"Let's try a new philosophy this Halloween," suggested Spencer. In the past we've allowed the girls to eat a couple of pieces while out trick-or-treating, and then they can have a piece every night or so after dinner if they eat well. This means that by the time Valentines Day and Easter roll around, they still have Halloween candy, and this new candy gets mixed in with the old. We can't sneakily throw it away bit by bit, because these kids notice. It will be April and Ella suddenly wants to know where that package of gummy candy shaped like body parts is. Um, in the landfill? Consequently, we have way too much candy around (half of it stale) all of the time. This year, a local supermarket was offering a trade - bring in your candy the Monday after Halloween, weigh it, and get that much in produce/bulk items for free. Spencer pitched it this way to the girls: you can eat whatever you want on Halloween, then set aside 10 special pieces to save, and trade the rest