Halloween is a holiday that families enjoy, but the snacks associated with it are not usually healthy. Most children get overloaded with candy, that is full of sugar and calories. If you want your family to enjoy Halloween without all the junk food, creating healthy and fun snacks is a good way to do this.
Pumpkin Seeds
Most families carve jack-o-lanterns during the days leading up to Halloween. Roasting the pumpkin's seeds instead of throwing them away provides a healthy snack that many children have never tried. Seeds are a good source of healthy fats, which support your child's brain and eyes. Some of these healthy fats are eliminated when the seeds are cooked, so eating them raw is an option. If you choose to roast the seeds from your pumpkins, rinse and dry them. Heat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, and spread the pumpkin seeds on a cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast about 10 to 15 minutes. Serve plain or add to trail mix.
Shaped Toast
Making toast with whole-wheat bread increases your fiber intake. Fiber is important for healthy digestion and controlling your cholesterol. Whole-wheat bread is also a good source of complex carbohydrates, which give you energy. Once your toast is ready, use a Halloween-shaped cookie cutter and cut out ghosts, pumpkins or witches' hats. Use peanut butter or all-fruit jelly to decorate the toast. This is a fun snack to serve at a child's Halloween party or before school on the big day. This recipe works well with cooked pancakes or waffles, too.
Vegetable Skeletons
Using a picture as your guide, arrange a variety of sliced vegetables to create a skeleton. "Family Fun" magazine's website features a cat skeleton. Green beans make good ribs, cherry tomatoes create joints and carrots and celery looks like arm and leg bones. Use squash circles to make the back bone. Serve dip, such as hummus, in a bowl decorated to look like the face. This is a fun Halloween snack to involve your children in creating; many different animals will work. This masterpiece makes a statement at a Halloween party or as a surprise for your family before trick-or-treating.
Eyeballs
Halloween is largely about the macabre, and eyeballs fit right in with the theme. Creating healthy snacks that look like eyeballs gives you plenty of room for creativity. A recipe featured on 365Halloween.com uses carrot chips as the base. They are topped with mayonnaise and an olive slice. Or try, a slice of hard-boiled egg with an olive slice in the center. Eggs are a good source of protein and low in fat and calories. Melon rounds topped with blueberries are another option that increase your fiber and vitamin intake.
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