Really? Do you really think you're going to do that much good by your kids by giving out toothpaste and boxes of raisins at Halloween? You can give that to the kids who come to your door (and they probably won't come back next year), but if your kids go trick-or-treating, they're bound to come back with all sorts of candy and your confiscating it at the one time of the year when it's okay to have a 24-hour sugar rush will make you a monster. It's one day.
Yet, Yahoo! Food channel has picked out their Top Eight Healthy Treats. No use calling it candy because it's not. They aren't fooling anyone, but if you're determined to at least try, here they are (with my comments included in some cases because I just can't help myself):
- Let's Do...Organic! Jelly Gummi Bears - these look suspiciously like Vitamin "gummy bears"
- Tiny Trapeze Caramels
- Figamajigs - We tried these here before on Slashfood. They aren't bad, but they definitely can't replace an M&M or a Skittle.
- Reed's Ginger Candy Chews - I may actually go for these because I love ginger.
- Florida's Natural Pocket Fruit-to-Go Stiks - Is this a healthy version of a Fruit Roll-up? And we know how regular Fruit Roll-ups do at Halloween.
- Angel Mints - If I got any sort of single hard mint at Halloween, I would be pissed. Don't we get those from the little bowl on the hostess stand when we go out to eat?
- Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Edamame - No, effin' way.
- CoCoaVia Blueberry and Almond Chocolate Bars - This could have worked except that we already know that CocoaVia is "healthy" for your heart.
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
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11-01-2007 @ 7:30AM
Alyx said...
Chocolate-coated figs or edamame sound more like a trick than a treat!
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11-01-2007 @ 4:48PM
Inaya3 said...
Trader Joes Dark Chocolate Edamame is GREAT! A little chocolate with the salty roasted edamame...Yum! Reeds makes wonderful ginger candy, can't go wrong there.
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