It’s party time! Halloween Party, that is.
It’s that time of year again - the holiday parent’s love to
hate. Halloween! Who doesn’t like to see their kids all smiles and excited for
a night of beautiful, spooky and goofy costumes and trick-or-treating. BUT all
that candy has us wishing some houses were giving out more tricks than treats!
Unfortunately, we can’t stop people from giving your kids sugar-filled
Halloween candy, but we can make sure our Halloween Party is spooky, delicious
AND healthy!
I’ve scoured Pinterest and the internet to find some healthy Halloween themed food ideas.
Pumpkin Fruit tray
Thai-Spiced Pumpkin Deviled Eggs
A delicious
Thai and Halloween twist on traditional deviled eggs.
What you need:
- 6 Eggs
- 2 Tablespoons thick coconut milk, cold or mayonnaise
- 2 Teaspoons Thai Curry paste
- 1 Teaspoon ketchup
- ½ Teaspoon paprika plus more to sprinkle
- ½ Teaspoon spicy mustard
- ¼ Teaspoon Sriracha or other red chilli sauce
- Salt to taste
- For the pumpkin look - Paprika and 1 green onion
How To:
- Cover the eggs with an inch of cold water and bring to a boil. Boil for a minute, then cover and set aside for 10 minutes. Drain and then fill the pan with cold water. After 5 minutes, peel the eggs. Slice each egg length-wise and gently remove the yolks.
- Place the yolks and all the other ingredients in a small bowl and mash until very smooth. Mound the yolk mixture into the egg whites or transfer it to a zip lock bag and pipe it out. Wet your finger and pat the surface of the filling smooth. Using a toothpick draw lines to make the 'pumpkin' indentations. Sprinkle with paprika if desired. Cut up the green part of the onion to make tiny stems and add them to finish off the pumpkin look.
Graveyard Dip
This spooky
layered graveyard dip is easy and delicious!
What
you need
1st
layer
1
can refried beans
2nd
layer
2
cups light sour cream
1
pkg reduced sodium taco seasoning
3rd
layer
1
cup salsa
4th
layer
2
avocados, mashed
1
clove garlic, minced
2
Tbsp mayo
5th
layer
1 bunch green onions, chopped
How To
In
a small glass dish (you can also use a pie plate), layer beans, then sour cream
mixed with taco seasoning, then salsa, then avocado mixed with garlic and mayo,
then sprinkle the onions on top
Feel free to
layer this dish in any order you want.
Chill at
least an hour or so...until ready to serve. (Can be made a day ahead and kept,
covered, in fridge.)
To make the
tombstones and tree you just need 2 large tortillas. Cut out the shapes you
want, place on parchment paper lined cookie tray, and bake at 350 until the
tortillas are nice and brown.
Place the
tortilla decorations in the dip shortly before you plan on serving it as they
will go a bit soggy if they sit too long.
Spider Web and Ghost Pizza
What you need:
- Pre-baked whole wheat pizza crust
- Pizza sauce
- String cheese (mozzarella)
- Mozzarella Cheese slices - not processed cheese slices
- Black olives
- Whatever else you like on pizza!
How To:
For Spider Web:
Using pre-baked whole wheat pizza crust, spread pizza sauce evenly.
Create a web pattern made with string cheese and bake until bubbly and golden
brown. Decorate with a black olive “spider”.
For Ghost:
Using pre-baked whole wheat pizza crust, spread sauce evenly. Place on other pizza toppings. Using a cookie
cutter, cut ghost shapes of mozzarella cheese slices and place on pizza, use a bit of
black olive for the eyes. Bake until bubbly and golden brown.
Have a Happy & Healthy Halloween!
Jessica
Jessica Drummond is a graduate from Brescia University College in Nutrition and Dietetics. She was a Community Health summer student at the Perth District Health Unit.
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