OH Goodness ! I didn't know you are a/were a teacher Mrs. Lisa!
there is a special place in heaven for teachers!

We live in the country, so the few nearby children we deliver their treats to them. works out great this year.

I live in a rural area, so we have the celebration on Main Street. The kids only trick or treat there, so everyone donates candy to the hardware store whose owners dole it out to all the houses on Main St. It's a fun night and I don't have to have the candy in the house.

The school district I work for had a "cupcake controversy" a couple of years ago. Now there are strict rules as to what food can and cannot be served at student events. We're trying to set a healthy example for the kids.

On the other hand, there really is no empirical evidence that sugar causes hyperactivity. The Yale Scientific Web site says, "Through various experiments over the years, scientists have discovered that no substantial evidence exists to support the claim that sugar causes hyperactivity." Read it yourself at http://www.yalescientific.org/2010/0...hildren-hyper/. Parenting.com also has an article about this (don't have the URL.)

This is me too. I actually have to buy candy on Oct. 31 so that dh will not eat it all. As for me, I can't wait to get it out of my house and don't really miss it.

I'm more worried about thanksgiving - turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy. All my weaknesses!

Hyperactivity isn't really my issue with candy at school - it's more about using candy as an incentive - food rewards are all kinds of messed up IMO, BUT I was fat as a child. So I tend to be very sensitive to avoiding food/reward emotional ties when it comes to my kids.

Cupcakes are occasional (at least in a school with our classroom sizes, 10 kids or less) My issue with (homebaked) cupcakes in the classroom is different. - basically, I don't know where they came from. I have no idea on their sanitary practices and I am just uncomfortable with it.

There is plenty of evidence that candy increases blood sugar and then causes the "crash". Anyone who has eaten too much sweets knows how horrible they feel. I don't think I ever said candy was a cause of "hyperactivity".

Anyone who has real 1:1 with kids knows sugar makes them cranky...meltdown cranky ....and hard to deal with. That is evidence of crashing! How many of us adults have ever gotten a headache from chocolate?

I feel cranky now when I don't get my veggies or enough of my romaine!

65x65 - what Broadway Show are you going to see? I recently saw Kinky Boots (off broadway) and it was so much fun! I love theater and seeing a show is one of the most spectacular and magical treats around. Good for you for indulging in non-food ways

Floridasunshine - I need that bowl of Poison! Where did you find it? LOVE IT!

I'm glad this chat has started. I love candy! Every year I delay buying it until the last minute but then I eat it the night of and then proceed to eat my kids treats for the next week.
This year will be different. I have lost 14 lbs after 2weeks on IP but more importantly don't crave sugar and I don't want to start. I think I will walk with the kids and then throw most of it away at the end of the night!

Bumping this for now!
Stay strong all...You are better than a Reeses cup! MUCH better!!!

I don't have anyone that comes to my house because we live on a quiet street. The smart kids go right to the apartments! If i was giving out candy i'd do the same thing I do when i have company - buy something i don't like. I recently bought raisinettes and plain mms for a party because they don't tempt me. Today i have to make a cake for a friend's birthday. It goes against everything in my inner pastry chef but I'm using boxed cake mix because i think its too much of a disappointment to cheat with. Not to mention full of artificial crap ingredients!

Ever since i posted my last comment about making a boxed cake mix for a birthday the ad at the top of the 3FC page is for betty crocker birthdays! LOL!

We are going to see
"The Adams Family" at the DuPont Theater


http://www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com/

It should be a fun evening...(and an appropriate Halloween treat!) We'll go to a seafood restaurant right across the street for an IP compliant dinner first...!

I did not realize you were a teacher, either. What level? I teach middle school- math, LA, and science. We have a "dance" for Halloween, and there will be snacks, but they'll be easy for me to avoid. However, I always have a bar or other packet on hand just in case!

What a great story! Thanks for sharing.

Such a strong attitude! Thanks for sharing! I have avoided the bowl of candy placed on the teachers' lunch table, and I feel such a little success every time I walk by!

This is exactly what I did. Chocolate would be too tempting, so I bought the sugary stuff-Jolly Ranchers, Skittles, etc. These things don't tempt me at all. I have also hidden in from hubby. If there are leftovers, I will store them for my daughter or take them to the teachers at school.

Thanks! I always wonder about your work at the casino. I am looking to take courses and move toward that career path. We have a number of casinos recently opened or in the planning stages around here.

We are working toward these rules and whatever we can in order to make our school healthier. A number of parents are bucking against the new policy; I just don't get it. Having a cake for your kid at home on their birthday is one thing; having cupakes or other treats multiple times a month is another. Oh, well. We will work slowly towards better health for the kids.

I made dh buy candy I don't like and NOOOO chocolate allowed!