Spooktacularly Healthy Halloween Snacks

Every once in awhile I like to really get in the spirit of the holiday.

I’m pretty handy with a broom, ok that’s a lie.

I really love being scared, nope also a lie.

I adore bags full of candy, yup that’s more like it.

Alas, I really am trying to stick to my new low sugar lifestyle because I just feel so much better. This left me pondering how could I do something fun to celebrate Halloween, besides you know hiding random plastic spiders in David’s shoes.

If my nieces and nephews were around this would be the Halloween healthy snack attraction after taking them out for a full day of Colorado exploring, since they aren’t David will be the recipient of my Martha Stewart moment to refuel after our time on the trails.

JACK-O-LANTERN SMOOTHIE

Anyone else have a stash of empty nut butter jars that you keep thinking will come in handy??

TADA that day has arrived!!

After mixing up our fun smoothie, we can pour it in the glass and decorate with a permanent marker. 100x’s faster, easier and safer than carving a pumpkin. I mean seriously, pumpkins are so cute, but every year I forget just how much time it takes to really carve a great one!

I LOVE this smoothie because you actually don’t have to be part of the crazy fall pumpkin lovers community to enjoy something that looks so festive. Instead, we’re pumping up the vitamin C to keep all those germs at bay as the weather changes.

Ingredients

1/2 orange
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
4 baby carrots
1 stalk celery
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp maple syrup
1 handful ice
Optional (skip the spices and do) 1 scoop Vega Tropical Tango

If you can convince them the jar is fun enough then absolutely toss in spinach for a few more greens, but you’ll lose some of the bright green color. Plus the Vega is a super healthy option already with plant based protein and vitamins (trust me there’s no greens taste to it!).

BLOOD AND GREENS SMOOTHIE

One thing I do not watch is horror movies…one thing I do love is sneaky greens!

Many folks are scared to use beets in their smoothies and I was absolutely in that boat for many years, but the benefits to athletes are huge so I prepared myself for a bad taste and forged ahead. To my surprise I found some great mixtures and you’d never know it included beets!

Beets are fabulous for boosting stamina, fighting inflammation, helping with digestion and has become a big favorite of athletes.

Ingredients

1 cooked beat (or try Super Beets powder)
1 cup mixed berries {or my preference is frozen cherries}
1 cup coconut water
1 tbsp maple syrup {cuts any bitterness of the beets}
1 cup spinach
1/2 tsp cinnamon
optional 1/2 lime juiced
1 scoop vanilla Vega Sport Protein {optional, but makes it more filling to me}

For those wondering about the maple syrup, I use PURE maple syrup from Canada which is 100% maple syrup no additives. I still feel very ok about this little bit of sugar because it’s making the taste palatable for us all to get in a lot more greens than we normally would!

Why smoothies are a great way to start the day?

Of course there is still going to be candy and sweets and treats for the holiday, but why not try starting your day with some healthy smoothies that sneak in some vitamins! The added bonus is when we’re full with quality nutrition, we aren’t as apt to snack, so it could slow down the all day feasting on treats.

CHEERS!!

Time to drink our smoothies and hear what kind of healthy things you have planned for Halloween!

Do you do anything special to celebrate Halloween?

Will you be dressing up to pass out candy?

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