My best advice is stay away from the candy aisles I use to love Halloween time just for all the wonderful yummy candy that was out at this time of year, every time I went to the store I would go down the candy aisle and pick up several bags of Halloween candy (no not to pass out to Halloweeniers it was for me to eat, hello now I see why I got so fat!! LOL
Here are a couple different articles I found to be helpful, (I didn’t not write them I just thought they were good so I am passing them along to you all)
12 tips on How to handle Halloween:
1. Buy the bare minimum of candy you think you'll need for trick-or-treaters.
2. Don't open the bags until the night of Oct 31st.
3. Buy candy you're not crazy about.
4. Offer trick-or-treaters small toys, stickers, pencils, erasers instead of candy.
5. Give out Healthier Treats - for example granola bars, sugar-free gum, and individually packaged portions of raisins.
6. Don't Ask Your Kids to Hide the Candy. Set a good example for your kids, model moderation, not deprivation.
7. Don't Get Too Hungry. It's much harder to resist candy when you're hungry.
8. Sip a Warm Beverage - Keep your hands and mouth busy while you hand out treats on Halloween night by sipping hot tea, decaf coffee, apple cider, or light hot cocoa.
9. Plan the Perfect Halloween Night Dinner - choosing a dinner that is high in fiber, and includes some lean protein and a bit of fat, so it will take some time to digest.
10. Avoid Boredom - People often end up munching mindlessly when they're bored. So keep busy Halloween night by making plans with family, friends, or neighbors.
11. Give away the leftovers the day after Halloween.
12. Make the Candy You Do Eat Last Longer, put a handful of your favorite candy bars in your freezer so that when you do enjoy a piece or two, it will last longer and you'll have the chance to truly savor the flavor. It takes twice as long to eat a frozen candy bar as one at room temperature.
Make wise choices. We've already established that you will probably not avoid all contact with candy this holiday, so know exactly what you are choosing when you reach into that jack-o'-lantern. One mini candy bar has around 80 calories in it, between 3 and 5 grams of fat, and is so small that just one would not satisfy 99 percent of the population. Some wiser choices, for around 50 calories, include:
Two Hershey's Kisses®
Two Dum-Dum® lollipops
Three Mini Tootsie Rolls®
One Nerds® mini box
Ten pieces of candy corn
Two small Laffy Taffys®
Two Jolly Ranchers®
One Junior Mints® mini box
One Mike-n-Ike® mini box
One small York® Peppermint Patty
We realize that the difference between 50 to 80 calories seems rather negligible, but as most of us might indulge in more than one serving over the holiday, those calories can really add up.
Some of the more popular Halloween candy has too many calories to be included in any healthy diet:
Twizzlers 1 treat size pkg.= 45 calories
Almond Joy 1 snack size bar = 90 calories
Milk Duds 1 treat size box = 40 calories
Butterfinger 1 snack size bar = 100 calories
Milky Way 1 snack size bar = 90 calories
SweetTarts 1 treat size pkg. = 50 calories
1 Tootsie Pop 1 pop = 60 calories
1 Tootsie Roll 1 small roll = 13 calories
Have a safe and low calorie Halloween
No comments:
Post a Comment