Healthy Halloween Treats for the Whole Family

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Halloween is just a few days away! This morning, I am excited to share a post written by my aunt. She is a holistic health practitioner & comes up with wonderful, healthy ideas for the whole family.

Halloween Treats for the Whole Family

Having raised four children, believe me when I say that Halloween festers up a whole bunch of emotions. While we absolutely love to see our little nuggets prancing around in their favorite costumes…the days before ie. sowing and trying on customs, searching for creative odds and ends, or standing on long lines exchanging last minute costumes…hmmm not so much. So as we wait for this deliciously ghoulish holiday to begin, here are some healthy alternatives to the day’s activities:

If you do have some time to whip up a healthy pizza before, during or after trick or treating try:

Pizza dough

5 large rip tomatoes peeled or 1 large can of peeled plum tomatoes

1 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, first cold press

1 tablespoon of basil

1teaspoon of oregano

sea salt

First, pre-heat oven to 425. Mix tomatoes, basil, oregano, and a few sprinkles of sea salt and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a blender until puree into a sauce. Arrange on dough and pop in oven for about 10 minutes on 425. In meantime, use a ghost cookie cutter and cut out ghost shapes of mozzarella cheese add a green pepper slice or carrot slice for a top hat…ok some ghosts wear hats, right?

Pop in oven until shapes start to resemble a ghost about 5 minutes…. take out of oven an cut some olives for eyes; could be green olives or black olives.

Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, lutein and scientist believe this rich mixture of phytochemicals fight disease as well as serve up a good portion of anti-cancer benefits not to mention excellent source for healthy eyes. Oregano is about one of the healthy herbs you can serve your family. It contains vitamins A, B6, K and C as well as minerals such calcium and potassium. Oregano is a great digestive aid. Keep in mind that adding a few drops of oregano oil in your favorite juice each morning helps to boost your immune system. Basil also contains vitamin A and K and they don’t call it Holy Basil for nothing. Ayurvedic medicine has been remedying with basil for thousands of years. It too helps to fight infections and works well to help clear acne due to its anti-inflammatory capabilities and of course, vitamin A, helps to cleanse infected skin, cells.

For dessert a special treat:

Carve an orange jack o lantern…scoop out orange and fill with some organic orange sherbet…great fun watching the sherbet drip through the eyes and mouth! Oranges are very high in vitamin C and quercitin and there is much press regarding oranges’ health benefit in reducing the onset of asthma.

If you are really into this festive holiday, and of course wish to not sleep the night before….boil some hard-boiled eyes, peel and add a ghost face with edible black marker. Eggs are an awesome start to a school day; the protein keeps your child full longer and focused in schoolwork.

Treat ideas for bags:

Cereal bars

Granola bars

Rice crispy treats

Fake teeth

Fake eyeballs

Spider rings

Halloween pencils (unsharpened)

Crazy Halloween erasers

Glowing rubber bracelets

Finally a treat for mom! Don’t know what to do with that left over, carved pumpkin?

Make a promise to yourself after all the day’s activities and the kids are soundly asleep

Go to the bathroom…lock the door and relax with a good lavender soak and apply:

A facemask of oatmeal and shredded pumpkin and add a few drops of fish oil and relax with facemask for about 10 minutes.

1 and ½ tablespoons of shredded pumpkin

1 teaspoon of oatmeal (old-fashion)

1 teaspoon of fish oil or if you cringe at the thought of the smell, you can coconut oil.

While the fish oil will help to rebound elasticity to help with wrinkles, coconut oil is a great rejuvenator and skin softener. In fact, put some on your lips to help soothe and keep them moist during sleep.

The pumpkin is high in beta-carotene and aids in washing away dead skin cells, oatmeal helps to cleans and calm the skin.

Rinse and follow with a good night crème of

1 tablespoon of Greek yogurt mixed with 1 teaspoon of coco butter or honey

This will both soften and smooth out wrinkles!

Happy Halloween!

Denise Hajjar, MS, CRT, AADP

Holistic Nutrition Educator

Certified Holistic Health Practioner

Questions? Email Denise at denise.hajjar@outreachhealth.org