HealthyHalloween Treat

Ideasby Ayla Choudhery

Halloween is almost here! As

excited as many of us might be for

costumes and Halloween parties,

there is what some would consider

a downside -treats.

To some, Halloween might in fact be

close to the top of their list of “least

healthy holidays”. The reason why is

because the day is filled with

chocolate delight and a

combination of every other treat

one could possibly imagine. But it

doesn’t have to be that way for you!

Here are some fun and healthy

ideas and recipes for you to

recreate for your next Halloween

party or take to work to help put

everyone in a festive mood.

Healthy Halloween Recipes:

In order to make make this

deliciously spooky treat you’ll need

are a few cans of California Ripe

Olives (depending on the quantity

of olive snakes you wish to make),

cheese slices, and carrots.

Olive Snake

Directions: Place the olives in the

shape of an “S”. Use the cheese to

create eyes and the piece of the

carrot for the tongue.

Serve your olive snakes to the side

of a salad or place the snake on top

of your favorite cream cheese or

hummus dip and serve with veggie

sticks or crackers.

Spooky apple bites are comprised

of green apples, sliced

strawberries, sunflower seeds,

sunflower butter, and 1-2 googly

eyes per apple bite (googly eyes

can be homemade).

SpookyApple Bites

Directions: First you’ll need to cut

out the middle of each of the

quarters of the apples to create the

shape of a mouth. Spread the inside

of the mouth gap with sunflower

butter. Make teeth by placing 4

sunflower seeds on tip of the

mouth.

Next, put one sliced strawberry

inside of the mouth to replicate a

tongue and glue 1 -2 eyes above

the mouth using the sunbutter.

These festive deviled eggs can

easily be made using peeled, hard-

cooked eggs, whole black olives,

salad dressing or mayonnaise,

ground mustard, pepper, and salt.

SpookySpiderDeviled Eggs

Directions: Cut the eggs in half

(lengthwise), take the yolk out and

mash the yolks with a fork. Next,

stir in the mustard, mayonnaise, and

salt and pepper. Fill the whites using

the egg yolk mixture and and cover

for refrigeration.

Your spooky spider deviled eggs

should be refrigerated no longer

than 24 hours. After the eggs have

been properly cooled, use the olives

to decorate the deviled eggs to

resemble a spider.