Feeling scared by Halloween?

Are you haunted by the thought of never-ending Halloween treats? Halloween does not have to sabotage your weight management efforts. Use the following tips to create a weekly action plan for Food. Enjoy the chills and thrills of Halloween, while continuing to stay focused on your program and meet your health and weight loss goals.

Use these tips to make your Halloween less frightening to your weight loss efforts:

• Remember that Halloween is a holiday, not a holiweek or holimonth. Treat yourself to a “splurge” on Halloween or the day of the party, and then get back on track with your weekly plan.
• To reduce temptation, wait to open the first bag of Halloween candy until trick-or-treaters arrive at your door.
• Slip on a scary Halloween mask or costume. You'll have fun and be less likely to sneak in candy.
• Hand out individually decorated packages of non-sugary treats, such as pumpkin seeds, animal crackers and sugar-free gum. Keep a snack dish of crunchy vegetables with low-fat dip by the door for you to nibble on instead of the trick-or-treat candy.
• Pop in a movie and your bag of Jenny's Cuisine™ White Cheddar Popcorn while waiting for trick-or-treaters to arrive at your door. This will help to distract you from the candy bowl, while you enjoy a low-fat, portion-controlled snack.
• If you have extra candy after the last trick-or-treater is gone, bag it up right away and take it to work or give it to the neighbors.
• If you are going out with your children to trick-or-treat, be sure to eat your Jenny's Cuisine™ before you leave the house. This way you won't be hungry and tempted to eat candy.
• Take the focus off food and focus on enjoying activities with your children:
• Decorate the house with Halloween decorations such as pumpkins and corn stalks.
• Carve pumpkins into funny faces and spooky frowns.
• Dress up in costume as a character from your favorite Halloween movie.
• Record your body's physical hunger/satisfaction signals on your menu to self-monitor your internal signals. Use those signals to help rate the value of an unplanned Halloween treat.
• Purchase candy that you don't like and give it all away so you aren't tempted by any leftovers.

Above all, keep in mind that Halloween is a day to enjoy time with your family and friends-it’s not all about candy!

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