3 Ways to Beat the Tricky Treat Temptation

Halloween may be only a couple of days away, but I've been talking to worried nutrition patients about this tricky wellness subject for over a month now. The thought of free, unfettered all-day and night access to candy sends a shiver of diet dread down their spines. Well, I have good news, one day of being a chocoholic will not make you fat! The Cleveland Clinic reports that chocolate, in moderation, is good for you. Yes, the super dark chocolate is better than a mini kit-kat but it still has a bunch of flavonoids, antioxidants and falvanols -- all of which help reduce stress on the little cells in your body. No bones about it! Halloween, like all holidays, can be celebrated and should be something to look forward to. I can remember the taste of trick-or-treat victory like it was yesterday, with my pillow case in hand--yes, I was that kid. The smell, taste and texture of that half eaten snickers mini is as burned into my memory as is the plastic mask pinching my face with the smallest eye-holes ever. There is no reason to overreact to temptation and hide from Halloween with kale in hand to ward off the candy calories. We all know that chocolate can be healthy, so Halloween candy is mandatory for your nutritional wellness and for one night a year can make you feel like a kid again. That being said if I see an orange pumpkin filled with fun size bars sitting on your desk on November 10th then we are going to have some issues. Luckily, candy is not the only food that can ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news