Meals Matter
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The Meals Matter Blog offers advice and tips on using a positive and realistic approach for meal planning, healthy eating, feeding families and fitness. Posts are written by registered dietitians, staff and guest bloggers of the Dairy Council of California.
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Halloween has become synonymous with candy and sugary sweets, but it’s also a great time to teach your family the "trick" to balancing the gooey candy they love with healthy Halloween eating.
Serving a balanced meal before heading out to Halloween festivities will help keep your trick-or-treater from gobbling up all their candy before they get home.
Feed your family a hauntingly healthy Halloween meal of Inside-Out-Cheeseburgers, Baked Cauliflower Brains and Pumpkin Pie.
Halloween Party Recipes for Kids
Start a new tradition of inviting family and friends to your house for a pumpkin carving pot luck and make festive and fun Halloween party recipes. The kids will love the scary names and the parents will love that the colorful ingredients are rich in nutrients and make great use of seasonal fall flavors.
For more ideas on making Halloween fun without overdoing the candy treats, read our Healthy Halloween Eating Tips.
Other recipes this week like Cauldron of Chili with Spider Bread and Cheesy Spaghetti Squash, or Spiders Nest Dip and Pumpkin Milk Punch help set a Halloween mood without giving up healthy eating. Enjoy…if you dare!