Let Them Eat Candy
Last week, Crispy blogger Katherine blogged about some concerns people have with allowing children to consume too much Halloween candy because it encourages or contributes to child obesity. Well, in recent news, Minnesota dentists have joined the crusade against allowing children to have fun by launching a candy buy-back program:
“[W]e’re sponsoring a day-after Halloween party and candy buy-back program. It’s our opportunity to encourage children and their families to exercise smile-friendly habits all year long — especially as we kick off the holiday season.”
Who: Kids and their families from all over the Twin Cities are invited
What: Turn left over candy into cash. Participating Metro Dentalcare practices are offering to pay $1 per pound of candy to children 12 and under (up to five pounds each child). Kids and their families will be treated to healthy snacks, a free toothbrush, and other games and prizes. Don’t forget to wear your Halloween costume. There will be special prizes for the best costumes too.
What happened to, oh I don’t know, disciplining your child and making him brush his teeth?And what do you think these kids are going to do with their $5 – probably buy some chocolate bars to make up for the ones that they were forced to give up.
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Kristina
