I'm A Doctor, These Are The Best (And Worst) Sweets To Give Trick-Or-Treaters

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6902025c1800001cfae8fa20.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Aleli Dimaculangan via Getty Images" /></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="https://huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/halloween">Halloween</a> is nearly here – meaning dozens of kids are headed to a front door near you very soon.</p><p>If you live in an area where trick-or-treating is a pretty big deal, you’ll probably want to buy in some sweet treats to hand out to tiny ghouls and monsters – unless you opt to turn off your lights and pretend nobody’s home (in which case: no judgement, save yourself some cash).</p><p>If you<em> are</em> planning to hand out treats however, a doctor has issued a word of warning. </p><p>Paediatrician <a href="https://www.doctify.com/uk/specialist/arindam-das">Dr Arindam Das</a> spoke to <a href="https://totalkare.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Totalkare</a> about some specific Halloween dangers that can lead to an increase in “blue light” callouts during spooky season.</p><p>One of them is pumpkin carving, he said, due to the obvious risk of cutting themselves. </p><p>“Young children are also at risk of choking on hard sweets,” he added.</p><h2><strong>So what are the safest sweets to give then?</strong></h2><p>The main takeaway is that hard or boiled sweets should be avoided at all costs for kids under the age of five (so it’s probably a wise move to forego them completely).</p><p>Whole nuts, popcorn kernels, chewing gum and small jelly sweets “all are high choking risks”, he added. Nuts are also problematic for those with allergies.</p>&