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Teal Pumpkin & Healthy Trick or Treat Ideas

23 Oct

Halloween is fast approaching and soon all the little ghosts and goblins will be bangin’ on your door, opening their little treat bags for some goodies. I love Halloween. Dressing up in character is totally my jam. I’m the crazy lady that had a murder mystery birthday party (80’s Greek wedding themed) and shows up in footie pajamas when the dress code for girlfriend get togethers is ‘comfy attire’.

I also love Halloween because I am always gifted my favorite candy bars – Almond Joys. What is it with kids hating coconut? Fine, I’ll take one for the team and eat the ones you don’t want…

My ultimate Halloween love is sharing the fun with my son, but for some families that have children with food allergies, Halloween can be a stressful and scary time. I am incredibly fortunate that my son doesn’t have a food allergy, but my heart bleeds for those that do. That’s why I am a big supporter of the Teal Pumpkin Project.

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Get creative with these healthy & allergy friendly halloween trick or treat ideas!

According to the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) website: “Teal Pumpkin Project™ raises awareness of food allergies and promotes inclusion of all trick-or-treaters throughout the Halloween season.”

Not only is the Teal Pumpkin Project an amazing way to help ALL children enjoy trick-or-treating, it’s also a great way to offer healthy alternatives. Because let’s face it, there is enough sugar to go around!

How can you get involved? It’s easy. Simply display a teal pumpkin in your yard or porch this Halloween to let those families know that you have allergy-friendly treats.

Ok let’s get real. I have HUNDREDS of trick or treaters come to my door. Yeah, HUNDREDS. We live in a very child-friendly neighborhood. Time for some straight up honesty – I cannot offer my healthy alternative ideas to every child or I’d be a very broke, ugly witch. So I simple leave a note on our teal pumpkin that says, “please ask” so I can whip out my alternative treat bucket when requested. The FARE website also has free downloadable posters to display on your door or window.

Looking for ideas for healthy alternatives or allergy-friendly treats? Here is some inspiration!

I’ll be handing out these Minion bananas and Jack O Lantern fruit cups. It took a matter of seconds to sketch these masterpieces. I’m not even an artist and these turned out pretty darn good (if I do say so myself).

Minion Banans are a fun way to hand out healthy and allergy-free treats this Halloween!
Healthy Treats this Halloween - Teal Pumpkin Project Approved!

More and more retailers are also offering candy alternative snack packs. Popcorn, healthy cookies, and gluten-free pretzels to name just a few.

Healthy snack packs make great alternatives for trick or treats for a gluten-free, allergy-friendly Halloween

Or check these out:

Easy Clementine Pumpkins from Real Mom Nutrition

Healthy Trick or Treating Teal Pumpkin Ideas - Clementine Pumpkins

Ghost String Cheese from Creative Ramblings

Healthy Trick or Treating Teal Pumpkin Ideas - Ghost String Cheese

Mummy Drink Boxes from A Pretty Life in the Suburbs

Healthy Trick or Treating Teal Pumpkin Ideas - Mummy Drink Boxes

Here are some toy ideas from How Does She.

Healthy Trick or Treating Teal Pumpkin Ideas - toys

Glow Stick are a great alternative to treats – kids love the ‘coolness’ factor and adults love the safety factor. Busy Bee Kate has these and other options.

A great list of no-candy Halloween Treat for children with food allergies

You can check your local dollar store or Oriental Trading Company for bulk toys and trinkets to give as an alternative to food items.

The only thing scary during Halloween should be the costumes, NOT fear of food-allergies. These healthy alternatives to sugar-loaded candy will please parents and kids alike (without getting your house toilet papered or egged).

Happy Halloween!

Chrissa
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  1. Kat says

    October 23, 2015 at 6:24 am

    OMG your an Almond Joy lover? I knew our friendship was destined. Growing up my friends always showed up to school with a bag of their Almond Joys and gave them to me. All I had to give up was my Nerds. Winning!
    And Im giving out pretzels this year, but I love all of these cute ideas! Fun fact: Im actually doing the cheese ghosts for my baby sisters Halloween party tomorrow. Those little clementines and fruit cups are cute too! And of course a Minion banana is always a winner! 🙂

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:13 am

      Girlfriend, it’s destiny! 😉 Nerds = bleh. Nice trade my friend. Nice work on the pretzel giveaways. I’m sure parents will SO appreciate that! Have an amazing time at your sister’s Halloween party!

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  2. Candy says

    October 23, 2015 at 7:23 am

    Fun ideas.

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:14 am

      Thanks Candy!

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  3. Trish says

    October 23, 2015 at 7:47 am

    There are some really cute ideas here! I especially like the minion bananas!

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:14 am

      Thank you Trish. Aren’t these ‘lil Minions cute?!

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  4. Stella @ Stellicious Life says

    October 23, 2015 at 8:28 am

    “I’m the crazy lady that had a murder mystery birthday party (80’s Greek wedding themed) and shows up in footie pajamas when the dress code for girlfriend get togethers is ‘comfy attire’.”

    Chrissa I love you! 😀 In a girl-friend-non-creepy-stalker-fangirl-way 😉 lol You made me chuckle out at this.

    These healthy Halloween treats are so cute and really easy to make, for even those who aren’t artsy or creative. Have a great weekend! 🙂

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Awe Stella all my love back at ya! Are you with me on the dressing up thing?! It’s kind of essential for my friendship. Ok jk, I’ll love you anyway. Have a fab weekend as well!

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  5. Emily says

    October 23, 2015 at 9:06 am

    These are really great ideas!

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Glad you think so Emily!

      Reply
  6. Danielle says

    October 23, 2015 at 11:09 am

    Really awesome ideas. I love the teal pumpkin project. I think it makes people think outside of the sugar box for Halloween. Thank you for sharing!

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 5:14 pm

      Thanks Emily. It’s such a great program and so easy to do in every household!

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  7. Blair @ The Seasoned Mom says

    October 23, 2015 at 11:59 am

    OMG! How cute!! I love those bananas — totally serving them to my boys for breakfast on Halloween. Thanks for the creative (and easy) idea! 🙂

    And you’re not alone…I was a crazy kid who had a murder mystery bday party back in the day, too. Hah!

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      Good idea Blair. You will earn super cool mom status FOR SURE with the Minion bananas. Ahhh love those fun murder mystery parties!

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  8. Jess @hellotofit says

    October 23, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    These are SO creative! Love the clementines 🙂 and that would be easy to do, since they’re sold in bulk at the grocery store.

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 8:18 pm

      SO true! Easy and cheap. What I love (in food, that is) 😉 Thanks Jess!

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  9. Summer @ Coffee With Summer says

    October 23, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    I LOVE these ideas! Totally doing those draw-ons for when I have kids in the future!

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    • Chrissa says

      October 23, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      Hey Summer – you could totally draw on your fruit sans kids. I mean, just sayin’ 😉

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  10. Lisa Sharp says

    October 23, 2015 at 7:30 pm

    Thanks for joining in! I have food allergies, thankfully mine are pretty easy to avoid as far as candy goes. However, I can’t imagine how hard it would be for kids to not be able to keep anything they got trick-or-treating. This is such a great project.

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    • Chrissa says

      October 25, 2015 at 8:26 pm

      I totally agree Lisa. Every chid should have the same, fun experience on Halloween! Hopefully more people become aware of the Teal Pumpkin Project and join the cause!

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  11. Irene says

    October 24, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    Amazing post! You have a great blog:)
    What about following each other on Instagram, Bloglovin, Twitter?

    http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3880191

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    • Chrissa says

      October 25, 2015 at 8:26 pm

      Thank you so much Irene 🙂

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  12. Ann says

    October 26, 2015 at 3:38 pm

    Awesome! I love the idea of fresh fruits as a treat!

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  13. Katie @ Beyond the Clothing says

    October 28, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    We starting joining this a few years ago. I stock up on little toys and candy now, but have put them in the same basket. I’m always surprised at how many kids opt for a toy. I guess it’s probably the novelty of the idea. Thanks for continuing to share this project, like you my kid is allergy free, but I couldn’t imagine how hard Halloween would be if she wasn’t.

    xoxo
    Katie
    http://beyondtheclothing.com

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    • Chrissa says

      October 28, 2015 at 8:21 pm

      What a great idea Katie! I have a ‘gift closet’ for holidays and birthday but I like the idea of keeping small toys for Halloween. Glad you are a supporter of the Teal Pumpkin Project too!

      Reply

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