As Halloween approaches, many kids are getting excited over the amount of treats that they'll get, moving from house to house. Concerned parents, on the other hand, want to prepare healthy snacks and treats for their kids.
According to Everyday Health (via MSN), nibbling candies and sweets will sure rack up the calories. Knowing what snack to prepare will help kids and parents indulge in the treats, while staying guilt-free.
Here are some snack suggestions that might help you enjoy nibbling through the holiday.
Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Tone It Up founders Karena Dawn and Katrina Scott suggests (via Today) this baked sweet treat made with chocolates.
Mix some drained chickpeas, almond butter, vanilla, coconut sugar, sea salt, baking soda, and baking powder; blend until smooth. Put in a baking pan, put some chocolate chips, bake in the oven, and voila! Chocolate chip goodness.
Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels
Dark chocolate is good, as it has less sugar. Kristie Collado from the Daily Meal shares (via MSN) this simple snack.
Get some whole-wheat pretzels, then dip them in melted dark chocolate. Allow to cool and set. You can even put sprinkles right after dipping to add variety.
Chocolate Covered Fruits
Another chocolate concoction kids will love. Collado advises using small round fruits like figs and berries. Dip them in melted white chocolate that's tinted with a little orange, then put lines on them to make chocolate pumpkins. Alternatively, you can put 'eyes' on berries covered with white chocolate, so that they can look like little sweet ghosts.
Using dark chocolate will work, too. This snack will put fiber in the usually sugar-dominated treat season.
Granola Bars
Everyday Health suggests buying KIND bars, as there are many varieties available. It would be good to choose Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew and Antioxidants, or Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate.
Although these kinds of snacks are usually reserved for on-the-go breakfasts or midday snacks, their sweet taste accompanied by low calorie counts (approx. less than 200 cal. each) makes them guilt-free choices.
YumEarth Organics Gummy Candies
EH recommends this irresistible snack. Who doesn't love gummy bears or gummy worms? YumEarth's gummy treats are made of natural flavors and extracts, giving you a sweet taste minus the artificial ingredients that other brands have.
They also come in 69-calorie packs, which makes it easier to keep watch of those calories, and also makes it a lot more guilt-free when giving away to happy trick-or-treaters.
There you have it. Try these treats, and enjoy the holidays.
