Ah, Halloween… One of my favorite holidays of the year.
Sure, the costumes are great. Though to be honest, I’m starting to recognize what people are dressing up as less and less each year. Am I getting old? LOL
But as a guy with a massive sweet tooth, I love Halloween for the tradition of trick-or-treating for candy and other sweets.
Ya know, it’s funny… As kids, we’d dive headfirst into our bags and gobble it all up. Nobody would bat an eye.
Now, as adults, suddenly it becomes “junk food,” and we limit ourselves through rules like, “never eat candy – it’s terrible for you!”
But is that really true?
Do you believe you can be healthy and still eat “junk food?”
You know, the foods that are brightly-packaged, highly-refined, and ultra-delicious?
The ones you might’ve been told to remove from your diet?
Well, I’m here to bring ’em back.
That’s because – for some people – junk food can play an important role in overall health, especially when consumed INTENTIONALLY.
In fact, these foods can actually charge other “batteries” for our health – like our social lives or emotional wellbeing.
Yes, junk food can actually be good for you… depending on the context.
Controversial? Maybe.
But there’s more to the story than “junk foods are bad for you — so you should never eat them.”
So today, indulge a little. Have a Snickers. Share a KitKat with a friend. Eat some candy corn, if you’re into that kinda thing.
Just make sure to do it intentionally.
And if someone judges you for it?
Tell ’em Ian sent ya.
Happy Halloween!
Ian
Ian Estabrook 