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6 Quick and Easy Halloween Treats for Diabetics

6 Quick and Easy Halloween Treats for Diabetics

6 Quick and Easy Halloween Treats for Diabetics

6 Quick and Easy Halloween Treats for Diabetics

When you think of Halloween, you think costumes, pumpkin carving, and candy. But the latter can be a limiting factor for those living with diabetes. Just because you live with diabetes doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy this holiday in your own way.

In order for everyone to enjoy the spooky spirit, we wanted to find low-carb, low-sugar treats that the whole family can enjoy. Plus, we found the carbohydrate counts of all your favorite Halloween candies, so you and your children can still enjoy some trick-or-treat sweets. Here are our favorite tips for keeping your blood sugar in check, candies to enjoy, and diabetes-friendly halloween treats.

Halloween Treats for Diabetics

1. Sugar-Free Gummy Worms

What we like about this recipe: it has 4 ingredients and takes very little effort to make.

2. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts

What we like about this recipe: it incorporates real fruit, which is always better than added or artificial sugar.

3. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

What we like about this recipe: it's an interesting use of pumpkin perfect for Halloween.

4. Sugar-Free Hot Chocolate

What we like about this recipe: it's light on the artificial sweeteners and a great treat to warm up after a night of trick-or-treating.

5. Ghost Meringue Cookies

What we like about this recipe: it only takes 5 ingredients and 30 minutes of prep time for these cute ghost treats.

6. Crustless Pumpkin Pie

What we like about this recipe: this entire pie only needs 1/3 cup of sugar, and by removing the crust, it makes it a low carb Halloween treat for diabetics.

Tips for Avoiding a Spooky Glucose Spike

Avoid Artificial Sweeteners

Instead of filling up on artificial sweeteners, convincing yourself that it's better than real sugar, just eat less. Artificial sweeteners can be much sweeter than regular sugar, so if you switch out 1 for 1, you may end up spiking your blood sugar way higher than a regular treat. The best way to avoid too high of a spike, is to simply cut down on the serving size.

Cut Serving Size

These servings only have 15 grams of carbs so you can still enjoy those scary sweets without the guilt or worry. Cutting down the amount of sugar and carbs you consume is the easiest way to keep control of your blood glucose levels, without having to forgo the festivities. Following these serving sizes of your favorite candies to stay within a healthy glucose range: 11 Candy Corn 4 Starburst ½ stick Twix 2 Kit Kat sticks 30 Reese’s Pieces 1/2 pack of M&Ms 6 Junior Mints 15 Skittles 1 Tootsie Pop When you know exactly what ingredients to swap, making Halloween treats for diabetics can be easy, quick, and a fun way to spend the holiday. Living healthy and diabetes-friendly can be difficult during the holidays, but these recipes and tips should make cooking for your family one less thing to worry about.
As always, share with us your best Halloween treats for diabetics. And, in honor of this spooky day, share with us what you're dressing up as this Halloween!
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