When gathering the treats you will offer this year think about some possible healthier options.
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation has 5 helpful strategies to keep kids from going overboard on the Halloween treats.
1. Feed ‘em First — make sure your kids are fueled up before they go trick-or-treating with a healthy snack or meal, so they don’t dip into their treats.
2. Pillow cases are for pillows — give the kids smaller treat bags like recycled grocery bags so they won’t bring home too many sweets, and keep the pillow cases and trash bags at home.
3. Surprise ‘em with health, not horror – Be the healthy house on the block by offering treats like pre-packaged snack-sized dried fruit, pretzels, or baby carrots.
4. Give ‘em treasures for treats — Hand out boxes of crayons, stickers, colored pencils, erasers, Halloween tattoos (the removable kind!), or rubber spiders!
5. Patrol those treats — After inspecting all treats to make sure they’re safe, remind the kids to eat their treats in moderation, so they last longer (wink, wink). Store the bag in a high but public place so you won’t be tempted to snack on the candy either!
