{"id":2028,"date":"2016-10-30T17:14:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T17:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrugstore.md\/blog\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2012-10-31T17:21:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T17:21:01","slug":"halloween-healthy-l1030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/halloween-healthy-l1030\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween: Should it Become a Healthier Holiday?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy Halloween.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Halloween is just around the corner. By now, most people have their costumes ready and the candy poured into bowls for the trick-or-treaters. This year, people are spending a little more on the holiday and embracing the candy-filled night of fun.<\/p>\n

Consumers spending more<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each consumer will spend about $80 on decorations, candy and costumes. That\u2019s up about $8 from last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time Halloween rolls around each year it\u2019s safe to say Americans have already spent two months preparing for one of the fastest-growing and most widely-loved holidays of the year,\u201d said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay.<\/p>\n

\u201cRetailers know that when it comes to Halloween, new costume ideas for children, adults and pets, and the latest in home and yard d\u00e9cor top people\u2019s shopping lists. We expect retailers to stock their shelves well ahead of time to capture the attention of eager holiday shoppers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Halloween, a sugar-infested night<\/strong><\/p>\n

While shoppers may be willing to spend a little more on Halloween candy, it does bring up another question \u2013 how healthy should Halloween be?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be honest, kids know which houses give out the best candy. Their little brains are great at creating a road map through town where the name brand chocolate lurks.<\/p>\n

Considering the weight problem facing America\u2019s youth, should Halloween become healthier? One columnist encourages parents not to turn the holiday into a lecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn today’s hyper-sensitive weight culture, parents might feel pressure to skip the sugar on Halloween in favor of healthier options. Some ambitious moms are surely now trolling through Pinterest pictures for ideas for kid-fooling organic fruit and agave nectar lollipops,\u201d Julie Gunlock, director of the Independent Women’s Forum’s Women for Food Freedom Project \u00a0wrote in a recent article for U.S. News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Should people give trick-or-treaters healthier treats?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMost reasonable parents, however, understand that Halloween is just one day of tooth decaying revelry, and on November 1, sticky children everywhere go back to their regularly scheduled diets.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think? Should Halloween be healthier? Tell us your thoughts below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Halloween is just around the corner. By now, most people have their costumes ready and the candy poured into bowls for the trick-or-treaters. This year, people are spending a little more on the holiday and embracing the candy-filled night of fun. Consumers spending more Each consumer will spend about $80 on decorations, candy and costumes. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t