Healthy No-Sugar Halloween Treats
Spooky! Sugar may actually shrink your brain, according to research published in Neurology that links chronically high levels of blood glucose to a smaller hippocampus.
Horrifying! The average child’s trick-or-treat bag bulges with 4,800 calories, 3 cups of sugar and 1 ½ cups of fat.
So how ’bout scaring up some non-sugary alternative treats this Halloween?
Pass them out to the trick-or-treaters who come to your door. And encourage your own kids to exchange the candy they’ll inevitably collect for the healthy treats below or perhaps another coveted non-sugar treat (book, game, clothing, etc.) you’ve procured in advance.
Keep reading for a list of fun trick-or-treat alternatives…
Healthy Halloween Treats
- Stickers
- Fake fangs
- Fang whistles
- Halloween-themed pencils, pens, rulers
- Fancy erasers
- Temporary tattoos
- Glow sticks and necklaces
- Sugar-free gum
- Spider and bat rings
- Glow-in-the-dark insects
- Fake eye balls
- Slime
- Play Dough
- Bubbles
- Wrapped granola bars
- Mini-boxes of craisins and raisins
- Glittery gel pens
- Mini-pumpkins
- Colorful toothbrushes
- Fake mustaches
- Halloween costume jewelry
- Cheese and cracker packets
- Wax lips
- Bubble rings
- Fancy Asian folding fans
- Flavored lip balms
Visit Wellbody Academy’s Cafédium where you can ride the Sugarburners bike and turn a hand-powered crank to experience how much you’ll need to exercise to burn off sugar.