Comments on: The Last of the Halloween Candy

By: The Switch Witch

The Switch Witch — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:09:44 +0000

The Switch Witch lives in Hallow Heights which is a little island in the sky by the moon. The Switch Witch loves candy. All witches love candy, but the Switch Witch loves candy the most and she has the biggest candy stash of all the witches. Do you know how the Switch Witch gets her gigantic candy stash? The Switch Witch gathers most of her candy for herself and all the witches and cats on Halloween night. (Did you know that witches’ cats love candy too? They only eat milk chocolate though as it has delicious milk in it! –this is true only for witches’ cats though!). So, here is how the Switch Witch gets her candy: late Halloween night, when all the children are sleeping, she visits the houses of children who choose to switch their candy for a toy. How does she know which ones are switching their candy in? A child puts a piece of candy on the door (of their room or house) to let her know that they want to switch. The Switch Witch flies from building to building on her broom, with her black cat Corn (as in Candy Corn) on the back. They come in through a window. They fly in through the window with magic- the window does not need to be open. She takes all the candy the child puts out and puts it into a sac that Corn holds open for her in his mouth. Then she ties the candy bag to the end of the broom. She takes out a shiny black bag that is full of toys. She leaves one toy for the child to thank them for the candy. Then she leaves just as quickly as she came: on her broom, out to visit other children and perform more switches. By early morning, she and Corn return home to Hallow Heights where she sorts all the candy into large glass jars. That night, all the other witches come to visit and the Switch Witch doles out the candy they want. They eat their candy with her, share stories of Halloween, hear about what toys she brought to the children and come back night after night for a treat. You know how most pictures of witches are flying near the moon? That’s because they are on their way to Hallow Heights to visit the Switch Witch and share in her gigantic candy stash. By next Halloween, the Switch Witch has run out of candy and goes back out to do her switches.

By: Elina

Elina — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:50:35 +0000

That’s a really great post. I don’t have kids, but I like this approach. I may even use it one day

By: Laura @ Backstage Pass to Health & Happiness

Laura @ Backstage Pass to Health & Happiness — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:37:52 +0000

Interesting post topic!
I read once that if you indulge in “fun-size” candy, you should try and keep the empty wrapper nearby on your desk or table as a visual reference of how much you’ve had. If you enjoy some pieces and ditch the wrappers, it can be hard to remember how many you’ve already enjoyed.

By: Nicole, MS, RD, LD

Nicole, MS, RD, LD — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:12:21 +0000

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Those NuVal scores are SCARY! Sad!! Not that I expected them to be high, but 1? 2? Ouch!

Your Spider-Girl is too cute!!

By: Arlene

Arlene — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:59:26 +0000

Peanut Butter Cups score a 3? Better than a 1, I guess.

I, unfortunately find it hard to keep track this time of year … which means it’s a very bad time to try to lose my last 15 or so pounds to get to my WW goal. But that’s not going to stop me.

I guess my big key is portion control Even then, I have to watch for the “I’ve already eaten something ‘bad” so I might as well keep going” mind-set.

By: Katie (Sweet Tater)

Katie (Sweet Tater) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:35:52 +0000

ah, look at twizzlers with a whopping score of 1. and so many people think they’re “healthy” for being low fat. i love nuval for setting the record straight. candy is candy. low fat or not.