Tired of kids always whining about being hungry? Looking for a healthy kids snack? Want something that is good for them, but will make them happy at the same time?
Right when the kids burst through the door after school their asking what’s to eat. To keep them eating healthy it’s good to have food already served. Have your approved serving size already made up in individual containers or bags for each child. Having their serving ready will keep them from eating too much and ruining dinner.
Leave a covered dish in the refrigerator with fruits marked kid’s snacks. And leave a container on the table or counter with dry cereals and fruits.
Dry cereals usually contain corn, wheat, bran. And sometimes includes nuts and honey. It’s accepted by kids of all ages (even adults). Make sure to check the Nutrition Fact label. Dry fruits may be harder to get them to eat. But you can try out dried cranberries, apricots, bananas, kiwi, strawberries, raisins, pineapple, and mangos.
Kids crave sweet foods. So it’s good at a young age to get them started on natural sweets instead of artificial junk food. Fruits like banana, orange, apple, cherries and strawberries are perfect natural sweets.
One of my favorite kids snack is the celery log. Spread peanut butter onto celery sticks, and sprinkle raisins on top. I personally don’t like the raisins but the kids do.
Homemade trail mix is always good. Combine raisins, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and a few chocolate chips.
Fruit smoothies are also enjoyable on a summer day. Made with natural yoghurt, a little milk, and fruits you enjoy such as berries, mangos, watermelon or banana.
Remember to help your kids make up some carry-along snacks if they have after school activities. You can help them fight the urge to eat out of a vending machine. Consider crackers, pretzels, granola bars, muffins or healthy cookies. Make sure to pick stuff that will hold up well in a locker all day.
For the children that are picky about homemade snacks. There are plenty of healthy snacks for kids that are packaged to look like junk food. They include string cheese, granola cars and certain fruit roll ups.
Edward Cottrill is a creditable online author. You can read more of his articles at http://edwardcottrillsarticles.blogspot.com/
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Interesting. You've got some useful and funky ideas that I'll definitely keep in mind for future (Should I ever be in a situation where I'm feeding tiddlypeeps. O.o) and when I'm dealing with the little 'uns that I occasionally babysit for. My only criticism would be that you used 'their' when it should've been 'they're' in your third sentence. Sorry for being a babble-y pain!
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