“Why do you have to be a dietitian, Mom?, it ruins all of our fun!” my 5 year old pouted.
I had just finished telling him that we couldn't have only Halloween candy for lunch.
As I served him up a tuna sandwich with a Milky Way on the side, I thought to myself “Why does all fun have to involve candy?''
I don't like setting limits around treats and candy. I worry: "Am I too strict? Am I ruining all of my kids' fun? Am I making my kids crazy about treats?"
But I still set limits because I know it's important. (read more about how to do it here)
I wanted to argue and defend my fun-mom-ness, but I knew arguing wouldn't help.
Arguing is not something fun-moms do.
Instead, I got creative and came up with something fun and healthy to do together later in the day: Halloween food crafts
FUN HALLOWEEN FOOD CRAFTS
Using my friend google, I found fun Halloween lunch ideas: Frankenstein-avocado toast, mummy pizza and ghost toast. I’ve since re-created them and posted them here, here and here.
These recipes are FUN, healthy and within-my-food-crafting-abilities (meaning that they require ZERO skill).
The recipes also taste really good. I love peanut butter and banana ghost toast, and my son loves the mummy toast.
This toast is a great way to have Halloween fun without candy.
Candy isn't evil. I like candy! I just like it in limited doses, and it's always good to find ways to have fun without added sugar.
Let me know if you try any of these recipes! Watch your email for next week's post, I'll be discussing the "Sticky Topic of Halloween Candy."
Happy Eating!
Nicole
My Menu for this week:
Monday: Nachos topped with cheese, beans, fresh salsa and avocado
Tuesday: Elk and potato stew + whole wheat bread + apples
Wednesday: Bean Soup + whole wheat cheese sandwiches + honeydew melon
Friday: pbj + apples (we will be traveling)
Saturday: eggs and pancakes
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