Thread: Looking for ideas for Halloween snacks for soccer, age group 14

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Hi everyone, first post to the forums

I have a 14 year old that plays soccer and when asked which game we'd like to bring snacks to, we immediately asked for Oct. 29th. We love Halloween and would like to think of a way to do a themed snack, but there are two issues. 1) They have to be healthy and 2)They have to be easy/fast to eat.

We did oranges and drew pumpkin faces on them last year, but the problem we ran into is the kids only have 15 minutes for snack and peeling was time consuming. I know there will be fruit snacks and granola bars with Halloween wrappers but we'd really like to find something cool and original to MAKE or use.

Any ideas? Thanks for responding!

thats a tough one.the only healthy snacks are gonna be fruits or veggies and they dont lend themselves to being cute.i would think youre gonna have to bend on the healthy part a bit.maybe chocolate covered strawberries with scary faces painted on them

Here are a few. Have fun!


Place apple, stem side up, on cutting board. Cut away 2 halves from sides of apple, leaving 1-inch-thick center slice with stem and core. Discard core slice. Cut each half round in half. Then cut each apple quarter into two wedges using a crinkle cutter. Each apple will yield 8 wedges.
Spread 2 teaspoons nut butter on wide edge of apple slice. Top with another crinkled edge apple slice, aligning crinkled edges to resemble jaws. Insert almond slivers to make fangs.
Tip: For best effect, use a crinkle cutter garnishing tool to create a toothy look.






- Whole wheat, corn, or flavored flour tortillas
- Mayonnaise, honey mustard,etc
- Green leaf lettuce
- Thin silced Ham, Turkey, cheese, etc.
- Assorted decorations such as: parsley sprigs, sweet red pepper strips, ripe olives, small pimento stuffed green olives, julienne carrots, small sweet pickles, and/or shredded lettuce
-Wooden picks

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap tortillas in foil and bake for 10 minutes. Spread each tortilla with preferred spread. Lay a lettuce leaf over mayonnaise, top with ham, turkey, etc. Roll up and secure with wooden pick. Stuff one end of rolled tortilla with sweet red pepper strips, shredded lettuce, parsley sprigs, and julienne carrots. Attach olives for eyes and the nose and a piece of pepper for the mouth with mayonnaise or honey mustard. Cut an apron shape from the cheese and lay atop tortilla. Add pickles or peppers for shoes and use cheese as a blanket.



Use spinach flavored tortillas, favorite flavor spread, and mozzarella cheese slices. Wrap and cut, place in favor bags. Cover favor bags with radio active or Halloween stickers.



How to make:
http://amberbrunson.blogspot.com/201...pookables.html


Coffin Sandwiches
Make sandwiches with favorite fillings Secure with plastic toothpick.
CUT sandwiches into coffin shape using coffin template or cookie cutter and sharp knife. Make sure to cover with a clean damp paper towel, until served. (or will dry out)

I know right? Stupid healthy stuff

I was thinking of making treat bags with healthy stuff inside (like pumpkin bags with carrots or something) and just using cool bowls like the ones they have at Target, but at the same time I don't want to be that crazy mom who goes too over the top and makes the other moms angry. Am I overthinking this? *paranoid*

*double post*

OH MY GOD those are so awesome! I really love the apple idea, it's so simple yet so original and creative. Thank you so much! I can definitely work with these

Here are a few more.....


Slice carrots into 1-inch-thick chunks, top each with a blob of cream cheese and one half of a pitted black olive, and they’re ready to serve.


For the Witch:
2 slices light bread
2 slices dark bread
Green apple
Carrot
Olive slice
Sandwich filling

Stack light slices of bread and cut out an angular head for the witch’s head. Stack dark bread and cut out a long, thin hat. Fill both sections with sandwich filling of your choice. A fun option here is to make grilled cheese. Set sandwich sections in place on the plate. Use long strip of green apple slice for the brim of the hat, layers two slices if needed. Cut small circular slices for polka dots from carrot and arrange on hat.To make the hair, cut five irregular, slices of carrot and add to plate. Use an olive slice for the eye and a thin strip of apple for the mouth.


Celery with Roasted Red Pepper Cream Cheese or Hummus

Unless you know the kids don't have any peanut allergies I'd give the apples with peanut butter a second thought.

Thanks so much again for the great ideas. I had to (of course) go to soccer with my kid after school and missed the follow up posts