Cookerati

My son’s teacher has decided the kids are going to be having a healthy Halloween. That’s right, instead of a party filled with candy and other goodies, these second graders are going home with a bag of …healthy stuff. I’m all for healthy eating, but I don’t equate Halloween with carrot sticks and granola bars.

I’ve been trying to think of ways to make Halloween healthier without making it any less fun. Here’s a few of the things I came up with:

• Bobbing for apples.
• Apple slices dipped in peanut butter – Except there’s an allergy kid in my son’s class so this wouldn’t fly.
• Cheese sticks and mustard dip.
• Pretzels
• Trail mix
• Flavored rice cakes – Ok, I don’t even think flavor makes them attractive, but some kids’ll eat anything.
• Berries and melon with yogurt dip.

What are some things you would send to school for a healthy Halloween party?

…and for the record my contribution was Halloween pencils for the goodie bags.