Foods to make this Halloween a treat, not a trick

The American Association of Orthodontics urges patients to steer clear of the following Halloween treats, or recipes with these ingredients:

• All hard candies
• All chewy candies
• Caramel
• Nuts
• Licorice
• Taffy
• Jelly beans
• Hard pretzels
• Bubblegum
• Popcorn (including unpopped kernels)
• Taco chips
• Ice

But that certainly doesn't mean you have to avoid some of the season's best treats altogether. Here is a great list of foods and recipes to try to keep your teeth and your orthodontist happy...

• Pumpkin Roll, get recipe here
• Oreo Cheesecake, get recipe here
• Creepy Jello Snacks, get recipe here
• Mummy-dogs, get recipe here
• Red Velvet Halloween cakes, get recipe here
• Snake Calzone, get recipe here