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What can we give kids that won't fill them up before their next meal,
and won't march them right into a fat-laden roadblock as they grow?
I've broken this up into several different areas: super healthy
snacks, middle-of- the- road snacks, and save for an occasional treat
snacks:
Middle-of-the-Road-snacks
These snacks are acceptable for growing children, for those parents
willing to control how many the kids consume in one day. These are
meant to be just snacks, which can hold us over until our next meal.
They are not intended to be a meal in itself!
Either pack them as part of their school lunch box or serve them when
they arrive home from school.
Kids will always eat like kids (and we want them to do this, to a
certain degree). And if you look around at the majority of their
friends, many of them have snacks that are probably not on the above
two lists. In my practice, one of the most challenging things for a
school-age child is to look around at his friends' lunches and snacks,
either offered in the cafeteria, or packed at home. Try and explain to
your child on a regular basis why the snacks in your child's lunch box
are not fried chips, Fritos, cupcakes, and fruit roll-ups.
The explanations will most probably provoke lots of eye-rolling!
The Occasional Treats can either be sent to school or
offered at home, once or twice a month. A few of these items I will
buy in our home once in a while, and then weeks or months will go by
before they are seen again. Click here for the printable handout
"What Do i Feed My Child's
Growing Body?" |
WHAT SHOULD I FEED MY KIDS? How To Keep Your Children Healthy By
Teaching Them To Eat Right (Career Press, April 2006).
Considered THE parents’ manual on teaching children healthy eating
habits, this is the guide for all parents to understand HOW to teach
their children good habits and patterns, rather than WHAT they should
eat. The book is a reader-friendly, hands-on guide, from birth through
the teenage years—a must read for every parent.
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Super Healthy snacks
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Glass of low fat milk and
fresh fruit salad
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Milkshake: low fat milk, a banana, ice, Splenda and vanilla
extract
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Low fat yogurts or slices of cheese and whole grain crackers
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Handful of nuts and dried cranberries
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Cut-up veggies (in different shapes and sizes)
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Celery and peanut butter
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Hard boiled eggs
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Corn tortilla and melted low fat cheese
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Middle-of-the-Road-snacks
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Rice Krispie Treats and a glass of low fat milk
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Pretzels and a glass of low fat milk
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Animal crackers and a glass of low fat low sugar chocolate milk
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Baked chips and a low fat yogurt
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Whole grain crackers and low fat cheese
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Slice of whole wheat bread and a slice of low fat cheese, melted
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Blended fruit smoothie
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Fresh fruit and a low fat yogurt
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˝ sandwich with low fat luncheon meats and a slice of low
fat cheese
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Flavored popcorn cakes with peanut butter or slice of low fat
cheese
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Low fat granola bars and a glass of milk
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Celery and peanut butter
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Hard boiled eggs
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Corn tortilla and melted low fat cheese
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