Bags of carrots instead of candy corn. Raisins that aren’t doused in chocolate. A toothbrush in lieu of a lollipop. Now that’s downright frightening to a trick-or-treater. Your little ghosts and goblins are expecting goodies (as are the vampires, fairies and devils at your door). And while it’s easy to say “so what” to a day of candy-coated excess, there are things you can do to sneak in some healthy habits without sucking all the fun from the holiday. Halloween can actually be a great time to teach kids about good nutrition, while still keeping the holiday enjoyable for everyone,” says Dr. Stuart Fischer, a nutrition expert and author of The Park Avenue Diet.

When you consider that one in three American children are overweight or obese, you begin to see the importance of rethinking some holiday traditions—like eating bags full of candy. “Confronting childhood obesity and weight control is imperative in order to preserve long and healthy lifespans for children. In order to do that, parents must think creatively, because the task is not easy,” he says.  He offers some tips for scaring away some sugary habits this Halloween:

Invite Friends and Family for a Healthy Haunted Halloween.

Party Swamp Sludge Smoothies
Instead of serving soft drinks offer everyone festive low-fat smoothies

1/2 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. brown sugar
4 ice cubes

Combine in a blender. Add few drops of black food coloring. Yum!

Bloody Brew
Plain old reduced-calorie cranberry juice seems all the more spook-tacular when you pour it in a punch bowl and add some creepy critters. Freeze plastic spiders in ice cubes for a dab of extra disgusting fun.

Dracula Dip
Swap out the chips for veggies and serve up some yummy dip. At parties kids will eat anything dunkable, so get some carrots, celery, tomato, etc. and pair them with your favorite dip (using reduced-fat ingredients if possible). Food coloring will come in handy here, too—a couple of drops of red transform it into Dracula’s fav.

Goodie Bag Make Over
Raisins and apples are sure to solicit groans from trick-or-treat goons. But you can replace candy bars with granola bars. Bags of pretzels or animal crackers are better than gum and taffy.Rethink Chocolate:Banning the chocolate on this holiday is just too big a buzz kill. But don't get spooked—dark chocolate is just as delicious as milk chocolate, only healthier. Dark Chocolate has been proven to lower high blood pressure, is a potent antioxidant and is lower in calories than milk chocolate.

Get Poppin' and have a Rockin' Halloween
Buy bags of unsalted popcorn, spice it yourself with whatever you'd like and put it in little plastic bundles. Kids will not feel tricked while they getting this sweet treat.

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