The day after Halloween , kitchen tables across America disappear under mountains of candy. Parents hover, debating their next move. Should they let their kids binge? Quietly sweep half into the trash? Summon the Switch Witch to swap the sugar for a toy?

Pediatric dietitian Diana Rice says: none of the above.

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“Let them go for it!” Rice tells TODAY.com. “Halloween night should be a total free-for-all, and potentially even the following day, too.”

If kids know there’s another chance coming, she explains, they won’t feel like it’s their one opportunity and go overboard.

After that, the structure shifts. “Once the excitement has passed, I recommend three pieces of candy a day,” Rice says. “Maybe with lunch, ma

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