Are you ready for Halloween?
While I’m not inclined to don a costume, or deck the house out with carved pumpkins and Halloween décor, I do like to prepare a festive sweet or two for the occasion.
(A gal needs to indulge once in a while).
Even so, I try to find healthier alternatives whenever possible – relying mostly on homemade goodies so I can explore different sweeteners and switch out ingredients as needed.
Of course, one could just as easily focus on savory treats the fit the Halloween theme.
How about a “Black and Orange” Salad – using Forbidden Rice and oranges? (Sweet potatoes would also work in a pinch).
Or, a nourishing bowl of soup served inside a hollowed out pumpkin?
While that’s all well and good, you’ll probably still want a little something sweet for dessert.
I know I would.
With that in mind, here are my suggestions for a healthy Halloween – so you can have your cake and eat it too!
Cut Back On Sugar
Seems like an impossibility, doesn’t it – especially during a “candy-focused” holiday like Halloween?
And yet, for the unlucky few among us who have tested allergic to sugar (or, are super sensitive), this is an everyday reality – not just during Halloween, but all year long.
