Getting in a bit of protein before the sugar high
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- October
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Great idea by Amy for mixing healthy with fun (and gross!) this Halloween. Â
It got me thinking, what’s the best low-GI, pre-trick-or-treating dinner you can think of to counterbalance all the sugar they are about to consume? (I know how I feel when I eat a lot of sugar on an empty stomach, ugh.)Â
 I think this year I’ll go with poached or roasted chicken, some green vegetable (not the sugary ones they prefer like corn or carrots) and brown rice.Â
 Then, they can go as crazy as they want. Â
To me, Halloween is actually a great holiday for healthy eating — it’s full of natural consequences. I can tell them to take it easy on the candy all I want, but sometimes that Halloween bellyache is a far better teacher. (What a great lesson to learn at a young age: Just because one handful of M&Ms tastes great, that doesn’t mean five fistfuls plus 20 Tootsie Rolls and four Three Musketeers bars will.)
I can also talk about the importance of saving for a rainy day. But it’s far more powerful, I think, to see your sister still enjoying her Halloween stash two months from now when you ate yours all at once.
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I try to have my kids eat a filling, nutritional meal before trick-or-treating. Since we are in a rural area and houses are far apart, I drive them around in the car. They can sample a few of their goodies as we drive. Once we get home, it’s usually about bedtime and I dole out the candy over the next few days. The kids used to protest, but now they like the fact they still have candy in their lunches to barter with long after everyone else’s is gone!
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