Make this celebration a fun and healthy option.
The festivities of the increasingly common “Halloween”, like many others are surrounded by lots of food. In fact, in this case we could say that it is a time of many sweets; However, it is not the food of the parties that is wrong, since this is part of the social dimension that a healthy diet must contemplate, points out the nutritionist Beatriz Cuyaz of the Mexican College of Nutritionists.
The specialist points out that the real problem is excess, on the one hand, and on the other, not being aware of what, how and how much we are eating. The reality is that if we pay attention we can enjoy a? Halloween? healthy?. Here are some tips so that both children and adults have a dark party but without damaging our health.
It is time to be original. P wadis give fruit, bags of popcorn or peanuts with dried fruit, even something other than food as a small toy, prayer cards, crayons, etc.
This type of holiday is an excellent time to talk to your children about what is healthy eating. Tell them that they do not have to eat all the same day, that they can save and eat them on different days so as not to fall into excesses and really enjoy them.
Balance the menu for the rest of the day. If you know it’s a party at night, try to make breakfast, lunch, and snacks lighter and have more vegetables and fruits.
If you want to consume fewer calories, remember that you can use non-caloric sweeteners, both in drinks and in desserts, you can even look for some candies that use them and thus not fall into excesses.
If your children are going to ask for? Halloween? walk 2 more laps and when you return home play games like bags, jump rope, dance, etc.
If the little ones want to eat all the sweets, it is a good time to explain that we should only eat when we are hungry and stop when we are satisfied.
The sweets or desserts are not the dark ones or the bad ones in the story, what really scares us is not eating in the right portions, not consuming many vegetables and fruits or not enjoying moments with friends. And even more scary, it gives not doing any type of exercise or physical activity. Be careful, lots of sweets and no exercise can unbalance your diet. So to enjoy these holidays do not forget to be very aware of what and how much you eat, as well as how much you move.