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How about putting a small bit of candy in his lunchbox and reducing the
calories, by making sandwiches with low fat spread instead of butter.? 
How
does he get to school?, could he walk a bit more on the way there and
back,that would help counter the candy.
Hana
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debbie Feder" <deborahfederlmt@...>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:45 PM
Subject: [nosdiet] All Hallows Eve (NoS plan for candy onslaught!)


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> Uh oh guys! Frankenstein is going to be knocking on your door
> Sunday...What's a NOSser to do, as a candy-limiting parent, when
> it's Halloween?
> Folks....Who can honestly say that they didn't *really* look
> forwards to all the candy from trick-or-treating, when you were a
> kid? I can't...It probably was my favorite holiday of the year,
> next to Thanksgiving (again with the food!)
> I don't want to be a spoilsport with my son Richard, who is
> *already* looking forward to accumulating wealths of treats...One
> year, our candy lasted till mid Spring! But I also don't want to
> have a constant battle over how much he can have during the week,
> how much to keep altogether, etc...Plus, quite frankly, I don't want
> the temptation of having a dufflebag of candy and chocolates around
> for me either...Last year, I allowed Richard two candies an
> evening. They were small "snack size" ones...But I would not 
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> him to have that much now, and in retrospect, that was really alot,
> and it is clearly not within NOS living rules.... Saying No to my
> sons very few pleasures is something I hate having to do...He is not
> a greedy child or spoiled at all... Any constructive feedback on
> troubleshooting this candy conundrum people?
> Live Long and Prosper :)
> Love,
> Deb
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