New Halloween Treats

Lempert_Candy_1.jpgBoo! It’s almost Halloween time…and time to get ready to choose your treats!

We’ve put together a list of some of the newest treats for one of our favorite food holidays. While most people, especially the under 15 set, think only of indulgence, this year there are some new healthier alternatives that are sure to please. We have them all, so get your shopping list ready!

If you love sugar-free…try these…

  • Sorbee Sugar-Free Fruit Burst Fruit Chews For a rush of blue raspberry, lemon, cherry or orange flavor in every bite.
  • CRYSTAL LIGHT® Sugar-Free Hard Candies In a variety of Crystal Light® flavors
  • Sugar-free Pumpkin PEEPS Each pack comes with three frightfully fluffy puffed pumpkins, and all the marshmallow fun but without the sugar.
  • Baskin-Robbins™ Sugar-free Hard Candy You love their ice cream flavors and now they come in true-to-life, rich and creamy sugar-free hard candies including Cookies n' Cream and Mint Chocolate Chip.
  • Werther’s® Original® Caramel Mint Hard Candies They are old world recipe hard caramels with a hint of mint and now with zero sugar carbohydrates.

Willing to splurge up to 60 calories?

  • ChocoPods by Chuao Chocolatier These gourmet-filled chocolates are a decadent delight and only 60 calories a piece, our favorite? The Banana ChocoPod filled with a soft banana brown sugar caramel inside.
  • Sun Maid® Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins Individual fun-size packs are only 57 calories a piece.
  • AirHeads® In this year’s Halloween flavor, Apple Cinnamon, the ultimate in stretchable, chewy candy

Live by the 100 calorie rule…

  • Sour Patch Kids® 100-calorie Pack and Swedish Fish® 100-calorie Pack The same flavors but now in smaller pieces
  • Hershey's® 100-calorie S’mores Snacksters® A mix of graham cracker cereal squares, mini marshmallows and milk chocolate chips
  • Annabelle’s Skinny Hunk® A full size bar of chewy nougat

Fortified Foods -- even for Halloween Treats...

  • Jelly Belly® Fat free, gluten free and packed with 180 percent DV of Vitamin C, Jelly Belly® Fruit Snacks are made with seven different fruit juices for a delicious true-to-life flavor mix of chewy gummies in orange, green apple, cherry, lemon, strawberry and mixed berry flavors. And for a power boost, bite into Sports Beans™ – these Energizing Jelly Beans™ provide carbohydrates for energy, electrolytes to maintain hydration and Vitamins B and C to replenish nutrients lost through sweat.
  • Welch's® The only fruit snack with the benefits of fresh yogurt, Welch's® Fruit ‘N Yogurt Snacks are loaded with real fruit and contain live, active cultures just like fresh yogurt. They also contain 100 percent DV of Vitamin C, as well as Vitamin A (25 percent DV), Vitamin D (25 percent DV) and calcium (10 percent DV). And Welch's® Fruit Snacks are made with real fruit, no preservatives and deliver 100 percent DV of Vitamin C and 25 percent DV of Vitamin A.
  • Generation Max Snickers® Cereal Clusters Keep You Going™ with wholesome granola and 20 percent DV of calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12.
  • Hershey’s® All Natural EXTRA DARK Pure Dark with Pomegranate Explore a beautiful blend of 60 percent cacao dark chocolate and pomegranate pieces in Hershey’s® All Natural EXTRA DARK. Hershey’s® Pure Dark chocolate and pomegranate are natural sources of antioxidants.
  • Black Forrest® Juicy Oozers™ Sour Gummy Sharks The shark-a-licious wild cherry chews burst in your mouth with juicy centers and 10 percent Vitamin C.
  • Au’some™ Save our Wildlife 3D Animal Snacks These fruity gummies in true-to-life 3D animal shapes are made with real fruit juice, all natural colors and flavors, and a good source of Vitamin C.
  • Emily’s Dark Chocolate Covered Blueberries Besides being delicious, these blueberries hold true-blue antioxidant power and are a decadent delight covered in rich, gourmet dark chocolate.
  • Boom CHOCO boom™ Dairy, nut and soy free, the boom CHOCO boom ™ bar is certified gluten-free and vegan for a treat that’s free of the eight most common allergens and one of the best we’ve reviewed this year!

So, who says that Trick or Treating is bad for you??

Enjoy!

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3 Comments

Evelyn said:

Au'some 3D Animal Snacks donate a portion of their proceeds to the Wildlife Conservation Society...a worthy Halloween cause, or for anytime of the year as a matter of fact!

Amy Jordan said:

Be careful with sugar free treats! Most Sugar free cookies substitute fats for sugar and the calories are the same or MORE! In addition, the sugar free sweetener used in most Sugar free treats is a LAXATIVE. Too many of these treats can have a negative effect on your digestive system.

sarah said:

it's halloween, you have all year to worry about sugar. live a little! i do like the chocolate covered raisins though. i have never tried those smores snacksters but that sounds yummy.

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