top
Total Solution Packs Focus of the Whole You
Shop   -  Blog  -  Index  -  About  -  Contact  -  Home
What is Team BODi?
Free Sample Workouts
Streaming Workouts
Try Shakeology Risk-Free
Workout Programs
Nutrition Programs
Workout & Nutrition Bundles
Nutrition Products
Free Online Coaching
Free Sample Workouts
Lose Weight
Get Fitter
Team Howtobefit on Facebook Team Beachbody Coach Rich Dafter on Instagram Team Beachbody Coach Rich Dafter's Blog
Coach Rich Dafter
CEO and Head Coach
Rich Dafter

Healthy Halloween - Beating the Halloween Boos

From Team Beachbody - Click here for resources, tools and information to help you to reach your health, fitness and positive lifestyle goals!

Healthy Halloween Tips

Halloween kind of sneaks up on you, doesn't it? One minute, you're fretting over how to eat healthy during the upcoming holidays when suddenly BANG! It's midnight on October 31st, and you're dressed as a giant M&M, going through your kid's trick-or-treat booty looking for a little treat before bed. They're just little Snickers - you can eat three or four guilt free, right? Wrong. Oh, the shame.

Well okay, so maybe that exact thing hasn't happened to you, but something close has, surely. So what's a giant M&M to do? As usual, Beachbody has come up with a few suggestions.

Kids should eat dinner before trick-or-treatingCandy ain't that dandy.
How tough do you want to be on your youngsters? Trick-or-treating is right up there with Easter egg hunts and Santa Claus visits for most kids. Deny them and you might have a revolution on your hands. But if you must, try replacing candy gathering with a trip to an age-appropriate haunted house or some other community event. Then you can stop somewhere for ice cream on the way home. No, ice cream isn't good for you, but it's much better than a giant bag of candy and it keeps your brood from feeling cheated.

If you decide to allow trick-or-treating, the first thing to do is make sure kids hit the sidewalk with a big, healthy dinner in their belly. This can inhibit urges to sample the loot en route. When the kids get home, insist they turn over the goods. Then you can dole it back out to them a few treats at a time over the next few weeks. If you really want to get Machiavellian about it, once Junior hits the hay, throw half of his candy away. He'll never know the difference.

Give out cool little doodads instead of candyFinally, lead by example. Just because your neighbors are handing out sugary junk doesn't mean you need to. Although we live in an age when giving out homemade snacks or fruit is frowned upon, your local discount shop should have all kinds of cool little doodads that any kid would be happy to have, from crayons to rubber spacemen to our favoriteChinese finger traps.

Customize your costume.
Trick-or-treating is dandy, but for many, Halloween is a chance to let your hair down and recognize the night for the pagan bacchanalia it was meant to be. It's a chance to put on a mask and be someone you're not.

Idle hands are the snacker's worst enemyIt's all about the costume, man. So the first thing we advise is that you throw out that aforementioned M&M outfit. You've been working out all year! You've got a fit body now, so don't hide it! America needs fewer M&Ms and more shirtless barbarians and cheerleaders!

While you're designing your costume, think props. Idle hands are the snacker's worst enemy. If you're a naughty devil carrying around a pitchfork all night, it's a lot harder to get your hands on those nachos. Same goes for masks. There's no way around it; you're going to eat and drink less if you wear a gorilla mask.

With a few simple shifts in thinking and a little planning, Halloween can be turned into a pretty healthy holiday. If you can get by all those candied apples and individually wrapped snacks without gorging, congratulations. Thanksgiving is going to be a snap!

back to top
Join the BODi Team
and Save 20% on
BODi Products

Learn About This Rewarding Business Opportunity
Annual BODi Membership
With Live Streaming Workouts
Now Just $179.00!
Beachbody On Demand Annual Membership with BODi Free Trial
Try the BODi Shake
30 Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Shakeology Daily Dose of Dense Nutrition
BODi and Shakeology Bundle
Save $284.78

Beachbody On Demand and Shakeology Bundle
BODi Performance Bundle
Save $269.78

Beachbody On Demand Performance Bundle
Free Sample Workouts
XB Sweat + Sculpt
Free Sample Workout
LIIFT MORE
Free Sample Workout
4 Weeks for Every Body
Free Sample Workout
FIRE AND FLOW
Free Sample Workout
Job 1
Free Sample Workout
645
Free Sample Workout
Let's Get Up
Free Sample Workout
9 Week Control Freak
Free Sample Workout
30 Day Breakaway
Free Sample Workout
#MBF
Free Sample Workout
Barre Blend
Free Sample Workout
10 Rounds
Free Sample Workout
LIIFT4
Free Sample Workout
Transform :20
Free Sample Workout
Shift Shop
Free Sample Workout
Mes de Mas
Free Sample Workout

Top      
The goal of BODi is to provide you with solutions to reach your health and fitness goals. Click here to learn more about BODi Coach Rich Dafter.

Disclaimer: BODi® does not guarantee any level of success or income from the BODi Coach Opportunity. Each Coach's income depends on his or her own efforts, diligence, and skill. See the US Statement of Independent Coach Earnings

© 2023 Howtobefit.com  -  About   -  Contact  -  Join My Team  -  Site Map  -  Shop   -  Home