5 Healthier Halloween Treats and a Giveaway

I love Halloween candy as much as the next person, but I’m pretty vigilant about the amount of sweets I allow TJ to eat. I’m not going to forbid him from eating candy, but we have a one-piece-per-day rule after Halloween. So I like it when people offer non-candy treats for the little trick-or-treaters at the door. No one wants to be the House That Gives Out Raisins, though, so here are five healthier Halloween treats that don’t suck:

1. Dark chocolate. Yes, it’s still candy, but having an ounce of dark chocolate per day is actually good for your health! Look for Hershey Special Dark miniatures or other dark chocolate minis.
2. Popcorn. Popcorn is a whole grain, and kids need to eat whole grains every day! Look for fun size bags of popcorn in the Halloween aisle.
3. Funky Monkey Snacks. Funky Monkey makes dried fruit with a better texture than you’ll find in other dried fruits, and 3 servings of fruit per ounce! TJ liked the sample we received of the Applemon (apple cinnamon) flavor, and he picked out the pieces of apple and banana from the Carnaval Mix because he didn’t care for the pineapple and papaya. The apple was also my favorite, but my husband liked the whole Carnaval Mix. Might work well in his next homemade trail mix!
4. Pretzels. My son loves pretzels, so he would think this is cool. Other kids may not, but pretzels are most often fat-free snacks, and I’ve seen them in fun size packages alongside the Halloween candy.
5. Cereal bars or granola bars. Look for bars without a lot of sugar in them, particularly those made with real fruit or nuts. (Try to have non-nut options for those with allergies.)

Funky Monkey Snacks Giveaway

This is the disclosure part where I tell you that the idea for this post came from Funky Monkey Snacks when I was contacted about doing a review and giveaway of their product, so we got to try samples. And now you can, too!

Required entry:

Leave a comment on this post telling me which variety of Funky Monkey Snacks flavors you would most like to try. They come in Applemon, Bananamon, Carnaval Mix, JiveALime, MangOJ, Pink Pineapple, and Purple Funk.

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• Leave a meaningful comment of at least 10 words on any other post on my blog and leave a comment on this post with a link to your other comment. (1 entry per day)

Contest ends at 11:59 pm ET on Monday, October 31, 2011. Open to residents of U.S. only. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. You must be  18 or older to enter. Neither I nor my business are responsible for prize fulfillment after communicating the winner’s contact information to the company or representative firm that is providing the prize.

Christina Gleason (976 Posts)

That’s me: Christina Gleason. I’m a writer, editor, and disability advocate. I'm a multiply disabled autistic lady doing my best in this world built for abled people. I’m a geek for grammar, fantasy, and casual gaming. I hate vegetables. I cannot reliably speak, so I’ll happily conduct business over email or messaging instead.