SWEETS IN EATS!

5 healthier Halloween treat options

Halloween candy is fun, but can be a parent’s — and dentist’s — worst nightmare. While no one expects you to disappoint kids by handing out apples or carrot sticks, there are some alternatives to junk food with no nutritional value. Like gummy candies made with a bit of real fruit that go batty — and witchy. And snack bars inside a gnarly pirate package. This time of year, raisins come wrapped in vanilla yogurt that’s not the usual white — but pumpkin orange and ghoulish black. “Halloween is one day,” says New York nutritionist Lisa Young. “But portion control still matters. You don’t want kids to have five days’ worth of treats in one sitting.” When little monsters ring your bell — or your own come begging — think of some lower-fat and slightly healthier options to the candy that’ll lead straight to sugar shock.

WELCH’S FRUIT SNACKS

Kids will eat up the idea of witch, ghost, haunted castle, jack-o’-lantern and bat-shaped noshes. Parents will like that they’re made with real fruit, pack vitamins and are fat- and gluten-free.

CLIF KID ORGANIC ZBARS

Ahoy, maties! Right on time as ghouls, goblins — and the tots who live next door — come calling, tasty whole-grain energy snacks in flavors including “Full Moon Brownie” and “Pirate Chocolate Chip” return for Halloween. Sure, there’s some fat, but they’re good sources of fiber plus they’re non-GMO — and about half the calories (130) a Milky Way.

UTZ HALLOWEEN PRETZELS

These carbs are shaped like bats and pumpkins. Parents won’t get twisted about the small protein wallop — 1 gram per each 1/2-ounce mini-pack. They’re also low in sugar, but, no surprise, there’s a decent wallop of salt. “A good thing about Halloween,” says Young, “is that treats come in mini-packages. You can’t do much damage.”

SUN-MAID VANILLA YOGURT RAISINS

Dried fruit packs an energy burst — and these come with a small dose of calcium thanks to the yogurt coating tinted a timely orange and black.

YUM EARTH ORGANIC POPS

We’re not suckers. Of course, there’s sugar in these pops. But these lollipops use only natural flavorings — peach, strawberry, cherry, mango and pomegranate, among others. They’re fatand gluten free. Another plus, adds Young, “Lollipops take time to eat. You can shovel candy corn in by the handful.”