Kids don’t have to watch out for zombies, ghosts and ghouls on Halloween, it’s their parents they need to keep an eye on. According to Harry Baltzer, vice president of the NPD Group, parents eat one of every two candy bars their children bring home. Baltzer, interviewed for an article in USA Today, also says 5% of annual candy consumption is on Halloween and the week after, and the sweets that make trick-or-treaters happiest are chocolate, chewy candies and hard candy, in that order. Moms and dads tend to snitch the chocolate, Baltzer said.
The article also offers tips from dietitians on how to avoid gorging on the night’s sugary haul. Sorting the candy and giving away the kind you don’t like as much is one way to limit the amount you consume. Hiding or freezing the candy can also help keep the whole family from overindulging.
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