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October 2008

•	Health Benefits of Halloween Pumpkin Seeds
•	Sweet and Spooky Facts About Halloween Candy
•	Halloween Health and Fitness Tips

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For many people, autumn events like Halloween and Harvest Day are fun times to dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, attend parties, and eat yummy treats. These events are also opportunities to provide nutritious snacks, get physical activity, and focus on safety.

Health Benefits of Halloween Pumpkin Seeds

Wondering what to do with all those seeds hacked from the orange flesh of your halloween pumpkin? You could try eating them. Nutty and salty with a crisp-chewy texture, pumpkin seeds make a nutritious and flavorful snack. Boiled, baked, or even raw, pumpkin seeds are packed full of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Just one serving (about 1/4 cup) gives you almost half the recommended daily amounts of manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, vitamin K, and zinc. Pumpkin seeds are a good source of protein and monounsaturated fats.

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Sweet and Spooky Facts About Halloween Candy

You know what you're thinking. Later tonight, after the kids are in bed and their Halloween loot is unguarded, what would it hurt if you swiped just a piece of candy or two from their stash? After all, your kids don't need it anyhow, right?

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Halloween Health and Fitness Tips

Halloween -- so starts the Holiday Season. The average American gains 7-12 pounds between Halloween and New Year's . Our holiday series of articles (see the related features section below for the rest of the articles in the series) will help you ensure that you won't be among them.

First, Halloween. As Halloween rears it's head, so does the plethora of wonderful smelling chocolates and other treats that tempt us as we walk through the aisles of our favorite stores. I will cover some tips, tricks and nutrition information for many of the popular candies to help you make the best choices .

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