Healthy Halloween Snacks using Vegetables & Fruit

Halloween is definitely the season when we eat too much candy and an overload on sugar. With the best of intentions, it's difficult to avoid the temptations of Halloween candy. There are some things you can do to help bring some balance to the season! 

 

If you are having a party at home or at school, why not focus on some Halloween type snacks that are good for you and fun too! The following non-candy ideas are gluten free/ grain free and can be made vegan. 

I was visiting my friend Gail, and she served this adorable vegetable dip with cup up vegetables. Everyone oohed and ahhed at her easy and clever display that was totally sugar free and healthy. This could be done with humus, dip, or even guacamole. You could use any kind of cut up veggies and any color pepper. Gail used toothpicks to hold the olives in place for the eyes and nose.

Gail also served these adorable bananas made into ghosts and these little tangerines made into pumpkins with just a piece of celery for the stem. She used dark chocolate chips for the eyes. She said she just pressed them in and they stuck.

Gail also served some bowls of nuts, popcorn, and grapes, cheese and crackers-  we had a fun afternoon with no candy!

Last year, I took a mini pumpkin, scooped it out and turned it into a serving piece. It really looked adorable, served a purpose, and fit into the pumpkin theme!

How to Pumpkin Server Idea ( link to idea)

Try One Of These Dips or Fillings

• Homemade Guacamole ( vegan) 
• Homemade Humus ( vegan) 
• Ranch Dressing
• Blue Cheese Dressing ( read labels, some contain gluten)
• Greek Yogurt 
• Spinach and artichoke dip  
• black bean dip 
• Egg salad
• pumpkin butter spread
• cranberry sauce
• Cranberry Apple Chuntney ( vegan) 

Some of my healthy gluten free pumpkin recipes: 

pumpkin pie 

pumpkin pudding bars 

pumpkin rice pudding ( vegan)