Fun Halloween Treats to Make This Weekend

 

Since Halloween is on a Monday this year it is important to have a plan so that you can enjoy your cheat day, which ever day you choose, and then get right back on plan. Halloween day can easily end up being a 3 day party and candy filled weekend, so start preparing now so you won’t be unhappy with the scale next weekend. Here are some fun and healthy treats and snacks perfect for this weekend.

 

Cheese and Crackers

 

 

Use Halloween themed cookie cutters to cut cheese into your favorite Halloween shapes! Pair cheese with Ak Mak, Wasa or Vans crackers, or add them to a veggie or fruit platter. 

 

Veggies and Dip

 

 

Take a small pumpkin, wash it and hallow it out. Place a small bowl in the pumpkin and add hummus or guacamole. Cut up some fresh veggies for dipping and you are all set!

 

Fruity Pumpkin

 

 

For this one you will need blueberries or blackberries, strawberries or red grapes and oranges or tangerines. Using a round plate, arrange the fruit so that it looks like a pumpkin face. It’s so cute and your kids will want to enjoy it too!

Another option is to take small oranges or tangerines and draw Jack-O-Lantern faces on the skin of the fruit. It’s an easy snack or fun surprise for your kids to find in their lunch! 

 

Ghostly Cheese

 

 

Take a low fat cheese stick and draw ghost faces on the back. Easy and adorably spooky!

 

Halloween Fruit Kabobs

 

 

Take cubes of orange cantaloupe and black berries and place them on a skewer, alternating between the two for a fun black and orange Halloween treat. 

 

Remember, Halloween is one day. If you see treats to candy over the weekend, try saving it in a Halloween treat bag (like the ones below) to enjoy on your Cheat Day. That way you won’t miss out on anything but you also won’t indulge for three days straight. 

 

 

Another important tip is to get rid of Halloween candy as soon as possible. You can give it away at parties or make sure you only buy enough for Tricker or Treaters, or you can donate or give back Halloween candy to organizations like Operation Gratitude or participating dentists and businesses. 

 

Find our more, along with more recipes and tips on our previous blog post Halloween Tricks and Treats. 

 

Have a Fun and Safe Halloween!

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

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