California Travel Tips
Trick or Treat Food Dilemma
Published on: October 30, 2014
There’s a dilemma when trying to avoid giving sugar to trick or treaters
- 5,000 calories in the average trick or treat goody bag
- 4 cups of sugar in a single kid’s Halloween candy — that’s a 2-pound bag of granulated sugar
- One-third of children in California are obese
- Non-GMO cane sugar treats may be better (in that Dow Roundup chemicals are avoided) but there’s still the problem of sugar content
- The majority of sugar-free candies and gums contain saccharin or Aspartame, which can be more harmful than sugar
Other options
- Pre-packaged nuts or trail mix
- Trinkets and toys
- Coins
- Gift certificates for food such as McDonald’s Halloween Treat Pack good for apple slices, juice or milk and hamburger or Go Gurt
Halloween trick or treats
- Age 60+ most likely to hand out candy (84%)
- Midwest hands out most candy (79% answer door)
- California low in candy-giving this year due to Halloween falling on Friday (estimated 70% or less will answer door)
- Trending — parents seek malls, downtown districts, parks & recreation events and trunk or treat events
- M&Ms and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are most popular candies in America
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