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Here are a few tips and tricks to make your Halloween night a treat!

1. Eat first. If you are going to a party, make sure to make yourself something to eat before you leave. Have a nice big salad. Drink a big green smoothie. Fill yourself up on healthy food before you go to the party. Plan ahead so you won’t be starving at the party.
2. Bring a bottle of water with you. You will probably want something to drink besides diet cola.
3. Bring a green smoothie with you. You can call it “swamp water”, or “the Creature From the Black Lagoon”, or Frankenstein’s favorite beverage. Be light about the conversation surrounding your green goo and you just might get someone interested in green smoothies!
4. Savor your favorite candy. If there is candy there, and you want to eat it, pick one candy. Pick your absolute favorite that you haven’t had in ten years. Take a moment away from the rest of the party, and try to savor it. Just a word of warning - it will most likely not taste as good as you might think. This can be a wake up call that raw food really does taste better than what we imagine!
5. Drink responsibly. If you know you are going to a giant drunkfest, and you are going to drink alcohol, bring organic wine to the party instead of reaching for the keg. If it is a big party you might want to hide your special wine away, or ask the hostess to put it in a special spot for you.
6. Bring your own snacks. Bring a raw food bar like Pure bars or Larabars, trail mix or some dehydrated snacks in your bag or purse. You will probably be having so much fun that you won’t want to leave to go eat raw food!
7. If there is a fruit or vegetable tray, raid it!
8. Avoid temptation. There will be people at the party that just want to stuff their faces, or drink alcohol until they puke. Try your best to avoid these people because they will want to bring you into temptation. And they might want to puke on you. Not cool.
9. What is your ideal Halloween party? Before you enter the party, take a moment to plan out your ideal party situation. Perhaps you want to remind yourself that you are there to see friends and meet people, and not to gorge on candy and alcohol. Perhaps there is one person you really want to talk to - so make a point to find this person and spend time with them.
10. Remember, this is a party! Go out there and have a great time. This is an opportunity to let loose and dress up and have a good time. Stay positive, and celebrate.Remember, Halloween is one of the few holidays we have in mainstream society where we can be goofy and wild and dress up as whatever we want!

    You could even dress up as a raw food superhero, or as a goji berry, or something like that! It’s up to you!

Have fun!

- Heidi
Raw Food Right Now!

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photo credit: Western Themed Halloween party photo by Jeffedoe via Flickr

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