Spooktacular & Nutritious: 5 Healthy Halloween Snacks for Kids

1. Fruit Monster Faces

• Ingredients: Bananas, grapes, strawberries, and mini chocolate chips.
• Instructions: Slice bananas and strawberries to create faces on a plate. Use grapes for eyes and mini chocolate chips for a spooky smile. Let kids create their own monster faces using different fruits!

2. Veggie Skeletons

• Ingredients: Carrot sticks, cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes, and hummus.
• Instructions: Arrange carrot sticks vertically as the skeleton’s body, with cucumber slices for arms and legs, and cherry tomatoes for the head. Serve with hummus as a dip for a fun and healthy snack.

3. Witch’s Broomsticks

• Ingredients: String cheese and pretzel sticks.
• Instructions: Cut string cheese into thirds. Use a knife to fray one end to create the broom’s bristles. Insert a pretzel stick into the other end, and you have a healthy witch’s broomstick snack!

4. Pumpkin Yogurt Parfaits

• Ingredients: Greek yogurt, pumpkin puree, honey, and granola.
• Instructions: In a cup, layer Greek yogurt with pumpkin puree mixed with a little honey for sweetness. Top with granola for crunch, and add a sprinkle of cinnamon for extra flavor.

5. Spooky Apple Teeth

• Ingredients: Apples, almond slices, and nut butter (optional).
• Instructions: Cut an apple in half and remove the core. Fill the cavity with nut butter (optional) and insert almond slices to create “teeth.” Close the apple half to reveal a spooky smile!

These healthy snacks are not only fun and festive but also packed with nutrients, making them perfect for Halloween!