There they sit, in the dish, all innocent in yellow, orange and white, plotting. They have the power to ruin your dinner and send your diet over the cliff.  You know this, and yet your hand still creeps toward the tri-colored demons. The battle is lost. And for heaven’s sake, it isn’t even chocolate.

Resistance is futile when it comes to candy corn, and the candy’s time of year draws near. Did you realize that an estimated 20 million pounds of it is sold every year, (and that Oct. 30 is National Candy Corn Day)? Therefore, in an effort at diversion, we offer candy corn fanatics some alternatives to the evil little triangles of tubbiness made of corn syrup and sugar.

Juicy Couture is on the job with a pretty little candy corn charm that says, appropriately, “Live for Sugar” on one side ($42).

Proclaim your allegiance with an “I Love Candy Corn” T from Café Press ($20), or  hang your feelings on the door with Lillian Vernon’s candy corn wreath and garland, where giant candy corns are all dressed up in silk leaves and organza ribbon. Crate and Barrel creates candy corn cookies ($6), of all things, as well as a candy corn tray ($15) and candy corn mugs ($5-$9).

With very little effort, your home can become a candy corn castle. String candy corn lights from Amazon around your windows for a sugary glow ($10), or sweeten up your bathroom with candy corn shower hooks ($9).  Candy corn candles are nearly a category unto themselves. Begin with candy corn votives at Forever and a Day ($2), bump up to a giant-size candy corn candle that burns for 28 hours from Posh Chicago ($5), or go for a trifecta at Acklenhouse gifts: small, medium and large candy corn candles ($13/set).

Not satiated? Then just go ahead and be the candy corn. That’s right. Don the candy corn witch costume from buycostumes.com ($39), add some candy corn earrings from earringsgalore ($28), and then to fend off all the jokes about how sweet you are, hand out Jelly Belly’s miniature bags of candy corn to all your admirers (60 bags, $33). You’re going to need plenty.