Halloween is one of the most exciting nights of the year for kids—costumes, friends, and of course, candy. But if you’re like me, you try to make thoughtful choices about what your family eats during the rest of the year. Artificial dyes, high-fructose corn syrup, and large amounts of refined sugar aren’t things most of us want our kids eating regularly.

Then Halloween arrives and suddenly there’s a bucket of candy on the kitchen counter that seems to last for weeks.