Have a Healthy Halloween

The Healthy Turtle did a little research to help you make the safest, smartest and healthiest decisions this Halloween. It isn't bad if you eat one to three pieces of candy on Halloween, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association said in a My Health News Daily Article, but you should pay attention to the kind of candy you're eating.

Here's what My Health News recommends as the healthiest and least healthy candy choices this Halloween-

The healthiest are:

• Jolly Ranchers- 70 calories, no fat and 11 grams of sugar in three pieces.
• Blow Pops- 60 calories, no fat and 13 grams of sugar in one pop.
• Gobstoppers- 60 calories, no fat and 14 grams of sugar in nine pieces.
• Pixy Stix- 60 calories, 0 grams of fat and 15 grams of sugar in seven straws.
• Candy corn- 140 calories, no fat and 32 grams of sugar in 19 pieces.

The least healthy are:

• Mr. Goodbar- 250 calories, 17 grams of fat (including seven grams of saturated fat) and 23 grams of sugar in one bar.
• NutRageous- 260 calories, 16 grams of fat (including five grams of saturated fat) and 22 grams of sugar in one bar.
• Snickers- 280 calories, 14 grams of fat — (including five grams of saturated fat) and 30 grams of sugar in one bar.
• Baby Ruth- 280 calories, 14 grams of fat (including 8 grams of saturated fat) and 33 grams of sugar in one bar.
• Mounds: 230 calories, 13 grams of fat (10 grams of saturated fat) and 21 grams of sugar in one bar.

Excessive candy consumption is not the only health concern on Halloween. A recent post in The Baltimore Sun's Picture of Health discussed the dangers of pumpkin carving. Here are a few tips they suggest to keep your hands and fingers injury free while carving your pumpkin-

• Pick a good work Environment. Carve in a clean, dry and well-lit area.
• Have a responsible adult in charge.
• Involve children in a safe way.
• Sharper is not better, use a pumpkin carving kit.
• Watch where you cut, and always cut away from yourself.
• Don't drink and carve.
• Know when to seek medical help for a dangerous cut.

For some safety tips for children and trick-or-treaters, read the UMD Center for Young Children's Halloween Safety Tips.