Should you use the “Switch Witch” method with your kids’ candy? Here are the pros and cons this dietitian mom wants you to know about this Halloween tradition. Halloween is quickly approaching, bringing the impending candy cornucopia enthusiastically brought home by our little trick-or-treaters. As a pediatric dietitian and mom of three, I can fully…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ghost Pops: A Nourishing Halloween Treat
These chocolate banana ghost pops are the perfect snack for the days leading up to Halloween! Almost too adorable to eat, these nutty, sweet and FUN little ghost pops make a wonderful and satisfying Halloween season snack. Make them with your kids! Kids and grown ups alike love the adorable look of these tasty ghosts,…
Here’s How Halloween Can Actually Improve Your Child’s Eating Habits
Instead of stressing about the candy overload, use it as a teaching tool for healthy balanced eating. As much as you might feel the need to play “treat police” this Halloween, try not to. It’s no fun for you, and it takes the joy out of Halloween for your kids. Instead, take advantage of this…
Four Steps to Surviving The Halloween Sugar-Fest
Even if you don’t have kids that are old enough to trick-or-treat yet, you may still be affected by the sugar-fest that is Halloween. If you plan on handing out candy, going to a Halloween party, taking your little ones out for half an hour of candy-collecting or going grocery shopping in the next week,…