Ok, peeps, Halloween is almost here and I'm dealing with an issue. Really, it's not MY issue, but I'm still concerned. My mother, Mama Frugalista, is giving out juice boxes to the trick-or-treaters this year. I was shocked when she told me. When I lived at home, we always gave out Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Snickers bars and all that jazz. I distinctly remember the homes with bad candy. Boo Hiss! A neighbor once gave out apples. THE NERVE! Mama Frugalista's rationale is that she does not want to be stuck at home (she's retired) with bags of candy. When Mama Frugalista worked as an educator, she could give the leftover candy to the students. Left alone in her home with a bag of chocolate is daunting. Candy is bad for the waistline and kills the sexy. Mama Frugalista says with the juice boxes that she can sip on them with her meals or give them to my baby cousins in Chicago.
I live in an apartment complex that doesn't really have a lot of trick-or-treaters. The only people who knock on the doors are the mannish teenage boys in complex who knock on the door anyway because they are FRESH. I digress! I'm not buying Halloween candy. However, I know my old neighborhood. Those rugrats, kids, are going to want CHOCOLATE!
I hope the trick-or-treaters aren't upset with my mom for giving out non-candy. I do think trick-or-treating is becoming a lost art with all of the security concerns.
Am I over reacting? Are you giving away Halloween candy? Do you think the trick-or-treaters will be upset at the juice boxes? I Halloween candy political? What did you think about the people who didn't give away candy at Halloween?
Well look at this way, If they get thirsty while out trick or treating they will have something to sip on LOL!
Posted by: Atiyah | October 30, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Juice boxes are fine. They're sealed. And can help wash down all the candy one receives. And, as a plus, juice boxes are almost as bad for your teeth as some candy!
Posted by: Rasheeda | October 30, 2009 at 01:51 PM
Tell Mama Frugalista that juice boxes are not any healthier for either her or the kiddies than candy. Packaged juice is loaded with high fructose corn syrup and caloric content similar to that of a mini candy bar. The kiddies who sip on some juice while trick-or-treating will just be super thirsty when they finish. Thanks to the razor-blades-in-apples idiots, there are no good, healthy trick-or-treat alternatives anymore. So I'd advise Mama to do something to give back to the community next year -- like collect used Halloween costumes to donate to needy children -- and save her own waistline as well as the children's.
Posted by: Carolyn | October 30, 2009 at 01:54 PM
...maybe juice boxes will be a refreshing treat to tired trick-or-treaters...I know that I was getting pretty thirsty chasing my kids around the neighborhood (especially after sneaking some of their candy, lol!!) Plus a juice box probably feels really heavy in their bag ... like something REALLY good ;)
Posted by: Keri Lyn @ She Saved | November 03, 2009 at 10:57 AM