Let’s face it. Of all the holidays we celebrate, Halloween can seem like a nightmare for the health conscious. There’s nothing like gorging on candy, caramel and crystal-coated snacks to get your insulin levels surging and tempting you toward a mad sugar addiction. It makes life after Halloween seem kind ...
We've all done it — we've all raided our kids' candy stashes after they've gone trick-or-treating for Halloween. We'd hang our heads in shame, but we're actually performing a mitzvah ("good deed") by saving our precious children's teeth from extra sugar and premature rotting. Be proud of your efforts! You've ...
Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed I don’t like candy. There. I’ve said it. Halloween blasphemy, I know. But to my palate, candy’s not much more than cloying sweetness in every tooth-decaying bite. But before you cross my house off your kid’s trick-or-treat list, I’ve learned my lesson. I know that if ...
Around Halloween, I start to seriously freak out about my kids' health. Most parents seem to be perfectly comfortable with giving their kids sugar, fat and other related junk foods during the holidays. I get stressed. In fact, I go to houses where there are bowls of candy just sitting ...
ALISON LADMAN, For The Associated Press Why should Thanksgiving have all the fun? Let Halloween in on the pumpkin pie action by turning the classic autumnal dessert into a punch. This blend of spices, apple cider and ginger ale is delicious and rich, yet still refreshing. And it's easily adapted. ...
A man told Ypsilanti police he was walking in the 100 block of South Grove Road Friday afternoon when a young man attempted to rob him at knifepoint.