Healthy Halloween

BEFORE YOU BUY that bulk candy, we suggest a trip to SweetE Organic, a candy boutique that values all things natural, homemade and local. “At SweetE, everyone is a kid in a candy store — kids enjoy satisfying treats, and their parents feel good about it,” says Elana Turchon, owner of the Strawberry Village shop. “The products we carry prove that organic candy can be fun and delicious.” Stop by the store November 1–5 for the Halloween Swap and Drop, where you can trade your kid’s candy for a healthier selection. Here are a few of our favorites, straight from SweetE’s shelves. sweeteorganic.com


COCONUT SECRET PERUVIAN CRUNCH BAR

Instead of: Mounds

Ingredients: Organic dark chocolate (organic cocoa mass, organic coconut crystals, organic cocoa butter), organic coconut

Price: $3.75

Based in: Mill Valley


DIVINE ORGANICS HAWAIIAN MACADAMIA NUT BRITTLE

Instead of: Hawaiian Host

Ingredients: Chocolate base (raw organic cacao, organic maple crystals, organic raw Tahitian vanilla, Himalayan salt), raw organic Hawaiian macadamia nuts

Price: $8.95

Based in: Novato


NEWTREE LAVENDER CHOCOLATE BAR

Instead of: Hershey’s

Ingredients: Pure cocoa butter, cane sugar, agave fiber, skimmed milk powder, cocoa mass, lime blossom extract, lavender flavor, non-GMO soy lecithin, vanilla flavor

Price: $6.75

Based in: San Anselmo


MIGHTY LEAF CHOCOLATE MINT TRUFFLE TEA

Instead of: Hot chocolate

Ingredients: Rooibos leaves, spearmint, cacao nibs, natural flavors

Price: $9.99 (serves 15)

Based in: San Rafael


SWEET NIMO MARSHMALLOW POPS

Instead of: Rocky Road

Ingredients: TCHO Dark Chocolate, TCHO Milk Chocolate, Guittard white chocolate, marshmallows, sugar decorettes

Price: $6.95 (serves 3)

Based in: Mill Valley