A Healthy Holloween

A few times a year you may find it pretty hard to maintain a healthy diet. Halloween is one that can cause a lot of strife, especially between kids and their parents. There are many creative alternatives to help prevent kids coming home with a bag of candy that weighs as much as they do from eating it all. My favorite is the HALLOWEEN FAIRY.

The kids can still go out and trick or treat and then they leave their bag of goodies for the Halloween fairy. I believe she is the second cousin to the Tooth Fairy and is related by marriage to the Easter Bunny. In the morning the kids wake to find a new toy or some other exciting surprise in place of their bag of candy. I have many friends with young children who have told me their kids are far more interested in the new toy then they ever were with the candy. Result: Happy Healthy kids!

The last step is to get the candy out of the house lest YOU become tempted to put a dent in the stores. You can take it to work and "sick" it on your co-workers or do the world a favor and throw it out.

Sarah Marshall is a candidate to graduate as a Naturopathic Doctor in June 2009. She is currently practicing as a medical intern at the Natural Health Center Portland, OR. If you would like to schedule and appointment for a personalized health consultation with her call (503) 552-1551.