You know I always had any food I wanted and I agree about holiday candy. My mom always had to throw most of it away, we never pigged out on it. I rememeber every Easter each of us had huge chocolate bunnies - we would take a bite off the ear and put it in the fridge and it was never touched again with most of the rest of the candy. It was always there no reason to pig out! I'm now thinking I will raise my children with healthy choices but also have other choices in the house so that they may have that sometimes also. From what I have seen and read here it seems the kids who are forbidden sugar completely go crazy when they do get a hold of it.