{"id":386,"date":"2013-10-23T17:03:19","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T17:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/?p=386"},"modified":"2013-10-23T18:22:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T18:22:28","slug":"easy-meal-planning-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/?p=386","title":{"rendered":"Easy Meal Planning for Halloween!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was growing up, I remember a few occasions when my mom would do something &#8220;special&#8221; in the way of food, depending on what the occasion was&#8230;well, Halloween is <em>perfect<\/em> for it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-388\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Fotor01023125138-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fotor01023125138\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Fotor01023125138-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Fotor01023125138.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s what I&#8217;m doing this year! Just click the images to go to the original recipes and posters!!!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Breakfast<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chocolate Donut Spider Webs from Inside BruCrew Life, though I am cheating and just making the webs with a bag of store-bought minis and icing! Cute, no?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/insidebrucrewlife.com\/2012\/09\/chocolate-pumpkin-spider-donuts\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/insidebrucrewlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/chocolate-pumpkin-spider-donuts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Candy Corn Fruit Parfaits from FamilyFreshMeals.com&#8230;and if you&#8217;re counting Weight Watchers Points Plus, that looks like 1 point for the fat-free Reddi-Whip! \u00a0\ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.familyfreshmeals.com\/2013\/09\/healthy-halloween-snack-candy-corn-fruit-cocktail.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familyfreshmeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Healthy-Halloween-Candy-Corn-Snack-Family-Fresh-Meals.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>None of these are any special recipes, just ideas I&#8217;ve collected for the kid&#8217;s packed school lunches&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Banana halves with chocolate chip eyes<\/li>\n<li>String cheese with drawn on faces<\/li>\n<li>Orange with pumpkin face drawn on<\/li>\n<li>Orange cup with pumpkin face drawn on<\/li>\n<li>Apple slices with peanut butter and marshmallow &#8220;teeth&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Cut-out sandwich (bat, pumpkin, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Candy Corn (small, individual packages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Dinner<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mummy Wrapped Hot Dogs from Fabulously Frugal (I&#8217;ll be using reduced fat crescent rolls and turkey sausage&#8230;mmmmm!!!!)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fabulesslyfrugal.com\/halloween-recipes-to-use-your-pillsbury\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_raBUOPKbqnA\/StjtmYGd4zI\/AAAAAAAABvU\/bi8OuF4rDXw\/s640\/pickydogs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cut Out Apple Slices from Jewels Of A Child &#8211; serve with caramel dip or <a title=\"Pumpkin Fluff @ AllRecipes.com\" href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/Recipe\/Pumpkin-Fluff-Dip\/Detail.aspx?ms=1&amp;prop25=124983615&amp;prop26=DailyDish&amp;prop27=2013-10-21&amp;prop28=Feature_2&amp;prop29=Title&amp;me=1\" target=\"_blank\">Pumpkin Fluff<\/a>!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/liljewels23.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/apple-slices.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_zTeowr9nrmQ\/TM8gfH3olgI\/AAAAAAAABTY\/UewLnUaycAo\/s400\/DSCF2307.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jello Worms from cpacker1 at Instructables:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Bowl-of-Worms-Anyone\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/files\/deriv\/FUW\/0ZY9\/GT19NK8M\/FUW0ZY9GT19NK8M.LARGE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boo Cups from Safeway or from A Turtle&#8217;s Life For Me&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.safeway.com\/content\/recipe\/rec\/boocups.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/shop.safeway.com\/content\/recipe\/rec\/images\/boocups.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aturtleslifeforme.com\/2011\/10\/halloween-pudding-cups.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aturtleslifeforme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/halloween-frankenstein-pudding-cups-turtles-life-for-me-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Snacking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zombie Eyeballs from eighteen25!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eighteen25.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/zombie-eyeballs.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-d-HW2lXoVmI\/Ui_0pAA9N8I\/AAAAAAAAJ7U\/4gb2hglutiE\/s640\/ImageProxy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you doing anything special for your kiddos? \u00a0If so, what?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was growing up, I remember a few occasions when my mom would do something &#8220;special&#8221; in the way of food, depending on what the occasion was&#8230;well, Halloween is perfect for it! And here&#8217;s what I&#8217;m doing this year! Just click the images to go to the original recipes and posters!!! 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