{"id":17480,"date":"2012-10-31T13:03:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T18:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=17480"},"modified":"2014-10-29T10:52:02","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T15:52:02","slug":"healthy-homemade-halloween-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/healthy-homemade-halloween-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Homemade Halloween Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17481\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/healthy-homemade-halloween-candy\/halloween\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17481\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17481\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17481\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ah, Halloween again. The time of the year where the holiday weight gain starts to creep up on you. It all starts with this day specifically, because of one thing in particular &#8211; candy.\u00a0Although your initial plan is to buy the candy\u00a0<em>only<\/em> for the trick-or-treater&#8217;s, it never usually turns out that way. Temptation kicks in, and your hand is in the candy bowl more times than you had planned. Store-bought candy is usually loaded with a ton of sugar, extra calories, and many scary ingredients. If you are truly craving a treat, it would be best to get creative in the kitchen and whip up your own homemade treat. That way, you can control what goes into your treat, allowing it to be sinfully healthy.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve compiled a list of links we have come across, with a ton of different homemade treat recipes. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatliverun.com\/chocolate-covered-orange-peel\/\">Chocolate Covered Orange Peel<\/a> by Eat Live Run<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ohsheglows.com\/2012\/10\/15\/3-ingredient-halloween-apple-bites\/\">Halloween Apple Bites<\/a>\u00a0by Oh She Glows<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthfulpursuit.com\/2012\/10\/vegan-no-bake-twix-bars\/\">No Bake Twix Bars<\/a> by Healthful Pursuit<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nourishingmeals.com\/2011\/10\/homemade-halloween-candy.html\">Halloween Candy<\/a> by Nourishing Meals<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chocolatecoveredkatie.com\/2012\/10\/28\/vegan-candy-corn\/\">Candy Corn<\/a> by Chocolate Covered Katie<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/detoxinista.com\/2012\/10\/healthier-homemade-butterfingers\/\">Butterfingers<\/a> by Detoxinista<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever made your own Halloween Candy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Fitzness\/218599521492381?ref=hl\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17482\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebookButton927.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qyv83939J-k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, Halloween again. 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