A Manhattan dentist has offered to buy back Halloween candy in an effort to save children’s tooth enamel. I say Bravo! He is offering $1.00 per pound of “excess” candy as “there’s only so much you can eat.” I love this idea and believe it is a great way to teach different lessons to children.
But what is the dentist going to do with the candy? He is sending it to soldiers overseas. When I read that, I got a bit concerned. Aren’t soldiers overseas someone’s child? Don’t they have teeth to keep healthy?
So I thought about throwing the candy away and then thought about how wasteful it would be to throw away food. But, is candy food?
I really don’t know what the best thing would be to do with the candy. I once had a similar dilemma with beauty products. I had sample items that I didn’t want to use because of some of the ingredients. I was going to give them to a homeless shelter and then thought, “if it wasn’t good enough for me, why is it good enough for a homeless woman?” I threw away the items.
I really love the idea of buying back the candy and I applaud a dentist for stepping forward to protect children’s teeth before a problem arises, and not just focus on fixing a problem once it exists. I’m just not sure what the best thing is to do with all that candy.
What do you think? What would you do?
