Don’t let Halloween “trick” you into too many “treats” this year! This candy infested holiday may only come once a year, but it can actually be quite healthy if you follow these easy tips. Pretty spooky news right?
#1 Pick Your Flavor
Before you fist dive into your coworker’s or child’s candy stash this year, shake things up and be a little picky. What are you craving? Chocolatey, fruity, nutty, minty etc. Once you decide treat yourself to one or two pieces only. It’s not tricky….four fun size candy bars equals the full thing, so pick wisely.
#2 Make It Last
Hard candy like lollipops or jawbreakers take a long time to eat, so sucking on these treats can keep you from overeating. Kind of hard to pop open and devour four fun-sized Snickers when you have a Tootsie Roll Pop between your lips.
#3 Close Up Shop
Set a firm schedule for trick or treaters, say 6-8pm? This will help you pace out your give outs so that once the clock strikes eight you don’t have buckets full of sweetness leftover to tempt you. Plus those 8pm visitors will love you for those handfuls of goodness you drop into their pillowcases.
#4 Shake Things Up With A Meetup
Still trying to find something to do for Halloween? Go on a wicked adventure. Meetup, the world’s largest network of local groups, is the perfect go to for those who want to actively celebrate Halloween this year. You and your baby can dress up and go on a spooky stroll in San Francisco with Halloween Stroller Strides, you can up your pace and race in Atlanta on a Halloween Bike Ride, or go on Haunted Halloween Hike in Los Angeles. More than 9,000 groups get together in local communities each day so join in on the fun and find a scary excursion near you.
#5 Treat It As A Treat
Not a meal. Make sure to have delicious, filling and healthy meal before trick or treating. Sweet temptations on an empty or unsatisfied stomach sets you up for a serious binge. This year make your Halloween treats the desert in your diet, not the main dish.
