How to Make Halloween Healthier for You and Your Children

How to Make Halloween Healthier for You and Your Children

By Dr. Vincent Nelson, wellness director/medical director, United Healthcare of South Texas Halloween can be scary. Ghosts, ghouls and goblins abound, but the most frightening part of Halloween might be how many calories our children bring home in their trick-or-treat bags. The candy in an average trick-or-treat bag can contain as much as 7,000 calories, according to Dr. Donna Arnett at the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s school of public health, and all that candy can lead […]