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Halloween is a day to have a lot of fun, but it also brings many opportunities to overload on sugar. There are candies and treats available everywhere, so it can be difficult to keep the sugar intake under control. 

However, we can enjoy Halloween in a healthy way by making some spooky snacks with wholesome ingredients that make them delicious and guilt-free, because snacking can be healthy and fun without the candies.

In fact, one of the tricks to get kids to enjoy healthy food is by making it fun. That’s what the holidays are all about, including Halloween.

So, here are two creative, healthy Halloween snacks that kids will enjoy making and eating because, at the end of the day, no parent wants their children to be high on sugar. 

What do I need to make these snacks

This is the list of ingredients needed for each snack:

HEALTHY SPIDERS: 

• 1 red apple
• 1 green apple
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 dates
• 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
• 8 chocolate chips
• 2 raisins

HEALTHY GHOSTS

• 1/2 banana
• 4 chocolate chips
• 1 raisin

How to make these healthy Halloween snacks

STEP BY STEP PICTURES

SPIDERS

GHOSTS

WATCH HOW TO MAKE THESE HEALTHY HALLOWEEN SNACKS (25 sec)

Why do I consider these snacks to be healthy

We can think that, for one day, we can indulge as much as we wish, but we often forget that too much indulgence can bring back an addiction. Our taste buds change. We’ll get back to craving more and more sugar, and in comparison, healthy foods might taste bland and boring.

We all know the importance of eating whole fruits with its fiber, especially compared to eating fruits in a liquid form such as a smoothie or a juice (1).

Yes, fruits contain sugar, but when we chew and ingest whole fruits, we do it together with its fiber, which helps our body to assimilate the sugar slowly, avoiding a spike in blood sugar. 

The spider snack, in addition, also contains peanut butter that has fat and has a similar function as the fiber in avoiding a blood sugar spike. 

So, we can definitely enjoy these Halloween snacks without worrying too much about it, but, like everything else, let’s just not overdo it. 

If you are making both recipes, a good portion for a child can be one ghost and one spider, depending on the age. 

REMINDER: buy organic peanut butter because peanuts grow under the soil, and since they are a legume with softer shells, they tend to absorb toxins and pesticides from the soil.

Also, make sure the one you buy has only peanuts on its ingredient list. 

If you have enjoyed this stop motion video, have a look at more healthy holiday recipes:

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Your turn: Have you ever tried making healthy Halloween treats? If not, do you think you will give these ideas a try? 

Let me know if you have any questions by leaving a comment below.

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Happy Healthy Eating!

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