Well it's almost Halloween. Welcome again to what I like to call "The Eating Season." It starts with Halloween and continues through the holiday season until at least Super Bowl Sunday and often even into Valentine's Day. If you do choose to indulge in some Halloween treats, just remember having fun with food and friends is all part of healthy eating. Just make sure that one Halloween party doesn't continue for the rest of the week. Focus on the 90/10 rule - 90% of the time be consistent and more targeted with healthy choices while having fun 10% of the time. For example, if you eat 3 meals and 2 snacks daily, seven days a week, that would total 35 meals and snacks. So having fun about 10% of the time would mean that you might make a more fun choice for about 3-4 of those meals or snacks. Just keep in mind portion sizes. A "fun" snack might be having 1-2 cookies but not the entire package.
In a quest to stay on track, many people remove temptation from their house by bringing that excess Halloween candy to work. Another suggestion is to send it to Boatsie's Boxes - a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to supporting our troops. Items, such as candy, can be sent to the address listed in the following link:
http://www.boatsie.com/contactdonationinformation.html
Not overrun by Halloween candy? Here is the link to the list of other items needed:
Make a comment and let me know if you have other creative ideas for that extra Halloween candy.
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