It’s no joke: Halloween is chop full of fun activities. Candy, spooky parties, haunted houses, hay rides, pumpkin patches, pumpkin carving, dressing up as whatever or whoever you please, the list goes on! However, every year everyone says the same thing: “I ate way too much sugar!”
That’s a pretty subjective statement. Eating too much sugar is different for everyone, and truly, there really isn’t any harm in treating yourself to one night of your favorite sweets. This is especially important to teach your kids, that moderation is key when it comes to these fun activities. The good news is, you can fill up with some fun, healthy snacks AND enjoy this exciting holiday!
In fact, eating healthy foods will help you and your kids fill up on fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, which will help to curb the sweet tooth and prevent eating an entire bucket of candy in one night. It’s also fun to teach kids how to make healthy foods fun!
Check out these 5 spooky and healthy Halloween snack ideas to set your special day up with success:
1. Pumpkin Pizzas
Pumpkin shaped pizzas? You bet! Make your own quick & easy whole wheat crust and cut it into the shape of a pumpkin. Let your kids decorate it with assorted veggies to create a fun and spooky pumpkin face!
It’s important to eat dinner before going trick-or-treating, or to whichever event you’re planning, to make sure everyone is feeling full before diving into the candy buckets!
2. Boo-nanas
Everyone loves a funny banana treat! Slice bananas in half, then use peanut butter to attach chocolate chips (or whatever you and your kids can think of) to the eyes.
You can also freeze half the bananas, put them on a popsicle stick, attach the eyeballs, and eat as a fun, tasty, frozen treat!
3. Spooky Oranges
What a perfect food to “dress up” as a jack-o-lantern! These spooky oranges can be “carved” into fun faces, or peeled to look like a fun pumpkin.
For the stem, use chopped celery, cucumber, or even pretzel sticks.
4. Pepper Pumpkins
Make the perfect stuffed pepper recipe and carve them into fun jack-o-lanterns!
Pepper pumpkins are a nutritious meal packed with vitamin C, fiber, & protein, which helps everyone fill up before diving into the sugary foods.
5. Halloween Eggs
Deviled eggs aren’t just for Easter – make them into fun Halloween eggs and enjoy them as an appetizer or alongside a meal.
Use celery as the pumpkin stem, or whatever other creative idea you have to make these pumpkins cute and fun!
Don’t have a deviled egg recipe? Try this one!
Remember, it’s okay to enjoy the holiday! Don’t count the number of candies you eat. Be mindful, make sure to eat healthy foods to fill up on fiber and protein, and let yourself have a little fun!
Have A Healthy & Happy Halloween!