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Candy Overload
The fun of trick-or-treating is over and if your house is like mine, now you've got a small mountain of candy.  What to do with all that sugar?  If my kids had their way, candy would be added as another food group so they could have it at every meal.  Obviously, that isn't going to happen.  Thankfully there are a few other healthier and planet-friendly options.  Halloween is a great opportunity for us to teach our kids and remind ourselves about moderation, responsibility and thinking of others.  

What Makes It Green?
Teaching our children moderation is important especially where refined sugar is concerned.  Major researchers and health organizations, like the American Dietetic Association and American Diabetic Association, agree that sugar consumption in the U.S. is one of the 3 major causes of degenerative disease.
If you don't have a "no tolerance" rule when it comes to candy, then Halloween is a good chance to teach your kids that more is not better.

Throwing unwanted candy into the trash isn't a good option for the well being of the earth.  Our landfills are already brimming to capacity, so we should avoid adding anything to them that we don't have to.  

Giving our unwanted candy away is a great way to keep it out of landfills and our bodies.  It's also an opportunity to share with others.  We can educate our kids about how we can all make a difference helping others and the earth - even at a young age.  

What You Can Do
Here are just a few options for getting rid of your excess Halloween candy:

Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the U.S.  Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters, with Snickers being #1.

My friends and I are pooling our excess Halloween candy and are  shipping it to Operation Gratitude.  It shows that the effort doesn't have to be a huge event to make a difference and teach great lessons.  Find out more about how you can support our troops at OpGratitude.com