Tip Tueday: Anti-Guilt Halloween

Halloween Health Tip #1: Don't Buy Candy Yet!

Halloween, to a kid, is always about getting dressed up and getting a ton of candy. As we get older, we tend to dress up less ... but the candy eating doesn't decrease. So how can you avoid overeating Halloween candy this week?

Here's my first tip: don't buy the candy just yet!

I find that when I buy my Halloween candy too early, I tend to open a bag to snack on myself. I say, "Oh, I bought too much and it'll go to waste anyway... it won't hurt if I eat some pieces now." Yeah, okay... it may not hurt the trick-or-treaters, but it'll definitely hurt my waistline!

So don't buy your Halloween candy just yet. Wait until Friday or Saturday -- this way, you don't have all week to munch on Snickers and Kit Kat bars.

How do you avoid overeating Halloween candy? Do you have any anti-candy tips? 
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Thanks to msenergydrink for this awesome guest post!

My tips: instead of eating the leftovers all yourself all at once and feeling horrible about it bake some into treats and share those treats with family and friends..make a cake or cupcakes and stick some 3 musketeers or milky way in it... or when halloween night is coming to an end and you still have lots of candy left over let the kiddies take handfuls so you aren't left with lots. Or go trick-or-treating yourself except do it the opposite way- go to the houses in your neighborhood where the kids live and give their family some extra candy!

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From: msenergydrink@healthkicker

Guest post: Halloween Treat Ideas for Tip Thursday

• From: justJENNrecipes
• About Me: http://justjennrecipes.com

Well, let’s kick off this week before Halloween with some Halloween inspired treats from the past!

Halloween Grave Cupcakes (recipe, here)


This is an all time favorite. There’s nothing creepier than a doll arm popping out of a cupcake, fo’ real. 

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Mini Caramel Apples (recipe, here)

Who doesn’t love the look of caramel apples – and when they are mini? TOO. ADORABLE.
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Caramel Apple Cupcakes (recipe, here)

In sticking with the apple theme, if you don’t want to mess with sticky caramel – here’s the next best thing…in cupcake form!
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Gingerbread Haunted Mansion Library (recipe, here)

I make a lot of gingerbread houses, usually for xmas, but a few years ago we decided to make a very large one for Halloween. This one’s a library. A haunted library.
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Gingerbread Haunted Mansion (recipe, here)

The first haunted Library was very clean. Very minimal. This one? Well, it was like Halloween barfed all over it. In a good, sweet, candy way. I loaded this thing up good, and considering that it was already over 17 inches tall, you can imagine with all the candy – this weighed a TON.
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Trick or Treat Cupcakes (recipe, here)

Finally, there’s is nothing better than a cupcake, topped with a cookie, plus some candy. Sugar overload.

What's your favorite Halloween treat to make?