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Do you allow candy on a regular basis?

post #1 of 20
11/25/06 at 10:03pm
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We always have candy around and the kids can pick one piece after dinner each day. Some days I'll even let them have a piece in the afternoon. I find that when they know that they can have it at some point, they make much less of a fuss for it and don't over indulge on Holidays.
Haley I have some problems with sneaking candy at night after everyone has gone to bed.
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post #2 of 20
11/25/06 at 10:45pm
Nope, because I am not My dd on sugar is not a pleasant sight.
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post #3 of 20
11/26/06 at 12:39am
I don't usually keep candy around because my kids prefer other stuff. They gets treats here and there, but it's not daily.
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post #4 of 20
11/26/06 at 1:05am
Nope. Lauren didn't even go TOT this year. What a mean Mommy I am.
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post #5 of 20
11/26/06 at 1:37am
no, he only gets very little on special occassions.. he did tot but he didn't get much of his loot
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post #6 of 20
11/26/06 at 11:21am
well not daily but they do get candy quite often.
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post #7 of 20
11/26/06 at 11:24am
No/ We have candy around but none of us really go for it. I had to think b/c I have his TOT candy in the kitchen but it's a real treat for him.
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post #8 of 20
11/26/06 at 2:38pm
We still have some candy hanging around from Halloween but we don't buy bags of it to keep in the house or anything. i would just eat the crap myself!LOL! We do buy them a piece of candy here and there when we go to WM or something.

btw-I love your new avatar pic Elaine!!
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post #9 of 20
11/26/06 at 3:46pm
Nope, not on a regular basis at all.
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post #10 of 20
11/26/06 at 4:33pm
Nope... we have TOT candy left.. but once thats gone we won't have anymore until Easter. Then that will probably last quite a while..

I'm such a mean Mom! My kids don't even get regular KoolAid. I but the WM kind that is sugar free! We also use sugar free maple syrup, and we use splenda, and I buy the ceral that claims there is less sugar in it.. wow.. I am mean!
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post #11 of 20
11/26/06 at 4:46pm
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I do the same thing Robyn but it makes no sense when i do it because I still let them have candy.

I don't ever buy candy for the house either. TOT candy lasts through Christmas and beyond, and then Christmas candy gets them until Easter, and then Easter lasts almost until Halloween but they prefer to have popsicles as their treats during the summer. Oh and they choose hot chocolate alot during the winter instead of candy.
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post #12 of 20
11/26/06 at 6:05pm
I do the same thing Robyn. Except let me tell ya-the sugar free chocolate syrup is just NASTY!!
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post #13 of 20
11/26/06 at 7:38pm
That was my next purchase Krista... I'll keep it as a mental note!
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post #14 of 20
11/26/06 at 9:03pm
I don't moniter the older two's candy intake .. and not so much Kale either. They all 3 have great teeth and are perfect weight, so candy is fine.
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post #15 of 20
11/26/06 at 9:21pm
I try to limit them somewhat, Rach seems to have fragile teeth, a molar has chipped a little, and Issac crunches on suckers and that makes me nervous. Maybe one day a week they get some.
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post #16 of 20
11/26/06 at 10:15pm
No, but I'm pretty lenient about treats when we are shopping.
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post #17 of 20
11/27/06 at 10:35am
We always have lollipops. He's not crazy about any other kind of candy. He'd rather have crackers or pretzels.
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post #18 of 20
11/28/06 at 8:21pm
I have a treat jar that Brianna gets to chose from-she doesn't have it on a daily basis though. She prefers popcorn as a snack/treat in the evenings. With the twins they hardly have candy as they are too small yet to eat it-they like to have a cookie or a few chips once in a while.
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post #19 of 20
8/11/10 at 8:11pm

Re: Do you allow candy on a regular basis?

Some of my kids do and some don't. Not because i don't allow it, my 4 yr old surprisingly don't like candy. She prefers fruit instead. The 2 yr olds no! There a handful without sugar. The 16, 15, 13 yr old ones eat pretty much anything in the house so I don't buy much candy and they really don't ask for it either.
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post #20 of 20
12/4/10 at 5:11am

Nope. I don't want them to develop a habit that's gonna affect them in the future. If you indulge them with candies, then it will be hard for you later on to ask them not to eat excessive chocoates. It's what I call "begin with the end in mind" 

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