Don't Trick Yourself!

Before you decide to do anything sneaky around Halloween with food know that the the National Confectioners Association are on top of your tricks! Here are some of their facts:

• Four-in-ten (41%) adults admit that they sneak sweets from their own candy bowl.
• On Halloween night, the majority (52%) of those providing treats to costumed kiddies will be passing out chocolate, while three‐in‐ten will drop hard candy or lollipops into the sacks.
• 62% of adults will be handing out candy because "it's a personal favorite" or it's a household tradition (55%)
• About 26% of households will include full-size candy (chocolate and non-chocolate) in their Halloween activities.
• 90% of parents admit to sneaking goodies from their kids' Halloween trick-or-treat bags.
• Parents favorite treats to sneak from their kids’ trick-or-treat bags are snack-size chocolate bars (70% sneak these), candy-coated chocolate pieces (40%), caramels (37 %) and gum (26 %).
• Parents least favorite goodie to take from their kids’ trick-or-treat bags is licorice (18 %).  

Know that even if you sneak some treats in before or on Halloween night, the scale won't trick you the next day! Review my hints from Tuesday so you don't have to be afraid of the scale Monday morning!