Halloween is around the corner, which for most children means bags of free candy and a chance to build a stockpile of sweets for the winter. No surprise, Halloween can also present parents with a variety of health and safety challenges. Here are 10 ways you can help your children stay MouthHealthy during Halloween and year-round. Time It Right Eat Halloween candy (and other sugary foods) with meals or shortly after mealtime. Saliva production increases during meals and helps cancel out …
Alternative Treats for Halloween
Some ideas instead of candy are bubbles, glow sticks, pens or pencils, stickers. The average trick or treater consumes about 3 cups of sugar- equivalent to 220 sugar packets! Kids would need to trick or treat for 180 miles (60 hours) to burn off what they consume. …