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Timely Tip # 43
Healthier
Trick or Treating
Below are a few of the alternatives to candy listed on “Healthy Treats:
Alternatives to Candy!” For a copy of this handout, send a SASE to Healthy
Treats, University of MO Extension, 260 Brown Road, St. Peters, MO 63376.
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Temporary
tattoos or stickers
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Small
plastic spiders or ghosts
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Super
bouncy balls
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Colorful
pencils, erasers, pencil toppers
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Spooky
plastic rings or false teeth
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Bracelets
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Hair
accessories
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Snack-size
bags of pretzels or crackers
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Mini boxes
of raisins
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100% juice
boxes
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Sugar-free
gum
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Crayons
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Whistles
Consider
giving the smallest size candy bars if you wish to give candy.
Special tips for parents:
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Make sure
children eat a healthy meal before trick or treating.
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Check
collected foods before allowing children to eat them.
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Set limits
on how much candy and when children can eat it.
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Insist
that eating sweet treats is followed by tooth brushing.
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