Tips for a Healthy Halloween

Halloween brings to mind excesses of candy and sweets, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Halloween can be accompanied by healthy eating. The California Raisin Board offers some tips on healthy Halloween eating.

– Plan ahead. A little food planning goes a long way toward helping you make healthier food choices. Plan and pack your snacks and meals the day before — to avoid temptation.

– Choose wisely. Make healthier food choices are that are also delicious. For example, choose Cocoa Raisin Muffins and Pumpkin Pie Popcorn Mix with Raisins as tasty and healthy alternatives to Halloween cookies or candy. Go to http://www.loveyourraisins.com/ for these and other sweet and healthy treats.

– Get moving. Make exercise a fun, family affair. If you’re hosting a Halloween party — either at home or at your children’s school — incorporate games, such as relay races or dancing to get children moving.

– Trick or treat? Most Halloween treats are loaded with sugar and have no nutritional value, and parents are just as tempted as kids to eat them. This Halloween, offer your trick-or-treaters a sweet and wholesome treat — California Raisins! Just 1/4 cup of California Raisins is a serving of fruit, making it a guilt-free treat for children and moms.

For more nutritious, kid-friendly recipes, visit Love Your Raisins.com

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