This post is sponsored by Bitsy’s Brainfood
Morning! ‘Tis the season for pumpkin pancakes and spooky green smoothies. I make my pancakes with the Great Harvest mix and add a half cup of pumpkin. The smoothie was a banana, pumpkin, spinach, milk, yogurt, pumpkin pie spice blend.
I’ve started to gather together my Halloween decor. Hunting for spiders in the faux web was terrifying! I kept jumping out of my skin at the sight of each plastic crawler knowing this was hidden it the garage all summer.
The preschool Halloween party is just around the corner. Bitsy’s Brainfood has newly designed Halloween-themed packaging for their Smart Cookies that is perfect for all your kids Halloween events –
These Spooky Snacks are perfect to take to his school party or hand out on Halloween itself. Best of all they are nut-free so they are safe for school!!
Bitsy’s Brainfood cookies are whole grain, USDA Organic, GMO-free, nut-free and baked with fruits and veggies like sweet potatoes, zucchini and beets.
These are a great real food choice to hand out when typical treats are nothing but sugar and artificial colors. They are also delicious! Check out my previous post for all the flavors and info. Find them at Target and Wegmans. (They’ll actually be 15% off with the Target Cartwheel app starting on Oct 18th, and here’s a $1 coupon on their website!)
Bitsy’s Brainfood is giving one lucky reader a box of Halloween cookies plus a $25 Target gift card to buy more! Enter below and tell me your favorite healthy Halloween treat to hand out on the big day –
Mazen is going to be Frankenstein this year. He’s really into monsters, and I bought him this little jacket to wear with a black shirt, pants, spiked up hair and green face paint. An easy costume because he can reuse the blazer! I can’t wait to try it all on him and snap some photos : )
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Melissa says
Halloween is always such fun and my favorite treat to hand out is Kit-Kats!
Jessica says
My husband does the handing out and he is all about the good ole traditional candy. 🙂 I have to say though, that I love the idea of handing out something like Annie’s Bunnies or even little toys for Halloween to switch things up. Thanks so much for the giveaway,
Jonna Green says
Would love to try these! We typically hand out full size Hershey bars and Swedish Fish for Halloween! The kids love them!
Kori says
I don’t have one specific treat I like to hand out on Halloween, but I love to provide dark chocolate or (independent of nut allergies & cost ????) I’d love to hand out Justin’s pb cups!
Carol says
We have the traditional candy but also give away little jars of bubbles for those that want them!
Anna says
I currently don’t get many trick or treat-ers where I live, but when I was younger I loved getting bags of popcorn! So once I live somewhere I do get them, that’s definitely what I’ll hand out (in a plastic glove… classic)
Jackie says
Take 5 bars!
Steph says
Those snacks look so fun! I like to hand out dark chocolate and fruit leather for healthy treats.
Ashley says
Stickers!
Caroline says
I love to bake, so I wish it was safe to hand out homemade treats! I like to have a variety of candy so that kids can have a choice of what they want!
Kate W says
I just can’t go healthy on Halloween… I love giving out snickers!
Claire says
I try to give out something I won’t be tempted to eat!!
Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says
Honestly, I don’t hand out healthy treats on Halloween. I figure it’s the one time a year a parent shouldn’t worry too much about the extra sugar. Just have to make sure the parents regulate how much they consume. This year we’re handing out a big mixed bag of different chocolates.
Leah H. says
Fun-sized anything! I will be buying Reese’s and M&Ms this year!
cara zimmer says
We actually don’t get trick or treaters out here in the country, lol!
Alisha says
At home I just do candy, but at work (fellow RD) I usually pass out stickers.
Stacy S says
I love to handout giant kitkat bars!
Alexandria says
We usually give out the classic treats (everything in moderation!) but have also given out whole grain pretzels and non-food items before.
Melissa S. says
We give out over 200 pieces of candy in our neighborhood. Giant bags of candy (including mini Kit Kats) from Target have been my go-to for many, many years.
Kim says
I like to give out stickers for Halloween.
Victoria Reynoso says
I try to only buy candy that I am not a fan of… that way I don’t find myself eating half of it before the kids even arrive!
Christine says
Last year I was 39 weeks pregnant on Halloween and I was a big fan of kit-kats and snickers. I made sure to have plenty for the 4 trick or treaters we got! ha!
Lucia says
I handed out candy and fun Halloween pencils last year, they were a big hit! This year I’m planning on glow sticks.
Sarah says
I hand out Pirates Booty Popcorn, stickers & of course some candy.
Melissa | HerGreenLife says
For healthy, the individually boxed raisins or pretzel snack bags. Hadn’t heard of Bitsy’s, but they look like a nice option!
Carolyn says
Twix bars!
Allison says
THe Hershey Minis
Melissa J says
I like to give out the goodstuff; Snickers, Twix, Reese’s, etc.
Lexi Caldwell says
We usually hand out large Hershey bars, Snickers, Milky Ways, and Kit Kats. Maybe not the best for portion control, but we like to see how happy it makes the kiddos 🙂
Amy says
I buy whatever Halloween candy I know I won’t eat myself!
Rebecca H says
We live in Halloween central and get swamped. Last year we had close to 700 kids. So in order to not go broke we do tootsie rolls. This year we will be participating in the Teal Pumpkin Project and giving out a non-food item. http://www.foodallergy.org/teal-pumpkin-project#.ViEB1kaQBpU
Jenn says
I go easy with suckers or hard candy. I’m just not a Halloween person.
Liz says
I like handing out mini candy pieces- Reese’s, kit kat, crunch, etc. I like eating them too but never buy them so Halloween leftovers is the perfect excuse!
Karlee says
Glow sticks are fun to hand out on Halloween night!
Megan says
These look yummy for adults and littles alike.
Renee says
Chocolate!
pamc says
Money..We live in the country so we only get family and very few at that
Margie says
The big mix bag with chocolate from Costco. I also had non-candy items on hand last year for anyone with allergies but had no takers!
Judith says
I love to hand out fruit snacks!
alyssa says
I hand out an assortment of traditional snacks so kids can have their pick!
Michelle says
Swedish Fish!
Jeanne v says
I would love to try these for my 21 mos old son!
Whitney Schubarth says
Probably something lame like pretzels 😉
Alex says
I have actually never handed out candy before! (I live in an apartment). But as a child trick-or-treating I loved getting exotic candies from other parts of the world.
Tori says
I love handing out Skittles, those were always my favorite growing up to get!
Jackie s says
mazen’s Halloween costume sounds so adorable. Have fun trick or treating!
Katie sB says
Yum those look good.
Juls says
Hi Kath,
I am usually a quiet reader here and I absolutely love your blog. It’s almost the only one that I read on a very regular basis and I love that you started to post more often again. One thing that I find a bit confusing is that you also started to feature more sponsored posts (last 3 posts were “sponsored by”). I always thought that it was one of your biggest advantages that you featured very few sponsored posts and your blog seemed to be so much more personal than most others. While I understand the purpose of going these posts, I would love to see a couple more personal posts from you or maybe a better mix of both!?
Cheers, Juls
Amy says
I feel like everyone loves m&ms-plus I don’t really like them so I’m not tempted to eat the a,
Amy says
*them
Megan O'Connor says
I like to give out fun-size bars – M&Ms, Reeses, Snickers and Kit Kats are my favorite. Halloween is such a fun holiday for adults and kids alike, I don’t like to worry about the sugar. Though this could be because I was the kid who could make my candy last through December 😉 Thanks for the giveaway.
sara says
We hand out whatever is on sale!! LOL – but usually the bags of sweedish fish/sweet tart mixes or the mini M&Ms are what we end up going with. As for the receiving end – I always tell my kids to save me snickers!
Alexa says
We hand out littl bags of Utz pretzels!
Ashley R says
Unfortunately Wegmans hasn’t found its way to my neck of the woods yet. I would love to try them and give them to my niece.
Dani says
I like handing out oranges and Halloween-themed pencils or some sort of toy! A nice change from all the candy! 🙂
paige c says
I love when we buy the variety pack with herseys and kit kats
Judith says
I love to give out Twix and Milky Ways! And Three Musketeers! Yum!
Laura E. says
I don’t hand out halloween candy right now because I live at an apartment complex, but when I do I want to get a variety bag of candy for sure…it’s nice to have options! And I don’t believe in buying candy you don’t like just so you don’t eat it! There’s no fun in that 🙂
Stacy K. says
We hand out the traditional candy at home, but for preschool I like to hand out healthier items. I’ll have to pick up some Bitsy Brain Food! We love to snack on these.
Daniela C. says
Halloween pencils
Amanda says
I haven’t even thought about what to hand out! This is our first time in a neighborhood full of little ones- so exciting!
Amanda F says
I usually pass out Reese’s cups and a mix bag of some kind. Last year was the first year in our house and we underestimated the amount of trick or treat-ers that we would have. I never thought about offering something for someone with allergies though.
Cori says
I like pretzels or fruit snacks to give out. I might use Bitsys this year if my son doesn’t eat them all first. He loves them and practices his letters while snacking..yay!!
laura says
glo sticks! 100 days of real food has a great list!
Ann P-L says
My favorite things to give out are not edible – stickers, tattoos, bubbles, pencils, etc.
Brooke says
Love to hand out butterfingers and twin – only time of year that I allow myself this treat as well!
Brooke says
Quick question – are these cookies edible for tbsbies around 1 year with anywhere from 3-10 teeth I am bringing cookies for Halloween snack into my sins daycare class and he is in the 10 – 15 month old room. There sound great but just curious if anyone has any recommendations on if these cookies would be appropriate?
KathEats says
Maybe break them into tiny non-chokable pieces? They will melt away, but not as quickly as puffs or cereal.
Brooke says
Butterfingers and twix Are!
Jennifer says
I love to hand out skittles!
Emily says
I like to hand out (eat) white choclate kit kats.
Jen says
I love Halloween! Typically we give out suckers and mini candy bars.
Erica says
Last year I gave out Justin’s peanut butter cups!
melissa says
anything chocolate, cause i’ll save a few pieces.
Alexandra says
Definitely reeses pumpkins!
Ali says
We rarely get trick-or-treaters, but always have snickers on hand, just in case.
Julia says
Apples! And pretzels or crackers
Elissa says
I always buy Smarties and some Butterfingers!
Jessica says
I would love to try all of these! So Yummy!
Anu Sarangan says
Little bags of pretzels!
jennifer says
I love to hand out any candy – just to see the costumes. As far as what I want – Chocolate!
Kristina N. says
Our anniversary is November 1st so a lot of times we’re out of town. But if we are home we hand out whatever I haven’t eaten yet 🙂 Usually we buy the mixed bags of chocolate and the mixed bags of skittles and starbursts for variety.
Courtney says
I love handing out snickers, cuz theyre my favorite too!
Pam B says
Hiya Kath!!! I’ve never handed out candy at Halloween. I’ve either never been living in a neighborhood that had frequent Trick-or-Treaters or was taking my own girls out. So never done it, lol. These would be great to take to the Hospice where I work. We keep baskets of snacks for the patients and visitors in the lobby. Thanks for having the giveaway. Blessed be, hugs!!! Pam
Trisha Johnson says
I don’t know who loves Bitsy’s cookies more — me or my little guy. Reese’s are semi -healthy, what with the PB and all, right? 🙂
kim says
pirates booty!
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says
Those snacks look yummy!
Gabbie says
I’m guilty of handing out traditional Halloween candy, but I do try to buy the kind that my husband and I aren’t that fond of, so we don’t find ourselves mindlessly munching on it.
Lesley says
Pencils and stickers!
Leah Finn says
I love passing out Annie’s bunny gummies, natural lollipops, pretzels, pirates booty!
Love this brand of food, too. Happy Fall, Kath! – Leah
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Jessica says
My boys love to pass out skittles and starburst, and I can’t help but buy chocolate to pass out also (Reese’s and Twix…YUM!). Definitely not healthy but oh so good.
Anne Weber-Falk says
We usually give out bags of mini pretzels, microwave popcorn and goldfish crackers. Now that most of the kids in the neighborhood have grown older and don’t trick or treat we started giving full sized candy bars. My family thinks this is the greatest, probably because they get all the leftovers.
Robyn says
My favorite treat to hand out is Snickers.
Hannah says
My favorite treat to hand out is Starburst. They’re delicious!
Katherine says
I have never handed out anything healthy! Haha! Usually the snack size candy bars. 🙂
Sarah says
we need more of this kind of stuff for kids!
Amanda says
Snickers, Three Musketeers, Milky Ways, M&M’s, and Hershey bars 🙂 Basically anything chocolate. I buy the bulk bag of goodies!
Julie says
Reese’s Miniatures…for days. They’re healthy, right?
Jill I says
I love handing out mini bottles of water, glow necklaces and pretzels!
jeanne says
We usually give out candy bars like Snickers, Kit Kats, Reeses and Baby Ruths 🙂
Emily says
I wish I had thought of this, but the neighbors handed out adult spooky cauldron beverages. made trick or treating quite a treat 😉
mama says
We hand out anything chocolat:, kitkat, almond joy, reeses, all those good ones!!
Jeanne says
I like to give out Cow Tales candy.
Emily J says
I like one commenter’s idea of Annie’s Bunnies. Those are delish! Usually Kit-Kats and/or Reese’s, though.
aimee says
I like to hand out juice boxes, we only get about 20/30 kids so it’s not super expensive. This year my 3 yr old is going to be a lion and my 11 month old will be a monkey 🙂
Michelle says
I usually hand out whatever we have in the pantry. We are usually out so we don’t get many trick or greater.
Louise says
Individual bags of pretzels!
Armeen says
As a food allergy nurse, I’m more aware of the numerous allergies so many kids have these days, so in support I pass out lolli-pops and non-food items such as pencils, toys, crayons etc. Plus I get to mix it up and they have something different as well!
Beth says
I love anything chocolate! Especially snicker bars.
Carol B says
Reese’s, Butterfingers, and M &M’s
Kelly says
I like to hand out a variety of goodies, like candy, tattoos and stickers.
Kimberly says
Little bags of pretzels and mini dark chocolate bars!
Eric says
Butterfingers and Reese’s cups!
Kelsey says
I love to hand out candy and see all the cute costumes the kiddos have! I like to give you my favorites (in the hopes there are some leftover!) – Reese’s and kit kats
meg says
We live up a big hill so we give King Sized bars to reward people who make the trek!
Lindsay says
love giving out non food items – pencils, temp tattoos, stickers, etc! the kids all hate me hah!!
Christine says
The good old regular bite size candy bars!
Julie says
Last year I handed out glow sticks and they were a hit! But I also handed out Snickers and Reese’s because I was afraid of being the lame non-candy house.
Katie M says
I love to hand out tootsie roll pops and skittles because those are my favs 🙂
Elisabeth says
We like to give the small bags of pretzel twists!
Bonnie says
It may be out of the norm, but I like handing out snack bags of animal crackers – the kids love them!
Nikki says
Raisinettes
Tierney says
I love handing out an assortment of candy–Reese’s cups, snickers and M&Ms
Rachel says
Would love to find some healthy treats for the kids,…… And for me 🙂
Erin M. says
Reeses anything!
Rosie Lucchesini-Jack says
Halloween is once/year so not the time for healthy treats, IMO. Bring on the miniature snickers, m&ms, kit kats, etc-all the classics.
Laura says
I usually hand out chocolate, but I think these cookies could be a great alternative. Healthy but still tasty, cute, and fun!
Kim says
An apple!
Emily says
We hand out Snyders Pretzel Packs … a little salt to balance out the sweet:)
Leslie Paquette says
I always buy organic gummy candies because I know I won’t eat them!! Unfortunately we never get trick or treaters in our neighborhood 🙁
Kelly E. says
We’ve been doing the traditional mini candy bars, but I’m happy to know a fun and healthy alternative exists. I might just be switching to these this year!
Ilana says
Kit kats and butterfinger! mmm
Kay says
I’ve always enjoyed giving out treats that I know my nut allergic daughter could enjoy as well as something all the other kids would like too….like stickers,chips,skittles,starburst….
Susan says
Not easy to be healthy on Halloween! Nice to know there are many alternatives these days. Thanks for the chance to win!
Susan says
Nice to know there are alternatives, but hard to do on Halloween. I loved the big candy bars we received as kids and pennies too. I always give out the snack size Snickers/M&M’s etc… Happy Halloween!
Diana says
I love the unhealthy options for Halloween (love an excuse to eat a Lafgy-Taffy!), but Annie’s little snack pouches of bunny crackers/cookies are my favorite healthier treat to hand out!
Nicole says
Small Three Musketeers and then I like to freeze them and eat them frozen!
laura t. says
reese’s!
Emily Smith says
We usually hand out a variety of Kit-Kats, Reese’s and M&M’s.
Mary says
Popcorn is a great snack to pass out!
Hillary says
reeses
meredith says
We like to hand out stickers and pretzels
Katie says
Almond joy!
MAren says
A healthier Halloween treat? I would give yogurt covered pretzels.
Jennifer says
I’ll admit, we always hand out chocolate on Halloween. But at least it’s the good stuff and not “filler” candy! 🙂 I definitely want to try these though b/c we do feed our kid healthy stuff the majority of the time 🙂
Emily says
Reese Cups!! 🙂
Erin says
May not be the healthiest but you just can’t go wrong with Reese’s!
Amanda says
Trick-or-treaters don’t come to my street. 🙁
DJ says
I love handing out Reese’s cups.
Kayleen says
Candy corn always makes me feel gross after I eat it, but I go back year after year. Pumpkin pie, though, is kind of Halloween-y and never disappoints!
danielle f, says
Yum!
Tierney says
I like handing out Reese’s!
Katie Moran says
My favorite candy to give out are crunch bars!
jacklyn says
i didnt know of any healthy treats to give out on halloween.. until now! yum id love to try these too 🙂
Mary says
I like kit kats.
Kristin says
Something I’m not tempted to eat before Halloween arrives!!
Tracy says
Reece’s peanut butter
Jen says
We give out clementines and dark chocolate!