nutritious Halloween treats for the whole family to enjoy!<\/a><\/p>\n1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No-bones-about-it vegetable skeleton.<\/b> Create a spooky skeleton with different veggies such as carrots, celery, colorful bell peppers, and cucumbers, while using hummus dip for the face. Vegetables come in so many shapes and sizes so they make the perfect building blocks. Have fun and be creative!<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack-o-latern dip.<\/b> Carve out a small pumpkin or orange to use as dip containers\u00a0for hummus, salsa, or yogurt-based dips. Paint a face on the pumpkin instead of cutting holes.<\/p>\n
3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Black & orange dip<\/b>. Serve black bean dip served with sweet potato chips\/fries or orange bell pepper strips.<\/p>\n
4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brains!<\/b> Carve a small, seedless melon (watermelon or cantaloupe) to resemble brains. Cut the outer skin of the melon, leaving the white pith. Cut through the white pith with a knife to resemble the brain\u2019s squiggly folds. Then carve to expose a little of the flesh (works well with a watermelon to expose red-colored flesh).<\/p>\n
5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boo-nanas.<\/b> Dip peeled bananas in orange juice, then roll in shredded coconut to make white ghosts. Add small raisins or chocolate chips for eyes, then insert a wooden craft stick for a handle (so the ghosts can float about hauntingly). Serve as is or frozen.<\/p>\n
6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Witches teeth.<\/b> Core and quarter an apple. Remove the wedge from the skin side of each quarter to form a mouth. Insert variously shaped and sized slivered almonds for teeth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Rennie Aranda \u2013 Skinny Gene Nutritionist Halloween is a festive holiday that parents can enjoy with their kids, but it can be challenging to assure healthy eating habits since the goal of most children is to get as much Halloween candy as possible. Don\u2019t wait until this time of year to prepare the family… <\/p>\n
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