Celebrate Easter with Fun Healthier Options

March 22, 2016 by · Leave a Comment
Easter is creeping up on us fast and parents are buying candy and little goodies to make their kids’ Easter enjoyable. Parents always want to find new healthy and creative treats for Easter and fun new crafts as well, this Easter how about you give Wonderful Halos mandarins a try. Halos are healthy and delicious, they’re sweet and seedless and easy to peel for kids and they love them! 

  • Mandarins such as Wonderful Halos provide 45 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin C – a delicious, healthy, and satisfying snack.

  • Mandarins such as Wonderful Halos are delicious, healthy snacks that are roughly 50 calories.

  • For a quick pick-me-up snack, Wonderful Halos are the perfect naturally sweet alternative to sugary treats.

  • Kids love Halos because the sweet and juicy mandarins fit perfectly into their small hands. Parents love to pack Halos in school lunchboxes because they are healthy and an excellent source of vitamin C for their kids.

This Easter replace sugary treats with sweet Halos! Pop them in an Easter basket, your children will  have a sweet tooth for citrus! Along with Halos, here are some other healthier options to replace sugary candy in Easter baskets:

Chocolate covered fruit
You can make this on your own and are able to use the kind of fruit and chocolate your kid’s like. Chocolate dipped fruit uses less chocolate and more fruit. Find little cute themed Easter baggies to put them in as well.
 
Portion sized sweet treats
Instead of replacing all the chocolate and sugary treats, use portion control and and package a few chocolates at a time. Instead of throwing a few large sized chocolate bars in there a few squares of chocolate isn’t necessarily healthier but it’s better than a large amount of chocolate. You can do the same with other candies, like jelly beans, peanut butter eggs, etc.
 
Home made treats
Making homemade treats are healthier than store bought ones with all the additives and preservatives. You can make healthier versions of popular treats, like peanut butter eggs,  marshmallows, even fruit snacks. Making them homemade will take longer than a quick trip to the candy aisle, but it’ll be worth it knowing your kids teeth won’t rot and they won’t get a tummy ache. 
 
 You can get creative with them too, if it is one of your family’s traditions to color or dye eggs, use some washable markers and glitter glue and decorate the outside of the Halos. Design them like you would eggs, but a cute little chick face on it or a bunny face. To complete the cute little design add Easter themed stickers, or stick paper bunny ears in the top to make them even more cute!  
 
More healthy Easter craft ideas the kids will love:

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When me and my kids dye eggs, one of my kids doesn’t like to eat the eggs afterwards, so he won’t feel left out, he can color and decorate a Halo, there is no doubt that he will eat a Halo! You can incorporate Halos in your whole day, use them for snacks and crafts and even for dinner. Check out this Mandarin and Chicken Quinoa Bowl recipe. 
 
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Wonderful Halos Mandarin & Quinoa Chicken Bowls

Prep: 15 minutes | Time to Table: 30 minutes | Serves 4

Quinoa is hearty, healthy, and easy to make. Spoon it into a bowl and top it with Wonderful Halos mandarins, grilled chicken, cilantro, black beans, and savory chipotle lime vinaigrette for dinner or a packed lunch.

Ingredients: 

-4 Wonderful Halos mandarins, peeled and segmented
-1 cup quinoa
-3⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
-1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
-3⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
-2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
-2 cups baby spinach
-1 15-ounce can black beans, drained
-1 small red bell pepper, sliced
-1 avocado, pitted and sliced
-1 scallion, sliced

Chipotle Lime Vinaigrette
-1⁄4 cup lime juice
-1 garlic clove, sliced in half
-2 tablespoons honey
-3 teaspoons adobo sauce, from canned chipotle in adobo
-1 teaspoon kosher salt
-1/3 cup olive oil

1. Cook quinoa according to package directions and set aside to cool.

2. Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Mix together the salt, chili powder and cumin and rub on chicken. Grill chicken on both sides until cooked through; set aside to cool, then slice.

3. Make chipotle lime vinaigrette: Whisk together the lime juice, garlic, honey, adobo sauce, salt and olive oil. Then discard halved garlic cloves.

4. Peel Wonderful Halos mandarins and separate segments.

5. Spoon quinoa into 4 bowls. Top each bowl with some spinach, black beans, bell pepper, avocado, Wonderful Halos mandarin segments and sliced chicken. Drizzle each with vinaigrette and sprinkle with scallions to serve. Tip: If making ahead for lunch, pack vinaigrette separately so bowl stays fresh

Be sure to connect with Wonderful Halos on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. 

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