] [...] For more thoughts from our readers and to see our original post on trick-or-treating strategies, click here. [...]

]]> By: Molly, Asheville, NC http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-67726 Molly, Asheville, NC Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:35:07 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-67726 My children are young, so the Sugar Sprite still comes about a week after Halloween to gather the bulk of the candy in exchange for a gift. They keep a handful of favorites and give the rest away to get the Sprites thru the winter months. Even though we do not end up with quite as much loot as other families, (due to food allergies, we only go to trusted neighbors who know the deal), we still end up with quite a bit! As they get older, I have heard there are many fun Home Chemistry Lab experiments with candy, fun! My children are young, so the Sugar Sprite still comes about a week after Halloween to gather the bulk of the candy in exchange for a gift. They keep a handful of favorites and give the rest away to get the Sprites thru the winter months. Even though we do not end up with quite as much loot as other families, (due to food allergies, we only go to trusted neighbors who know the deal), we still end up with quite a bit! As they get older, I have heard there are many fun Home Chemistry Lab experiments with candy, fun!

]]> By: Anna http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-67170 Anna Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:19:26 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-67170 My step daughter's Mom started a great tradition and we've adopted it at our house as well. The "candy fairy" comes in the night of Oct. 31. She/he exchanges the bulk of the candy haul for a small gift. Win - Win. It's worked great for years! My step daughter’s Mom started a great tradition and we’ve adopted it at our house as well.

The “candy fairy” comes in the night of Oct. 31. She/he exchanges the bulk of the candy haul for a small gift. Win - Win.

It’s worked great for years!

]]> By: Danielle http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-11330 Danielle Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:22:18 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-11330 I remember one family when I was a child that gave most of their Hallowe'en candy to a children's hospital for the kids who couldn't go out trick or treating. I remember one family when I was a child that gave most of their Hallowe’en candy to a children’s hospital for the kids who couldn’t go out trick or treating.

]]> By: Sasha Selden http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-6988 Sasha Selden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:42:56 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-6988 Hi Cynthia, I let the kids have a few pieces each day for about a week and then the candy gets hidden until Christmas time when we use it to decorate Gingerbread houses! Hi Cynthia,
I let the kids have a few pieces each day for about a week and then the candy gets hidden until Christmas time when we use it to decorate Gingerbread houses!

]]> By: theAboobots http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-6877 theAboobots Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:54:56 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-6877 After reading the above options, this may seem radical to many though ironically it is the simplist of options: Don't go trick or treating. Don't have your porch light on or put a flyer to announce that you are not giving out candy. Find families in your neighborhood who are interested in returning Halloween back into a community event with celebration, fun, crafts, games and good home cooking with healthy options. There are plenty of alternative sweets: we have made a puffed and whole grain RiceMellow treat or batches of no bake mini round cookies that you can pop in your mouth...both are sugar free, wheat free and YUMMY! Getting away from foods or practices is as simple as saying "no more" then finding others to share, support and agree on new priorities. You could be surprised how many others are ready for simplifing holidays and life too! cheers After reading the above options, this may seem radical to many though ironically it is the simplist of options: Don’t go trick or treating. Don’t have your porch light on or put a flyer to announce that you are not giving out candy.
Find families in your neighborhood who are interested in returning Halloween back into a community event with celebration, fun, crafts, games and good home cooking with healthy options. There are plenty of alternative sweets: we have made a puffed and whole grain RiceMellow treat or batches of no bake mini round cookies that you can pop in your mouth…both are sugar free, wheat free and YUMMY!
Getting away from foods or practices is as simple as saying “no more” then finding others to share, support and agree on new priorities.
You could be surprised how many others are ready for simplifing holidays and life too!
cheers

]]> By: Angie http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-6057 Angie Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:58:19 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-6057 When I was a kid my parents allowed me to eat all I wanted that night, but we had to throw it all away the next day. My parents had good intentions, but the result was that we learned to absolutely gorge on sweets when we could get them, and we felt a lot of bitterness toward our parents, too. With my kids I've tried to be a bit less extreme, and give them a little more control in our Halloween strategy. We basically let them stockpile whatever they end up with, and they are allowed to eat one or two pieces a day. The candy lasts a long time this way, and as other holidays come along we add the additional "loot" to the stash. Every so often we find that the whole candy bin is infested with bugs, and we have to throw it all away, and then they start over with their stockpile. It seems like the whole family has been happy with this system. :) When I was a kid my parents allowed me to eat all I wanted that night, but we had to throw it all away the next day. My parents had good intentions, but the result was that we learned to absolutely gorge on sweets when we could get them, and we felt a lot of bitterness toward our parents, too.

With my kids I’ve tried to be a bit less extreme, and give them a little more control in our Halloween strategy. We basically let them stockpile whatever they end up with, and they are allowed to eat one or two pieces a day. The candy lasts a long time this way, and as other holidays come along we add the additional “loot” to the stash. Every so often we find that the whole candy bin is infested with bugs, and we have to throw it all away, and then they start over with their stockpile. It seems like the whole family has been happy with this system. :)

]]> By: Claire http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-6053 Claire Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:03:05 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-6053 What I have to offer may be a surprise to many people, but I have to comment that for many years I lived in low income neighborhoods in North Carolina and Virginia, and even when living in middle class neighborhoods, low-income kids would come to trick or treat in our neighborhood because their parents considered it safer or the kids thought the loot was better. It bothered me to hand out candy, so what I did was offer a big bowl or tub that kids could see well into and not only put candy in it (candy that passed my own children's muster) but I also put in new packaged toothbrushes, new pencils and pens, and beautiful apples and oranges. You can't imagine how some kids' eyes lit up when they saw this and many chose the "alternative" treats. Some asked if they could have candy AND a toothbrush! Cute! What I have to offer may be a surprise to many people, but I have to comment that for many years I lived in low income neighborhoods in North Carolina and Virginia, and even when living in middle class neighborhoods, low-income kids would come to trick or treat in our neighborhood because their parents considered it safer or the kids thought the loot was better. It bothered me to hand out candy, so what I did was offer a big bowl or tub that kids could see well into and not only put candy in it (candy that passed my own children’s muster) but I also put in new packaged toothbrushes, new pencils and pens, and beautiful apples and oranges. You can’t imagine how some kids’ eyes lit up when they saw this and many chose the “alternative” treats. Some asked if they could have candy AND a toothbrush! Cute!

]]> By: Allison http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-6052 Allison Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:45:46 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-6052 Our 4 year old's school does a trunk or treat and they encourage only healthy treats or non-food treasures for the kids, so we get to dodge the bullet for another year. I know the day is coming when he'll be going door to door and loading up though, so I'll enjoy seeing the suggestions you get. Our 4 year old’s school does a trunk or treat and they encourage only healthy treats or non-food treasures for the kids, so we get to dodge the bullet for another year. I know the day is coming when he’ll be going door to door and loading up though, so I’ll enjoy seeing the suggestions you get.

]]> By: Katie http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-6030 Katie Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:55:34 +0000 http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=731#comment-6030 Hi Cynthia, this is not at all related to Halloween, but I thought it was very important for you to see this, as it appears that you have competition. http://www.mydamnchannel.com/Cookin_with_Coolio/Cookin_with_Coolio/10SoulRolls_637.aspx And also, see you soon! Hi Cynthia, this is not at all related to Halloween, but I thought it was very important for you to see this, as it appears that you have competition.

http://www.mydamnchannel.com/Cookin_with_Coolio/Cookin_with_Coolio/10SoulRolls_637.aspx

And also, see you soon!

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