The spookiest time of the year is officially here! Costumes, pumpkin carving, horror movies and sweet treats are all part of the fun, no matter what age you are.

If you’re looking for guilt-free alternatives that don’t compromise on flavor, here are 8 delicious options you can stock up on in preparation for Halloween:

Pomegranate Health-Ade Kombucha

Serve this on its own or make a children-friendly Halloween punch with our Pomegranate kombucha, pomegranate seeds, sliced pineapple and ice cubes!

Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups

Justin’s chocolate nut butter cups come in different sizes, chocolate flavors and nut butter fillings, which are perfect for handing out to trick-or-treaters of all ages.  

Smart Sweet’s Sour Blast Buddies

Smart Sweet’s candy has no artificial ingredients. They are high in fiber and low in sugar! Their adorable fun-size packages make it easier to to give out too. :)

Watermelon Road’s Pineapple Mojito Fruit Jerky

Watermelon Road’s fruit jerky come in unique flavors such as Mango Margarita, Pineapple Mojito and Watermelon Lemonade. There are no added sugar or preservatives and they taste unbelievably good!

Emmy’s Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

These coconut chocolate chip cookies have a rich coconut taste and texture that will immediately satiate your sugar craving. You could even make a tiny ice-cream sandwich with these cookies.

Live Love Pop’s Cinnamon Bun Popcorn

This cinnamon bun flavor is so different from other popcorns that it’s guaranteed to be a fun crowd pleaser!

Unreal Milk Chocolate Gems

Unreal’s milk chocolate gems are a perfect replacement for M&Ms. They are made with all natural ingredients. Fill a large sharing bowl with your own homemade trail mix: Unreal chocolate gems, toasted almonds, unsalted cashews, some dried fruit and you’re good to go!

Annie’s Bunny Grahams

These certified organic honey and chocolate baked bunny grahams have no high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors or synthetic colors or preservatives. Yet they are addictively good!

Be sure to check out another article about the kombucha benefits and risks and what kombucha is actually made from.

Today's blog is written by our very own Daina Trout, MS, MPH

Daina is not just our Co-Founder, she is also a nutritionist that has spent her adult life dedicated to finding and sharing health and wellness through food. With 2 masters' degrees in nutritional biochemistry and public health, Daina has called upon her education often while leading the way at Health-Ade - from how we make every batch of kombucha, to how we talk about gut health to consumers, to even how healthy our employee workplace is! She even writes a few blogs here and there. Happy reading! :)