Does Halloween Candy Call You?

Does Halloween Candy Call You?
Many offices and businesses put out candy for their staff
and customers the week leading up to Halloween.  Studies
have shown that if candy is easily accessible and within
your reach you will consume 20% more than if you have to
get up and walk to it. Remember, the average American gains
five pounds from Halloween through New Years.

Most store-bought candy is loaded with saturated fat and
processed sugar, both of which as you know are horrible for
your health. The fat clogs your arteries and the sugar
sends you on an immediate roller-coaster of ups and then
crashes you down once your blood sugar levels drop, only
leading you to more of a desire to grab your next piece of
candy to help get you back up again. It has been said that
getting ‘off' sugar is almost as hard as kicking heroin
because it is so addicting!

So unless you are looking to gain a few pounds and tax your
heart with a full day's worth of fat, move the bowl of the
sweet stuff to someone else's desk.  Better yet, ask
everyone in your office if they really want it there.
Usually it is put out because "it is always out for
Halloween", but in reality most people are trying to watch
their sugar and fat intake and even though it tastes good,
they actually would welcome not having to resist the urge
all day long! (If businesses want to give out something to
clients, options can be a simple ghost or bat sticker to
pencils and pens decorated in an appropriate theme.

At home, if you have children, you'll be inundated not only
with all the loot your kids bring back but also you may
have purchased more than you needed to give out to the kids
who knocked on your door. What do you do with it all?  If
possible, the easiest of course is to get rid of it so
you're not tempted to eat it!  If the bagged candy has not
been opened, most stores will let you return what you
didn't use.  If your ghosts and goblins won't let you throw
away their hordes, put most of it in the freezer and only
eat ‘as needed'!  (When I was a child my Mother would
freeze our Halloween candy and when we asked for it we
would get one piece a day as our desert. On some years
there would be so much candy collected, that it would
actually last through the year until the next Halloween!)

The last tip for not letting candy get the best of you, is
to remember this simple rule: if you bite into a piece
thinking it will be really good and it is not as fabulous
as you anticipated -  spit it out! There is no law that
says just because you started it, you have to finish it!


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