Healthy Halloween Treats

Date:  October 23, 2007

Halloween is just around the corner so it's time to think about some healthy alternatives to snack on:

1. Quaker Granola Bars with 25% Less Sugar.  Try the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk with 100 calories, 3 grams of fat, 0 trans fat, and 5 grams of sugar.  A healthier sweet treat.

2. Goldfish Crackers 1 oz. snack bag with 130 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, 0 trans fat, and Less than 1 gram of sugar.

3. Mini Pretzels .5 oz. snack bag with 50 calories, 0 fat, and 0 sugar.  A great Halloween Treat.

4. Lowfat Animal Crackers .5 oz. snack bag with 60 calories, 1 gram fat, and 3 grams sugar.

5. Dark Chocolate in small amounts is a delicious source of antioxidants.  Try Hershey Nuggets or Kisses, 3 to 4 pieces is a serving.  Remember, the darker the chocolate, the better as it has the least amount of additives.

6. Suckers are usually a better choice, select those with approximately 50 to 60 calories, 10 grams of sugar, and 0 fat.  Tootsie Roll Pops are a tasty treat that meet these guidelines.

7. Sugarless Gum is always a good choice with less than 5 calories per piece, 0 fat, and 0 sugar. 

8. Watch those so called healthy cookies/treats that are deceiving.  A small package of Snackwell Creme Sandwich cookies have 210 calories, 5 grams of fat, and 18 grams of sugar-the most sugar of all our examples.

READ THE LABEL noting the grams of sugar and fat to help in selecting the better treats and have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 

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