Choose This, Not That Halloween Candy

By Elizabeth Burt, MPH, RD, LD; Reviewed by Connie Crawley, RD, LD

It can be next to impossible to avoid sneaking a treat when you're standing at the door with a bowl of Halloween candy waiting for trick-or-treaters. Without too much guilt, choose one of these candies to sweeten your meal plan and daily carb count.

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Choose These Halloween Candies

Trick-or-treat night can be a ghoulish one for people on a diabetic meal plan. But with the help of this Halloween candy guide, you can enjoy a sweet treat while you're handing out goodies.

Diabetic Living compares calories, grams of fat, grams of carbs, and grams of sugar in these candies to help you choose wisely.

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anonymous says:

Sounds like juleinny is a bit judmental!

To juleinny... I take my kids (NOT brats!) out to eat at least 3 times a week and none of them have a weight issue. My children (NOT brats) are all very active in sports and after school activities. McDonalds and Burger King are not the issue! If I had to guess, I'd say you don't have any children (or brats??) so don't assume you know everything.

10/28/2009 11:16:36 AM Report Abuse

anonymous wrote:

One of our local dentist is buy the trick or treat candy back for a $1.00 a pound and sending it to the soldiers in Iraq. He is giving those that come in other options such as play dough.

10/28/2009 11:11:22 AM Report Abuse

anonymous wrote:

maybe if PARENTS wouldn't take their children to MacDonald's or Burger King we wouldn't have over weight little brats or if the PARENTS TAUGHT them to make healthy meal choices.....what a concept?

10/28/2009 10:33:41 AM Report Abuse