Healthy Halloween

Halloween is coming. Are you ready for all the candy and treats? Eat in moderation and follow portion sizes.

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Molly Wichman, Life Transformations Personal Trainer, shares tips on Healthy Halloween

Ghosts, goblins and haunted houses may scare you. If there's one thing that scares me about Halloween, it's the candy. Packed full of sugar, artificial colors and flavors, chemical additives, and high fructose corn syrup, Halloween candy makes my skin crawl more than being blindfolded and sticking my hand into a bowl full of cold spaghetti! As a kid, I loved candy, of course. As a mom, I wish it didn't exist. But I believe that depriving my daughter of the Halloween experience, candy included, would cause more harm than a couple of days of gluttony.

Fortunately, there are options. If you’re going to be treating trick-or-treaters this Halloween, consider stocking your plastic pumpkin pail with non candy options.

Halloween Rings
Temporary Tattoos
Stickers
Vampire Teeth
Granola Bars
Raisins

Now, of course kids will get LOTS of candy for Halloween. It is up to the parents to set limits. Limit the amount of candy eaten at a time to prevent a candy overload.

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Healthy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

8 oz whole wheat rotini
½ c fat-free milk (or almond milk)
6 oz frozen packaged butternut squash (or fresh steamed)
1 c shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp dry mustard
Pepper to taste 1 Tbsp parmesan, freshly shredded
1 Tbsp bread crumbs

1. PREPARE 8 oz whole wheat rotini according to package directions.
2. SIMMER the milk with the squash in medium saucepan until combined.
3. REMOVE from heat and mix with the cheese, salt, mustard, and pepper to taste.
4. POUR drained pasta into 8″ x 8″ baking dish, stir in cheese mixture, and top with Parmesan and bread crumbs. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes

Recipe adapted from http://prevention.com

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This information is intended for general informational purposes and should not be considered medical advice or imply that any personal action should be taken. You should first discuss any physical, lifestyle and dietary changes with your health or medical professional.