pa href=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833010535c1d7a0970b-pi style=FLOAT: rightimg alt=Grizzoween[1] class=at-xid-6a00e00986beda8833010535c1d7a0970b src=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833010535c1d7a0970b-320wi style=MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px //a Halloween is the beginning of the holiday season for a lot of people.#0160; It either starts with a big party full of food and alcohol, or with your kids bringing home bags full of candy.#0160; And for many the party continues through New Year’s Eve – or the Super Bowl!/p pHalloween doesn’t have to be the beginning of the end of your healthy living.#0160; You don’t have to avoid candy, food and alcohol on Halloween and the rest of the season.#0160; Just make good choices./p pBut how do you make good choices when the bad ones are so much more fun?#0160; We are hoping this will help, or at least put into perspective exactly what you are eating when it comes to the candy.#0160; /p pCheck out this a href=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=6115016amp;page=2 target=_blankEat This, Not That: Halloween Edition/a from abcnews.com. /p pPotato Chips vs. Marshmallow Peeps…one serving of potato chips has 17 grams of carbohydrates where as three of the peeps have 28 grams of carbs./p pFrench Fries vs. Chocolate Bars…A mall order of French fries has 230 calories and 13 grams of fat.#0160; Three Hershey’s fun-sized chocolate bars have the same amount of calories and fat as the French fries./p pDoughnuts vs. Candy Corn…22 pieces of Brach’s candy corn has more sugar then a Krispy Kreme caramel kreme crunch doughnut./p pSugar vs. Sugar Free…5 pieces of the sugar-free Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups have less calories, but more saturated fat then the regular cups./p pFat vs. Fat….a quarter cup of Sun Maid Vanilla Yogurt Raisins has more fat and calories than two strips of Oscar Mayer bacon./p pThink you#39;ve got it under control?#0160; Try out this a href=http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/quizzes_questions.asp?quizid=62 target=_blankTrick vs. Treat Candy Quiz/a to see how much you know about the candy that will be around your house or office this weekend! /p pNow that you have done the quiz, are you looking for Halloween alternatives?#0160; Try low-fat chocolate milk, a 100-calorie portion control pack, individually packaged pretzels, or check out this article for a href=http://parenting.ivillage.com/gs/gscelebrations/0,,bwg,00.html target=_blankhomemade treats/a.br //p