| Posted By |
Message |
|
|
What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
We still have a basket full of Halloween candy, and now we've added the Christmas candy. I also have stacks of cookies, caramel popcorn, and other junk that's come into my house somehow. What the heck do you do with all the candy and crap? My kids can't eat this all (and I don't want them to). We've been doing two (2) pieces of candy almost every night since Halloween, and there is a barely a dent in it. Do I just throw it out? It feels so wasteful, but I don't know what else to do at this point. Does anyone have a strategy to avoid this build up in the future?
|
Posted 12/26/18 11:59 AM  |
| |
|
Long Island Weddings
Long Island's Largest Bridal Resource |
NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
Name:
..being a mommy and being a wife!
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
I eat it
|
| Posted 12/26/18 12:13 PM |
| |
|
LSP2005
Bunny kisses are so cute!
Member since 5/05 19461 total posts
Name:
L
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
We use Halloween candy to decorate the gingerbread house. Then, we throw it out. Some of it does get eaten. Others brought to the office. I bake cookies with the kids, and use some of the holiday candy as decorative elements in the cookies. Again, some are eaten and others are thrown out. And most of the holloween candy sits in a bag and gets thrown out by next Halloween when they need to use the bag again. I put it away and they forget about it. Then I throw it out.
|
| Posted 12/26/18 12:23 PM |
| |
|
nycbuslady
LIF Adult
Member since 9/15 1068 total posts
Name:
|
What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
We eat it. Or, if it's truly too much, I bring it to the office.
|
| Posted 12/26/18 12:27 PM |
| |
|
nycgirl
Angels!
Member since 3/09 7721 total posts
Name:
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
We started to donate it. We eat for 3-4 days and then donate all the rest to organizations that use it for snacks. School accepts donations as well as the dental offices. Popcorn stays as school snacks.
|
| Posted 12/26/18 1:31 PM |
| |
|
jlm2008
LIF Adult
Member since 1/10 5092 total posts
Name:
|
What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
If you are your husband work in an office, bring it there. Everyone at my job brings cookies, candy , leftover cakes and assorted crap all the time and it it's gone in 2 minutes. Otherwise, if that's not an option, keep a few favorites and toss the rest!
|
| Posted 12/26/18 1:58 PM |
| |
|
|
|
What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
Sounds like I just need to toss it. I did look into donating the Halloween candy, and then I got lazy and never did it. Next year, I need to research it ahead of time.
My office has it's own pile of cookies/candy/nuts/popcorn that isn't being eaten. A lot of the stuff came from my husband's office, so he can't really take it back there. I tried to take to to holiday parties, but I seemed to end up coming home with more stuff. We've eaten plenty of it, but I really think it's regenerating, because there never seems to be less of it.
|
| Posted 12/26/18 2:42 PM |
| |
|
LuckyStar
LIF Adult
Member since 7/14 7274 total posts
Name:
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
Posted by NervousNell
I eat it
Yes. An alternative never occurred to me 
|
| Posted 12/26/18 2:49 PM |
| |
|
|
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
Posted by LSP2005
We use Halloween candy to decorate the gingerbread house. Then, we throw it out. Some of it does get eaten. Others brought to the office. I bake cookies with the kids, and use some of the holiday candy as decorative elements in the cookies. Again, some are eaten and others are thrown out. And most of the holloween candy sits in a bag and gets thrown out by next Halloween when they need to use the bag again. I put it away and they forget about it. Then I throw it out.
That’s a good idea! Decorating the gingerbread houses
I would keep a few bags of the candy (chocolate for me) that we like and dump the Halloween stuff. I’d keep the cookies and stuff from Christmas that I like or that looks good. Everything else gets dumped
|
| Posted 12/26/18 3:09 PM |
| |
|
NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
Name:
..being a mommy and being a wife!
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by NervousNell
I eat it
Yes. An alternative never occurred to me
Lol. I was so confused by the question. It's like asking what should I do with all this wine I was gifted?
|
| Posted 12/26/18 3:31 PM |
| |
|
MrsT809
LIF Adult
Member since 9/09 12167 total posts
Name:
|
What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
I asked my kids to pick 5 pieces of Halloween candy to put away for gingerbread houses and they were so excited. I think they ended picking closer to 15 each! The rest we ate or threw out. I usually save a few lollipops for long car rides or occasional treats. Christmas I try not to get a ton but what comes in eventually gets eaten or thrown out.
|
| Posted 12/26/18 7:50 PM |
| |
|
M514
Hi
Member since 8/10 6011 total posts
Name:
|
What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
I threw out a ton of halloween candy knowing we would be getting some for christmas.
|
| Posted 12/26/18 9:20 PM |
| |
|
BargainMama
LIF Adult
Member since 5/09 15660 total posts
Name:
|
What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
I'm on a diet, so in the trash most of it goes! We literally just threw out the Halloween candy yesterday!
|
| Posted 12/27/18 7:17 AM |
| |
|
Momma2015
Mommax2
Member since 12/12 6656 total posts
Name:
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
I bring it to work. I had Halloween candy in a bowl on my desk for 2 or 3 days after Halloween. It pisses me off though because people would stop and actually complain that I didn't have the type of candy they liked.  Or when I was all out asked me when I was getting more... next year you ungrateful @sshole! 
|
| Posted 12/27/18 8:14 AM |
| |
|
jams92
Member since 1/12 6105 total posts
Name:
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
Posted by NervousNell
Lol. I was so confused by the question. It's like asking what should I do with all this wine I was gifted?
This comment made my day!
|
| Posted 12/27/18 10:35 AM |
| |
|
lightblue
LIF Adult
Member since 1/17 2249 total posts
Name:
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
I bring all extra candy, etc to work and it usually goes!
|
| Posted 12/28/18 7:51 AM |
| |
|
MissJones
I need a nap!
Member since 5/05 22147 total posts
Name:
|
What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
I bring it to school and either drop it off in the office or hand it out to my class.
|
| Posted 12/28/18 8:58 AM |
| |
|
TTCwithHope
LIF Infant
Member since 4/10 297 total posts
Name:
M
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by NervousNell
I eat it
Yes. An alternative never occurred to me
Lol. I was so confused by the question. It's like asking what should I do with all this wine I was gifted?
|
| Posted 12/31/18 10:39 PM |
| |
|
lorich
.
Member since 6/05 9987 total posts
Name:
Grammie says "Lora Gina"
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
Halloween candy gets donated to the troops 2 days after Halloween. We pick out a few pieces and donate the rest. Christmas candy isn't a problem for us, he just gets a few pieces in his stocking.
Cookies, etc. We eat it for a bit, but then just toss it. After a while we're just over all junk and move on.
|
| Posted 1/2/19 12:11 PM |
| |
|
Otherme
Square head cutie pants
Member since 3/06 6899 total posts
Name:
|
Re: What do you do with all the Candy/Cookies/Popcorn???
Ha, yesterday i made DS go thru the candy bowl (still a bunch from halloween, plus hannukuh, plus random xmas stuff) and pick out 5 pieces to keep and then i dumped it all.
I still have the Ghiradelli chocolate, and the Trader Joes chocolate bark for me and DH, but other than that, i purged it all yesterday!
don't care that its wasteful, don't care at all. I want it gone and i'm tired of eating it all!
|
| Posted 1/2/19 1:34 PM |
| |
|
