Mareya Ibrahim's Top 5 Healthy Halloween Tips

Real Treats, no Tricks: Opt for low sugar, chemical and preservative-free snacks to hand out, like Larabar minis,
Stretch Island Fruit strips, Endangered Species Bug Bites, Nature's Path treat-sized Peanut Choco Drizzle Crispy
Rice Bars, Revolution Foods Yo Drops, Glee Gum minis and Surf Sweets Organic Sour Berry Bears, all part of Green
Halloween, a non-profit started by a mom in an effort to clean up her kid's goodie bags.

Tasty VeggieCakes: Take a cupcake and turn it into a veggie-packed treat. Add 1/3 Cup cooked and pureed yam
and add to yellow cake mix, 1/4 Cup pureed red beets to chocolate cake mix and ¼ Cup canned pumpkin to spice
cake mix. They won't even taste them in there! Plus, the veggies will make them uber moist. You can even add ¼
cup cooked, pureed veggies like sweet potato or carrots into 8 oz. of frosting, and voila - a festive orange topping.

Honest T Goodness Refreshment: Most kids drink pouches are chock full o' sugar but Honest T Kids offers a tasty,
Certified Organic sipper that's free of high fructose corn syrup. Plus, kids can earn rewards towards gift certificates
and school supplies with their empties. For toting good ole' water, the Vapur bottle is a foldable, freezable, and
attachable bottle in fun Halloween-y colors that will keep them nice and hydrated for the parades and parties.

Dipped Apple-icious Sticks: It's the season of apple eatin' and these crunchy beauties are ready to shine. Pick up
some small wooden sticks and dip some nice Braeburns or Fujis into pure dark chocolate and coat with slivered
almonds - pretty cute and perfectly portable. Plus, apples are packed with fiber, contain cancer-fighting properties
and are a natural bone builder. Remove pesticide residue, which has been linked to ADHD in children, by cleaning
them with Eat Cleaner All Natural Fruit + Vegetable Wash and Wipes.

Pumpkin Seed-sational: After cleaning out that Jack-o-Lantern, you might be left with a gooey mess but there's a
treasure in there, too. Pumpkin seeds are a great source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Scoop them
out, rinse and dry overnight. In a pan, dry roast the seeds in their shells, shaking them to avoid burning, until they
start to pop open. Season with a bit of sea salt, garlic powder or curry powder and pour a handful into orange and
black paper cones for festive flair.