5 Reasons Why Halloween is a Healthy Holiday

5 Reasons Why Halloween is a Healthy Holiday

Halloween is well known for being unhealthy. Although those Twix, Snickers and 100 Grand bars are awfully good, they aren't healthy. That's why moms have come to fear Halloween and the sugar pumped monster that candy creates out of their child, as well as the several cavities to follow. Good news; Halloween falls in the month of October, which is a month packed full of great harvests!
Here are five reasons why Halloween is actually a healthy holiday:

1. Pumpkins

Pumpkins are great vegetables that can be used for more than carving a funny face out of! Here are some great recipes for all of the wonderful and healthy goodies that can be made from those orange gourds! 
 Pumpkin Pancakes
Pumpkin Pie

2. Carrots

Not only are carrots good for the tummy, they are also good for your eyes. So if you want to steer away from the deserts this spooky holiday, turn towards another orange vegetable called the Carrot.
Here I have attached a couple outlets to make for dinner and send in the lunch box this fall.
Hidden Valley Carrot Dinner
Carrot Soup

3. Apples

Apples are a long loved fruit that provides a quick and hearty snack. Bite into these great recipe ideas for a 2 pm snack.
 Apple Pie
Cinnamon Baked Apples

4. Walnuts 

Walnuts are fabulous for topping sweet snacks with a little healthy kick.  Walnuts are a good snack idea because of how easy is it to make these sweet snacks and throw them in a ziplock bag; popping them in your mouth between classes and meetings.
Attached below are recipes for some great walnut snacks.
 Banana Split Trail Mix
Walnut Bread with Blueberry and Lemon

5. Potatoes 

This is especially exciting for me, because who doesn't love a good ol' baked potato after a long rainy day, right at that cloudy sunset? As the wind blows those autumn leaves off the trees outside, you can sit down with a warm potato treat with your family or roommates with these recipes.
 Baked Potato
Baked Potato Casserole