Formosa Fitness

Get your hand out of the kid's candy pumpkin. And how do I know it's in there? Um....er..... :)

But seriously, Halloween candy shows one good thing that can help people control cravings and move towards a better diet: small serving sizes.

Halloween candy comes in those convenient bite sizes allowing you to better control your intake of these morsels. Having to un-wrap each one means you have a second or two to actually think about what you're doing. That pause gives you time to consider if you're satiated or not. The idea is to get re-sensitized to where one or two will satiate you instead of a whole bag.

Second, many of us grew up with the idea of finishing your meal or something you opened. Bigger candy bars or bags of M&Ms work against you greatly when you have that mindset.

Third, buying bite size candies are more expensive and we need to start making these junk food purchases more expensive, not less. We need to see these things as indulgences, not staples. Luxuries must be expensive.

Finally, the volume of a container of bite size candy will always be lower than non-bite size due to the extra packaging. Unless of course the bag/box is even bigger to make up for that fact (think Costco). So you'll be keeping less junk food in the house, period. That's a good thing.

So if you're weening yourself off chocolate or just looking for a way to enjoy yourself without totally wrecking your diet, learn from Halloween and buy bite size candies if you must. A half measure is better than no measure.