With the passing of Halloween, here at the office we’ve been getting the leftover goodies from the main author of this blog, Amy. We’ve got some really good ones too: Snickers, M&Ms, and Three Muskateers.
She’s brought in so much candy that I’ve taken some of it home for my wife, who’s got a serious sweet tooth. I love how my wife put it - Amy is one of those homeowners who give out the full size candy bars, not the little Halloween-sized snacks. How good is that?
This is what I find ironic: for someone who is so health and nutrition conscious as Amy is, how is it that she’s dishing out serious “contraband” to the neighborhood kids and her office co-workers? Could it be that Amy actually has a secret desire for the sweet sugary flavors of candy, but instead of personally indulging she pushes it off to others and vicariously satisfies her cravings through them? I want to know. Any psychologists in the house?
Also, I have a question for the healthy bot community - my wife is now pregnant and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about candy and sweets during pregnancy? I know that “how much sugar is too much” is debatable, but does pregnancy affect metabolism in such a way that would require a change in the consumption of sweets? Thanks!
Note the empty candy wrappers in the image. There was more of it to begin with. Quite different from the usual Odwalla bars you’ll see our staff noshing on in the break room.
I’m about 18 weeks pregnant myself and I have noticed a dramatic increase in my cravings for sweets. Not all sweets though. Chocolate makes me feel nauseous. I crave candy made of pure sugar- necco wafers, hot tamales, candy corn, etc. It all started when I was try to cope with some wicked morning sickness. It turned out that sugary treats calmed my upset stomach- especially early in the morning. Now, whenever I feel a slight twinge of nausea (or hunger), I immediately reach for something made of 99% sugar. Probably not the best thing for my baby, or my teeth. I will have to try to cut back…
I feel compelled to set the record straight! We give out full sized candy bars to the kids we know (none of which have a weight problem) then we give snack size to all the unknown kids and I give yogurt covered raisins to the little ones (generally the under 3’s). But I do confess I love candy and think between Halloween and the winter holidays there is room for some indulgence- just make sure you off set it with exercise and physical activities. Chocolate is actually turning out to be good for you - just watch the fat content!!
Yeah I’m not super crazy about chocolate but I do eat it. Only for health reasons of course…
I miss the candy.
And I don’t even have a sweet tooth, I wonder how Max is taking it. See that’s the problem we get hooked!