Why read: Looking for creative ways to sneak healthy into your child’s meal this Halloween? Check out these 13 healthy Halloween snacks for kids that are spooky and fun.
It’s mid-October, which means most of the kids – my son included – count the days to Halloween.
And while kids look forward to all the candy and sweets, we moms think about how to sneak in healthy treats.
Check out these super creative – and what’s most importantly healthy! – Halloween snack ideas for kids. Most of them are easy to make and can be packed into your child’s lunch box to enjoy in school.
1. Spooky Spider Energy Balls – There is so much goodness packed in these small nutritious energy balls: dried fruit, seeds, oats, honey. Plus, they are very easy to make no-bake treats.
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2. Witch Chips and Guacamole – This witch made of chips and guacamole is an excellent Halloween party food for both younger and older kids alike.
3. Spooky Spiderweb Bananas – This doesn’t require cooking or prepping. Just take a banana and make a spiderweb out of the skin. That’s it – so simple!
4. Mini Ghost Pizzas – Pizza is always a hit with kids. And when it looks like a mini ghost even better.
5. Monster Apple Bites – These fun apple monsters might not look very spooky but will certainly bring a smile to your kid’s face. Instead of edible eyes, you could use berries or whatever you can find that would look good as an eye.
6. Spider Cookies – This is a fun recipe to make with the kids. You can use it to bake all sorts of fun-shaped cookies from spiders to bats to witches’ hats. These will be a hit in your preschooler’s classroom.
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7. Roasted Halloween Vegetables – Don’t we always look for ways to sneak more veggies into our children’s meals? Check out these fun carvings you can make of all kinds of vegetables. Isn’t witch hat adorable?
8. Halloween Fruit Treats – What better snack for a kid than fruits? No child can resist their fruit snacks when they look this fun. Plus quick and easy to make for mom!
9. Pumpkin Oat Cookies – Another healthy and delicious cookie your kids will love. Use seeds or nuts to decorate.
10. Mummy Hot Dogs – This is by far one of the most popular Halloween treats out there. You’ll see Halloween mummies made of all kinds of different foods on Pinterest. All you need to do is wrap thin strips of dough around hot dogs or your favorite veggies (carrots, bell peppers, zucchini – all will do). And voila! You have funny-looking mummies.
11. Ghost Meringue Cookies – Don’t these look cute? You can add food coloring and make them look cool although white ones look the best, IMHO.
12. Apple Turnover Mummies – I couldn’t resist including another mummy recipe in this roundup. These look super delicious and fun to make.
13. Pumpkin Yogurt Bites – Pumpkin and yogurt what could be healthier? I’d use plain yogurt instead of vanilla for this recipe and just add blended fruit for the taste.
There you have it! 13 of the healthiest and easy-to-make Halloween snacks for kids. These all are great for your toddler or preschooler lunch box, as an after-school snack, or as Halloween party food. Even if you’re not a crafty mom, you can easily make most of these.
Have a fun and spooky Halloween!
And let me know in the comments what’s your favorite healthy Halloween snack for kids this fall.
Tamara Tsaturyan is the owner and writer of Thriving In Parenting, a website focused on providing simple tips for busy parents — easy and healthy recipes, home decor and organization ideas and all things P A R E N T I N G.
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