More than any other holiday, Halloween is the one children associate
with food. More specifically, it’s visions of candy bars, cookies and
other sugar-and-fat-laden snacks that dance in their heads.
And while no one wants to deny the fun of Halloween and the treats that
go along with it, parents need to remember: All things in moderation.
That’s especially true when it comes to surgar and fat.
For parents who want to avoid food treats all together, nutritionists
at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics say they can still treat the
children with such things as stickers,
brightly-colored pencils or carnival-like trinkets.
There’s also the option of healthy, nutritious snacks. With that in
mind, consider these devilishly good, quick-and-easy sugar-free snacks.
For extra fun, let
your trick-or-treater join in the fun of preparing them.
Toasted Jack O’ Lantern Teeth
Scoop out a 20-pound pumpkin; rinse seeds and save. Place seeds on a
flat cookie sheet; sprinkle with about 1/2 cut of low-salt soy sauce.
Bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees; still. (Seeds will begin to
brown.) Bake another 10-15 minutes. Cool before eating.
Wiggly Goblins
Ingredients:
1 can fruit-flavored diet soda pop
1/2 cup lemon lime or orange juice
5 envelopes unflavored gelatin
12 packets Equal
food coloring
Boil one cup diet pop. Combine remaining ingredients; add to boiling
mixture. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Pour into candy molds.
Refridgerate.
Frozen Chiquitas
Peel banana. Insert popsicle stick in end. Dip in fruit-flavored yogurt
and roll in favorite crushed cereal. Freeze.
Fresh Apple Flip
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups apple juice
1 1/2 cups packed crushed ice
1/4 cup skim milk
2 T. Sugar Twin
Blend apple juice, ice and sugar twin on high. Add milk and blend until
frothy. (Makes three large glasses.)
