5 Food Tips for a Healthy Halloween Party
By Nmami Agarwal 30-Oct 2021 Reading Time: 4 Mins
Halloween is that time of the year when your kids are in full enthusiasm to celebrate the festival by wearing customised outfits according to the themes, eating candies and muffins and they can’t wait for the fun activities along with this, right?
The kids look very adorable in their Halloween costumes and are counting down the days for the party! Are you ready for the sugar rush? With a little creativity, you can find fun ways to include some healthy options in the mix, whether you’re having a party with friends or trick-or-treating in the neighbourhood. We have listed 5 food tips for a healthy Halloween party this year:
- Try to fill-up your tummies before the party starts: Don’t want to indulge too much in sweet sugary candies at the Halloween party? Eat something healthy like salad or a bowl of fresh fruits before going to the party. This way you can reduce the temptation to snack or over-indulging since you are already full with your healthy snacks.
- Instead of sweet candies look for healthier alternatives: If you are the one managing the Halloween party menu, look for healthy options for those processed candies as kids can’t do without them. You can go for banana sticks dipped in dark chocolates, flaxseed balls with spooky spider faces, or flavoured popcorns as a healthy alternative.
- Offer smaller portions & variety of meals: A meal spread over four courses looks elegant, and allows you to serve smaller portions. Try cucumber cups filled with corn salad for an appetizer, hot tomato soup with olives, and capsicum to make Halloween-themed faces, an entrée of fish or chicken with fruit salsa and roasted vegetables, and a small portion of a chocolate pumpkin decadent cake for dessert.
- Go for healthy smoothies instead of tetra-packed orange juices: Tetra-packed juices are often high in added sugar and preservatives, so it is best to avoid them. Smoothies with nuts can be prepared to add-on that health benefits and garnish some blueberries to mark that Halloween-themed punch. Make on your own stalls can also be placed to prepare smoothies for the kids to indulge them in some fun activities.
- Plan healthy trick-o-treats: This Halloween, think outside the box! Plan hampers or treats with healthy options like a bag full of roasted nuts or a pumpkin packed with fruits as a Halloween treat. Also, try to incorporate healthy foods into party activities, such as decorating oranges like Jack-O-Lanterns and bobbing for apples.
Over to you:
Ideas are so good, it’s scary! This Halloween party; plan your food in a healthy way. Try to incorporate the above-mentioned food tips and keep yourself happy and healthy.