Post by @mamaot_shannon

🎃 How I handle Halloween candy as a mom of 2 AND a feeding therapist 👻 🍽️ Start with a balanced meal. We eat a good meal before trick-or-treating so the kids aren’t heading out hungry. 🍬 Let them enjoy the candy! I don’t micromanage how much they eat while trick-or-treating. They’re usually so busy having fun that they don’t eat as much as you’d think! 🥨 Offer filling snacks. Protein and fat-rich snacks help keep little bellies satisfied while they enjoy their Halloween treats. 🍫 Keep candy available afterward. We offer 1–2 pieces of candy on the days following Halloween instead of treating it like something that disappears overnight. 👻 And yes, they get candy BEFORE Halloween, too! When candy isn’t forbidden or treated like a rare commodity, it can help take away some of that novelty and urgency around eating it. The goal isn’t to make our kids eat less candy. It’s to help them build a healthy, neutral relationship with ALL foods, including sweets. ❤️ You don’t have to restrict, shame, or micromanage Halloween candy to raise kids who have a healthy relationship with food! #trickortreating #halloween #toddlermom #halloweenwithkids #toddlertips