Double, double, toil and trouble! Halloween season is here, and while the costumes and candy might be frightfully fun, managing health conditions during spooky season can feel scarier than any haunted house. For parents of little goblins and ghouls with allergies, diabetes, or other chronic conditions, October means more than carving pumpkins. It also means planning ahead to keep everyone safe.
That’s why we’ve brewed up a cauldron of our best Halloween-themed health blogs, all in one place. From allergy-friendly treats to diabetes-safe tips for trick-or-treating, consider this your go-to spell book for a healthier, happier Halloween.
Read on… if you dare.
Your Halloween Health Survival Guide
Allergy-Friendly Halloween Treats for Kids
For our little monsters with food allergies, Halloween can sometimes feel like a horror show. Fear not, dear parents and guardians of these brave knights and witches! We’ve got a potion… er, solution, to keep your child’s Halloween more treat than trick: allergy-friendly Halloween treats!
8 Helpful Halloween Tips for Families with Food Allergies
It’s important that families with food allergies take special precautions to make sure the Halloween frights are all in fun but skipping the night doesn’t have to be one of them. Instead, here are eight helpful tips to ensure everyone has a happy – and allergy-free – Halloween.
9 Tips for Managing Halloween and Diabetes
For those with diabetes, Halloween can be a real scare. Many holiday festivities focus on candy and sweets, which are high in carbs and loaded with processed sugar – a sure recipe for blood sugar spikes. By planning ahead and staying flexible, your family can enjoy the Halloween fun without risking your health. Here are some tricks you’ll want to pull as you treat yourself to a spooktacular Halloween night.
The Teal Pumpkin Project
Browse Halloween-themed tips, tricks and treats from FARE and plan to be part of the Teal Pumpkin Project, a nationwide campaign to make spooky season safe for all trick-or-treaters.
The Halloween season may only last a night, but staying healthy is an all-year adventure. If you’ve enjoyed this roundup of spook-tacular tips, don’t stop here! Our blog cauldron is bubbling over with helpful tricks and treats for managing diabetes, allergies, and more. We promise our health tips are so good, they’re practically supernatural. Plus, unlike those Halloween decorations, our advice stays helpful all year long (and won’t scare the neighbors).