{"id":436452,"date":"2026-10-24T02:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T02:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/436452\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T02:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T02:50:18","slug":"halloween-candy-smarts-central-florida-dietitian-shares-tips-healthier-swaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/436452\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween candy smarts: Central Florida dietitian shares tips, healthier swaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shannon O&#8217;Meara, a registered dietitian at Orlando Health, discusses healthier candy swaps and creative ways to manage Halloween leftovers. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/bb4ad508-2c29-4a3c-a455-953b0e3b3865\" aria-label=\"Jason Guy profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792810216_162_bb4ad508-2c29-4a3c-a455-953b0e3b3865_1739565715.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Jason Guy\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792810218_844_author_avatar.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Default author avatar\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">With Halloween just over a week away, Orlando Health registered dietitian Shannon O&#8217;Meara shared advice on how families can enjoy Halloween treats responsibly. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">When asked about healthier, allergen-free and inclusive trick-or-treat alternatives, O&#8217;Meara provided suggestions for swaps that kids may still find exciting. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandohealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here<\/a> to learn more about Orlando Health. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shannon O&#8217;Meara, a registered dietitian at Orlando Health, discusses healthier candy swaps and creative ways to manage Halloween&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[82161,115602,1353,147,22970,46343,503,4919,170920,139,141,6031,170919,140,170921,504,4940,106],"class_list":["post-436452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-alternative","tag-alternatives","tag-candy","tag-central-florida","tag-freeze","tag-freezer","tag-halloween","tag-kids","tag-leftovers","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-health","tag-orlando-health-center-for-health-improvement","tag-orlando-news","tag-registered-dietitian","tag-safety","tag-teens","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}