Trick or Treat Yourself: Healthy Treats for Halloween

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Healthy Halloween Snacks

Tired of the sugar overload that comes with typical Halloween candy? Using a little extra creativity, you can still have those festive, nostalgic treats during Halloween while adding a more nutritious spin to them. These treats could be used to serve at parties, lunchbox treats, or if you just want some better options that won’t give you such a sugar crash. 

Tips to Make your Treats more appealing and festive for Halloween

-             Decorate the treats to give them that Halloween vibe you’re looking for 

-             Mixing and having a balance of sweet and savory flavors in the treats 

-             Don’t restrict yourself from still having those traditional Halloween treats these alternative options are great options if you’re looking for a more nutritious treat! 

Easy-nutritious Halloween Treats to Try this year: 

-             Spider bites: chocolate and peanut butter covered pretzel sticks arranged in formation of a spider. 

-              5-ingredient Dark Chocolate Bark: a great opportunity to mix nutritious ingredients like nuts or seeds with dark chocolate to create your own take of chocolate bars. 

-             Ghost bananas: halved bananas with drizzled peanut butter or chocolate and chocolate chips for eyes. 

-             Peanut butter apple with monster teeth: sliced apples with nut butter and sunflower seeds placed as teeth. 


Why Choose a Nutritious Treat? 

-             Incorporates more protein: helps you stay full for longer, helps stabilize blood sugar, helps maintain muscle mass, helps prevent overeating. 

-             Incorporates more fruits or vegetables: rich in fiber, a variety of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that support immune health, gut health, and can reduce the risk of chronic conditions. 

-             Limits intake of high sugar foods: helps reduce calorie intake for weight management, prevents drastic blood sugar spikes, limits drastic crashes in blood sugar and energy, and lowers risk of chronic conditions. 



https://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy/photos/healthy-halloween-recipes

https://meaningfuleats.com/5-healthy-halloween-kids-snacks-gluten-free/

https://www.eatingwell.com/best-no-added-sugar-snacks-for-better-blood-sugar-11798195


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