Halloween~ My children are not happy!

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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Though Rice Krisy Treats aren't terrible thing to hand out. I can't eat them, anyway, being veg and all.

    Why wouldn't an ovo-lacto vegetarian eat rice krispy treats?

    Gelatin in marshmallows.
  • miracole
    miracole Posts: 492 Member
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    Though Rice Krisy Treats aren't terrible thing to hand out. I can't eat them, anyway, being veg and all.

    Why wouldn't an ovo-lacto vegetarian eat rice krispy treats?

    probably vegan

    Her profile says lacto-ovo

    Marshmallows are a beef byproduct. (gelatin) so are a grey zone for a lot of vegetarians.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    We don't get trick or treaters on our street (too dark, houses too spread out), so I don't bother buying anything at all.

    If we did, I would just buy treats that I personally don't like. There are plenty of kid-pleasing things that are no temptation to me.
  • Vonnie2006
    Vonnie2006 Posts: 246 Member
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    In years past I'd save leftover candy for my older sons birthday goodie bags (His birthday is November 12) but since he's turning 15 this year, there will be none of that. Last kid knocking hits the jackpot!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Though Rice Krisy Treats aren't terrible thing to hand out. I can't eat them, anyway, being veg and all.

    Why wouldn't an ovo-lacto vegetarian eat rice krispy treats?

    probably vegan

    Her profile says lacto-ovo

    Marshmallows are a beef byproduct. (gelatin) so are a grey zone for a lot of vegetarians.

    If you eat gelaitn and call yourself vegetarian, you're kidding yourself. They're produced with the byproduct of a dead animal. You might as well just eat hamburgers and call yourself veg. lol

    It isn't a gray area.
  • Off10h8ed
    Off10h8ed Posts: 282 Member
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    Thanks for all the great input. I don't have to worry about getting into the kids candy because it is theirs and I have never been one to take the kids candy. I figured they weren't going to need the extra candy either (from left overs) so by doing what I did, I kind of avoided a couple of different scenarios. I do have self control, I do have a lot of junk in the house (its a husband thing) and I don't really mess with it much but I just didn't want the extra temptation. It is easier to grab a mini bar and log it (because they are kind of minimal) than it is that chocolate danish he has sitting in the cabinet. lol

    Anyway, thanks for all the ideas. Maybe next year I will go back to the mini candy bars and just load the neighborhood kids up at the end of the night. Although, that really wouldn't be doing their parents any favors either. ;)
  • terrappyn
    terrappyn Posts: 324 Member
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    My Nana hands out Capri Suns! When I was a kid she would hand out unfrozen freezer pops. She's always so crafty! :) And if there are left overs there are enough grandkids to take over the extra load!
  • Eafears
    Eafears Posts: 135 Member
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    I bought pretzels last year and decided to do it again this year. My kids were actually excited to get a few non-sweet items when they trick or treated. The recived popcorn, cheetos and goldfish and I think the went before the candy.
  • Dr_Flo
    Dr_Flo Posts: 465
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    I work in a shp where we sell 18-wheelers. Plenty of salesmen, shop guys, customers are around everyday. My tactic to remove candy from the house is to take it to work. I put it in this little bowl in my office and just watch it disappear all day long.
    These guys are like moths to a flame.

    It almost doesnt matter what I put in the bowl. If it has a shiny wrapper, they want it.

    Sometimes they will drop a little change in the bowl, which is nice. Most of the time its only pennies, but sometimes I get the good stuff hahaha.

    Get yourself a bowl.. make sure everyone can see it. You'll be outta candy by the days end
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
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    Well, it's pretty much "Halloween" in my house....year round. What I mean is, my children have Cystic Fibrosis, which means that they HAVE to have a "high fat/high calorie" diet. I'm talking, my sons (twins) are 3 years old, and their caloric intake is set at 3000 calories per day. Their specialists encourage me to feed them chocolate bars breakfast, noon & night, and to eat McDonalds as often as humanly possible. I've been doing this for almost 4 years now......and they are 36 and 38 pounds (at almost 4) so still, slightly under a "normal" child. Doctors have told me countless times that "Cystic Fibrosis goes against anything you've EVER learned about health and nutrition". My kids do not eat vegetables, there is no point (as i'm told) their bodies will get NOTHING from that. Instead, they take hoards of medications & vitamins to get their daily intake.

    I can't live by the "if you don't want to eat it, don't have it in your house" theory, which I've always done growing up. My house is stocked full of chocolate bars, chips, cookies, doritos, ice cream, pop tarts, baked goods, pizza, mcdonalds, nuggets etc.......anything you can think of that is EXTREMELY fattening.....is in my house, every day.

    So, Halloween won't bother me one bit, LOL
  • anna0478
    anna0478 Posts: 505 Member
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    My kids pick their favorites and keep it to themselves. Then I take the rest to work and give it away :)
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
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    I'll be handing out raisins and protein shakes and ezekiel bread with sweet potato spread.

    Then, I'll move to another state because my house would get burned down.


    Honestly, I'll be handing out candy bars and when it nears the end of the night some lucky kid will be getting a buttload of candy. This solves the leftover candy issue and it makes one kid really freakin' happy.

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  • miracole
    miracole Posts: 492 Member
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    If you eat gelaitn and call yourself vegetarian, you're kidding yourself. They're produced with the byproduct of a dead animal. You might as well just eat hamburgers and call yourself veg. lol

    It isn't a gray area.

    ha ha was trying to be diplomatic as have always wondered where one draws the line. (I'm not a vegetarian myself, meat is delicious.) But do vegetarians not use lipstick or glue? same thing.
  • Off10h8ed
    Off10h8ed Posts: 282 Member
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    BTW I had not a clue that marshmallow had meat byproduct in it. I'm not vegan but it is interesting non the less. I have so much to learn about food.
  • claw0416
    claw0416 Posts: 95
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    Our kids are still young enough to go out and Trick or Treat..So we get to get in an extra few miles of walking...our problem is all the candy at the end of the night..we those last few houses that are done for the night that dump the whole bowl in thie kids bag..sigh..so we have alot more candy that expected..but the really bad thing is we sort everything when we get home,throwing out the open wrappers etc..so normally we get to pull our favorite stuff out before the kids see us do it.so we have our own little stash..lol..this year is going to be so much different..What is really strange is that my kids will go trick or treating, but thier candy last until the end of the school year..we limit it and then seem to all forget we have it..except the chocolate..lol..Hopefully it will be that way this year too..our whole house is on healthy eating and living..limiting sugar, and junk.. But I will not take this away from them..I am just hoping we hit those crappy houses that give out only candy corn or give out the butterscotch and cinnemon hard candy..WTF..what is up with old people giving that crap to kids anyway? lol but this year that is what I am shooting for..keeps me and the kids from eating it..
  • alyja09
    alyja09 Posts: 34 Member
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    I give out glow sticks! The kids love them, and I don't get disappointed trick-or-treaters by giving out pencils or erasers haha.
  • momofthreesons
    momofthreesons Posts: 162 Member
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    I'm not on a diet this is a lifestyle change for me and there will be many many more Halloweens I will have to deal with. I buy 2 bags a week during the month of October then 5-6 bags the week of halloween to hand out. My kids eat it for dessert about 3 nights a week after supper and my husband is constantly into the candy bowl. It's just a thing that I've done for my family every Halloween. My husband is skinny as a rail so no worries for him.
    My solution for me is to earn it then eat it. So if I want a reeses or snickers I look at the calories and walk it off before I bite it! I find many times after I walk it off and I'm back home I don't want to eat it and choose something healthier. I understand if you can't have it in the house at this time in your journey so buy the candy and don't open it until Halloween. Also, don't buy your FAVORITES!! At the end of the night give out the majority of the candy to the last kid of the night (right before you turn off the porch light) keep one or two for your kiddos. If you eat the one or two earn it first! just my 2 cents
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    If you eat gelaitn and call yourself vegetarian, you're kidding yourself. They're produced with the byproduct of a dead animal. You might as well just eat hamburgers and call yourself veg. lol

    It isn't a gray area.

    ha ha was trying to be diplomatic as have always wondered where one draws the line. (I'm not a vegetarian myself, meat is delicious.) But do vegetarians not use lipstick or glue? same thing.
    You can find veg-friendly versions of pretty much anything (including marshmallows). You just have to look.

    I can't remember the last time I needed glue, though, and I hardly ever wear lipstick, so anything I have is leftover from my pre-veg days, anyway. I can't speak for all of them. :-)

    I do know gelatin is a definite no-no!
  • neti_call
    neti_call Posts: 81 Member
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    My Nana hands out Capri Suns! When I was a kid she would hand out unfrozen freezer pops. She's always so crafty! :) And if there are left overs there are enough grandkids to take over the extra load!

    This is a great idea! I'm doing it this year!
  • rcbeck99
    rcbeck99 Posts: 56 Member
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    Our kids' dentist does a candy buy back the day after. She pays the kids $1 a lb up to 5 lbs and then donates the candy to a group that sends it overseas to the military. She also gives the kids goody bags with things like toothbrushes and such.

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