Ellyn Satter: let them eat Halloween candy!

I wrote an Instagram post today about how after a dismal attempt last year at controlling how much Halloween candy my kids eat, I looked to the goddess of feeding children, the inimitable Ellyn Satter.

We use her Division of Responsibility philosophy (generally… with some slip-ups) to feed our kids their meals.

I can’t do her explanation justice, so I’m just going to link it here.

The sticky topic of Halloween candy by Ellyn Satter

To be concise, we kind of…basically… let them eat as much as they want until it’s gone.

It’s probably not going to work for everyone. A lot of you all probably have already found a good equilibrium for your kids and their candy. But if you haven’t and you want to try something new, here’s something to consider.