Why all the advice about healthy halloween treats?

Why can't kids just eat their fill of good sugary candy at Halloween? Damn all the healthy treats that those soccer moms want them to eat!Why all the advice about healthy halloween treats?
Halloween is a special occasion. Obesity comes from everyday bad eating/exercise habits, so I agree with you. I am baking some special treats for my children and taking them out to trick or treat, from which they will each pick about 5 pieces of candy to eat that evening. They will also have a healthy dinner before heading out for the evening.


Halloween does not make anyone fat.Why all the advice about healthy halloween treats?
agree with you totally - just ration the treats out
Kids shouldn't just eat their fill of sugary candy because it is most definitely NOT good. A lot has been found out about how sugar interacts with the human body, and fat kids is the mildest result. Among other things, sugar has been found to be as addictive as nicotine, and it forces the human body to loose nutrients to just to digest it, which, with the crappy diet many Americans eat these days, can actually be enough to cause malnutrition. It also greatly increases the likelihood that kids will develop diseases like diabetes and some types of cancer. Sugar is known to cause a decrease in brain function and immune system function. These are just some of the known health problems that have been scientifically and medically linked to high consumption of sugar. There are many books, and even internet sites that reference medical studies, that have good information on how harmful sugar can be. Unfortunately, there are also many false studies out there that claim sugar is actually good for you, but if you dig deep enough, I have discovered that many of the ones I have looked at were paid for by companies that sell candy and other high-sugar junk foods. Would it really be in their best interests if people knew that sugar (what they sell to make a profit) was harmful? It's kind of like when the cigarette companies published fake studies saying that smoking wasn't bad for you. I hope I don't sound antgonistic, but this has become a very serious health issue.
I happen to agree if your child's regular diet is healthy. We are destroying all the fun holidays that existed when I was a kid. We didnt live on candy and goodies for the rest of the year so Halloween was fun and one of the best holidays of the year. We loved dressing up and banging on people's doors. We also made up our own costumes, mom didnt buy us one, and we could actually trust people. We had cocoa stops, bob for the apple stops, and penny stops. It is too bad that because of the society we live in so many neat riutals are lost to our kids.
too many fat kids thats why
There are many obese children nowadays. The lore of ';soccer moms'; is years old, and doesn't really pertain much to our society anymore. More psychiatrists and doctors alike have been telling us to give the kids more time to ';play';, outside of recreational sports. So, many parents stopped all of the extracurricular activities to give their kids a chance to breathe.





Well, now it backfired. We are back to the lazy, hum-drum, watch TV and play video games kid, where parents schlep gobs of sugar into their mouth's on a daily basis.





It is time we controlled our kid's eating habits, but one of the answers got it right on the head: If your kid is already eating healthy, Halloween is a fun tradition to loosen up and let the kids' indulge themselves.





Unfortunately, too many kids get sweets on a regular basis, and this will just put them over the edge.





It's hard, too, though...while I am all for healthy, active kids, Halloween is one day of the year when all parents should say ';the heck with it';, and give them the sugar they are looking for. If I gave away apples, my house would be vandalized.





If the ';soccer moms'; believe so much in health, they won't allow their kids to go Trick-or-Treating, and rather, will have their kids dress up and HAND out the junk, and then host a party afterwards.





Good question, though!
Have you ever had to deal with a kid that ';had their fill'; of candy?


Let alone try to get them to bed afterwards.....no I guess not, or you wouldn't be asking.
Diabetes!
true, but obesity is afflicting about a third of americans now. and diabetes has turned into an epidemic.