Tricks To Keep Halloween Candy In Check 🎃🍬

Having trouble controlling the intake of Halloween candy?

Unless you are a disciplined ninja or equipped with helpful restraint tactics, you end up eating too much of this low quality, highly processed junk food.

If you are someone with a sweet tooth then you are in luck! 

Here are 5 tactics that will help you avoid eating too much (if any) candy this Halloween.

1)Don’t Skip Meals or Snacks

• Skipping meals and snacks creates stress on your body and a stressed body is more likely to have sugar cravings. 
• Self control becomes extremely difficult when you're underfed. If candy appears it is much harder to resist because your body is lacking energy, vitamins and minerals. 
• If you eat a solid meal along with healthy snacks throughout the day (ie: protein shake, apple and almonds) I guarantee that it will be hard to eat candy.

2)Eat Enough Protein

• On the heels of not skipping meals, make sure each meal has enough protein.
• Meals that are low in protein mean that they are higher in carbs. As a result you will deal with blood sugar dips and greater hunger, weakening your resistance to candy.
• How much protein? This differs between people but generally you aim to have at least 0.8 grams of protein per pound of ideal body weight. The more active you are, the more protein you will require.

3)Stay Hydrated

• Being dehydrated will make you feel hungry even when you are not actually hungry. As a result you are more likely to have the urge to grab a sweet from the candy bowl.
• The simple solution is to just drink enough water throughout the day. 
• How much water? Click here to download your All About Water PDF.

4)Say It Out Loud

• Often we eat candy without thinking. It is not uncommon to have 5 or 6 candies before you become mindful of what you are doing. By then it’s too late.
• This may sound strange but as you are picking up the candy - say out loud “I am going to eat this candy” (even if no one is around).
• This helps you become more aware of your actions, encourages mindfulness, and engages your logical mind.

5)Educate Yourself

• The scary truth is that mainstream Halloween candy is some of the worst food you can put into your body. 
• Most of these candies contain highly inflammatory ingredients, allergens, and toxins known to disrupt everything from the gut microbiome to DNA, potentially contributing to ADHD symptoms and triggering allergies… And that’s without commenting on the effects of sugar that most of us already are aware of.
• Eating certain candies can be just as bad as smoking a cigarette!

Give these tactics a try - they should help you to say no to Halloween junk food this year.  If you are still having trouble, you can attempt a ‘clean sweep’ by throwing it all into the garbage…  If you still have a sweet craving, have some dark chocolate or walk to the best bakery in town and buy yourself a $10 chocolate croissant :)

Happy (Healthy) Halloween!