How to Choose Low Calorie Halloween Candy

Everyone knows that Halloween is all about candy. Children simply can’t get enough of all the sweet treats. They enjoy cookies and cake at school parties and then go out and collect bags of free candy. As a responsible adult, it’s up to you to make sure that you hand out Halloween candy that isn't loaded with calories. Of course, you want to make sure to choose treats children will actually eat.

Instructions

1. Choose jelly beans. Jelly beans aren’t just for Easter. Thanks to gourmet companies, you can now find jelly beans all year round. You can even find Halloween mixes that are both festive and filled with unique flavors, such as orange sherbet and kiwi. Kids will absolutely love this treat, even though it only contains 4 calories per bean.

2. Buy gummies. Gummy worms are a wonderful treat for Halloween. Not only are they creepy, but they’re low in calories as well. In fact, one gummy worm only contains 32 calories. If you want something more unique, you can also find gummy rats and spiders. Kids will absolutely flip over these gross yet delicious Halloween treats.

3. Look for compressed powder candy. Compressed powder candy is low calorie and comes in fun shapes. During Halloween, you can find pouches of compressed powder bones. Kids absolutely love putting together the little skeletons. Best of all, you’ll love the fact that the each pouch contains under 100 calories.

4. Purchase sugar-free candy. Due to the increase in diabetes, there are more companies making sugar-free candies. You can find everything from hard candy to chocolate. It doesn’t matter if the brand has holiday packaging. You can make any candy festive, simply by packaging it in Halloween treat bags.

5. Make homemade candy. The easiest way to ensure the Halloween treats you give out are low calorie is to make homemade treats. When you make homemade candy, you know exactly what’s going into the recipe. This allows you to choose low calorie ingredients, such as sugar substitutes.

Tips & Warnings

• Gourmet jelly beans are available in a sugar-free version that only contains 2 calories per bean. Mix different colors to create your own Halloween mix.

• Take your kids with you and let them choose low calorie Halloween candy they think other kids will like.

• Never give out fruit. It may be low calorie, but weren’t you always disappointed to get it in your bag?

• Only make homemade Halloween candy for families you know personally.