If you want to make sure there are healthy foods at a picnic you’re attending, be sure to bring some.

• Make a green salad
• Bring fruit or veggies
• Bring your own bottle of water–or bottles to share
• Bring a platter of meat and cheese rolls–it will save you on carbs if you’d rather have dessert
• Bring vegetable kabobs

If you’re in the mood to munch, but feel low on energy (which means you have no intention of going for a walk) consider logging onto the computer and playing a word game, or puzzle, or card game. There are a lot of free ones out there. If you’re on Facebook, you can find a lot of games (called applications). Sometimes you can even play with friends.

Try sipping some water while you play and see if that stops the craving. If not, hopefully, by the time you’re done playing, you’ll have to be on to another activity and you won’t have time to munch.

I often tell people laughing works the core. Plus it makes you feel good. There are a lot of places or people to go to when you need a good laugh. Here’s one:

Jib Jab

They are often political, but you can also send amusing e-cards with images of you and your friends and family.