Fun Halloween Treats for Kids

If you want to give out something else besides sugar coated candy at Halloween then you are on a healthy road, it is not hard to find replacement Halloween treats that parents of trick or treaters will love just as much as the kids love them.Traditionally Halloween is associated with kids going out door to door trick or treating and then returning home with buckets filled to the rim with more treats than they will ever be able to eat.

Kids usually end up sharing the candy with their friends and the parents end up taking containers of candy to work with them to share at the office with their friends as they do not want their kids to have all of it and sometimes the candy is hidden and stays there so long that the parents no longer remembers where it is so it actually goes stale.

With today’s education and continuing attention on obesity in America with everyone helping young kids on how to not become obese,it is time we come up with tasty and healthy treats instead of giving them candy.Halloween comes one day a year,there are many options for giving out Halloween treats that are healthy or maybe giving out a non-edible Halloween treat.

Instead of the traditional sugar filled treats what alternatives is there that we can toss into those goodie bags,hitting sales at some discounts stores will easily allow you to stock up on all of these healthy Halloween treats that your kids will want to pack in their lunches for school.

Juices are always tasty treats as they come with their own little straws and are disposable cartons making them a favorite with kids.

Fruity treats are a excellent snack,rolled fruit that is dried and comes in packets.

Crackers or pretzels that usually come with cheese snack packs,these are great little treats that come in packages that include spreadable cheese.

Granola bars made by cereal manufacturers,these companies are always coming out with new flavors to entice kids to eat more healthier so these tasty bars make a great alternative to the tradional candy bars.

Microwave popcorn is another good idea as you can now buy this high fiber fun eating snack which is low calorie and it comes in individual serving sizes,can be purchased in a box this way you can pour them into a bowl and give them out to the kids.

100 calorie packs of snacks or cookies,favorite cookies like Chips Ahoy are being made in smaller more bite sized cookies and are being packed in smaller 100 calorie size packs.

Pretzels that are yogurt covered are a tasty sweet favorite to kids too and are a great alternative to candy.

Bags of trail mix are a good choice as trail mixes often have M&Ms along with other chocolate pieces this way kids are still getting candy but on a lower scale and this treat has dried fruit and nuts so it is a healthier food.


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