You Have Too Much Candy On Halloween? (gumball machines)
No commentsBy Jeremy Ranson
The biggest problem with these Halloween sweets is that they have plenty of calories per serving and little nutritional value. Plus, the smaller fun-size treats often fool dieters into thinking that they can eat multiple pieces without harming their diets. But t only takes 9 of these mini-candy bars to add a quarter of a pound of fat to your body.
Beyond candy, Halloween is also filled with other indulgent treats. Whether it is pumpkin pie, gooey popcorn balls, or sweet candied apples, there is no shortage of calories during the month of October.
What can you do?
Obviously, there is no way that you can totally eliminate candy from Halloween with spoiling all of the fun. So here are some tips to help you stick to your diet, while still allowing yourself the occasional sweet indulgence.
Walk when trick-or-treating. Not only is it a good idea to supervise your kids while they are out trick-or-treating, it will help you burn some extra calories while you do it, even if you are walking slowly.
Store leftovers in the cupboard. If you leave the Halloween candy out in plain sight, you will be more likely to indulge in the occasional snack. Storing it in an unmarked container in the cupboard will help reduce the temptation to have a taste.
Wait until Halloween to buy candy. Yes, it does mean a little bit of last minute shopping, but having candy in the house prior to Halloween is merely a temptation to eat it. If waiting until Halloween to shop is just not practical with your schedule, only buy candy that you personally don’t care for.
Provide candy alternatives. Whether it is treats for the trick-or-treaters or munchies for your Halloween party, thinking healthy when you shop can help keep diet damaging foods to the minimum. Consider handing out stickers or pencils to trick-or-treaters, and look for veggie trays with healthy dips and other low fat snacks for your party.
Give Halloween candy a deadline. Choose a date when all Halloween candy needs to be out of the house or eaten by the kids. Any remaining candy on that day should be thrown out. Alternatively, divide up surplus candy into freezer bags and store in the freezer. This will help prevent the temptation to snack.
Focus on other activities. If you can, consider skipping trick-or-treating altogether and focus on an activity that doesn’t center around food. Hayrides, haunted houses, and bonfires can all be fun activities that the whole family can participate in.
Of course, if you can’t keep your Halloween temptations to a minimum, your other alternative is to spend some extra time at the gym working the pounds off. The choice is up to you.
It is always good to be informed and stay in check when it comes to Halloween candy and your health. The more you know, the more you can enjoy in the food and drinks life offers. I hope you will visit our site and discover some more good tips and tricks on food and drinks.
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English Toffee Apples - What Makes Them Special
By derek smiley
What makes an English toffee apple so special? For a nation which is often berated for its lack of culinary apreciation, there is nothing really like English toffee apples and the wonderful ambiance of an English fair. Childhood memories very often involve sounds and smells, as a child at a fair. there cannot be anything like your first toffee apple.
Foreigners, being polite, do give the English credit for it wonderful tea making. After after all it only takes some hot water, milk, tea bag and sugar to creat a nice cuppa! The English desire for fish and chips is also well documented! By the way, the alternative spelling for toffee is toffy, although the latter is mostly used their is no reason why the former can not be used.
Who do we we have to thank for the toffy apple and other great add ons such as sticky toffee pudding recipe and the sensous almond toffee recipe? Well if ever you have been to an English fair, it is probably here that as a child your parents purchased your first ever delicious red toffee apple!. Enter the Gypsy.
The travelling Gypsy have by tradition lived apart from the mainstream of society, some may even say, excluded from it. Despite this, their colourful Romany language has had more than a little impact on English as it is spoken.
When you have shouted Oi, Mush (boy) or call someone your pal (brother), a chav (lad), a nark (a nose) or a spiv (pusher), or perhaps, a sparrow), which happens to be my nickname, you are using vocabularly that have arrived with the Gypsies, who have roots going back to Eastern Europe and India.
Ever heard the word stir? Well once again it is there word for prison for hitting someone with a cosh (bit of wood) or a shiv (sharp knife), or if its kushti (good) (well used by del boy in only fools and horses), to invite someone back to your gaff (lit. village), and the lovely term wonga, which is used to borrow money (money, lit. glowing coal). Finally where does toffee apple come into all this jargon? i.e. to buy a lollipop. Well lollipop literally means ‘red apple’ (loli phaba) in Romany and originally meant the bright red toffee apples sold by Gypsies in fair grounds.
So there you have it, thank you gypsies for the great memory of my first toffe apple, that lovely unbeatable scrumpous feeling as the lovely toffee hits the tast buds. The feel on the teeth as the edge of the toffee finally curls itself around the back of the throat, and the lovely feeling of the apple juice mixing with the toffy as the excitment of the fairground is heard in the distance.
Foy you foreigners who dare to call our invention candy lolly here is our secret recipe for a great toffee apple.
1. Place the sugar in a large saucepan together add 150ml/5fl.oz. Water and heat up, stirring until the sugar has melted. (metric and imperial weights)
2. You then add the remaining treacle toffee (toffy) ingredients (yum) and bring to the boil. Continue to keep boiling until the temperature reaches 132C, 270F. This stage is called “soft crack”. Then a little of the mixture when dropped into cold water will separate into a solid, but pliable ball, for you to observe.
Please note:. At this stage the mixture can be turned into a greased shallow square tin and left to set to make Treacle Toffee. Make sure you allow this to cool for 5 minutes. You can then mark into squares with an oiled knife and leave to set.
3. Skewer the apples onto long sturdy wooden skewers, these are readily available from supermarkets.You then dip each apple into the toffee mixture, make sure you coat evenly all the way around the lovely scrumptous apple. Do not give into temptation here!!! Although its nice to be naughty sometimes!
4. Place on waxed, lightly oiled or parchment paper and leave to set. It is advisable to eat withing a day, before the toffee goes off.
The Treacle Toffee recipe is good to make at Christmas or Easter as gifts, I promise no one will forget such a gift especially first timers!. You can wrap them up in a waxed paper and put into pretty boxes tied with lovely ribbon.
The same toffee can be used for a sticky toffee pudding recipe and you can even add almonds to create a sensous almond toffee recipe flavour. But thats another story!
Derek has a weakness for English toffee apples. His favourite recipes come from the best speciality and gourment gifts guaranteed overnight delivery service.
Corporate Gifts for Business Growth
By Kate S.
f you are looking for ways to increase sales and develop new business relationship, you can make more use of corporate gifts. It does not matter Whether you are a small business owner, or the executive of a big corporation, gifting wisely plays an important role in the health of your business. This article evaluates the different functions of business gifts, and provides gift ideas for the growth of your business.
The main function of corporate gifts is to show your appreciation to your loyal customers and business referral sources for their business, and to build and maintain long-term business relationship. Gifts can also be sent to other businesses’ executives whom you want to partner with. Thus, sending business gifts will help to sustain and expand your customer base. Another function of business gifts is to promote employees loyalty and productivity. They can be used as incentive awards to recognize employees’ significant contribution. In addition, gifts can be used as prizes in company picnic or fund-raising for sponsored charities.
Most businesses send gifts to their clients, business referrers and employees during the holiday season, mainly because of the Christmas gifting tradition. In selecting your business gifts, it is important to remember that the gift you send reflect your company’s image. Popular business gifts include Christmas gift baskets, gourmet gift baskets, fruit baskets, holiday gift towers or gift boxes, holiday cookies, and Christmas sweets and treats. In addition, businesses often send holiday gifts such as Christmas candies to their employees to promote goodwill.
However, Corporate gifts should be sent throughout the year as appropriate, and not just during the holiday season. For example, you can send a thank you gift basket to your business referrer after closing a deal. Thank you gift baskets are gourmet gift baskets with a thank you theme. You can also include a personal note of appreciation in the gift card, so that your message will be clearly expressed. Golf gift baskets are also popular business gifts. This may be because golf is a leisure sport that provides great networking opportunities to develop business contacts. Golf gift baskets usually contain not only savory treats for the golf course, but also golf balls and a book of wisdom on how to improve the golfer’s game. Other popular sports gifts that are appropriate include fishing gifts, and gift baskets with NASCAR theme. For executives of other businesses that you want to develop liaison with, You may want to send an executive desk caddy filled with savory snacks. The solid wood chest graces the office decor after the treats are enjoyed. Similarly, you can hit the mark with a game gift such as the dart board set filled with treats. This gift can help to ease the stress in the office.
To promote employee performance, rewards can be presented to employees to recognize their high productivity. For example, you can make the sales manager with top sales feel like a shining star by rewarding him with a gift basket consisted of a glittering star gift container filled to overflowing with scrumptious treats. In addition, gifts can be sent to employees for their birthdays, new baby, or get well.
Gift baskets also make great prizes in events such as the company picnic, company holiday party, or fund raising for charities. Gift baskets can be used as prizes in raffles, or as awards for employee who raised the most money for charities.
In summary, corporate gifts can be used to build new business contacts and sustain customer loyality. They can also be used to promote employee performance, or as prizes in corporate events. Send presents throughout the year to promote your business, and you will enjoy continuous growth of your customer base.
Kate S. is the CEO of Gift Basket for All, LLC. You can shop at her website, http://www.giftbasketforall.com, for sensational gift baskets for all occasions, including anniversary, holidays, new baby, birthday, get well, sympathy.
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