Did you know that according to the article, Candynomics, the average US family buys over $44 dollars of Halloween Candy each year? Halloween candy accounts for nearly 25% of candy makers yearly gross sales! It is also estimated that a staggering 41 million children will be trick-or-treating on October 31st. Will you be there with them?

Here is some thing to consider before you decide to reach into your child's pail of candy:

The average American eats a whopping 24.7 pounds of candy each year ALONE! Just think about the calories, fat and sugar!

Let's do the math:

There are approximately 20 "Fun Size" packs of M&M (T) candy per pound.

If all the average American ate was 24.7 pounds of "Fun Size" M&M(T)'s per year, that would be 494 packs.

There are approximately 70 calories in each bag. 494 "Fun Size" M&M(T)'sat 70 calories each = 34,580 total calories digested. (With a pound of body weight = 3500 calories, that's an extra 10lbs per year we pack on!)

Total sugars? 9g x 494 = 4446 grams of sugar!

Congratulations America! You just ingested an extra 1071 cubes of sugar in one year alone!

Approximately 20 million pounds of Candy Corn are sold in the US each year! Wondering how much sugar that is?

Again, let's do the math:

There are approximately 294 pieces of candy corn in a pound. Multiplied by 20 million, that is 5,880,000,000 individual pieces of candy corn. Yikes!

With 5.76 calories in each piece, multiplied by 5,880,000,000 pieces, that is 33,923,076,923 calories in all of the candy corn sold in the US each year!

How much sugar is that? Well, there are 1.07g in each piece! That is 36,997,692,307g of sugar in all!

In terms of sugar cubes..... da dump da dum... 8,704,482,567.

Our suggestion: Let your kids have fun, but be mindful of how much they intake. For you, you know when to quit. It's best to refrain from the candy and eat an apple or frozen grapes, but it's not always easy.

Good Luck! And have fun trick or treating!

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This recipe has to be one of my new favorites! Make it once and you have 12 delicious mini-quiche egg muffins that are not only clean but filled with goodness and only around 50-60 calories a piece!

Vegetables are full of essential vitamins that we need for our bodies to perform optimally. The richer the color - the richer the goodness! Color your morning and try this recipe - it's fabulous!

Clean Eat Recipe: Egg Quiche Muffins

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Ingredients:

4 scallions (or green onions), minced
2 carrots, shredded
1/2 red bell pepper, minced
1/2 zucchini, shredded
14 egg whites
4 whole eggs
1/2 tsp basil
1/4 tsp oregano
Dash of sea salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 12-muffin tin with olive oil (using a mister)

2. Combine vegetables in a big bowl. Fill each muffin tin 2/3 full with vegetables.

3. Whisk eggs and seasonings in a large mixing bowl.

4. Use a 1/3-measuring cup for the egg mixture and pour slowly into each muffin tin. Egg mixture should fill tin the rest of the way. Bake for 30 minutes or until muffins have risen and are slightly browned. Serve.

He & She Tip: Muffins will stay for approximately 1 week refrigerated, or you can freeze them for later consumption (be sure to thaw overnight in refrigerator before eating).

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Source: Oxygen Magazine, "Eat Eggs, Get Lean", October 2011

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