Healthy Snacks For Kids (and their Families)

Healthy snacks are needed by our kids. They tend to crave and eat more food in between their regular meal. As a mom it is our responsibility to prepare healthy snacks at home so they can always be available when they’re hungry. Sharing with you this article of healthy snacks for you to try this at home.

There are so many really tasty things we can snack on that are just as cost-effective, and are also just as easy to buy or make.

HABITS

Healthy snacking is reliant on planning and shopping. What we have in our cupboard is what we are going to graze on at home.

A little planning before visiting the supermarket goes a long way towards having things we want to eat in our cupboards, and reducing the number of things we might not want our kids (or ourselves!) to eat.

If we want to eat less cake, chocolate and crisps, then buying less (or none at all) in the supermarket is a good place to start. It sounds pretty simple, but life for the average family nowadays is so busy that we rarely take the time to stop and re-evaluate the little things that can have a big effect on our lives.

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START SIMPLE

Having nice jars of seeds, dried fruits, and nuts on the kitchen countertop is an easy way to start changing your grazing habits. They are visually very attractive, and are easy for kids to  grab handfuls of for snacking.

There are so many other dried fruit options out there, too; mulberries, dried figs, medjool dates, dried mango, apricots, even prunes (which get an awful rap, but are wonderful). The same goes for nuts and seeds – go unusual!

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