Trick or Treat!
Halloween used to be one of the only times during the year that children had candy. Now, not only do children have access to candy consistently throughout the year, but they also have many other sources of sugar and sweeteners in their diets.
Here’s how to keep the fun in Halloween without a complete sugar overload for your family:
Food Treats for Trick-or-Treating:
- Yogurt-covered raisins
- Fruit leather
- Pretzels
- Candy made with natural ingredients
- YumEarth Organics brand has fruit snacks that will meet almost all allergy and specialty diet needs – they also taste good! They’re organic and have no: artificial dyes or artificial flavors, and they are free of: tree nuts, peanuts, egg, gluten, soy, dairy, fat and are 100% vegan. Wow – try to find that in most Halloween treats! You can buy them at Whole Foods, Amazon.com, Target, and other retailers.
Food Treats for Snacking and Parties:
- Sliced apples with caramel dip
- Popcorn and Caramel corn
- Mini pumpkin muffins
- Roasted pumpkin seeds
- See our Pinterest Halloween Page for photos of these creative ideas:
- Banana Ghosts (half banana with chocolate chip eyes and mouth)
- Clementine Pumpkins (clementine with celery stem)
- Cut-out Halloween Shapes Sandwiches
- Jack-o-Lantern Quesadilla or Cheese Sandwich (cut out a face with knife or cookie cutters)
- Pretzel and Cheese Brooms (pretzel, string cheese, chive)
- Vegetable Tray Skeletons
Non-food Treats:
- Stickers
- Play dough
- Silly Putty
- Pens / Pencils
- Bouncy Balls
Tricks:
Watch for these ingredients in Halloween candies and reduce them (offer a trade with your children for some of the better treats listed above):
- High fructose corn syrup
- Artificial colors
- Nuts (for children with nut allergies)
- Hard candies that can be a choking hazard
Have a spooktacular Halloween!
Love the pinterest page, wow there are some awesome ideas there!