Bite-Size Candies Add Up
The Chicago Dental Society calculated that a trick-or-treater, on average, will consume 5,435 calories and more than three cups of sugar from Halloween candy. Calorie-wise, it is comparable to consuming 3 quarts of premium chocolate ice cream, two tubes of cookie dough or 2.5 gallons of soda. "Those bite-size candies do add up," Dr. Trucia Drummond, Chicago Dental Society spokeswoman and a dentist in Chicago, says in a statement. "That's why I encourage parents to consider giving out something other than candy." For candy substitutes Drummond suggests giving out fruit, popcorn, stickers, plastic rings, crayons, temporary tattoos and similar items.
The Chicago Dental Society calculated that a trick-or-treater, on average, will consume 5,435 calories and more than three cups of sugar from Halloween candy. Calorie-wise, it is comparable to consuming 3 quarts of premium chocolate ice cream, two tubes of cookie dough or 2.5 gallons of soda. "Those bite-size candies do add up," Dr. Trucia Drummond, Chicago Dental Society spokeswoman and a dentist in Chicago, says in a statement. "That's why I encourage parents to consider giving out something other than candy." For candy substitutes Drummond suggests giving out fruit, popcorn, stickers, plastic rings, crayons, temporary tattoos and similar items.
Charles Mims
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