Honest Candy Tastes Better...
I’ve always loved candy. Who doesn’t love a sweet treat every now and then? However, my family has always been more health-oriented. One Halloween candy a week, go out for dessert once a month. This was definitely the healthier and better choice for all of us. But for a child, healthy = not delicious, and unhealthy = delicious. The choice was obvious for me. We don’t keep much sugar in the house. Baking supplies for when we occasionally bake a cake or dessert, or leftover candy from some occasion. When I was a kid, one candy was never enough. I’d always beg for more, and I’d always be kindly rejected by my parents. If only I had stopped at that, I might have saved myself a lot of trouble. I began to search for hidden stashes of sugar in our house. Halloween candy bought for distribution and never opened, chocolate chips for baking. I’d watch closely until I was sure my parents weren’t looking, and I’d grab a small candy or chocolate. If I only took one, they’d never notice the differen...