Spooky season is officially upon us 👻… bring on the cute decorations, costume shopping, and yes, Halloween candy! I know, I know – Halloween candy can be stressful, triggering, and much more. Trust me, I’ve been there! I’m here to tell you that halloween candy isn’t special or something to fear this season. Whether your internal alarm system goes off when you’re around the festive candy, or you straight up refuse to have these sweets in the house, this blog post is for you. Let’s work on normalizing these sweets by incorporating them into our day-to-day, to take them off of this sacred pedestal we have kept them on for so long. Today, we are building a Halloween Candy snack plate to do just that!

When building this snack plate, I want you to keep this idea in mind: I am having what I want, and adding what I need.

To expand on this, we are taking the thing we want (Halloween candy), and adding elements we need to it (adding in other macronutrients for nutrition purpose, increased satiety, etc). This is gentle nutrition! Practicing this add-in method often results in you feeling satisfied and your best, physically and mentally.

Quick note:

This is just one of a number of snack plate combos you can create. Go ahead and tailor to your liking using the add-in method and the practice of gentle nutrition! Further, don’t feel like you *have* to eat your Halloween candy this way. As I mentioned, this is a tool you can use to balance out your candy, but by no means is it a rule! I love candy by itself, and I love adding to my candy in ways like this… it all comes down to your needs in a given moment. Honor them as best you can with compassion and kindness!

Read the notes below the recipe card for more.

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P.S. Ryann is officially out on maternity leave! Time has truly flownnn and the baby is here 🥹 While this means she isn’t taking on any new individual clients until 2024, she is NOT leaving you high and dry. Make sure to get on the waitlist for when she comes back. You can join here itsryannnicole.com/waitlist 😍

And if you’re ready to dive in now, I highly recommend starting with this course ➡️ itsryannnicole.com/hfm

P.P.S. You can find more balanced eating and meal inspo on Isabel’s Instagram @isabels.plate or here on the blog under Healthy Recipes!

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