Local dentist hosts Halloween candy buy-back

He says brushing, flossing and eating candy in moderation are the tricks that will let them keep smiling for years to come.

It’s Halloween this Saturday, a fact that you’ve probably gathered from the ghoulish decorations on the front of your neighbors’ houses.

She suggested that parents could find safe sweets for their child, and trade them out for the ones their children can’t eat – which means more sugar for the adults. You need a plan of action, and quick.

The New Mexico Department of Health is urging children and their parents to limit their candy intake this Halloween.

But here’s the trick for the health-conscious parent: How do you help your kids enjoy the holiday without too much fright?

Heitsch said drivers should make sure they are driving more slowly in residential areas.

Dentists, it seems, have learned that it can be worth their while to get their own message out during the annual candy crush that is Halloween.

All different colors but the same milk-chocolate flavor, M&M’s have been around for decades, and have always reached the top 10 list for candy.

Give it a rest lazy-ass every-year-at-this-time anti-candy corn people. Even as you started to get older and a bit more mature, in a way, your life still revolved around candy.

Fortunately, the Virginia Dental Association (VDA) has taken on the responsibility of preventing people from confusing candy corn from actual corn.

Get the Candy out of your House ASAP!

The parents usually give the candy back, but you don’t have to.

The Obama administration has pushed for food companies to include added sugar content on their labels, which has drawn sharp rebukes from the sugar lobby.

It’s also a chance to focus more on fun than food, she said.

Use your leftover chocolate for holiday gifts. After refrigerating, you have a unique candy bark! You could also pour melted chocolate into festive molds for another seasonal gift idea.

For upcoming birthday parties, stuff a piñata with the leftover candy or fill up goodie bags.

This brings me back to my point-something as simple as a chocolate bar can have an unknown impact on those around us. Check with yours to see if they have anything available. Instead of trading a tooth for cash, kids can trade their hard-earned candy for a plush witch doll and storybook. The candy would then be shipped overseas in care packages for American service men and women.

You can also send candy directly to troops, though keep in mind there are often specific requirements, like candy that is heat resistant.

If you must handout or consume candy on Halloween, the first best option is sugar-free gum that is naturally sweetened with xylitol that won’t attract bacteria and plaque in the mouth and may actually help prevent cavities. There are no longer any consequences, because it is not you doing what you are doing.