As Halloween is very soon, and the time change to fall back is soon after, here comes the season of food and feasting on treats. Let’s tackle some wellness tips for the first fall food holiday – Halloween.
It does not matter whether you have kids to take through the neighborhood, a local party or other treat gathering event, or they come to your door, you must maintain the control. Here are some tips to help you with that.
Make a Plan: You must decide ahead of time what you are going to do on Halloween night. Are you taking the kids out? Or are you the designated greeter? Even better, turn off the porch light to have a quiet dinner and a movie. You may not be able to get away with the last one, so lets go to the next tip.
Don’t Buy Early: Do NOT buy your treats more than a week ahead. Even a few days prior is sufficient. I bought mine just two days before. (The candy company and the stores are banking on you buying way ahead, cause they just KNOW you will be back for more.) Purchase the treats for the kiddos, not for you, and avoid opening them prior to the big night. Even better buy treats you don’t even like. (Peanut butter taffy anyone?)
Rethink the Treat: Try something different. Ideas: fruit snacks, single-serve microwave popcorn, pretzels, cheese and cracker or peanut butter and cracker packages, packages of trail mix, sugar-free gum, single-serve packages of instant cocoa or cider, sticks of beef jerky, 100 calorie snack packs, rice krispie treats, granola bars, individual servings of dried fruit. Want something completely new and different to give-away? The PLAY-DOH Halloween Trick or Treat Bag (not candy but still edible – though it does contain wheat). It’s 20 cans for $4.00 so not too bad, and I would have loved to get this as a kid! http://www.hasbro.com/playdoh/default.cfm?page=products&product_id=20702
With Your Own Kids: Walk the kids, don’t drive them around the neighborhood; the exercise is good for both of you. Don’t take your kids candy and treats, and after five days get rid of anything that is left; if it is still there, then it really isn’t a favorite.
After it is over: It’s the season for the non-perishable food drives, so take your extra candy and donate it. Some of the children in the shelters or for the families, who can’t afford food, aren’t really able to get out there to trick-or-treat, so let them have the leftovers. You certainly don’t need it and your kids don’t either.
Follow these tips and you will safely get through the Halloween season and on your way to the next Fall Feasting Day...
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