Healthy Treats For Little Trick-Or-Treaters This Halloween

Candy and other sweets don't have to be the only treats you hand out to little trick-or-treaters this Halloween. There are also plenty of healthy options available that will be just as fun without causing a sugar rush and cavities. Here are some ideas for healthy treats you can use this year.

Dried Fruit

Dried Fruit

Dried fruit makes a great portable snack as well as a good Halloween treat. Grab a few bags of dried fruit, like apples, raisins, cherries, cranberries, dates, apricots and banana chips. Repack them in little bags. You can also get raisins and other dried fruit in small individual boxes that are ready to go.

Roasted Nuts & Seeds

Fall is nut season, so why not grab a variety of roasted nuts and seeds (including pumpkin seeds of course) and hand them out for Halloween. Just make sure the parents are aware of what you are handing out in case one of the kids is allergic to nuts.

Trail Mix

Combine the dried fruit and nuts. Add some dry cereal and a few M&Ms and you have trail mix. Use orange and brown M&Ms to give your trail mix that "Halloween Look".

Juice Boxes

Juice boxes make another great Halloween treat. They are already individually packed and ready to go into pumpkin pails or goody bags. Look for all natural juices without additional sugar.

Stickers

What child doesn't love stickers? Go to your local craft store, department store, or even the dollar store and pick up some little packs of Halloween stickers. The kids will enjoy playing with these stickers.

Dollar Store Toys

Since we were already talking about the dollar store, why not pick up some small toys there as well. Pick a few for boys and a few for girls and let the kids pick one when they come to your door. If you get a pack with a few little toy cars in them, it isn't any more expensive than a candy bar, but they will enjoy playing with it for weeks and months to come.

Grab a few of these healthy alternatives for Halloween this year. Just wrap it all up nicely in some little goody bags, or some of the specialty zippered bags you can get with cute Halloween prints on them and they will be ready to hand out. Parents will appreciate these healthier alternatives as much as the kids will enjoy the treats.

Healthy Treats For Little Trick-Or-Treaters This Halloween

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Kids Spooktacular Veggie Halloween Treats

Halloween is almost here and many parents worry about the amount of junk food that is going to be widely distributed. Candies and other goodies are a normal part of the festivities, but sometimes the sugars and syrupy concoctions are not quite what a parent wants their children to be eating. So what are the alternatives? Believe it or not you can make some veggie Halloween treats that will delight a child and have them coming back to request seconds, and thirds.

If you want to go the pre-packaged route then you should check out the shelves at your nearby health food or organic food stores. You can substitute small packs of dried fruit and granola mixes for the usual packs of candy. Kids enjoy these treats and there are many different varieties available.

Also you will be able to find pretzels, cookies and chips that are made especially to appeal to trick or treating children. The recipes used are healthy enough to suit any discerning parent, and kids will love them. Most stores will let you sample the foods before you buy them so that you can find the types of healthy products that you like best. Chips that are made from tomatoes, sweet potatoes and other veggies are extremely tasty and colorful. If you do not inform your child about the healthy nature of these delicious snacks they will never know the difference.

Maybe you would prefer to make a few treats at home instead of buying them at the store. There are lots of different veggie Halloween ideas that you can use. You might want to dip some dried fruit sections into some melted carob or organic chocolate. If you have a home food dehydrator you can even dry the fruit yourself. Just skewer a small chunk of dried apricot, apple or pineapple with a toothpick and dip it quickly into some of the melted chocolate and then set the fruit pieces on some wax paper to cool and harden. Before the chocolate becomes firm you can sprinkle a bit of freshly grated coconut onto the surface for an added taste blast.

Choose some firm, crisp apples and skewer them with a Popsicle stick through the core. Instead of dipping them in that sticky caramel or red, cinnamon candy coating you can go natural and dip them in some organic honey. Then you can coat them with a layer of crushed graham cookies or granola. You might even want to sprinkle the honey coated apple with some trail mix or coarsely ground pecans. Let your imagination be your guide, and do not forget to let your kids have some input. Their ideas may lead to some surprisingly delicious taste treats.

Prepare a haunted buffet table for Halloween that is simple but absolutely (Spooktacular). The key ingredient is the name that you choose for each food item. A bowl of grapes (peeled is best, but unpeeled will work) can become "ghostly eyeballs". A container of cooked spaghetti that you have sprinkled with Parmesan Cheese can be named "Wriggly Witchy Worms". Even a rather plain platter of cut celery can become a welcome Halloween treat. Just slice the celery into different lengths. Combine 1 cup of peanut butter with 1/3 cup clover honey and 1 cup of raisins in a food processor or blender. Fill the celery crevices with this mixture and arrange the slices on a platter. Then name the dish (Bat Bones) or some other clever title. You will be amazed how tempting these healthy dishes are for guests of all ages. Who can resist veggie Halloween treats that are this much fun to make and eat?

Article by Stanley Lewis for The Kids Window who are celebrating this years Halloween with loads of fun theme based Halloween activities including kids Halloween costumes, Halloween accessories and loads of other fun Halloween ideas.

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