by Charlie Brooks posted in Parenting

Halloween is over, but the candy remains. We've entered the season of sugar. From here through the end of the year, most of America will find itself buried under an avalanche. Even after that, Valentine's Day and Easter lurk around the corner in 2018.
Despite the sugar boom that's about to happen, many parents (myself included) try to ration Halloween candy. There might be no such thing as a sugar high, but a massive candy binge can still create lots of headaches -- and stomachaches, if kids eat too much too fast.
For a while as a kid, I hoarded my holiday candy so I could have a supply throughout the year. Sometimes, this resulted in rock-hard Twizzlers. Other times, I became absolutely convinced that certain candies tasted better if you aged them for a few months.
How long does Halloween candy last"
If you want to space out candy consumption for a few weeks or months, it's not that difficult to do. Expiration dates only indicate taste quality. In other words, eating an expired candy bar won't make you any sicker than eating a fresh one. According to the National Confectioner's Association, here's a breakdown of how long Halloween candy remains fresh.
Chocolate and bubble gum: Chocolate is the runaway favorite among trick or treaters, with 68 percent of people indicating that it's their favorite candy. Chocolate bars and bubble gum lose their freshness after only 2 months, but that's still enough time to save some until Christm...