Tips for a Healthy Halloween

With all of the sugar and candy that surrounds Halloween, it is important to remember that there are still healthy alternatives. Here are some healthy alternatives to handing out sugar-filled candy:

• Coloring books
• Chex Mix
• Raisins (Individually Packaged)
• Goldfish (Individually Packaged)
• Sunflower Seeds (Individually Packaged)
• Stickers
• Whole Grain Crackers
• Fruit Roll-ups 
• Trail Mix (Individually Packaged)
• Finger Puppets 
• Sugar-Free Gum

Here is a fun recipe that is festive and healthy:

Spider Pretzels

 Ingredients

• 2 round crackers
• 2 teaspoons smooth peanut butter
• 8 small pretzel sticks
• 2 raisins

Directions
With the peanut butter, make a cracker sandwich. Insert 8 pretzel "legs" into the filling. Spread a little peanut butter onto top of cracker and place raisins on top for "eyes".