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Fun & Healthy Halloween Food

With Halloween upon us, I think of food.

Alison Kallstrom • October 12, 2012
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Yummy, sugary treats are always delish, but for my little ones I am always on the lookout for healthy snacks that will fortify them and distract them from all the junk that they inevitably get in their treat bags.

It has become a sort of tradition that I make a three bean veggie chili for dinner on Halloween night before trick-or-treating.  I found the recipe in Cooking Light years ago and it is full of vegetables, beans, and warm, comforting flavors.  I love one-pot meals and this one does the trick.  My kids love it with lots of cornbread on the side.

This year, though, I’d like to add some new tasty treats to the table.  Here are some ideas that inspired me:

Blueberry Rickety Eyeball Punch courtesy of Food Network

Blueberry Rickety Eyeball Punch

Halloween Apple Bites courtesy of Food Network

Scary Apple Mouths

Caramel Apple Monster Crunch courtesy of Food Network

Caramel Apple Monster Crunch

Black Bean Cat Crudites courtesy of Disney’s Family Fun

Black Bean Cat Crudités

Veggie Jack-o-Lantern courtesy of Taste of Home

Pumpkin Veggie Tray

Here is to a happy and healthy Halloween for all the ghouls and goblins this year!

The Mama’s Guide to Halloween

Halloween can be busy. Halloween can be fun. Halloween can be extremely stressful. The costumes, the decorations, crafts, activities, school parties, trick or treating, kids safety, food, recipes,…we get it. You’re most likely feeling overwhelmed with this spooky holiday. We’ve been there before too. Halloween is meant to be fun for everyone, not wear you down with all the minutiae of the holiday festivities! We’re here to help! Here’s what every Mama needs to know about Halloween. The Mama’s Guide to Halloween provides Halloween tips, tricks, resources, recipes, activities, costume ideas, and more!

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