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Trick or treat, who wants to sleep tonight??<\/h2>\nTrick or treat, who wants to sleep tonight??<\/h2>\nHalloween is just around the corner and we’re betting the kids at your house will still be loaded down with all that sugary goodness they love so much. Snickers, Butterfingers, Reese\u2019s, what\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\n
Eating sugar causes a rapid increase in blood\u00a0glucose\u00a0levels, forcing your pancreas to pump out insulin in an effort to equalize things. If everything\u2019s working as it should, your blood sugar drops. But you\u2019ll pay the price with possible sudden headaches, irritability, increased heart rate, along with fatigue.<\/p>\n
When it comes to sugar before bed, you can imagine that with your pancreas working overtime, sleep is going to be challenging. The rollercoaster ride of blood sugars increasing and decreasing quickly will make it hard to fall asleep \u2013 and stay asleep.<\/p>\n
The American Heart Association recommends consuming no more than 100 calories per day of refined sugar for women (the equivalent of 10 jelly beans) and 150 calories for men (equal to 15 jelly beans).<\/p>\n
On average, Americans consume more than five times the recommended sugar on a daily basis \u2013 never mind a special holiday like Halloween.<\/p>\n
Just remember, the mountains of candy don\u2019t need to be consumed quickly \u2013 or even by you and your kids. Check these creative ideas for working through all that Halloween candy.<\/p>\n Shape Magazine<\/a> ranked the healthiest (and not so healthiest) candy choices. Check out which treats topped the lists<\/p>\n Better sleep gives rise to better mornings, bringing your goals into focus and dreams within reach. Hungry for more sleep info? Dig into these posts:<\/p>\n For the past few years, Kimmel has challenged parents to pretend they ate all their kids\u2019 Halloween Candy, shoot video of it, and upload that video to YouTube. While there\u2019s a whole lot of heartbroken kids\u00a0 (for a couple of seconds until their parents fess up to the truth), there are a few adorable kids who immediately forgive their parents.<\/p>\n![\"Will](\"https:\/\/restonic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/31-halloween-candy-body-2-1001x1024.jpg\")
But if too big of a snack can interrupt your sleep, too little can cause gnawing hunger pains that will wake you up in the middle of the night. \u201cI recommend limiting yourself and children to one to three bit-sized candy bars after the night\u2019s festivities,\u201d says Ranine Carter, a registered dietitian from at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Alabama<\/a>. Ranine also advises giving the kids a light, healthy snack<\/a> before allowing the candy treat, just to balance things out a bit.<\/p>\n\n
Best & worst candy choices, according to dietitians<\/h2>\n
Healthy candy choices<\/h2>\n
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Not-so-healthy candy choices<\/h2>\n
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Rest well & wake up ready to go!<\/h2>\n
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Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s, \u201cI Told My Kid\u2019s I Ate All of Their Halloween Candy\u201d videos below. You\u2019re welcome \ud83d\ude0a<\/h3>\n