A few more sleeps and Halloween is here! Although Halloween has had the tradition, laced with horror — the annual celebration, where people dress up as they like, is also the time for pumpkin spice, tricks, treats, and everything nice!
Although Halloween’ origins trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, a time when people believed the boundary between the living and the dead blurred — hence the horror theme — modern Halloween includes more secular traditions like parties and carving jack-o’-lanterns, alongside its religious roots as the eve of the Christian feast of All Saints’ Day.
Now, when there’s a party in the picture, there shall be delicious food to celebrate the occasion with! And since Halloween is all about trick-or-treating, sweet nothings are a must, especially for kids!
And there comes the dilemma!
Now, as it is Halloween, kids assemble and go on a spiral of sugary treats, while parents face the music — is it okay to let them indulge in those sweet treats so much, even if it’s “just one day?” Because sugary treats aren’t damaging only to oral health, they trigger blood-sugar spikes, leading to energy crashes, and contribute over time to obesity, liver, and heart disease
So, this year, it’s worth being more selective about the sweet treats. It’s worth being more particular about the candies that are to be canceled strictly, and what can replace them. Ready to open the swapping jar?
