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Stop the Halloween Attack of the Sugar-Shock Monsters with Cabot Cheese to the Rescue!

CABOT, Vt., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweets are part of Halloween fun, but every parent knows what happens when hungry, excited kids gobble up way-too-many high-calorie sugary snacks and chocolaty candies - fun-loving tykes can turn into raging Sugar-Shock Monsters. And who needs a bunch of Spider-Men and Wonder Women who can't calm down until their little systems burn off all those empty calories?

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Kids love cheese! And to keep your little Dr. Jekylls from turning into frenzied Mr. Hydes, Cabot has some easy-to-make treats to help satisfy sweet-toothy cravings with nutritious and delicious cheese from our award-winning creamery.

"Cheese is a great alternative for Halloween," says Registered Dietitian and Cabot Health Spokesperson Regan Jones. "While candy and other sugary treats hold no real nutritional value, cheese is high in calcium and protein, two nutrients essential to a child's growing body."

Here's a tip: make sure all your little witches and warlocks have a good meal before they start their trick-or-treating. That will help make the candy seem a little less tempting.

And if the kids are too excited to sit down to a Fright Night meal, then offer them Cabot cheeses in treat-size, individually packaged 3/4-ounce bars. Fun-sized snacks are perfect for Halloween parties, school lunches and as treats for the angels and devils who ring the doorbell. (See www.shopcabot.com for the full product line.)

Here are a few more tricks for healthy treats from Cabot Creamery:

    --  Slice cheese and use Halloween-themed cookie cutters to make
        white-cheddar ghosts or orange-colored cheddar pumpkins.
    --  Use a melon baller on a medium-size block of cheese to make cheese pops
        to put on popsicle sticks.
    --  Take those little scooped-out balls of cheese and add olive slices for
        eyes and carrot and celery sticks for limbs to make all sorts of scary
        and delicious figures such as spiders or a scary Frankenstein monster.

    --  And remember a cheese fondue can warm up your trick-or-treaters when
        they get home and slow down their consumption of sugary treats.

Of course, Halloween isn't just for kids. And just as you can depend on Count Dracula showing up on your doorstep on Halloween, you can count on the cooks at Cabot Creamery Cooperative to whip up some fiendishly delicious recipes for all monsters big and small at Halloween gatherings.

"Most people are pretty good at pulling together a fun and scary Halloween party," says Cabot Senior Vice President of Marketing, Roberta MacDonald. "But you don't want to frighten your guests with ghoulish recipes," she added with a laugh. "So our favorite Cabot cooks have created some delicious recipes that are sure to be a big hit with ghosts and goblins of every age. They're easy to make, and good for you, too."

Cabot's Reduced Fat Butternut Squash Soup is the perfect Halloween party starter, and Cabot's delicious Pumpkin and Habanero Cheddar Souffles are sure to add some spice to your dinner menu. Serve both along with a tray of mixed crackers, cut vegetables and individually wrapped 3/4 ounce bars of Cabot's award-winning cheddar (available in Sharp Cheddar and 50% Reduced Fat Cheddar), and you have a bewitchingly tasty party combo sure to please everyone.

For these and a host of other delicious Cabot recipes, please visit Cabot's website at: www.cabotcheese.coop/recipes

Reduced Fat Butternut Squash Soup

Makes 4-6 servings



    2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks
    4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
    1 cup sour cream (low-fat or regular)
    1/2 cup grated Cabot 50 % Reduced Fat Cheddar
    2 tablespoons salted butter
    1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
    1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
    Several chives, cut into 1-inch pieces

    1. In large saucepan, combine squash and broth. Bring to boil, then reduce
    heat to medium. Simmer until squash is very tender, about 20 minutes.
    2. Remove from heat and let stand until slightly cooled; puree in batches
    in blender.
    3. Return puree to saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Stir in sour
    cream, cheddar, butter and red pepper. Season with salt and pepper.
    4. Stir until heated through (do not allow to boil). Taste soup, adding
    sugar if squash was not particularly sweet. Serve sprinkled with chives.

    Nutrition Analysis
    Calories 168, Total Fat 10g, Saturated Fat 5g, Sodium
    1073mg, Carbohydrates 14g, Dietary Fiber <1g, Protein 7g, Calcium 100mg

Pumpkin and Habanero Cheddar Souffles

Makes 8 servings


    8 mini pumpkins
    4 large eggs
    4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
    1/4 teaspoon baking powder
    3 ounces Cabot Habanero Cheddar, diced
    Salt and ground black pepper to taste

    1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
    2. Place uncut pumpkins in large shallow dish and add 1/4 inch of water;
    cover tightly with foil and bake for 40 minutes, or until tender. Let
    cool.
    3. Reheat oven to 375ºF.
    4. With paring knife, remove tops from pumpkins. Remove and discard seeds,
    then scoop out flesh, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell.
    5. Place four cups of pumpkin flesh in mixing bowl. Separate eggs,
    stirring yolks into pumpkin flesh and placing whites in separate bowl.
    6. Stir flour and baking powder into pumpkin mixture, then stir in cheese.
    Season with salt and pepper.
    7. Whip egg whites into stiff peaks. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Spoon
    souffle mixture into pumpkin shells.
    8. Place on baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until puffed
    and set.

    Nutrition Analysis
    Calories 144, Total Fat 4g, Saturated Fat 2g, Sodium 131mg, Carbohydrates
    23g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Protein 8g, Calcium 158mg

ABOUT CABOT CREAMERY COOPERATIVE

Cabot Creamery Cooperative has been in continuous operation in Vermont since 1919, and we make a full line of cheeses, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese, and butter. Best known as makers of "The World's Best Cheddar," Cabot is owned by 1200 dairy farm families located throughout New England and upstate New York. For additional information on Cabot Creamery, visit http://www.cabotcheese.coop

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Stop the Halloween Attack of the Sugar-Shock Monsters with Cabot Cheese to the Rescue!