Make this Year a Green Halloween

With childhood obesity rates and even scarier, type II diabetes rates in children under 10 years old sky rocketing, it’s time to take up the mantra of Green Halloween and start to “think outside the candy box.”

I learned about this program in the spring and am so impressed by what the founder, Corey Colwell-Lipson has accomplished after taking her idea to Whole Foods a year ago.

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This year, the non-profit program is expanding from where it started last Halloween in Seattle to reach out to ten cities including: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Fresno, Daytona Beach, Rochester, MN, Salida, CO, Magnolia, TX and Canton, CT.

In each city, they are urging parents to offer treats such as Clif’s Z bars or Twisted Fruit, Larabars and even non-food items, such as bubbles or Crayon Rocks that kids will be just as thrilled to receive. If you really want to give candy, then consider offering fair trade chocolate, such as Dagoba.

Check out the site for tips and to get involved locally or bring Green Halloween to your city.

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