Trick or Treat…Smell my feet…Give me something good to eat! I just need to make sure I know how many points it is next time ok?
According to History.com Halloween traditions date back more than 100 years as ancient Celtic Festivals or Roman Catholic Holidays. As a lover of this time to enjoy friendly spooks, scary movies, and indulge in a little treating I prefer the fun loving smell your feet version. Tiny children dragging huge bags of every kind of sugar…that’s my kind of party.
Did You Know?
“Although it is unknown precisely where and when the phrase “trick or treat” was coined, the custom had been firmly established in American popular culture by 1951, when trick-or-treating was depicted in the Peanuts comic strip. In 1952, Disney produced a cartoon called “Trick or Treat” featuring Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie.” (credit www.history.com)
All parents are required to bite the ears off Easter bunnies so they can’t hear children coming to devour them. Moms and dads lick the drips off melting ice cream in an effort to tidy them up before handing off to toddler hands. And sampling Halloween Candy to check for razor blades and needles…we have to protect our children don’t we?
Because we have traditionally spent this holiday with family and friends treating had become somewhat of a trick for me. I would be several wrappers in before I came up for air. My daughter would rather have cornbread than candy but she loved dressing up and frolicking around to neighboring homes with the other children. I ate the candy that she did not. Until now.
A piece of candy is a piece of candy right? Well now I know not. After hours of research, scanning, looking up, checking and re-checking I realized my favorites were not so favorite. I can have 6 Sugar Daddy Juniors for the same number of Smart Points as 1 oz of Candy Corn? Do you have any idea how long it takes to eat 6 Sugar Daddys??
Knowledge is power. How will you use your new power this spooky season?
Excellent list, thank you. I’m going to think of it as a “product warning label”!