Summer can be so much easier to eat well. The bursting red tomatoes, buttery greens, corn-on-the-cob, and fair-weather activities are so suited to a healthy lifestyle. This time of year gets downright frightening. We traditionally overeat for Thanksgiving and the holiday season, but most terrifying for me, as a parent, is Halloween!
Bulging pillowcases full of candy will never facilitate anyone's quest for a healthy lifestyle. It cannot. Not even when doled out in daily rations. Not when the treats last for weeks until your family is so sick you have to figure out how to compost candy. Or worse, find a charity that donates it to vulnerable populations, at which point we have to ask how generous it is to feed the hungry empty calories.
For years I have been trying to tame the Halloween monster. It isn't easy! Many a greedy little goblin has snubbed my pretzels and popcorn. More than a few tears have been shed over the unfairness of limiting candy consumption. But I am still "working it". That is why I was so excited when a friend turned me on to Green Halloween, a non-profit, grassroots community movement to create healthier, and more Earth-friendly holidays.
Check out their website! We would love to hear your ideas for healthy Halloween!